Europe News - Page 115

Slovenia's second-largest gaming chain, Casino Portoroz, has finished 2005 with a profit of around EUR 417,000.

International News Brief: People in Coventry are being asked to join a campaign to bring Britain's first "super casino" to the city's Ricoh Arena.

International News Brief: The man responsible for deciding the location of Britain's first Las Vegas-style casino insisted he had an ‘entirely open mind’ as he formally invited councils to submit bids.

Blackpool Bingo allows people from all over the world to tap into the excitement of Blackpool from the comfort and convenience of their own home.

Paddypowerpoker.com, in association with Liam Flood and the Merrion Casino Club, release details of the €1 million prize pool 25th Irish Open poker tournament.

News Brief: The Lisbon Casino has already set an opening date, according to Mário Assis Ferreira, administrator of the Estoril Sol society.

International News Brief: The panel set up to advise the government on the location of the UK's first super-casino has been accused of secretly ‘singling out’ Blackpool ahead of Glasgow and Cardiff.

International News Brief: Gamblers were evacuated today when fire broke out at Grosvenor Casino in the Sandcastle complex on Blackpool Promenade at around 3am.

International News Brief: Degree courses in roulette, blackjack and the other arts of casino management are to be offered for the first time in Britain at a specialist ‘gambling academy’.

International News Brief: Momentum is building behind a rethink on the number of pilot super casinos in Britain and Yarmouth could be set to reap the benefit.

In a move designed to further enhance the regulatory framework of remote gambling jurisdiction, Isle of Man, their Government has announced changes to the Online Gaming Regulation Act 2001.

International News Brief: Birmingham and Coventry have joined forces with more than 20 local authorities in urging the Government to reconsider its decision to license only one UK super-casino.

Zone4Play has been granted a UK bookmaker license to distribute its gambling products.

The producers of the USA television show and world's largest amateur poker tour, the Small Town Poker Tour, have announced they will be visiting Denmark.

International News Brief: The scramble to house the UK’s only Las Vegas-style super casino is turning into a lottery. The body set up to decide its location has already received more than 40 applications and its head says he does not know how to choose between them.

International News Brief: An independent consultancy has published a report on what it believes the key factors are in deciding where the UK's super casino should be built.

International News Brief: Britain plans to hold global online gaming talks this year to seek support for its move to regulate the fast growing industry and help protect children from gaining access to the businesses' Web sites.

Rehab Lotteries is bidding to break into the €150 million global online bingo business in an effort to raise funds to develop vital new services for people with disabilities in County Roscommon.

nternational News Brief: The County Bingo chain, which runs 10 halls, has been sold to Gala for £64 million.

International News Brief: Hellenic Casinos Co. said on Monday it agreed to sell a 51.57 percent stake in Greek casino operator Hyatt Regency to funds advised by private equity grou