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International News Brief: Two of the biggest betting companies in Cyprus have come out in favour of a proposal for a new law governing gambling.

International News Brief: Fernhart New Media is to launch a new gambling and horse racing portal, following its acquisition by business aggregator Netb2b2 last week.

International News Brief: Coventry appears to have taken pole position in the race to open Britain's first super casino, raising the possibility it might take Birmingham ten years to catch up.

International News Brief: Birmingham’s bid for a regional casino was set to come under pressure today with the launch of a rival multi-million pound project in Coventry.

News Brief: Gambling by mobile phone has rocketed, with the number of betting pages downloaded expected to approach three million this year, a rise of 367 per cent on 2004.

International News Brief: A jobless 55-year-old Frenchman and one of his seven children shared a prize of 75.88 million euros Saturday after selecting combinations of the family's ages in the multi-nation Euro Millions lottery.

International News Brief: Online gaming firm 888 has set the price range for the planned sale of its shares on the London market at between 162-212 pence per share.

International News Brief: The roulette wheels could soon stop turning at casinos across the capital after staff at Gala’s five London casinos voted to take industrial action in a duspute about pay.

A woman has won £196,000 with just 40 pence bet on Coral Casino.com.

International News Brief: Hyatt Regency Hotels announced that it intends to open its casino in Tirana in October, upon payment of €8 million for the license issued by the Albanian Government in January.

International News Brief: Bookmaker Paddy Power today hailed the online gambling craze as it generated most of its profits away from its high street betting shops for the first time.

International News Brief: After a slow start, the gambling business in Germany has begun to boom. The growth will likely be accelerated by an expected liberalization in the sports betting market and the Soccer World Cup in 2006.

International News Brief: Brian Maccaba, a prominent Irish technology entrepreneur, has resigned from the board of Money Gaming Corporation, an online gambling firm, less than seven weeks after being appointed as its chairman.

International News Brief: A city centre casino is the first drinking spot in Cardiff to apply to serve alcohol round-the-clock.

International News Brief: Portugal will probe online gaming company BetandWin.com Interactive Entertainment AG's sponsorship of the country's national soccer league.

International News Brief: The Sports Café chain is to enter the world of online gambling with the launch of a web casino in September.

The Patent Office in Russia has allowed Kenilworth's Patent Application for playing live, in-progress Casino Table Games from a casino to terminals in remote locations.

International News Brief: The Danish Gaming Service is considering introducing banning access to betting shops for children under 16.

International News Brief: Casino operator Aspinalls has teamed up with community leaders in Newcastle to launch a committee promoting responsible gambling ahead of the opening of its Aspers Casino at The Gate in October.

International News Brief: Singapore investment firm BIL International, subject of a takeover bid by Hong Kong's Guoco Group, said it planned to pay investors a higher dividend for 2005 and would apply for casino licences in Britain.