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International News Brief: British PM Tony Blair said yesterday that he had not yet seen any evidence that John Prescott interfered in the selection of the first super-casino to be opened in Britain.

International News Brief: Gambling could be an "enhancement to the quality of life" if it was brought into the mainstream, a U.K. Government Minister said yesterday.

International News Brief: Las Vegas will not be coming to Wandsworth after licensing bosses agreed to ban casinos.

International News Brief: The Gambling Commission, which regulates the industry in the UK, is opening its new headquarters in Birmingham on Thursday.

International News Brief: Dual-listed internet gaming firm Betcorp Ltd will quit the Australian Stock Exchange and make its primary listing in the United Kingdom in a bid to stimulate greater interest from investors.

International News Brief: John Prescott's links with the American billionaire bidding to open a super-casino in the Millennium Dome were under fresh scrutiny last night after it emerged that he accepted free tickets to a football match in Los Angeles.

International News Brief: An online gambling addict stole more than £1 million from his employers to pay for betting sprees, forcing the company to go into liquidation and lay off

International News Brief: UK Sport & Gambling Minister Richard Caborn is in Gibraltar to see how Gibraltar operates in its role as a leading global jurisdiction for on-line gambling.

International News Brief: John Prescott's future was under further scrutiny today amid fresh allegations that his office assisted billionaire Philip Anschutz's bid to run a super-casino in the Millennium Dome by scuppering a rival application in Southend-on-Sea.

International News Brief: John Prescott's department was directly involved in plans for a mega casino at the Millennium Dome while the deputy prime minister was holding regular meetings with Philip Anschutz, the US billionaire entertainment mogul.

International News Brief: John Prescott executed a rapid U-turn today and bowed to pressure to register his stay with the American billionaire owner of the Dome after it was revealed he was being investigated by the parliamentary sleaze watchdog.

International News Brief: Blackpool is to get a new multi-million pound police headquarters – providing the town scoops the jackpot in the UK's great super-casino stakes.

Clarion ATE, organisers of London’s ATEI, ICE and ICEi shows, have bolstered their team with the confirmation of two appointments within the operational division.

nternational News Brief: Gala, the betting and bingo firm, is expected to take top spot ahead of the department store group John Lewis Partnership, whose three-year reign as the biggest firm ended last year when it was toppled by Coral Eurobet.

International News Brief: One of the UK"s biggest bingo chains today said revenues had fallen 14% in Scotland following the introduction of a smoking ban.

nternational News Brief: The UK parliament's watchdog is to contact the deputy prime minister, John Prescott, about his visit to the ranch of the man who wants to open Britain's first super-casino.

International News Brief: Plans to build a super casino in Wembley appear dead in the water as a new administration takes charge of the borough.

International News Brief: Coventry council leader Ken Taylor, who sits on the 12-member AWM board, argued Coventry's case for a supercasino at the Ricoh Arena and lost.

International News Brief: An independent task group has been set up to debate the pros and cons of having a regional casino in Sheffield.

International News Brief: Business leaders have condemned Jack McConnell's failure to back Glasgow's bid for the UK's first super-casino, claiming the Scottish Executive's lack of support is damaging.