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International News Brief: Association of Tennis Professionals are planning to draw up plans to prevent insider dealing in information, following a scandal over alleged match-fixing and betting which hit the sport six weeks ago.

International News Brief: Miss Ireland, Rosanna Davidson, is leading the pack of 106 Miss World contestants vying for the coveted title in China's southern Hainan province, bookmakers said Tuesday.

International News Brief: The use of mobile phones to enter lotteries and competitions will generate $74.3 million in revenues in Europe this year, rising to an astounding $788 million by 2006, according to the latest report by Juniper Research.

International News Brief: A man who has won £600,000 through an online casino says his good luck is down to a £1 donation he gave to a homeless man.

nternational News Brief: Controversial proposals to turn part of the amusement centre at Aberdeen’s Beach Boulevard into a casino are expected to be given the go-ahead by city council planners next week.

International News Brief: Avago operator The Gaming Channel has launched its second interactive TV gaming venture, focusing on grassroots sports punters with iSportsTV.

International News Brief: A mystery motorist could cost a leading bookie, Paddy Power, €10,000.

International News Brief: Yoomedia has partnered with Sportingbet Group to bring fixed odds games betting to iTV, in a three-year deal that it is hailing as a first for the iTV market.

International News Brief: The Horserace Totalisator Board , one of the most enduring symbols of British racing, is to be sold off by the Labour government.

International News Brief: The British government plans to make so-called ‘chain gifting’ schemes, which act like chain letters, illegal.

International News Brief: Gaming Corp raised £520,000 through a share placement today and plans to use the money together with funds raised earlier in the year to make an acquisition.

International News Brief: ID cards and gambling are the two topics of interest to come from today's Queen’s speech.

International News Brief: Consult Hyperion have revealed the growing problem of payment fraud within the online gambling industry.

International News Brief: Britain's seaside towns are preparing for an invasion of Las Vegas-style casinos with all the glitz and glamour of the Nevada gaming Mecca.

International News Brief: William Hill is creating new customer profiles through its online portal to better understand its audience and drive loyalty.

International News Brief: Shares in Britain's betting shop chains rallied this afternoon after they reached an agreement with casino operators and the British government allowing them to keep so-called fixed-odds betting machines in their shops.

GM Mirage has formed a joint venture with a prominent U.K. soccer team to potentially build a casino and entertainment complex adjacent to a soccer stadium in an up-and-coming region of northeast England.

International News Brief: Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Tessa Jowell has released details of a draft gambling bill which aims to deregulate the £40 billion industry.

ith the potential deregulation of gambling laws in the United Kingdom more than two years away, International Game Technology is gearing up for one of its biggest international growth opportunities in years.

International News Brief: Ukbetting hopes that online betting, games and gambling-related content will prove a draw for high-speed Internet services.