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International News Brief: The UK culture secretary has come under fire from Britain’s most senior police officers over moves to grant American casinos an exemption from Europe’s strict money laundering rules.

International News Brief: Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has signalled a possible retreat over the controversial Gambling Bill on the eve of a crucial vote in Parliament.

International News Brief: British bookmakers and betting exchanges are set to take almost £20 million worth of trades on the contest between George W Bush and John Kerry by the time the US Presidential election results come in on Tuesday night.

Sportingbet Plc reports the acquisition of ParadisePoker.com, a leader in the fast-growing online poker sector, creating the first global online poker, sports betting and casino operator.

International News Brief: The controversial gambling bill has the support of the whole government, culture minister Lord McIntosh insisted today as the first sign of a backbench rebellion grew.

International News Brief: The United Kingdom government may scale back plans for U.S.-style super-casinos after some lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party joined the opposition in demanding changes to proposed legislation.

Mikohn Europe B.V. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mikohn Gaming Corporation has signed a key CasinoLink contract with DLV Firma Latvia.

InterCasino has just launched the most sophisticated gaming software platform now available on the Internet.

International News Brief: Online betting site Blue Square has been attacked by criminals threatening to e-mail out child pornography in its name unless it pays 7000 euros.

International News Brief: Allowing dozens of casinos to be built in the UK would bring multi-million pound investment and thousands of jobs to deprived areas, Tony Blair has said.

International News Brief: iGlobalMedia and Cassava Enterprises, two of the world’s biggest internet gambling companies, are considering initial public offerings in London.

International News Brief: A majority of voters, especially women, are opposed to the government's plans to allow a new generation of mega-casinos to open in Britain, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.

Cyberslotz.co.uk launches first turbo-driven bingo game online.

Microgaming has licensed the Tomb Raider brand from Eidos, one of the world’s leading developers and publishers of entertainment software.

International News Brief: Bookmaker Paddy Power is set to offer online poker as part of the company's expansion of its internet activities which are becoming increasingly profitable for the Irish company.

International News Brief: Tony Blair’s chief fundraiser met a high-ranking executive of the MGM Mirage weeks before the government published plans to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain.

International News Brief: Plans to liberalise Britain's laws on gambling have been defended by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell.

International News Brief: Tony Blair today defended the government's controversial gambling bill, denying that it would open the way to a massive expansion in the number of casinos and insisting that it would provide improved regulation and 'better protection for children'.

International News Brief: Two top British betting sites have been hit by distributed denial of service attacks this week.

International News Brief: The Local Government Association, which represents local authorities in England, wants more work done on the new gambling bill and greater powers to contol gambling in their communities.