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MGM Mirage executives today said the Las Vegas company expects to own or operate several large casinos in the United Kingdom should that government proceed with anticipated gambling industry deregulation and create favorable investment conditions.

International News Brief: Sindica, a holding company, has bought the Moskvichka shopping center, one of Moscow's oldest and most famous retail complexes. Experts say it may be converted into a casino, as the Novy Arbat area is acquiring a reputation as an entertainment district.

International News Brief: Offering Europe’s largest jackpot for several weeks, Hungary’s lottery outlets are now at the center of attention for both Hungarians and their government.

International News Brief: The Mobile Lottery is pitching itself as a direct rival to the National Lottery.

MGM Mirage has entered into a joint venture with a special events company in the United Kingdom to potentially build a casino and entertainment complex in the heart of London.

International News Brief: The Swiss authorities have opened a preliminary enquiry into alleged illegal activities in a casino in Lugano.

International News Brief: Gaming group Stanley Leisure has formed a joint venture to develop a betting business in Romania.

Isle of Capri Casinos reports that the Gaming Board for Great Britain has approved the acquisition of a majority interest in Blue Chip Casinos Plc. Isle of Capri is the first American casino operator to receive Gaming Board approval.

International News Brief: Israeli tourists were kicked out of Cyprus early for heading to casinos in northern Cyprus, a violation the terms of their permits, police said.

International News Brief: Denmark's leading pro tennis name, Kenneth Carlsen, has found suggestions of widespread gambling activity in the sport hard to believe

International News Brief: The government is to tax Switzerland’s casinos on a sliding scale, with smaller gambling establishments paying less.

arrah's Entertainment Inc. says it wants to build two or three destination casino resorts in the United Kingdom in addition to several smaller regional casinos it had previously committed to build.

Sheldon Adelson, owner of The Venetian, is pursuing plans with soccer team owners for casinos in Britain, according to published reports in London and Glasgow