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International News Brief: American casino operators were livid last night over the Government's latest retreat on the Gambling Bill, which will limit a new class of mega-casinos to just one venue.

International News Brief: Multi-million pound developments are in jeopardy after the city's Glas-Vegas dreams were stopped in their tracks.

International News Brief: The organisers of the Grand National have delayed the horse race by 25 minutes to avoid a clash with the royal wedding and allow the BBC to cover both events in full.

International News Brief: Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today conceded that there will only be one regional 'super casino', instead of the eight previously planned by ministers.

Jackpotty.com is set to be a hit with the ladies this Spring after releasing a range of online games targeted specifically at women.

International News Brief: Hamilton Park's new Chief Executive is heading off the beaten track to deliver results on it.

International News Brief: Tory leader Michael Howard is ready to kill the controversial Gambling Bill, in a move that will spread panic among gambling firms and hit their already shaky share prices.

International News Brief: The general election will produce the biggest political betting bonanza with more than £10million being gambled on the outcome, bookmakers said today.

Horseracing and betting channel At The Races, watched by over 1 million people every month, has launched At The Races Casino and At The Races Poker.

Zone4Play, Inc. is evaluating listing of its Common Stock on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Orangeville Raceway Limited.

World Poker Exchange has engaged poker legend Matt Savage as tournament director of the Aug. 3-6 London Open.

International News Brief: The trade association for casinos has hit out at plans to build Las Vegas style resorts like Caesars Wembley.

International News Brief: A bungling robber who tried to hold up a London bookies with a banana was jailed for nearly seven years today.

International News Brief: Two Birmingham casino robbery suspects were arrested in a dramatic armed police swoop involving a packed inter-city train.

International News Brief: An official application for a casino licence at the Coventry Arena development was lodged this week.

The British Casino Association refutes the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport’s claims that the Association is demanding the right for its members to introduce the new, unlimited jackpot gaming machines envisaged by the Bill within their existing licences.

International News Brief: Online gambling is becoming a booming industry in Britain as the online sites are hugely cash generative in the explosive growth market, according to a new report.

International News Brief: A sixth jockey has been released on bail after he was arrested on Tuesday as part of the City of London police investigation into alleged race-fixing.

International News Brief: Yarmouth could land the economic jackpot of a new-style regional casino, attracting more than three million visitors a year.