Britain Moves to Loosen Gambling Laws
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Seeking a dash of Vegas glitter, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Thursday it will introduce legislation within weeks to allow giant casinos offering unlimited jackpots to set up across Britain.
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A cross-party committee of MPs and peers had recommended the government reconsider plans to limit slot machines that offer million-pound prizes to casinos of 5,000 sq metres or more.
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Last weekend, when the U.S. Congress   passed a bill making it illegal for banks and credit-card   companies to make payments to Internet gambling sites, a legion   of online gamblers were sent scrambling to find new ways to   place their bets.
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Gambling Commission brings legislation up to date Major changes are in store for Britain's Â£91bn gambling industry after new gambling laws came into force on 1st September. The Gambling Act 2005 replaces legislation dating as far back as 1845 and governs nearly all forms of gambling.â¦
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CASINOS across Britain were reviewing their security last night after three gamblers who used a mobile phone to win more than a Â£1 million at the Ritz were allowed to keep their takings.
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Proposals for changing the gambling industry in Britain are to be published by the government.
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Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell defends plans to relax the UK's gambling laws which would lead to more casinos.
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The government is to  tighten the rules on the sale of England's school playing fields.
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As reported by This is London: "Foreign casino groups will step up their intensive lobbying of the Government this week when a leading operator sponsors a fringe meeting on gambling at the Labour Party ...
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Online gaming group 888 Plc (888.L) said  on Monday it would stop doing business with U.S. customers  after legislation was passed there aimed at preventing gambling  over the Internet.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown  will reveal a plan in his budget next month to encourage the  online gambling industry, the Daily Telegraph reported on  Friday.
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The European Court of Justice pushes for openness In a ruling sure to ruffle the feathers of those opposed to open and regulated gambling environments, the European Court of Justice today issued its most forceful opinion yet covering the cross border provision of gaming services. The ruling in the Placanica case, in which Italian suppliers of gambling services for British bookmaker Stanley faced criminal prosecution in Italy for operating without a license, establishes once and for all that national licensing procedures cannot be applied in a de facto discriminatory manner against foreign gaming operators.â¦
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US gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment plans to invest up to $1 billion (519 million pounds) to snare three of the eight super-casinos to be built in Britain under relaxed gaming laws.
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Restrictions on shooting and selling game dating back to the 1830s will end in England and Wales from August.
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Online gaming group PartyGaming Plc said on Monday it would stop doing business with U.S. customers if legislation passed there aimed at preventing gambling over the Internet was signed into law.
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LONDON - Gambling reforms will lead to an increase in the number of problem gamblers and could pose serious bad health problems for doctors, according to the British Medical Journal.
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An eight-page pamphlet distributed by the N.B.A. to its referees before last season delineates a wide range of prohibitions against various forms of gambling.