United Kingdom News - Page 69

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.

News Brief: Online-poker company PartyGaming has warned investors that the U.S. government could interfere with its operations, but observers say that's about as likely as drawing four aces in a game of five-card stud.

International News Brief: The Tank Museum in Dorset has been awarded £344,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a Supporting Collections Study Centre.

International News Brief: The public will soon be able to vote on where £65.5 million of National Lottery good cause money goes through People’s Millions, an initiative launched by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 3 June.

International News Brief: The government has begun implementing its controversial new gambling legislation by starting the recruitment process for the panel that will advise ministers on suitable locations for new casinos.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, announced plans for a new National Lottery game to help fund the Olympic Games should London win the bid.

International News Brief: Partygaming may be forced to pull its £5.5 billion London float as fears grow about the legality of internet gambling in the U.S.

News Brief: Two technology entrepreneurs from India set to realise fortunes from floating the world's biggest online poker site are friends who met at university and took a risk on a new gambling venture.

International News Brief: Analysts estimate that revenues from the industry globally have doubled over the past three years to $9 billion. Some predict that within a decade it could be worth $125 billion.

News Brief: A supermarket checkout worker and her factory machinist partner have collected a cheque for Wales' biggest ever Lotto jackpot win on Tuesday.

International News Brief: Camelot, a once-reviled company, could beat the odds and get the U.K. lottery contract a third time.

International News Brief: U.K. gambling bosses are trying to take advantage of a loophole which could result in a huge number of gambling dens opening on Britain's high streets before the new Gambling Act comes into force.

International News Brief: London is facing a battle with Manchester to be the home of a Las Vegas-style super-casino.

International News Brief: The public could be set to get a say on where the remainder of the National Lottery's money goes.

News Brief: The National Football League have admitted Manchester United's plans to build a casino next to Old Trafford is a ‘potential issue’ for new owner Malcolm Glazer.

International News Brief: Stanley Casinos and The Island entertainment complex in St Anne’s on the Lancashire coast are in discussion to create a massive leisure centre that could be built before neighbouring Blackpool has realised its dream of becoming Britain’s primary gambling destination.

International News Brief: Manchester United says it has signed an agreement to develop a resort and casino. Such a project could create a dilemma for the Bucs owner because of NFL rules.

International News Brief: Two of the largest operators in the online casino sector are eyeing initial public offerings on the London market.

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