United Kingdom News - Page 48

International News Brief: A banned casino gambler from Hendon has been sentenced under an ancient law, never used before in an English court, for his role in an elaborate roulette scam.

International News Brief: A big-time gambling cheat who used hidden cameras to run a ‘sophisticated’ casino sting has been sentenced to prison.

International News Brief: Government plans for Las Vegas-style super-casinos could cause an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour, according to a leaked police report.

International News Brief: A jury has been asked to decide whether winning at poker hinges on luck or skill?

International News Brief: The publication of international racing's prizemoney 'league table' for 2006 in the Racing Post last week appeared to carry an obvious warning.

Lyceum Events has announced Studio 54 as their theme for their forthcoming Fire & Ice 2007.

Zero36 has filed a patent for its location-based filtering system technology which enables legally accessing mobile casino games in locations where gambling is legal.

July 1 will see a smoking ban imposed on all public places in England and Wales and will make lighting up in bingo halls up and down the country illegal.

International News Brief: HSBC has become the latest bank to charge more for gambling transactions processed on its credit cards.

International News Brief: Europe’s first ‘racino’ will move a major step forward within days in Wolverhampton when the delayed plans are finally submitted to the city council.

International News Brief: Workers at four casinos in London have gone on strike in a row over pay.

International News Brief: A casino in Hastings is one step closer to becoming reality despite protests from residents.

CAP Euro has relocated to the London Olympia Conference Centre.

International News Brief: Councillors voted not to rule out Newham as a possible location for a casino, although some members expressed reservations about the effect such a venue might have in the borough.

International News Brief: A public consultation is being held on plans to build a casino in Bath, England.

International News Brief: Premier League clubs may lose lucrative shirt sponsorship with gambling companies under a government investigation into the legality of the partnerships.

ews Brief: Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz's $1.1 billion The 02 project in London apparently remains the front-runner to get a license for a super-casino from the British government, according to British press reports.

Las Vegas Sands reports that an agreement has been reached between one of its affiliates and Cantor Gaming to launch an online casino and poker site initially aimed at serving the United Kingdom market.

The U.K. Gambling Commission has launched new conditions under which licences are granted to gambling operators and staff, and new codes of practice which all operators in the gambling industry must follow.

News Brief: At least six developers and operators have joined the race to bring Las Vegas-style gaming to Yarmouth seafront.