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International News Brief: Stanley Leisure chairman Lord Steinberg has hit a 36 million pounds jackpot by selling shares in the company to a Malaysian casino giant.

For the fourth year in a row, InterCasino has been voted the player's favourite online casino by the readers of Gambling Online Magazine.

International News Brief: Newmarket could hit the jackpot by having its own lottery.

Zone4Play, Inc., reports the launch of its play-for-real fixed-odds casino applications on Hutchison 3G, in the UK.

International News Brief: Asia’s biggest gambling group, Genting, today swooped on Britain's casino industry with a £47 million investment play centred on a major partnership with Stanley Leisure.

International News Brief: The Government’s proposals for gambling reform could lead to the closure of 1,000 pubs and 100 bingo halls, a study revealed today.

International News Brief: Aberdeen has emerged as the bookies’ joint favourite to have a white Christmas this year.

Mobvision launch Arabian Night Mobile Casino - a full suite of mobile gambling games.

nternational News Brief: Betfair, the privately owned betting exchange, has published its annual report for the first time, sparking speculation that it is gearing up for a stock market flotation.

International News Brief: Betfair, the leading online betting exchange, has launched a rescue package for Sporting Options' customers who have lost money as a result of that company going into administration.

International News Brief: Some of the world's best known sports stars are lining up to compete in a $1 million all-star poker event.

Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage emerged as losers Tuesday when the British government announced its initial plans for the deregulation of gaming in the United Kingdom, Wall Street analysts said.

International News Brief: The U.K. government will set an initial limit of eight Las Vegas-style super-casinos in its new gambling bill, to reduce opposition from members of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour party.

nternational News Brief: Sporting Options, a small Sussex-based online betting exchange which has stunned customers and rivals with its apparent rapid growth, was yesterday placed in administration and police are believed to have been called in to investigate possible misuse of punters accounts.

International News Brief: Luminar boss Stephen Thomas is gambling £7million on it’s frist casino in Leeds.

Orbis reports that it will provide UK based Italian bookmaker Paradisebet Ltd with its OpenBet interactive gambling platform.

International News Brief: As Britain prepares to reform gaming industry, Berne pioneers gambling with social ethics.

International News Brief: A man who won a record-breaking £1.1million has vowed to give away £15,000 to Britain's unluckiest gambler.

International News Brief: Virgin tycoon Richard Branson is planning to open a chain of casinos in the UK, the first of which could open in 18 months.

International News Brief: Russian tennis star, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, says he's given up tennis to become a professional poker player.