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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.

International news brief: UEFA is to launch a gambling investigation unit after it emerged 25 UEFA Cup matches were being studied due to irregular betting patterns.

News brief: A further two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a Scottish casino, police have confirmed.

International News Brief: The Polish spend more on gambling than on vodka and beer.

Industry review site OnlineGaming4U.co.uk predicts the U.K. online gaming market to increase thanks the continued growth of the Internet.

International News Brief: The Mahon Tribunal intends to question former taoiseach Bertie Ahern on plans for a casino development in Dublin when he returns to the witness box tomorrow.

Stockholm has officially become my favorite city in the world. I'm sorry Tel Aviv, you have just been bumped to number two...I am willing to forgive a $50 entree, a $20 deli sandwich, a $17 dollar cocktail, and a $6 bottle of water for this extreme beauty and pleasure.

International News Brief: A billionaire gambler today won a legal bid to avoid paying a £2 million debt to a London casino.

I am back from the land of blonde hair, blue eyes, IKEA, reindeer, herring, pointy shoes and tight pants. Wow, I miss that land. My twelve day vacation included two of the world's most amazing cities, Helsinki and Stockholm, and even more importantly, some of the most amazing (and better looking) friends I have ever made in my life.

The sixth annual €150,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Festival at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork has been won by Irishman Rob Taylor.

London, nominated one of the top 3 cities in Europe to play poker, will be celebrating poker’s popularity in Britain with a two-day poker festival in Leicester Square this weekend.

A brand new game, the Man of the Match® £1 million Weekly Jackpot, offers registered users the chance to win a £1,000,000 jackpot each week.

International News Brief: French player Mathieu Montcourt was banned from the men's tennis circuit for two months on Friday after being found guilty of betting on matches.

The World Series of Poker Europe announced it will host the 2008 event under one roof for the first time at the Casino at the Empire in the heart of London's Leicester Square.

New research by Card Player, in the form of the "World Tracker" global poker tournament tracking system, reveals that, per capita, Denmark has the most successful tournament players in the world.