Europe News - Page 92

International News Brief: GalaCoral's Chief Executive Neil Goulden said on Tuesday he expects Britain's government to bring plans to build 16 new large casinos back before parliament by the end of the month.

International News Brief: Begawin Malta Ltd has announced the launch of Begawin.com, a new online casino and sportsbook aimed at the Spanish market.

International News Brief: Bid rumours surrounding bingo operator Rank may have helped the company's share price last week, but chief executive Ian Burke is still warning that the industry is on the brink of collapse.

Zone4Play, Inc. and Two Way Media Ltd. reports the formation of an equally owned joint venture to expand both companies' penetration into the UK gambling and entertainment market.

International News Brief: Aberdeen's Gala Casino wanted to open for 21 hours a day but Aberdeen's licensing board voted against the proposal by six to two.

International News Brief: Holland Casino is concerned for its future if the cabinet pushes through a dramatic increase to the tax on slot machines.

Europe’s premier poker publication Bluff Europe has signed an on-going deal with pub poker league The Poker Project.

A Swedish state-controlled gaming company has obtained permission from its government to arrange Internet poker in cooperation with Svenska Spel and Boss Media

Unibet CEO Petter Nylander was transferred from the Netherlands to France Wednesday and released on €200,000 bail for allegedly violating French gambling laws.

International News Brief: A row between France and the European Union is coming to a head, and the future of Europe's most vibrant horse-racing industry could be at stake.

UlimateBet team member, Johan Storakers, conquered the 2007 Swedish Open Poker Championship, securing a first place prize of over $185,000.

International News Brief: Sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley is understood to be the front-runner in the £90 million auction of Les Ambassadeurs, one of London's plushest casinos.

International News Brief: A gambler known as the Fat Man yesterday won a court battle not to pay back £2 million he lost in one night at Aspinalls Club casino.

BWin's pilot retail project is now being developed in Madrid, Spain, in collaboration with Betbull.

Our Top-10 list of Gambling Destinations begins in New England, travels the high seas to China and lands in Las Vegas.

A WTO Internet gaming case that is threatening a major trade clash betweenthe US and the European Union will be the subject of a forum Wednesday sponsored by the Centre for the New Europe.

GTECH Corporation has extended its cooperation agreement with Swedish company, HiQ.

International News Brief: France is preparing to bow to pressure from Brussels and agree to a partial liberalisation of its state-run betting monopolies.

International News Brief: A group of Irish investors is close to clinching a deal to buy the Racing Post newspaper, considered the bible of British horseracing.

International News Brief: Novak Djokovic, the world No3, claims he was offered £110,000 to lose in the first round of a tournament in St Petersburg last year.