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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.

It appears that the Swedes have invaded my life. I cannot seem to stay away from these amazing people- they are magnetic I tell you!! Several weeks ago we started interviewing for a position here at the GPWA and Online Casino City, and of course, there was one candidate that I particularly enjoyed. After the interview, as somewhat of a warning I suppose, I provided this young man with a link to my articles on Casino City Times. Welcome to your potential future manager, my friend. One day later I received a thank you note in the mail, and much to my delight, he signed off with, "PS-I'm Swedish". Yep. You're hired.

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.

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.