United Kingdom News - Page 68

International News Brief: A new tabloid daily newspaper for gamblers is on the cards in the UK.

International News Brief: Amusement arcade chain Quicksilver yesterday moved to attract a new type of player to its slot machine games by launching a mobile phone casino.

Abiro introduces a new casino game called Fortune Teller, which combines giving you your horoscope, while every spin of the reels offers the chance to win money with an accumulator function.

International News Brief: TV Commerce soared today after the psychic television channel operator announced the launch of the UK's first mobile phone casino and slots games to be branded and promoted by a television broadcaster.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer's foray into the British gambling market appears to be back on track with the announcement that his consortium has been chosen to operate a casino proposed as part of a £700 million sports village project in Cardiff.

International News Brief: A massive £12 million scheme to create Europe's first racecourse casino in Wolverhampton has been turned down after a planning inquiry.

International News Brief: Bookmakers estimate that London getting the Olympics cost them £1 million nationwide and one firm, Paddy Power, can expect plenty of winning punters to be back in touch with them first thing this morning.

International News Brief: A Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur has quashed a London casino’s bid to recover a gambling debt of more than €1.47 million racked up by a senior politician in the country’s ruling party.

International News Brief: The millionaire owner of Liverpool's Leo casino and Dolby and Campanile hotels today reassured staff by confirming they will not be sold off.

International News Brief: Casino workers on the Fylde coast are to be balloted on an improved pay offer and GMB union negotiators have recommended they accept the new offer.

International News Brief: Lottery millionaire's offence was to cruise through Downham Market in a black jeep lit by blue neon lights taking pot shots at cars and shops with a ball-bearing loaded catapult.

International New Brief: Cardiff council has named the UK/Australian firm Aspers as the operator it prefers if its plans for a ‘super casino’.

International News Brief: PartyGaming's shares rose 11% on the first day of dealings yesterday, defying doubters who thought it would be impossible to float a business in London whose activities are considered illegal in the US.

International News Brief: Willie Garson, Nicholas Gonzalez, Richard Kind and Mimi Rogers join Poker Pros in London this August to vie for a $2 million jackpot.

International News Brief: Hotel bosses yesterday dealt a major blow to Yarmouth's regeneration plans by pulling the plug on an ambitious new casino complex.

International News Brief: The Caribbean island state of Antigua and Barbuda is looking at “strategic alliances” with UK companies to boost its online gambling industry.

International News Brief: European restrictions to cross-border gambling over the Internet will face a growing number of legal challenges and could fall away within the next three years, according to a lawyer who specialises in gambling.

International News Brief: A UK lottery fund aimed at tapping the country’s scientific and cultural potential has paid out more than £1m to professionals so they can take “sabbaticals” ranging from trips abroad to staying at home to monitor their moods.

International News Brief: About 200 Glasgow casino workers are backing strike action after a landmark ballot in their pay battle.

International News Brief: A gambler who stole £14,000 from his optician employers has been sentenced to 180 hours community punishment after he paid all the money back.