Europe News - Page 94

News Brief: CryptoLogic's top leadership will move in January to Dublin, Ireland, closer to London, epicentre of on-line gambling, and to major customers in Europe.

International News Brief: A gang of thieves held up a security van transporting cash from the Mount Parnes Casino and made away with an estimated 1.6 million euros in one of the largest hauls taken in a robbery, according to authorities.

International News Brief: Chief executive of company that own Dunstall Park racecourse optimistic that plans for a casino, hotel extension and health club will be given the green light.

The launch of the official Manchester United online gaming site was recently announced following an agreement signed between Manchester United and Playtech's licensee Betfred.

Take That, operators of Lottery.co.uk and National-Lottery.com, is informing the public that a SuperDraw is coming tomorrow.

betbull plc has signed a Joint Venture agreement with Grupo Orenes to jointly pursue licensed retail betting opportunities in Spain.

International News Brief: The European Commission said it is prepared to target more EU member states deemed to be stifling competition in the sports gambling sector.

nternational News Brief: Arena Leisure outlined plans to build Britain's first ‘racino’, a combined racing and casino venue, in Wolverhampton.

International News Brief: The UK's largest operator of horseracing fixtures blamed the distraction of the World Cup for a dip in form at its racecourse division today.

Late Night Poker coverage will return to British television screens September 26, 2006 at midnight.

St. Helens Rugby League Club is to launch rugby league’s first club-branded gaming website in a deal which could generate significant new revenues for the club.

International News Brief: The detention of the heads of an Austrian online gambling company by French authorities has raised the stakes in a Europe-wide battle between lucrative state-sponsored betting monopolies and their upstart rivals on the Internet.

International News Brief: As the Lotto balls fell into place on Saturday evening it slowly dawned on a Trelleborg man that he had just won a cool 93 million kronor - tax-free.

International News Brief: The Las Vegas casino giants are looking to buy up British gambling companies in their aggressive campaign to expand.

nternational News Brief: Paddy Power is considering opening a casino in Ireland if the Government opts to regulate the gaming industry.

West Ham United today announced the selection of Pinnacle Casino and Blue Chip Games as the East London club's official online casino partners.

From September 2006, bingo players will be able, for the first time, to vote for their favourite UK CM Team in a UK-only monthly poll.

nternational News Brief: The UK supercasinos storm has taken another controversial turn after it emerged that the owners of the Dome are already advertising for croupiers even before they have secured a licence.

International News Brief: The head of a body charged with advising the Government on the choice of the first super-casino for the UK reasserted his independence during a public hearing today.

The Fox Poker Club has made further applications to the Gambling Commission for Certificates of Consent for venues in London and elsewhere in the UK.