United Kingdom News - Page 52

International News Brief: British executives of online gambling companies could be arrested on criminal charges in Germany if they set foot in the country.

International News Brief: The crackdown on internet gambling in the US has begun to frighten off senior directors.

International News Brief: Chief executive of company that own Dunstall Park racecourse optimistic that plans for a casino, hotel extension and health club will be given the green light.

International News Brief: Paisley has put itself forward again as a UK casino contender, despite its bid being turned down four months ago.

The launch of the official Manchester United online gaming site was recently announced following an agreement signed between Manchester United and Playtech's licensee Betfred.

International News Brief: More than 70 companies have expressed an interest in snapping up Great Yarmouth's Marina Centre site - which could be turned into a casino complex.

Take That, operators of Lottery.co.uk and National-Lottery.com, is informing the public that a SuperDraw is coming tomorrow.

nternational News Brief: Arena Leisure outlined plans to build Britain's first ‘racino’, a combined racing and casino venue, in Wolverhampton.

International News Brief: The UK's largest operator of horseracing fixtures blamed the distraction of the World Cup for a dip in form at its racecourse division today.

Late Night Poker coverage will return to British television screens September 26, 2006 at midnight.

St. Helens Rugby League Club is to launch rugby league’s first club-branded gaming website in a deal which could generate significant new revenues for the club.

Warehouse worker Peter Battye won a GBP25,000 jackpot on a mobile phone casino game on the Phone Casino.

International News Brief: Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain has welcomed the completion of the Independent Casino Advisory Panel's series of examinations-in-public of the proposals for a regional casino.

International News Brief: A racing industry consortium has made a formal offer to buy the Tote, the state-owned bookmaker, for less than the £400m the British Government was looking for.

International News Brief: Professional gamblers are rushing to buy £1,000 ($1,879) devices that they believe will enable them to win millions of pounds in casinos when the gambling industry is deregulated next year.

International News Brief: Blackpool’s entertainment and leisure industries have warned that without a super-casino the resort is threatened with terminal decline.

International News Brief: A financial adviser who stole over £2m from his clients to feed an online gambling addiction was last night facing a substantial jail sentence after pleading guilty to theft, false accounting and forgery.

International News Brief: The Las Vegas casino giants are looking to buy up British gambling companies in their aggressive campaign to expand.

nternational News Brief: The company which runs Blackpool's largest amusement arcade is launching a legal challenge against the town's bid for a super casino licence.

addy Power today launches ‘outright betting’ and ‘to make final table’ betting for the London leg of the European Poker Tour , Victoria Casino, 21-24 September 2006.