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International News Brief: The former Czech president Vaclav Havel is a favourite to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, while the US President, George Bush, is a rank outsider, the first bookmaker to take bets on the award says.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer's bid to become a major owner of casinos in Britain took another step forward when plans were announced for a development in England's Midlands.

International News Brief: Up to 3,000 jobs will be created in the Black Country at a new £50 million entertainment complex in Brierley Hill.

International News Brief: A man from the south of Israel was arrested Monday on that suspicion he threw two grenades at underworld kingpin Assi Abutboul in front of a Prague casino in early August.

International News Brief: Commercial casinos are illegal in Ireland, but if you fancy a flutter on games ranging from poker to blackjack, you will find no shortage of gambling clubs in cities around the country.

International News Brief: The outgoing chairman of Barclays Bank, Sir Peter Middleton, is to become the chairman of National Lottery operator Camelot, it has been announced.

International News Brief: According to a researcher, changes later this year in gambling legislation and the temptations of technology could more than double the number of adult and adolescent Britons with gambling addiction, it was claimed.

International News Brief: The number of UK adult problem gamblers could double or even quadruple when the UK government's gambling bill comes into force, a leading expert believes.

Betandwin.com responds to the many inquiries it has received recently from investors regarding the high volatility in the trading of its shares.

International News Brief: Internet betting exchanges allowing punters to back losers have transformed the conventions of traditional gambling.

International News Brief: According to a online casino poll, the ice-cool nerve of the poker-faced card-sharp is no better embodied than by Steve McQueen.

TV, the Casino and Gaming TV network reports a major partnership with Flextech Television, the programming division of the United Kingdom's Telewest.

IGW Software, the on-line gaming software solutions group, announced today its appointment of Cameron Thomson Group as European business development partner.

International News Brief: The dangers of liberalised gambling are exposed in research published today, which reveals relaxed U.K. gaming laws can cause homelessness.

Two Capital Casino players each month from September through November will win half-ounce American Eagle gold proof coins.

International News Brief: Bookmakers have chosen David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas as their favorite to win the Booker Prize this year.

International News Brief: London’s casino culture is facing a Planet Hollywood-style revolution as the man behind the global restaurant chain today unveiled plans for a £5 million redevelopment which will bring a touch of Las Vegas to London.

International News Brief: Six players from Italy's top two divisions have been banned for their role in gambling-related match-fixing, the Italian Football League said on Wednesday.

International News Brief: A Glasgow casino is refusing to accept £1 coins at its gambling tables after being saddled with a mountain of fakes.

iGGBA is delighted to announce that Channel 1 Games has joined its ranks and become the most recent of iGGBA’s growing membership.