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Scientific Games has completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Printpool Honsel GmbH, the German company that is the instant ticket supplier to all of the sixteen lotteries in Germany.

Ritzio Entertainment Group, which runs a gambling chain in Russia, said it raised $45 million to refinance existing debt and buy new slot machines after a sale of notes linked to its credit.

Christmas came early for one lucky casino player when he won over £150,000 at attheracescasino.com.

International News Brief: Betfair and the English Rugby Football league have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to safeguard the ‘continued integrity of Rugby league the area of sports betting’.

GTECH Corporation has signed an agreement to provide a new online and instant lottery central system, point-of-sale terminals, and ongoing services to Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Thuringen in Germany.

International News Brief: An accountant stole £9 million from his city employers to fund an out-of-control gambling habit.

International News Brief: For the first time in 25 years bookmakers have made Scotland odds-on to enjoy a white Christmas.

International News Brief: The UK Gambling Bill Standing Committee has released details of a new system that will be used to decide the location and licensing regime for new casinos.

News Brief: Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has reached a deal to acquire Orangeville Raceway Ltd., operator of two standardbred tracks in British Columbia, for at least $40 million.

GTECH Global Services Corporation, has signed a five-year contract with Veikkaus Oy, the operator of the Finnish national lottery.

London Clubs International Plc, the British owner of 11 casinos, said it's "extremely disappointed" the U.K. has amended its Gambling Bill to restrict the total number of casinos operators can build in the country to 24.

Reflecting its increased presence in the gaming industry, TRM Limited has entered into a three- year contract with leisure giant Rank Group Gaming Division, operator of Mecca Bingo, Grosvenor Casinos and Hard Rock Casinos.

Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos, best known for its Midwestern riverboat gaming houses, is joining other American casino operators in a rush across the Atlantic to develop a resort in England once the United Kingdom deregulates its gaming industry in 2005.

International News Brief: Germans will nervously clutch their lottery tickets on Wednesday in front of the televised draw for the biggest jackpot in the country's history, almost 25 million euros

International News Brief: Proposals for a new sports resort dedicated to the over-50s and a Las Vegas style casino are being debated by councillors in Lincolnshire.

Two Way TV, in partnership with interactive gaming solutions specialist Zone4Play, is set to launch two fixed odds interactive TV services across the UK on the ntl and Telewest Broadband digital cable platforms in the New Year.

Progressive Gaming International Corporation reports that it has established a new regional sales office in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.

International News Brief: A 32-year-old worker at a large international engineering company stole more than £9 million from his firm to feed a gambling addiction, it emerged today.

International News Brief: Tessa Jowell will next week announce plans to limit the number of new medium and small casinos to 16, the BBC has learned.

International News Brierf: Las Vegas Sands launched a high-stakes bid to build a £100m gaming and entertainment complex at Sunderland's Stadium.