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International News Brief: The number of UK adult problem gamblers could double or even quadruple when the UK government's gambling bill comes into force, a leading expert believes.

International News Brief: Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has been released on police bail after being questioned in a probe into the alleged fixing of horse races.

International News Brief: Internet betting exchanges allowing punters to back losers have transformed the conventions of traditional gambling.

International News Brief: According to a online casino poll, the ice-cool nerve of the poker-faced card-sharp is no better embodied than by Steve McQueen.

TV, the Casino and Gaming TV network reports a major partnership with Flextech Television, the programming division of the United Kingdom's Telewest.

IGW Software, the on-line gaming software solutions group, announced today its appointment of Cameron Thomson Group as European business development partner.

International News Brief: The dangers of liberalised gambling are exposed in research published today, which reveals relaxed U.K. gaming laws can cause homelessness.

International News Brief: Champion jockey Kieren Fallon is one of three jockeys who have been arrested by police in a probe into alleged fixing of horse races.

Managers at eCOGRA seal casinos are getting detailed professional input that would normally cost tens of thousands of dollars...and it won`t cost them a cent.

International News Brief: Bookmakers have chosen David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas as their favorite to win the Booker Prize this year.

International News Brief: London’s casino culture is facing a Planet Hollywood-style revolution as the man behind the global restaurant chain today unveiled plans for a £5 million redevelopment which will bring a touch of Las Vegas to London.

International News Brief: A Glasgow casino is refusing to accept £1 coins at its gambling tables after being saddled with a mountain of fakes.

iGGBA is delighted to announce that Channel 1 Games has joined its ranks and become the most recent of iGGBA’s growing membership.

International News Brief: Bookmakers have picked U.K. runner Kelly Holmes to produce a dazzling Olympic double and win the women's 1,500 metres in Athens tomorrow.

International News Brief: Less than two months after complaining that he should be knighted, Rod Stewart was given good odds by London bookies to become ‘Sir Rod Stewart’.

Octavian has announced that it is to extend its successful TTR (Table Top Roulette) solution, with the addition of two new automated options, TTR Live Auto Wheel and TTR Virtual Auto Wheel.

International News Brief: Whatever the reason, the number of Britons playing the National Lottery has fallen faster in recent years than in any other form of gambling, a survey reveals.

Interactive Systems Worldwide’s SportXction play-by-play betting system was successfully launched yesterday on Victor Chandler’s website.

International News Brief: Property firm Chelsfield has confirmed its plans for yet another Las Vegas-style casino scheme, as part of a new £2 billion shopping and entertainment development at London’s White City.

International News Brief: A businessman has told of the gambling hell which has led him to attempt suicide five times this year.