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Premier poker magazine, Bluff Europe, and Riley’s snooker halls have joined forces to distribute free copies of Europe’s #1 poker publication to poker players in the UK.

International News Brief: UK ministers were accused of being in "complete disarray" over gambling as it emerged that 16 towns and cities awarded the right to open casinos are to be asked if they still want them.

International News Brief: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reflecting on plans to build a Las Vegas-style supercasino in Manchester but his spokesman says plans to build 16 smaller casinos would be respected.

International News Brief: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today hinted at a U-turn over supercasinos.

The National Poker League is hosting the first-ever NPL 2007 UK OPEN at the famed Loose Cannon Club in the heart of London, England.

Hundreds of poker enthusiasts descended upon Leicester Square in London, England, yesterday as Bluff Europe Magazine held their 'Poker in the Park' event sponsored by the World Poker Tour.

International News Brief: The age limit for all forms of gambling should be raised to 18 amid alarming evidence that tens of thousands of children are addicts, a Tory report will say next week.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. has expanded "the isle" brand overseas with the opening of its latest casino, "the isle casino at Coventry," bringing the Company's newest brand to the United Kingdom.

International News Brief: Rank Group to install outdoor shelters with gambling machines to mitigate the impact of the smoking ban in England.

Bluff Europe magazine is celebrating summer and its crowning of London as "Europe's #1 Poker City" by holding an afternoon of poker with the World Poker Tour in the heart of London.

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

International News Brief: The British Casino Association has lost a High Court battle to scupper the Government's plans for 17 new casinos, including the first Las Vegas-style 'super-casino' in Manchester.

International News Brief: Kieren Fallon, who made a winning return to racing in Ireland last week after serving a six-month ban, says the break could add years to his career.

International News Brief: Gala Coral has admitted it expects to close 12 or 13 of its bingo clubs if the impact of the smoking ban is as dramatic as it has been in Scotland.

International News Brief: Small casino operators have failed in their High Court challenge against plans for 17 new casinos across the UK.

From June 1st, Bluff Europe will be available on newsstands throughout the UK, bringing its circulation to 34,000 throughout Europe.

International News Brief: It looks like a building site, but bosses of a new casino at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry promise it will open on time on July 7.

International News Brief: Councillors in Bournemouth, England, are to negotiate with a property group to modify controversial plans for a casino in the seaside town.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell has poured cold water on Tony Blair and Blackpool's hopes of a brace of supercasinos by stating there will only be one.

International News Brief: The Gambling Commission is set to deal a major blow to broadcasters by ruling that quiz-style phone-ins should be classified as lotteries.