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United Kingdom Jurisdiction News
UK online gaming tax set
22 Mar 2007
International News Brief: The UK Remote Gaming Duty was set at 15 per cent, in line with that for bookmakers and bingo halls.
UK online gaming tax expected
19 Mar 2007
nternational News Brief: Gordon Brown is expected to use his last Budget speech on Wednesday to introduce a new UK gaming tax for online casinos and poker companies.
United Kingdom Casino goes online
13 Mar 2007
United Kingdom Casino has joined forces with Vegas Partner Lounge, Casinos Online Vegas Partner Lounge and software development gurus Microgaming.
UK aims to attract online gambling industry
23 Feb 2007
International News Brief: Chancellor Gordon Brown will reveal a plan in his budget next month to encourage the online gambling industry, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.
Wild Jack Mobile Casino spins first big winner
20 Feb 2007
ild Jack Mobile Casino is delighted to announce that its Video Poker game has paid out £20,000 to one very happy player.
Indian company bids for UK lottery contract
9 Feb 2007
International News Brief: Sugal & Damani , an Indian company, has bid against Camelot in the contest to run the UK's National Lottery.
Study: More middle-aged women using online casinos
24 Jan 2007
nternational News Brief: More middle-aged women gamble using online casinos than any other gender or age group, according to a major new study.
British public backs new online gambling laws
23 Jan 2007
Controversial government plans to license and regulate online gambling have strong public support according to a new survey conducted by PKR.com and YouGov.
UK online companies hit again
23 Jan 2007
International News Brief: Shares in online gambling companies PartyGaming, SportingBet, 888 Holdings and Empire Online slipped once more.
Zero36 files for patent
8 Jan 2007
Zero36 has filed a patent for its location-based filtering system technology which enables legally accessing mobile casino games in locations where gambling is legal.
Smoking bans in UK bingo halls
5 Jan 2007
July 1 will see a smoking ban imposed on all public places in England and Wales and will make lighting up in bingo halls up and down the country illegal.
HSBC to charge more for gambling transactions
4 Jan 2007
International News Brief: HSBC has become the latest bank to charge more for gambling transactions processed on its credit cards.
UK law my hurt sponsorship deal
8 Dec 2006
International News Brief: Premier League clubs may lose lucrative shirt sponsorship with gambling companies under a government investigation into the legality of the partnerships.
UK eases poker rules
27 Nov 2006
International News Brief: The government is paving the way for a gambling bonanza in Britain’s pubs by easing restrictions on playing card games including poker for money in bars.
Euromillions enters final week
15 Nov 2006
Lottery.co.uk confirms that the Euromillions jackpot for Friday, 17 November will be worth around €180,000,000 as it enters the twelfth week since the last time anyone won the top prize.
Giddins joins Team GPL
15 Nov 2006
Ed Giddins will be leading the recently formed 'Team GPL' into some prestigious Poker events in 2007.
APAT hosts poker tournament
2 Nov 2006
The Amateur Poker Association & Tour, in association with PokerStars.com, today announced details of its premier UK based live event.
UK sympathetic with Antigua
31 Oct 2006
International News Brief: Britain is sympathetic to Antigua's complaint to the World Trade Organisation over the United States' decision to effectively ban online gaming, according to UK sports minister Richard Caborn.
888.com UK Poker Open champion named
16 Oct 2006
In a thrilling final showdown, Estonian Marek ‘The Maverick’ Kolk scooped the top prize at this year’s 888.com UK Poker Open.
Fox Poker Club applies for more venues
11 Oct 2006
he Fox Poker Club
has made further applications to the Gambling Commission for Certificates of
Consent for another venue in London and elsewhere in the UK.
German Crackdown Raises the Stakes for Internet Gambling
26 Sep 2006
International News Brief: British executives of online gambling companies could be arrested on criminal charges in Germany if they set foot in the country.
Manchester United Site Launched
25 Sep 2006
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.
£15,000,000 SuperDraw Held Tomorrow
22 Sep 2006
Take That, operators of Lottery.co.uk and National-Lottery.com, is informing the public that a SuperDraw is coming tomorrow.
Late Night Poker Coverage Returns
20 Sep 2006
Late Night Poker coverage will return to British television screens September 26, 2006 at midnight.
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