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He defeats Gustav Ekerot heads-up in one of the Europe's biggest poker tournaments.

Many well known pros have signed up for the €1,500 buy-in, five-day televised main event.

Wow is all I can say. Casinomeister, can you turn 50 again please? Amazing birthday party, great GPWA conference, ridiculous dinner with RaketheRake.com, crazy times at Mahiki, even more adventures in Scandinavia (part 3), and roughly 10 hours of sleep. Total.

International news brief: The cards have started to be dealt in the process to bring a large casino to Middlesbrough.

A sea-change in operator attitudes towards mobile gambling services is a key factor expected to push total annual wagers to more than $27.5bn by 2013.

International news brief: Gambling sites in Antigua and Barbuda will be allowed to advertise after it strengthened the regulation of the industry.

International news brief: Agora Gaming application denied on the grounds it could discourage future retailers and increase crime.

International news brief: Footballer Wayne Rooney lost an astonishing £65,000 in just two hours after hitting a casino at four in the morning.

The €1.5 Million event will be televised for five days and some well-known pros have signed up as 17 days of satellites begin in Belgium.

The seminar and expo will be hosted simultaneously and is aimed at poker players looking to take the next step.

International news brief: The woman stole more than £71,000 to feed her online gambling addiction.

International news brief: Italy's main consumer rights organisation has launched a legal battle to have the prize money in the country's national lottery seized.

International news brief: Money will go towards the education and research of gambling addiction.

International news brief: A row over the introduction of electronic gaming machines in Irish betting shops has intensified.

International news brief: Ireland's government plans to double the country's tax on betting.

Capacity-busting 832 entrants create a prize pool of €416,000 at Killarney, Ireland tournament.

News brief: New positions in casinos and with online gambling sites are predicted to generate €280m in exchequer returns by 2020.

International news brief: The body that represents casino operators in Ireland says regulation of the sector could have huge benefits for the economy.

International news brief: British bookmakers may be more vulnerable to recession than in the past.

International news brief: A gang of British card sharps who targeted casinos across the country have been sentenced.