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American gaming analysts were surprised Tuesday that Britain's first Las Vegas-style casino will be built in the city of Manchester, beating out London and the seaside community of Blackpool.

International News Brief: Stanley Leisure last night said it would bid to become the operator of the UK's first supercasino in Manchester.

nternational News Brief: “After the bitter disappointment of losing its bid for the country's first super-casino, Solihull has gained compensation by winning the race for a scaled-down gambling attraction.

International News Brief: Aspers vowed to press ahead with their bid to build a sizable British business, despite their failure to win the nation's only super-casino licence.

International News Brief: The decision to allow operators to advertise on television for the first time raised fresh concerns of an increase in problem gambling.

International News Brief: Hundreds of jobs and millions of pounds worth of investment could be coming to Swansea after its council scooped a recommendation for a small casino licence this morning.

International News Brief: Manchester unexpectedly won the right to build Britain's first Las Vegas-style super-casino.

nternational News Brief: Britain's first super-casino should be built in Blackpool, according to an independent think tank.

International News Brief: A contender to bring a large casino to Yarmouth has laid down his ace card ahead of next week's announcement on whether the resort has won one of the eight prized licences.

International News Brief: Legal challenges and accusations of showing favouritism to foreign investors will be faced when the locations of a new generation of 17 Las Vegas-style casinos--including one giant supercasino--are announced next week.

International News Brief: Paddy Power cut the odds on Blackpool winning the license super casino to 8/11 from 11/10 ahead of the Dome in Greenwich after `a flood of large bets were placed,' the company said in a statement today.

International News Brief: Croupiers, cashiers, valets and restaurant workers at Grosvenor Casinos in London walked out for 24 hours from Thursday morning.

International News Brief: Casinos will be allowed to open their doors all day under new plans drawn up by the Government, which critics say could allow problem gamblers to lose money around the clock.

International News Brief: Wolverhampton racecourse, where seven horses have been killed since early November, has been given a clean bill of health in an independent study.

nternational News Brief: More middle-aged women gamble using online casinos than any other gender or age group, according to a major new study.

Controversial government plans to license and regulate online gambling have strong public support according to a new survey conducted by PKR.com and YouGov.

International News Brief: A vast casino building plan, which could lead to 90 new casinos being built within years, has already been approved, despite assurances from ministers that expansion would be limited.

International News Brief: A Bolton casino boss won the Grosvenor Casinos' General Manager of the Year Award for 2006.

International News Brief: Shares in online gambling companies PartyGaming, SportingBet, 888 Holdings and Empire Online slipped once more.

International News Brief: A super casino in Blackpool will bring regeneration to the town according to the Town Hall's top economic chief.