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International News Brief: Sunderland’s Gala Casino is ready to welcome revellers with a launch night tipped by bosses to be the biggest party the city has ever seen.

Companies in the moblile-gambling value chain are beginning to position themselves and mobile gambling will take off in earnest in Q2 2006.

International News Brief: Empire Online, a promoter of internet poker and casino sites, today pulled out of takeover talks with PartyGaming, the owner of the world's biggest online poker site.

International News Brief: A London assembly report has expressed reservations about the development of new 'super casinos' in the capital.

News Brief: Plans for a third casino in Yarmouth yesterday won unanimous backing at the borough council development control committee.

International News Brief: Birmingham City Council is relying on a four-year gagging order to block the release of information on plans for a super casino at Saltley.

International News Brief: Plans to open a third casino in Yarmouth would create up to 70 jobs and provide a huge boost to tourism, it is being claimed.

International News Brief: The number of gamblers has jumped in Britain since the government abolished a 24-hour registration period for new visitors.

International News Brief: Internet casino firms are facing a UK government clampdown over concerns some are breaking strict advertising laws.

International News Brief: A former financial consultant who stole £10m to feed his gambling habit, has been jailed for 12 years for 'breaches of trust of the grossest order'.

nternational News Brief: London Clubs International has been awarded a licence to operate a casino on a site adjacent to the Empire Cinema in the capital’s Leicester Square.

International News Brief: A group of MPs, businesses and community groups in Coventry has formed a campaign to try and bring the UK’s first regional casino to the city.

nternational News Brief: Ryanair is planning facilities to allow its passengers to gamble during flights, and says the move could do away with the need to charge air fares.

Global Interactive Gaming Limited has extended its recently signed agreement with Littlewoods Betdirect.

International News Brief: Damian Aspinall’s flagship casino and entertainment venue, Aspers, is now open at The Gate in Newcastle.

WPT Enterprises has inked an agreement for its World Poker Tour television series to be featured programming when the UK's ITV4 network kicks off on November 1.

International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands , one of the US casino operators hoping to win licences to operate Las Vegas-style super-casinos in the UK , has stepped up lobbying efforts with local authorities.

International News Brief: Consultants will advise Birmingham City Council on how to deal with two conflicting bids for a super-casino.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

International News Brief: Damian Aspinall’s flagship casino and entertainment venue, Aspers, is set to open at The Gate in Newcastle next Thursday.