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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.

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.