Europe News - Page 71

Kicking off all-new action in Season VII, World Poker Tour returns to Casino Barcelona next week for the second WPT Spanish Championship.

International News Brief: Nearly 100 bingo clubs around Britain have shut their doors in the past three years - more than a dozen since the start of this year.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces its first Eastern European Casino Affiliate Convention taking place June 7-8, 2008 in Moscow, Russia.

So...we are not bringing any brand new and delightfully uninformed females to Cyprus. Only me. Sorry boys! When arriving in Cyprus, I will also be accompanied by numerous boxes of GPWA Times magazines- hand carried on the plane of course- to be distributed at the Poker Conference for your reading pleasure.

International News Brief: Rank says it is continuing to feel the impact of the UK-wide smoking ban at its Mecca bingo halls.

During my brief Casino City hiatus, something very exciting happened. We hired someone to join the Online Casino City/GPWA team and she starts three days before The Poker Conference and CAP Spring in Cyprus...Considering I only have three days to spend with this lovely lady before our departure, I have taken it upon myself to create a conference manual for her, complete with pointers, warnings, pictures and names.

Surprise! Yes, the rumors are true. I am back. Back with the Casino City and GPWA team, back on the affiliate side of the business, back to writing, and back to traveling the world.

International News Brief: For teenagers and 20-somethings in the capital of the affluent Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the traditionally tame pastime of bingo has become part and parcel of a hip night out on the town.

Unibet welcomes the news that the Danish Tax Minister's plan to end the country's monopoly on gambling and sports betting.

International News Brief: A press advertisement that linked online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach new tighter UK gambling codes.

International News Brief: The UK Government faces fresh embarrassment over its casino laws as potential bidders for the 16 new licences start to walk away from the process - just as the legal framework is finalised.

International News Brief: Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.

Spielbanken Niedersachsen, the gaming brand owned by Casinos Austria, announced it will partner with Chartwell Technologies as it prepares to enter the Internet gambling market in Germany.

Scientific Games reports that it has been awarded a contract with the Sachsen-Anhalt Lottery in Germany to supply instant tickets and cooperative services.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. and Grup Peralada announced today that Casino Barcelona will host its second World Poker Tour event May 21 – 27, 2008.

International News Brief: A study for the UK Government into highstakes gambling machines is being put on the back burner to avoid frightening off potential bidders.

For the second time in about 30 days, Harrah's Entertainment has decided to pull out of an international project.

International News Brief: A Dutch bill that would have allowed monopoly casino operator Holland Casino to open a gambling Web site on a trial basis has been narrowly defeated.

International News Brief: Gordon Brown could be on a collision course with the gaming industry on which he has staked regeneration hopes – after £1.8m losses by a flagship Yorkshire casino underlined a growing crisis.

Poker legend and wit Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott has been invited to give the keynote speech at the Poker Conference and Expo and Casino Affiliate Program Spring Break conference.