United Kingdom News - Page 45

International News Brief: Prof .Stephen Crow, chairman of the Casino Advisory Panel, has been invited to explain the recommendation of Manchester as the preferred site for the UK's first Las Vegas-style gambling mecca.

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International News Brief: Two of Yarmouth's entertainment titans have found themselves squaring up over the location of the resort's multi-million pound large casino.

International News Brief: Clubgoers at some of the resort's most famous venues about Blackpool are signing a petition to back the resort town’s supercasino dream.

International News Brief: Plans to open a large casino at Birmingham's NEC as part of the Government's shake-up of gambling laws are set to be approved by council leaders.

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.