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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.

International News Brief: Crucial talks with Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell are set to be held today in a bid to save Blackpool's casino dream.

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International News Brief: Ladbrokes could announce an interest in running Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino when it unveils its 2006 results this week, according to an industry source.

nternational News Brief: Controversial plans to open south Manchester’s first around the clock casino today looked set to get the go-ahead by planning officials.

nternational News Brief: The Noble Organisation, the company behind one of Blackpool's busiest tourist attractions, has backed Manchester's supercasino victory.

International News Brief: Yarmouth has seen a surge of interest from developers after winning the right to build one of eight large casinos across the country.

News Brief: Las Vegas Sands Corp. is interested in investing at least $760 million in a casino resort in the UK, but only if it can add amenities, according to the company's chief operating officer.

International News Brief: Three Manchester MPs are among those who have signed a Commons motion calling for a review of the decision to award the super-casino licence to the city.

International News Brief: Sugal & Damani , an Indian company, has bid against Camelot in the contest to run the UK's National Lottery.

International News Brief: Owners of the former Millennium Dome in London have said they will not fight for supercasino status.

nternational News Brief: The NEC has started the search for a business partner to build a gambling palace after Solihull was recommended as the location for a large casino.

News Brief: The Malaysian Court of Appeal will hear today an application by two foreign casinos to recover the RM7.1mil gambling debts owed by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Osu Sukam.

International News Brief: Hong Leong group's Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan has grabbed 25 of the 89 casino licences awarded in Britain in the past two years.

nternational News Brief: Plans for the UK's first racino have been submitted in the West Midlands.

nternational News Brief: The government is being urged to reconsider the decision to award a super-casino license to Manchester, at the expense of Blackpool.