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International News Brief: The head of a body charged with advising the Government on the choice of the first super-casino for the UK reasserted his independence during a public hearing today.

nternational News Brief: A hearing to put forward Cardiff's bid to site the UK's first super-casino has heard all bidders still have a chance.

News Brief: Preston has promised to be a real tower of strength for neighbouring town Blackpool in the resort's super casino bid - with the city drooling over an estimated 6,000 jobs and £500 million economic spin off if it gets the go ahead.

International News Brief: New James Bond actor Daniel Craig has added gambling to his range of 007-inspired skills.

The Fox Poker Club has made further applications to the Gambling Commission for Certificates of Consent for venues in London and elsewhere in the UK.

International News Brief: The bid to open the UK's first super casino in the Millennium Dome is not a 'done deal', the head of the panel advising ministers about opening the venues said today.

MAXjet Airways said Monday it will launch twice-weekly nonstops between London and McCarran International Airport on Nov. 2.

International News Brief: The supercasinos row took a sinister new twist tonight after the billionaire owners of the Dome falsely claimed a local vicar backed his plans for a massive gambling complex.

International News Brief: Support for Blackpool's casino bid has poured in from groups and members of the public according to staff at the Casino Advisory Panel.

International News Brief: Quintain Estates & Development Plc has abandoned plans to build a casino near the new Wembley national stadium following opposition from the local government, knocking its shares.

International News Brief: Construction on a proposed casino at London's Millennium Dome, being redeveloped by one of Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz's companies, has started without a license from the British government.

News Brief: Under pursuit of U.S. legal authorities, European online gaming companies are scrambling to reduce their exposure in the U.S. and find new markets in Europe and Asia.

International News Brief: Public hearings are to take place into the merits of eight shortlisted venues bidding to host the UK's first Las Vegas-style super casino, it was announced today.

International News Brief: Licensing magistrates have ruled against an application to transform part of the Coral Island complex into a casino.

International News Brief: Tattersall"s colourful past is sure to fascinate the UK panel that picks the winning bid after the deadline for entries passes in December.

International News Brief: Operators bidding to launch a super-casino in Blackpool will have to make live entertainment central to their pitches if they are to be successful, project organisers have stressed.

UK travelers aren't canceling plans to visit U.S. cities such as Las Vegas, sources said Friday, even in the wake of a foiled terror plot to explode 10 U.S. passenger planes over the ocean.

nternational News Brief: A £12 million project at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton is the first of its kind in the country where people can gamble on race horses as well as in a casino.

International News Brief: The Casino Advisory Panel, whose job is to recommend where the UK's first super casino should go, will get its first view of the Blackpool site earmarked for the resort's £350 million gambling mecca.

International News Brief: Blackpool’s campaign to win the UK’s only super-casino licence moved ahead another stage this week with the submission of a formal planning application to the council.