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Michael Hirst, recently appointed Chairman of eCOGRA, the online gaming industry regulatory and player assurance body, has been appointed an Officer of the British Empire in Britain’s 2004 New Year Honours List.

International News Brief: Critics of Government plans to relax the gambling laws are due to give evidence to Parliament about the draft Gambling Bill.

International News Brief; New casino chips with built-in radio identification tags may pave the way for traceable banknotes, boosting efforts to beat fraud, according to New Scientist Magazine.

International News Brief: Three years after being re-awarded the licence to run the National Lottery, Camelot finally launched its main draw, Lotto, on the internet last week.

International News Brief: A lucky punter is £115,000 the richer after scooping a casino jackpot with a single £1 poker bet.

International News Brief: Would-be Lotto millionaires can now choose their numbers on the internet, organiser Camelot has announced.

International News Brief: Bookmakers yesterday cut the odds on the unmanned probe Beagle 2 finding signs of life on Mars.

International News Brief: American casino operators are demanding that the UK Treasury introduce a tax rate of no more than 20 per cent on gaming profits before they will invest large sums in the gaming industry, which is to be deregulated next year.

Julie Sidwell, eCOGRA's Fair Gaming Advocate, passed away last night.

International News Brief: Great Britain betting exchange Betfair has agreed to return to the MMD Design and Consultancy pension fund the $348,999 in profits it made off the gambling of former company director Andrew Petrie.

International News Brief: William Hill will launch a series of interactive mobile gambling services next year after completing implementation of a new technology infrastructure.

International News Brief: The proposed shake-up in the gambling laws is opposed by more than 90% of the public, according to a survey.

International News Brief: The odds on Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne having the Christmas number one have been cut from 50-1 to 16-1 by William Hill.

International News Brief: Plans to build Las Vegas-style casinos in Blackpool are due to be considered by a committee of MPs and lords.

International News Brief: An U.K. phone gambling firm is close to appointing advisers for a flotation next year.

International News Brief: Developers behind plans to build Britain’s biggest casino in Coventry remain confident the project will go ahead despite being dealt a blow by the Government.

International News Brief: The first further education course for croupiers will run from next year in colleges in Blackpool, the town that is the closest Britain gets to Las Vegas.

International News Brief: The Millennium Dome could be transformed into a Las Vegas-style casino as a draft Bill relaxing gambling laws is scrutinised by MPs.

International News Brief: The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned that more than 15 call centres are targeting the UK with a new scam offering to forward winnings from the Canadian Lottery in return for a fee.