United Kingdom News - Page 53

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.

The 2006 Betting Show in Birmingham, England, is poised to become the biggest in its three year history.

International News Brief: Prince Harry has added gambling to his list of vices after enjoying a night out at a casino with pals.

International News Brief: An Internet gambling addict who stole more than £1 million from his bosses and spent it on betting sprees has been jailed for five years.

International News Brief: Blackpool residents have been invited to tell the Government why the resort should win the UK's super casino race.

International News Brief: Yarmouth is heading the national field in the race to clinch one of eight large UK casino licences, it has emerged.

International News Brief: The Millennium Dome has emerged as the official front-runner to house Britain's first super-casino.

nternational News Brief: A shortlist of possible venues for the UK's first Las Vegas style "super-casino" has Scotland lying in second behind the Millennium Dome.