London News - Page 9

London has been named the hottest poker destination in Europe by poker magazine Bluff Europe.

International News Brief: The arts, heritage - and sport - among the losers as soaring cost of staging games sours mood

etfair is the official sponsor of an exclusive televised poker tournament for the first time in its history.

News Brief: The largest casino in London is to open in Leicester Square's historic Empire cinema building in May.

The Poker Channel is set to expand into Europe, launching Scandinavia and France’s first dedicated poker channel.

News Brief: The Malaysian Court of Appeal will hear today an application by two foreign casinos to recover the RM7.1mil gambling debts owed by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Osu Sukam.

With just a week to go until CAP Euro, the finishing touches are being added to the social side of the event, and with some seriously amazing parties during the conference you should get your sleep now.

International News Brief: A jury has been asked to decide whether winning at poker hinges on luck or skill?

Lyceum Events has announced Studio 54 as their theme for their forthcoming Fire & Ice 2007.

International News Brief: Workers at four casinos in London have gone on strike in a row over pay.

The U.K. Gambling Commission has launched new conditions under which licences are granted to gambling operators and staff, and new codes of practice which all operators in the gambling industry must follow.

International News Brief: The independence of the panel deciding the location of Britain"s first supercasino has been called into question.

eCOGRA, the online gambling industry's independent player protection and standards authority, has offered to lend its regulatory experience to the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

International News Brief: The British businessman who complained to Scotland Yard about gifts Denver entrepreneur Phil Anschutz gave Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice.

International News Brief: A supercasino at the dome would increase the risk of residents becoming gambling addicts, but the study also highlights that 2,350 jobs will be created.

Bullet Business have launched a brand new industry meeting point that brings together the on and offline industries. Bullet Business Europe will take place in London Dec 6-7, 2006.

International News Brief: New James Bond actor Daniel Craig has added gambling to his range of 007-inspired skills.

The Fox Poker Club has made further applications to the Gambling Commission for Certificates of Consent for venues in London and elsewhere in the UK.

International News Brief: The bid to open the UK's first super casino in the Millennium Dome is not a 'done deal', the head of the panel advising ministers about opening the venues said today.

MAXjet Airways said Monday it will launch twice-weekly nonstops between London and McCarran International Airport on Nov. 2.