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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.

International News Brief: Major governing bodies are looking forward to a multimillion-pound windfall from the gambling industry after the government agreed to support demands for bookmakers to contribute a share of their profits to sport.

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

International News Brief: Lawyers representing the British Casino Association are challenging the legality of a transitional order which paved the way for 17 new casinos, including the first Las Vegas-style 'super-casino'.

International News Brief: The results of a council inquiry into the controversial signing of a contract on election day, committing Bournemouth to a town centre casino, will be revealed next week.

Special Platinum Sponsors of CAC 2007, World 3D Poker, and co-sponsors Zipang Casino and 777 Baby held the biggest party of this year’s conference at the Odeon on Thursday May 3rd.

International News Brief: The minister in charge of gambling has admitted the government has `not got a position' on how to take forward Manchester's supercasino bid.

The forthcoming UK Bet Show 2007, scheduled for 14-16th September 2007 at The NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom, has been postponed until 2008.

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

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