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International News Brief: Gordon Brown left himself open to charges of hypocrisy after it emerged that Labour accepted a donation from an online gambling firm days before he killed off plans for a super casino.

A successful week of high-stakes poker came to a close on Saturday as the National Poker League’s UK Poker Open ended in London.

The final table line-up for PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker is confirmed and the first of two shows showcasing the climax of the tournament gets underway on Channel 4.

Bodog Poker’s Random Number Generator has been officially certified by the U.K.'s Gaming Associates.

International News Brief: UK Players organisations across a range of sports have welcomed new laws aimed at tackling cheating in sports betting.

International News Brief: Specialist investigators demand access to the online gambling accounts and telephone records of people suspected of Polish tennis match corruption.

International News Brief: UK TV companies are set to scoop the jackpot next month, with gaming groups queueing up to put their adverts on air for the first time.

International News Brief: William Hill is set to transfer its online gambling operation from the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean to Gibraltar.

International News Brief: Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is proposing that those under the age of 18 should not be allowed to engage in any gambling including lottery games and slot machines.

The Purple Lounge Swedish poker tour finally arrived at its last two dates, much to the disappointment of Swedish poker fans.

50-year-old Beverley Pace scooped $50,000 to win the inaugural PartyPoker Women's World Open in London late last week.

International News Brief: British Culture minister James Purnell has published a list of overseas territories that he claimed met 'strict standards' of regulation.

International News Brief: William Hill is set to transfer its online gambling operation from the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean to Gibraltar because of UK advert ban.

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda is not on the list of foreign remote gambling jurisdictions approved to be white listed by the UK Gambling Commission, released yesterday.

International News Brief: Camelot is complaining to gambling regulators over games that it says capitalise on the popularity of the National Lottery while giving nothing to good causes.

International News Brief: ATP officials fly in to meet specialist betting investigators from the British Horseracing Authority (HRA) over possible tennis match corruption.

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After selling out all the stands in just two weeks of announcing the event CAP Euro Barcelona is clearly the must attend affiliate event in 2007.

B4Playing plans to expand its team at his headquarter based in Douglas, Isle of Man.

GTECH Corporation will provide a new online lottery central system and other related services to Sachsische LOTTO-GmbH, the operator of lottery games in the German state of Saxony.