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International News Brief: Drastic cuts in UK government ambitions to reform the gambling industry appear to have pole-axed foreign investors, but the battle for the British gambler's pound is not yet over, casino operators said on Friday.

Chartwell Technology Inc. is pleased to report the passage of legislation in the United Kingdom that will introduce regulated online gambling.

International News Brief: Bingo hall operator Gala is checking its numbers for a possible stock market flotation, it was said today.

International News Brief: American casino operators were livid last night over the Government's latest retreat on the Gambling Bill, which will limit a new class of mega-casinos to just one venue.

International News Brief: Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today conceded that there will only be one regional 'super casino', instead of the eight previously planned by ministers.

Jackpotty.com is set to be a hit with the ladies this Spring after releasing a range of online games targeted specifically at women.

International News Brief: Hamilton Park's new Chief Executive is heading off the beaten track to deliver results on it.

International News Brief: Grief or no grief, many Italian lottery addicts are looking to the late Pope John Paul for their lucky number.

International News Brief: Tory leader Michael Howard is ready to kill the controversial Gambling Bill, in a move that will spread panic among gambling firms and hit their already shaky share prices.

Horseracing and betting channel At The Races, watched by over 1 million people every month, has launched At The Races Casino and At The Races Poker.

GTECH Corporation has earned the Software Engineering Institute Software Capability Maturity Model Level 3 rating for its Warsaw Technology Center.

Zone4Play, Inc. is evaluating listing of its Common Stock on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Orangeville Raceway Limited.

World Poker Exchange has engaged poker legend Matt Savage as tournament director of the Aug. 3-6 London Open.

International News Brief: The trade association for casinos has hit out at plans to build Las Vegas style resorts like Caesars Wembley.

International News Brief: A bungling robber who tried to hold up a London bookies with a banana was jailed for nearly seven years today.

International News Brief: Two Birmingham casino robbery suspects were arrested in a dramatic armed police swoop involving a packed inter-city train.

International News Brief: An official application for a casino licence at the Coventry Arena development was lodged this week.

The British Casino Association refutes the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport’s claims that the Association is demanding the right for its members to introduce the new, unlimited jackpot gaming machines envisaged by the Bill within their existing licences.

International News Brief: Online gambling is becoming a booming industry in Britain as the online sites are hugely cash generative in the explosive growth market, according to a new report.