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International News Brief: Craven, England, residents have said ‘no’ to a casino in the area.

International News Brief: Top-level talks are set to be held in York to discuss multi-million pound casino plans for the city.

eCOGRA, the online gambling industry's independent player protection and standards authority, has offered to lend its regulatory experience to the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

The Amateur Poker Association & Tour, in association with PokerStars.com, today announced details of its premier UK based live event.

International News Brief: The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks after a new law cut off much of the business in the United States.

International News Brief: Britain is leading Europe in its appetite for online betting with the number of gamblers doubling in the past five years.

International News Brief: An unregistered financial adviser who fleeced more than £2m from his clients to fund his internet gambling addiction was jailed for nine years yesterday.

International News Brief: A Welsh couple who had pledged to carry on working together at McDonald's after scooping a £1.3m National Lottery fortune in July have quit their jobs.

International News Brief: A city-wide referendum should be held on whether Sheffield should have its own super-casino, according to the Liberal Democrats.

International News Brief: A bid to open a casino on the site of a former bingo hall and dance venue in Fountainbridge has been knocked back by city licensing chiefs for the third time.

International News Brief: Britain is sympathetic to Antigua's complaint to the World Trade Organisation over the United States' decision to effectively ban online gaming, according to UK sports minister Richard Caborn.

International News Brief: A bid to open a casino on the site of a former bingo hall and dance venue in Scotland, has been knocked back by city licensing chiefs for the third time.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell, the culture secretary, attacked the US government yesterday over its crackdown on online gambling and warned that the policy could become a modern-day version of prohibition.

International News Brief: Leeds casino Napoleons will pay tribute to the US gambling capital of Las Vegas during a week of celebrations to mark its 20th birthday.

Danoptra Holdings Limited and Aristocrat Leisure Limited report their intention to work together on a joint development for a new gaming product targeted at the UK Betting Industry.

International News Brief: Recent takeover offers indicate how lucrative international casino groups believe Britain will become as the 2005 Gambling Act slowly unwinds many regulatory constraints.

International News Brief: A multi-million pound casino could be on its way to a rundown area of York, England, after plans were revealed by a group of city businessmen.

International News Brief: The British businessman who complained to Scotland Yard about gifts Denver entrepreneur Phil Anschutz gave Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice.

International News Brief: Blackpool must wait another three months before it knows whether it has won the super-casino jackpot.

International News Brief: A supercasino at the dome would increase the risk of residents becoming gambling addicts, but the study also highlights that 2,350 jobs will be created.