Europe News - Page 110

The popularity of Mobile gambling, involving casinos, lotteries and betting, is set to rise from under $2 billion to in excess of $23 billion come 2011, according to industry analysts Juniper Research.

International News Brief: Britons will gamble £173 million over the next two months as the long-awaited Fifa World Cup finally kicks off, new research suggests.

Poker Ducks falsely claims to be located in Malta.

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.