Blackpool News

Several casino croupiers have appeared in court over charges they rigged a roulette wheel.

The Sky Poker Tour will consist of six legs that all lead up to the Grand Final that will be hosted at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.

Tracey Collins wins ‘Leader of the Year’ at the International Women in Gaming Awards.

A team of Grosvenor Casino employees complete a ‘high stakes’ game of poker on top of Mount Snowdon.

International News Brief: Blackpool looks set to continue with its super-casino plans, despite the Government's apparent change of heart on the issue.

International News Brief: Blackpool's super-casino dream could be realised, if rumours of a UK Government turnaround are confirmed.

International News Brief: Tony Blair has told MPs both Manchester and Blackpool should get super-casinos, if there was sufficient investment.

International News Brief: Legal action was today threatened amid a growing row over an advert aimed at busting Blackpool's supercasino bid.

International News Brief: Bosses at Stanley Casino in St Annes shut its doors for the final time last Saturday, moving its operation to Blackpool.

International News Brief: Blackpool’s faint hopes of rescuing its plans for a super-casino have received a fillip this week, as the Conservative Party declared it would side against the Casino Advisory Panel’s recommendation of Manchester in a vital Commons vote.

International News Brief: The UK Tories were expected to reveal their hand ahead of next week's crucial Commons' vote.

International News Brief: Prof .Stephen Crow, chairman of the Casino Advisory Panel, has been invited to explain the recommendation of Manchester as the preferred site for the UK's first Las Vegas-style gambling mecca.

International News Brief: Clubgoers at some of the resort's most famous venues about Blackpool are signing a petition to back the resort town’s supercasino dream.

International News Brief: Blackpool is to get another chance to argue it should be given the UK's first supercasino licence.

International News Brief: An expert who helped Manchester's successful bid for the UK's first supercasino had previously lobbied for Blackpool.

International News Brief: John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, is believed to be backing MPs who want the UK's first supercasino to be built in Blackpool, rather than Manchester.

International News Brief: Two of the MPs who helped formulate the new UK Gambling Act spoke of their disappointment at Blackpool losing out to Manchester for the super casino license.

International News Brief: Blackpool’s supercasino bid has received backing from the most unexpected source – Manchester.

International News Brief: Former Leisure Parcs boss Mark Etches is calling for an urgent review of the recommendation to site the venue in Manchester.

International News Brief: Crucial talks with Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell are set to be held today in a bid to save Blackpool's casino dream.