United Kingdom News - Page 45

International News Brief: A U.K. pub has had to scrap winners’ prizes at a charity casino night because it breached gambling laws.

Liverpool's River Club six lucky qualifiers got a chance to sit down to play with four Anfield legends in a single table tournament qualifier for the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open.

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

International News Brief: Yarmouth MP Tony Wright today found himself at loggerheads with borough council chiefs over the site of the resort's multi-million pound large casino.

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

The UK government is to accept all the recommendations of the independent Casino Advisory Panel on the location of 17 new casinos - including the one regional casino in Manchester - Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell confirmed today.

nternational News Brief: A gambler who refused to honour a £2 million casino debt has been told to pay up by a judge.

nternational News Brief: The government is backing the decision for Manchester to have the super-casino licence despite a Parliamentary motion calling for the move to be rethought.

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

International News Brief: Gaming giants are beating a path to Leeds's door in the wake of its successful bid to join Britain's casino revolution.

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: Manchester Council leader Richard Leese said he was concerned at the criticism directed at the surprise decision to award the super-casino licence to Manchester.

International News Brief: Chancellor Gordon Brown will reveal a plan in his budget next month to encourage the online gambling industry, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.

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.

nternational News Brief: Ladbrokes has said it is to bid for the licence to run the super-casino in Manchester.

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

New UK laws come into effect later this year which mean that anyone who wants to run a gambling business, including local betting shops, amusement arcades, bingo halls and casinos, must apply for a licence.

Brick and mortar casinos have seen Internet gaming explode in the last decade, and there are several that are looking at the Internet as a way to expand their brand.

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: A commission is to be created that will examine the case for a large casino to be built on Waltham Forest's doorstep.