Europe News - Page 93

International news brief: Banks in Ireland are rejecting mortgage applications from people who gamble online.

International news brief: A professional gambler laundered millions of pounds of drugs money in casinos for ruthless crime bosses.

International news brief: The Irish government is to begin regulating and licensing casino clubs in a first step towards overhauling current gambling legislation.

International news brief: A British company plans to transform a remote area of rural Spain into a cross between Las Vegas and Orlando.

Everest Gaming went through a stringent application process in order to be recognized as a secure and reliable online gaming destination by Malta.

International news brief: A glitzy Monte Carlo-style casino could rejuvenate the fortunes of Liverpool’s former State ballroom.

International news brief: Bingo clubs should be given more support, according to British MPs.

International news brief: The Church of England and 40 Members of Parliament want Google to stop advertising online gambling firms in the U.K.

International news brief: Bookmaker William Hill plans to close 14 shops in the Republic next month with the loss of 53 jobs.

International news brief: Paul Kemsley's dispute has arisen over an alleged debt with online betting company Spreadex.

International news brief: Gambling problems could be on the increase as people suffering the effects of recession try to win their way out of debt.

News brief: Justice minster Ernst Hirsch Ballin says that he will go after internet gambling sites that target Dutch consumers.

International news brief: Editor of Maltese newspaper found guilty by an Appeals Court of having infringed the law when he ran an advertorial on the Dragonara Casino.

International news brief: A garden designed by one of the greatest horticulturists of the 19th and 20th centuries is to be restored thanks to a lottery grant.

International news brief: The public is being asked its views on the draft version of Scarborough Council's new gambling policy.

International news brief: Obrestad is a poker phenomenon: a high-school drop-out and under-age gambler who has become a record-breaking champion.

International news brief: Series of sporting events under investigation by UK gambling authorities after suspected betting scam by gangs.

International news brief: England has just relaxed the gambling laws of the country in order to generate more funds for the government and to boost the local gaming industry.

International news brief: Gambling operators will be forced to pay a levy to fund the treatment of problem gambling under government proposals due to be published tomorrow.

News brief: A radio report in the European country says that one of the five firms thought to be in contention for a gaming license is Fortuna Group.