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International News Brief: William Hill is offering the world's worst odds for Chelsea to win the Premiership title.

International News Brief: The French have taken to online gambling like a duck a l'orange to water, according to Europe-wide figures from analysts Nielsen//NetRatings.

International News Brief: Large casino complexes do not pose a threat to British society, despite concerted opposition to their establishment under the new Gambling Act, said Prime Minister Tony Blair.

International News Brief: The government could renege on an agreement to build only one super casino and instead allow at least four, it emerged today.

International News Brief: Isle of Capri was today granted a gaming licence for its casino at Coventry Arena.

International News Brief: The future profitability of the controversial attraction is at risk because the structure is unlikely to be able to house a megacasino.

International News Brief: Chinese gangsters are alleged to be laundering cash by lending it illegally to hapless punters on a losing streak

International News Brief: Drastic cuts in UK government ambitions to reform the gambling industry appear to have pole-axed foreign investors, but the battle for the British gambler's pound is not yet over, casino operators said on Friday.

Chartwell Technology Inc. is pleased to report the passage of legislation in the United Kingdom that will introduce regulated online gambling.

International News Brief: Bingo hall operator Gala is checking its numbers for a possible stock market flotation, it was said today.

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.