Drinkers in pubs across Britain will be allowed to play poker for cash in a move fuelling warnings of gambling addiction. However, gambling minister Richard Caborn insisted regulations would aim to stop excess…

MPs have criticised TV quiz channels and called for them to be classed as gambling. A report by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport select committee called for tighter regulation of the shows…

Casinos are to target the middle classes as some 60 more venues open across Britain within five years. They may be forced to put cigarette-style health warnings on adverts in a bid to stop a surge in addicts…

Call-in quiz television shows border on the fraudulent and should be reclassified as gambling, MPs have concluded…….

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Bookmakers tip Martin Scorsese’s mob thriller The Departed to win best picture and director at the Oscars….

Casinos will be allowed to open their doors all day under new plans drawn up by the Government, which critics say could allow problem gamblers to lose money around the clock…….

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Casinos will be allowed to open 24 hours a day because of a loophole in Labour’s gaming laws. Experts fear this will give problem gamblers the opportunity to lose money round the clock. They said Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell had ditched her pledge to protect the vulnerable from the dangers of casinos…

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LONDON (Reuters) - Helen Mirren was installed by bookmakers on Tuesday as the hottest favourite in the history of the Oscars after being nominated for Best Actress for her regal portrayal in “The Queen.”Mirren lead a strong field of British……

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Online casino and poker fans play more for excitement and entertainment than to win a fortune, according to a major study….

Just because George W Bush put his name to anti-gambling legislation does not mean that America has drawn a line on its pursuit of online betting companies. Harry Wallop and David Litterick in New York report…

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