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International News Brief: A ruined French gambler yesterday sued a casino for failing to prevent him losing his money.

International News Brief: Plans to open a third casino in Yarmouth would create up to 70 jobs and provide a huge boost to tourism, it is being claimed.

International News Brief: The number of gamblers has jumped in Britain since the government abolished a 24-hour registration period for new visitors.

International News Brief: Internet casino firms are facing a UK government clampdown over concerns some are breaking strict advertising laws.

nternational News Brief: London Clubs International has been awarded a licence to operate a casino on a site adjacent to the Empire Cinema in the capital’s Leicester Square.

International News Brief: A group of MPs, businesses and community groups in Coventry has formed a campaign to try and bring the UK’s first regional casino to the city.

nternational News Brief: Ryanair is planning facilities to allow its passengers to gamble during flights, and says the move could do away with the need to charge air fares.

International News Brief: Irish people are gambling over €70m a week and the figure is set to hit the €100m mark within the next two years, new figures reveal.

Global Interactive Gaming Limited has extended its recently signed agreement with Littlewoods Betdirect.

International News Brief: Damian Aspinall’s flagship casino and entertainment venue, Aspers, is now open at The Gate in Newcastle.

Betbull has successfully completed the acquisition of the Leip Group, one of Germany's leading retail bookmakers.

WPT Enterprises has inked an agreement for its World Poker Tour television series to be featured programming when the UK's ITV4 network kicks off on November 1.

International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands , one of the US casino operators hoping to win licences to operate Las Vegas-style super-casinos in the UK , has stepped up lobbying efforts with local authorities.

International News Brief: Consultants will advise Birmingham City Council on how to deal with two conflicting bids for a super-casino.

International News Brief: Gamblers will have access to unlimited free drinks at the new Sporting Emporium casino in Dublin, it emerged today.

International News Brief: Damian Aspinall’s flagship casino and entertainment venue, Aspers, is set to open at The Gate in Newcastle next Thursday.

International News Brief: Lady luck appears to be smiling on PartyGaming after the online poker and casino operation reported a surge in revenues.

International News Brief: Casinos have missed out on a boom in online gaming over the past several years, but deals with sports-betting firms still offer a belated route into the new multi-billion-dollar industry.

New study indicates that the size of the German betting market will grow from currently Euro 2.2 billion to about Euro 5 billion by 2010.

International News Brief: Documents obtained by a London newspaper reveal that Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, was no idle spectator when it came to convincing the British Government of the need to liberalise its gambling laws.