Europe News - Page 117

International News Brief: TV Commerce soared today after the psychic television channel operator announced the launch of the UK's first mobile phone casino and slots games to be branded and promoted by a television broadcaster.

Islensk Getspa announced today that the largest system conversion in Iceland's history was successfully launched on July 5th, 2005.

International News Brief: A massive £12 million scheme to create Europe's first racecourse casino in Wolverhampton has been turned down after a planning inquiry.

International News Brief: Bookmakers estimate that London getting the Olympics cost them £1 million nationwide and one firm, Paddy Power, can expect plenty of winning punters to be back in touch with them first thing this morning.

International News Brief: A Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur has quashed a London casino’s bid to recover a gambling debt of more than €1.47 million racked up by a senior politician in the country’s ruling party.

International News Brief: The Hungarian Gambling Association is planning on turning to the Constitution Court after Parliament changed the law on gambling yesterday.

International News Brief: The millionaire owner of Liverpool's Leo casino and Dolby and Campanile hotels today reassured staff by confirming they will not be sold off.

International News Brief: Casino workers on the Fylde coast are to be balloted on an improved pay offer and GMB union negotiators have recommended they accept the new offer.

International News Brief: Hyatt Regency said that it expects 2005 gross revenues from Hellenic Casino of Parnitha to be higher than last year’s results.

International New Brief: Cardiff council has named the UK/Australian firm Aspers as the operator it prefers if its plans for a ‘super casino’.

Gaming Corporation plc announces the acquisition of www.casino.ie, its largest affiliate partner.

Parlay Entertainment has completed a software license agreement with New Media Lottery Services, Inc. who will launch an online bingo game as an expansion of the Irish Rehab Lotteries' existing online lottery site.

International News Brief: Hotel bosses yesterday dealt a major blow to Yarmouth's regeneration plans by pulling the plug on an ambitious new casino complex.

International News Brief: The Caribbean island state of Antigua and Barbuda is looking at “strategic alliances” with UK companies to boost its online gambling industry.

GTECH Corporation has signed a product sale agreement with the operator of the French National Lottery, La Francaise Des Jeux.

GTECH Holdings Corp. formed a joint venture with Veikkaus Oy, operator of Finland's national lottery, to develop and sell games and technology, with an emphasis on sports betting.

International News Brief: European restrictions to cross-border gambling over the Internet will face a growing number of legal challenges and could fall away within the next three years, according to a lawyer who specialises in gambling.

International News Brief: A gambler who stole £14,000 from his optician employers has been sentenced to 180 hours community punishment after he paid all the money back.

News Brief: Online-poker company PartyGaming has warned investors that the U.S. government could interfere with its operations, but observers say that's about as likely as drawing four aces in a game of five-card stud.

International News Brief: The Tank Museum in Dorset has been awarded £344,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a Supporting Collections Study Centre.