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Women's Poker Club, the largest organized international group of women poker players, has been in existence for over three years.

International News Brief: Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been quizzed by prosecutors investigating alleged illegal betting.

International News Brief: The UK's first Las Vegas-style super-casino will be located in one of eight venues named today.

International News Brief: The BBC's National Lottery show was briefly delayed on Saturday evening after protesters invaded the studio and chanted slogans.

International News Brief: The closure of Ireland’s fledgling casino sector would mean the loss of 500 jobs, cost the economy millions of euros a year in tax revenues and discourage tourism.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Endemol UK today announced the launch of a new digital media division that will create multi-platform gaming entertainment.

International News Brief: Betting cash on the outcome of blackjack, roulette or poker games in Australia could soon be as easy as pressing a few buttons on your mobile phone.

International News Brief: Alan Goodenough, the former chairman of London Clubs International, has become a director of Les Ambassadeurs, the London casino, after its sale by LCI to

International News Brief: SERIE A clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio are formally being investigated for alleged match-fixing last season.

British vacationers have for years crossed the Atlantic to trade London fog for a brief run of Las Vegas sun and fun.

International News Brief: Sales of National Lottery tickets have surged past 5 billion (UK pounds) for the first time in eight years.

News Brief: The Mohawks of Kahnawake are considering participating in a London share offering that would raise money for an international network of computer centres to serve the online gambling industry and other e-businesses.

The concept of Rookie nights came from Blue Square customers who want to experience live casino conditions themselves firsthand but were daunted by the unfamiliar environment.

International News Brief: Scientific Games, the dominant player in the US instant lottery ticket market, is jockeying for a larger stake in Europe after buying a UK maker of betting terminals last month.

International News Brief: A new UK lottery which organisers claim is a ‘fairer’ alternative to the Lotto will be played later than billed because of its popularity.

International News Brief: Women are finally breaking into the world of poker and some are beating the men at their own game.

International News Brief: A representative from Harrah’s Entertainment is visiting Blackpool for talks about developing a super casino in the resort town.

International News Brief: Council chiefs say that 400 jobs could be created if Carlisle succeeds in its bid to have a casino.

International News Brief: The smoking ban north of the Border is having a "very modest impact" on Stanley Leisure's three Edinburgh casinos, despite gamblers having to leave the