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International News Brief: Manchester businessman Norman Turner was the key person behind the Sonas Consortium that launched plans for a casino in the Phoenix Park in September 1994.

The 2008 Six Nations fixtures kicks off this weekend and it is expected that this is going to be the biggest ever Six Nations betting odds tournament.

International News Brief: A former tax inspector and online gambling addict was jailed for six years today for a £1m blackmail plot against the British supermarket giant Tesco.

International News Brief: Whitehall sources have signalled that eight large and eight medium-sized casinos would go ahead in various locations in England and Scotland.

International News Brief: Plans to build a supercasino in Manchester are to be dropped by the UK Government but 16 smaller casinos will be given the go-ahead.

International News Brief: A mother has called for gambling rules to be tightened after her mentally disabled son lost about £100,000 in casinos and betting shops.

International News Brief: Ladbrokes has ditched plans to break into the UK casino market in a blow for government plans to issue 16 new casino licenes to local authorities.

Next generation poker room PKR is looking for the best of the best to take to the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main event when it hits London this March.

International News Brief: The owners of the Opera House Casino have welcomed the support of Scarborough Civic Society for their planned £70 million family entertainment venue in the heart of the town.

International News Brief: The owners of the Opera House Casino have welcomed the support of Scarborough Civic Society for their planned £70 million family entertainment venue in the heart of the town.

International News Brief: Tennis' governing bodies have joined together to launch a review of their anti-corruption policies after recent match-fixing and betting scandals.

International News Brief: Belfast is one of the UK's luckiest cities when it comes to producing winners in the National Lottery.

International News Brief: The £40 million Great Leighs Racecourse in England heralds what promoters are calling a renaissance in British racecourses.

International News Brief: Racing's rulers have responded with defiance to the criticism they have endured since Friday's collapse of the Old Bailey trial involving Kieren Fallon.

International News Brief: The British Horseracing Authority said it 'totally refutes' any suggestion that it waged a vendetta against Kieren Fallon, the six-times champion Flat jockey.

International News Brief: The former champion jockey Kieren Fallon, a professional gambler and four others were yesterday cleared of race-fixing after the case against them collapsed at the Old Bailey.

The Nuts Poker League has launched its very own online poker room with the assistance of leading managed service provider Inside Gaming.

The next Affiliate Series of Poker at CAP Euro: London is set to be the biggest yet with more players than ever taking part online to qualify for the main event.

BingoBase.com and The Daily Star Online have teamed up to offer The Daily Star Bingo Comparison Section.

International News Brief: A Nottingham academic has criticised educational trips to racecourses which he claims are encouraging children as young as four to gamble.