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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.

International News Brief: The government is paving the way for a gambling bonanza in Britain’s pubs by easing restrictions on playing card games including poker for money in bars.

International News Brief: Lord Falconer was yesterday dragged into a dispute over plans for a supercasino at the Millennium Dome when it emerged he had met representatives of the American billionaire behind the venture 13 times.

International News Brief: About half of the casino owners who rushed in applications for additional venues ahead of new regulation in April 2006 have already cleared the first hurdle, the UK Gambling Commission said on Thursday.

International News Brief: An angry councillor has blasted government bosses for throwing out Paisley's bid to win backing for a Las Vegas-style casino.

International News Brief: U.K. government proposals for gambling fees for premises and permits have been slammed by trade officials.

International News Brief: The independence of the panel deciding the location of Britain"s first supercasino has been called into question.