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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.

A new internet prize draw website offer winners a fixed odds chance to live like a VIP and meet their favourite celebrities, has launched in London.

International News Brief: A new gambling policy in south Shropshire will mean a rough ride for any developers wishing to bring a casino into the area.

With just a week to go until CAP Euro, the finishing touches are being added to the social side of the event, and with some seriously amazing parties during the conference you should get your sleep now.

International News Brief: Sheffield, a leading front-runner in the race to land the UK's only super-casino has fallen at the final hurdle, according to claims today.

International News Brief: Compulsive gambling should be recognised as an addiction that requires treatment on the NHS, doctors leaders in England said yesterday.

International News Brief: The manager of a 23,000-member private card club in London was convicted today of violating Britain's gambling laws after a jury decided poker is a game of chance, not pure skill.

International News Brief: A giant casino in Glasgow will not open until autumn, more than a year later than expected.