By Marc Jones and Pete HarrisonLONDON (Reuters) - Manchester’s surprise victory in the battle to host first supercasino faced growing political opposition on Wednesday with almost 100 MPs calling for the government to rethink the plan….

By Matthew BiggNASSAU (Reuters) - Visitors to the Bahamas can sunbathe, snorkel, golf, gamble and shop. Now there is a ghoulish new tourist attraction: touring the sites connected to deceased former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.Since the……

A gambler known as “The Fat Man” has been ordered to settle a £2 million gambling debt with Aspinall’s Club by a High Court judge….

No, that’s not her in the pic, but you get the idea. From the Associated Press - Seventy-nine-year-old Amelia “Midge” Cheseborough thought it was a joke when police raided a home poker game, seized her $20 in chips and handcuffed… Continue . …

11.15am: Online gambling group reports a 54% increase in profits from its ongoing businesses, while trying to reassure the City about its activities in France amid a clampdown by authorities. By Julia Kollewe….

· Paris authorities want to question 20 executives · Move may presage US-style crackdown…

No, really. This is a story from Reuters news service. A teenage girl in southern Pakistan, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, has asked authorities to save her from being handed… Continue . …

from Press Release It’s finally here! For the loyalty and trust all players have given SBG Global through the years, I am proud to announce that our Loyalty Rewards Program will officially launch on Thursday, March 1st 2007. All… Continue . …

On 1st March 2007 The Poker Channel ® is set to expand into Europe, launching Scandinavia and France’s first dedicated poker channel. The Channel has agreed carriage deals with leading networks in every major poker territory in Europe including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany, whilst maintaining a presence through the rest of the world through its 24/7 broadband feed ( www.PokerChannelBroadband.com ). …

Tim Henman cruises to a straight-sets victory over Nicolas Mahut in his first round-robin match at the Las Vegas Open….

Britain’s Alex Bogdanovic is watched by local resident Andre Agassi as he goes out of the Las Vegas Open….

Online gambling company 888’s former chief executive John Anderson has been asked to attend an interview with the French authorities….

There is more intrigue in the online gambling industry with the news that the former CEO of 888 dot com is to be questioned by French authorities The company says John Anderson has been asked to attend an interview….

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The L.A. Poker Classic Championship (LAPC) event at Commerce Casino smashed records for largest field and largest prize money ever for a $10,000-buy-in World Poker Tour(R) (WPT) event and for a WPT event in the continental U.S. The 790 field… Continue . …

As reported by the UK Guardian: “When a Hong Kong teenager walked into a casino in the Chinese territory of Macau, chaperoned by her mother and grandmother, she can have had little idea of the riches that awaited her -… Continue . …

LAS VEGAS - February 26, 2007 - The World Series of Poker®, the planet’s most prestigious poker tournament, is extending its international reach this year by launching the World Series of Poker Europe, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. announced today. The inaugural… Continue . …