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International News Brief: Sky has unveiled new mobile and broadband services, offering premium subscribers mobile gambling.

International News Brief: A business studies student from Co Cork, yesterday scooped €150,000, the biggest prize at a €1,000 freeze-out three-day poker tournament in Dublin, Ireland.

Merscom reports an agreement with Poker Academy, a leading Texas Holdem poker software developer, to publish “Poker Academy Texas Holdem” for the PC in the United Kingdom and Nordics.

International News Brief: Attendances at Irish racecourses reached a new all time high in 2005.

International News Brief: Manchester’s plans for a ‘super-casino’ are back on track after a report supported its bid over one from Blackpool.

International News Brief: A £9.4 million prize lottery jackpot is to be shared between good causes after nobody came forward with the winning ticket before Monday's deadline.

International News Brief: Greek casino group Hyatt Regency has threatened to close down its casino in Albania after the government there unexpectedly decided to quadruple taxes on slot machines.

International News Brief: Century Casinos have picked Croydon as the ideal location for their first move into the United Kingdom.

Betandwin.com Interactive Entertainment AG has acquired the exclusive international marketing rights to the German Soccer League and the Second Division.

International News Brief: More than $1m (£575,000) are staked every minute by enthusiasts like Jane Foster, or Ms Fortune, as she's known online.

International News Brief: Birmingham’s decision makers must not dither over a decision about a super-casino, a Midland MP has warned.

In its first move into the UK, Century Casinos has announced plans to develop and operate a casino in Croydon, greater London, UK.

International News Brief: Two German women who took a casino to court after their husbands gambled all of their savings away have won damages.

Trident Gaming signs deal with basketball star Vladimir Petrovic for the Greek League 1 basketball team Aris, and will pay his wages for the club.

International News Brief: Maltco CEO, John Katakis, responds to an article that says that people were not buying staple goods, including food, but instead preferred to spend more on Super Five lottery tickets.

International News Brief: The National Exhibition Centre has been told by one of its own board members to put its plans for a super-casino on the table or withdraw from the race.

International News Brief: The battle between Birmingham City FC and the NEC to be nominated as a site for Britain's first super-casino will be resolved by the end of next month with Blues almost certain to win the race.

International News Brief: Casino owners are rushing through applications to open new venues ahead of tight new UK government restrictions from April 2006.

Harrah's Entertainment has announced the company plans to co-develop a Caesars casino resort in the master-planned El Reino community of Ciudad Real, 118 miles south of Madrid.

International News Brief: Sportalnet, a Maltese registered on-line betting company will be the new owners of the Casinò di Venezia.