Europe News - Page 146

International News Brief: Critics of Government plans to relax the gambling laws are due to give evidence to Parliament about the draft Gambling Bill.

International News Brief; New casino chips with built-in radio identification tags may pave the way for traceable banknotes, boosting efforts to beat fraud, according to New Scientist Magazine.

International News Brief: Three years after being re-awarded the licence to run the National Lottery, Camelot finally launched its main draw, Lotto, on the internet last week.

International News Brief: Would-be Lotto millionaires can now choose their numbers on the internet, organiser Camelot has announced.

International News Brief: Bookmakers yesterday cut the odds on the unmanned probe Beagle 2 finding signs of life on Mars.

International News Brief: American casino operators are demanding that the UK Treasury introduce a tax rate of no more than 20 per cent on gaming profits before they will invest large sums in the gaming industry, which is to be deregulated next year.

Julie Sidwell, eCOGRA's Fair Gaming Advocate, passed away last night.

International News Brief: Great Britain betting exchange Betfair has agreed to return to the MMD Design and Consultancy pension fund the $348,999 in profits it made off the gambling of former company director Andrew Petrie.

International News Brief: British bookmaking firm of Ladbrokes is going to secure its own gaming licence in Finland. However, there are a few legislative obstacles they must overcome first.

International News Brief: The Salvation Army claims a new casino in Jersey will encourage gambling addictions.

International News Brief: Ladbrokes is making a charge for the Danish gaming market.

International News Brief: William Hill will launch a series of interactive mobile gambling services next year after completing implementation of a new technology infrastructure.

International News Brief: Hungary’s monopoly lottery and gaming company Szerencsejáték Rt expects revenues to be well up from its forecast thanks to a record lottery jackpot.

International News Brief: The proposed shake-up in the gambling laws is opposed by more than 90% of the public, according to a survey.

International News Brief: Greek gaming systems operator Intralot say that it signed a new deal with the Chilean state gambling operator for the operation and risk management of fixed-odds betting games.

International News Brief: The odds on Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne having the Christmas number one have been cut from 50-1 to 16-1 by William Hill.

International News Brief: Plans to build Las Vegas-style casinos in Blackpool are due to be considered by a committee of MPs and lords.

International News Brief: An U.K. phone gambling firm is close to appointing advisers for a flotation next year.