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International News Brief: Bingo is increasing in popularity among younger women who are attracted by its relaxed atmosphere, Gala Group said yesterday.

World Poker Exchange will host The London Open, a high stakes $2,000,000 minimum prize pot offline poker tournament in partnership with FHM UK and The Bravo Channel.

VendingData Corporation has entered into an exclusive five-year agreement with TCSJohnHuxley to market and distribute VendingData's shuffler products outside of the U.S.

International News Brief: The British Government has 'lost the plot' over gambling deregulation, the boss of casinos operator Gala said today.

Zone4Play has signed an agreement to become the provider of fixed-odds mobile phone solutions for Coral Eurobet Limited.

International News Brief: A lucky Irish man quit work yesterday to pick up a cheque for a lottery win worth more than €1 million.

The meeting will be held from 10:00 – 13:00 in the Cromwell Room, Earl’s Court, London in association with the ICE-I exhibition.

The U.K. government will within months tighten a loophole on Internet gambling, making online services pay more tax.

CES Software has entered into an agreement to provide pay-for-play games to GSN, The Network for Games.

International News Brief: The Isle of Man, a British crown dependency in the Irish Sea, is reversing a four-year-old policy that has deterred Internet casinos based there from accepting bets from United States residents.

International News Brief: MSPs have narrowly voted to agree that Westminster should have the power to legislate on super-casinos but that Scottish ministers should be consulted.

International News Brief: In the two years since online poker first tempted punters, the industry has grown from $100,000 in gross rake per day in January 2002 to between a staggering global $2 million and $2.5 million.

Betandwin Group breaks magic barrier and thanks customers with campaign of millions.

International News Brief: Hotel giant Hilton hopes to take advantage of planned gambling law changes by building a £600m super casino and retail complex in Blackpool.

According to research, men will boast about their previous nights gaming activities to work colleagues, women feel their careers could be hampered if they admitted that they enjoy a flutter in their own time.

nternational News Brief: Stanley Leisure cut its annual profit forecast because of unfavorable sports results that hurt the betting business and unpaid gaming debts.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it has pulled out of a joint venture with U.K. bingo parlor operator Gala Group Ltd .

PokerRoom.com, one of the world's largest online poker sites, will host two poker tournaments this weekend to benefit the victims of the devastating tsunamis in Southeast Asia.

International News Brief: Stanley Leisure Plc paced declines after cutting profit forecasts. William Hill Plc dropped 26 pence, or 4.5 percent, to 557 pence, the worst performer on the FTSE 100.