Europe News - Page 78

International News Brief: Labour's plans for a gambling revolution are in ruins in the wake of Gordon Brown's dramatic decision to axe plans for Britain's first supercasino.

Premier poker magazine, Bluff Europe, and Riley’s snooker halls have joined forces to distribute free copies of Europe’s #1 poker publication to poker players in the UK.

International News Brief: UK ministers were accused of being in "complete disarray" over gambling as it emerged that 16 towns and cities awarded the right to open casinos are to be asked if they still want them.

International News Brief: France's top court has overturned a decision that banned a Maltese company from offering online betting on horse races in France, adding to pressure from the European Commission for an end to the French state monopoly.

International News Brief: France's top court has overturned a decision that banned a Maltese company from offering online betting on horse races in France.

International News Brief: The age limit for all forms of gambling should be raised to 18 amid alarming evidence that tens of thousands of children are addicts, a Tory report will say next week.

Boss Media has signed a two year agreement with Gaming VC concerning a continued delivery of internet gambling products for the German speaking market.

International News Brief: Jersey's economy needs to catch up in the online gambling sector, according to the minister responsible for developing the island's economy.

International News Brief: The European Commission will set itself on collision course with France, Sweden and Greece today when it orders them to end lucrative state-run sports betting monopolies.

bwin welcomes today's decision by the European Commission to continue the infringement proceedings already instituted against France and Sweden in connection with gaming by issuing 'reasoned opinions.'

International News Brief: The European Commission will censure France, Greece and Sweden this week for restrictions they have put on sports gambling, sources close to the matter said Monday.

International News Brief: Volunteer organisations and charities in Norway such as the Red Cross have for years made oodles of money by operating their own slot machines, but authorities are about to put an end to that.

Atronic, reports a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Pockaj d.o.o., a Slovenia based company well known for its position of leadership in the creation of the high profile, multiplayer electronic "ALFASTREET" roulette stations.

International News Brief: European football shirt sponsorship has emerged as the bizarre battleground for an increasingly bitter fight between offshore internet gambling groups and a handful of continental regulators.

International News Brief: A leading cycle team sponsored by online gambling firm Unibet has been excluded from the Tour de France because French law forbids advertising by foreign gaming companies.

Slovenia's lawmakers will next month start debating changes to gaming and business-ownership laws that would allow Harrah's Entertainment to partner on a $1 billion casino development near the Italian border.

GTECH Corporation has been selected to provide 600 Imagine terminals to Loterie Nationale of Belgium, a state-owned company that administers and operates national lottery games in Belgium.

International News Brief: Kieren Fallon, who made a winning return to racing in Ireland last week after serving a six-month ban, says the break could add years to his career.

International News Brief: Small casino operators have failed in their High Court challenge against plans for 17 new casinos across the UK.

bwin is pleased to announce a new partnership starting on 1 July 2007 as official main sponsor of Real Madrid, the top Spanish football club.