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InterCasino has just launched the most sophisticated gaming software platform now available on the Internet.

International News Brief: Online betting site Blue Square has been attacked by criminals threatening to e-mail out child pornography in its name unless it pays 7000 euros.

International News Brief: Allowing dozens of casinos to be built in the UK would bring multi-million pound investment and thousands of jobs to deprived areas, Tony Blair has said.

International News Brief: iGlobalMedia and Cassava Enterprises, two of the world’s biggest internet gambling companies, are considering initial public offerings in London.

International News Brief: Manchester United has revived plans to build a casino next to its Old Trafford ground.

International News Brief: A majority of voters, especially women, are opposed to the government's plans to allow a new generation of mega-casinos to open in Britain, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.

Cyberslotz.co.uk launches first turbo-driven bingo game online.

International News Brief: Bookmaker Paddy Power is set to offer online poker as part of the company's expansion of its internet activities which are becoming increasingly profitable for the Irish company.

International News Brief: Tony Blair’s chief fundraiser met a high-ranking executive of the MGM Mirage weeks before the government published plans to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain.

International News Brief: Plans to liberalise Britain's laws on gambling have been defended by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell.

International News Brief: Tony Blair today defended the government's controversial gambling bill, denying that it would open the way to a massive expansion in the number of casinos and insisting that it would provide improved regulation and 'better protection for children'.

International News Brief: Two top British betting sites have been hit by distributed denial of service attacks this week.

International News Brief: The Local Government Association, which represents local authorities in England, wants more work done on the new gambling bill and greater powers to contol gambling in their communities.

International News Brief: Punters cashed in their UK gambling stocks yesterday as traders worried about the impact of gaming legislation.

International News Brief: Felixstowe, a town known for its genial, Edwardian atmosphere, has been singled out as a potential site for casinos.

International News Brief: Over four million Britons are regular internet gamblers according to research from online measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings.

Stanley Leisure Plc, the largest U.K. casino operator, plans to build a 125 million-pound ($225 million) casino complex at a site in Leeds, England, as the company seeks to capitalize on a relaxation of Britain's gambling laws.

International News Brief: Professional punters yesterday decided to have a flutter on Sportingbet on hearing that it is in advanced negotiations over the possible acquisition of a 'substantial' online poker business.

News Brief: American Express and Citigroup took the decision to block the use of their cards because of concerns over fraud and fears that people might run up debts.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell, the UK culture secretary, is facing a revolt over plans to deregulate the gambling industry.