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Three people are being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a fight in Northampton town centre.
Police said a group of about six people and a couple were involved in the fight near Gala Casino on Friday night.
Two 18-year-old men and a 24-year-old woman suffered stab wounds during the fracas and were taken to Northampton General Hospital.
Two men, aged 34 and 21, and a 28-year-old woman are being questioned in connection with the incident.
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THE former chairman of Sportingbet was freed by a New York judge yesterday after Governor George Pataki refused to sign a warrant that would have allowed his extradition to Louisiana to face internet gambling charges.
The decision, at a criminal court in the borough of Queens, will come as a relief to the 58 other internet gambling executives with outstanding warrants against them issued by the State of Louisiana. The warrants remain sealed but are known to include three other Sportingbet directors.
Peter Dicks, who was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport three weeks ago, immediately telephoned his wife, Marina, outside the courthouse to relate the news, telling her: “This is what they call a good moment.”
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Another story from the BBC:
An Elvis Presley tribute act plans to marry his fiancée in a Las Vegas-style wedding during Porthcawl’s annual Elvis festival.
Dave Smith, 20, from Aberdare, south Wales, has been banned by his future wife from wearing his usual Elvis suit during the ceremony.
Instead he will wear a black tuxedo to marry Ceri Richards, 24, who he met at one of his gigs.
Hundreds of Elvis fans are expected in Porthcawl for the third Elvis festival.
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More from The Times Online:
William Hill, the bookmaker, has stopped taking casino and poker bets from American punters in the latest setback to hit the online gambling industry.
The group, which does not take sports bets in the United States, said that it would only consider allowing customers with an American address or a US-issued credit card to play poker and casino games online once the law governing the issue had been clarified.
David Harding, chief executive, said that the impact of the decision would be minimal because US gamblers accounted for only £1 million of gross win, equating to 0.5 per cent of William Hill’s online business.
“Our legal advice was and is that it is legal to accept online poker and casino in the US, but with all the things that have been happening, we decided it was the prudent thing to do,” Mr Harding said.
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Another story from the BBC:
UK bookmaker William Hill has ceased taking casino and poker bets online from US customers.
The firm said it would stop taking bets until the "scope and enforceability" of US state and federal gaming laws had been clarified.
It added that it already refused to accept online sports bets from people living in the US.
William Hill’s move comes as US authorities have been clamping down on internet gaming firms.
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Another story from the BBC:
The chairman of UK-listed online gambling company World Gaming, James Grossman, has quit the business.
Mr Grossman’s move comes as fears grow that top executives at internet gaming firms could be arrested in the US.
The former chairman of Sportingbet and chief executive of Betonsports have both been arrested recently amid allegations of breaking US gaming laws.
World Gaming is listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market and operates largely out of Antigua.
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Two non-executive directors of World Gaming, the AIM-listed internet gambling operator, have resigned from the board because of the recent clampdown on the industry by authorities in America.
James Grossman, the chairman, and Clare Roberts cited the arrests of the chief executive of BetOnSports and the chairman of Sportingbet as the main reason for their decisions. A spokesman for World Gaming, which derives almost 100 per cent of its business from American punters, said that the men, both of whom are lawyers, needed to be able travel to and from the United States to conduct business.
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Another story from the BBC:
A deputy supermarket manager who tried to make up a £300 takings shortfall by gambling away £15,000 of the firm’s money has been jailed for two years.
Jamie Elliot, 25, then tried to cover his tracks by setting fire to the safe, which had about £54,000 in cash inside it, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Elliot, of Tor View Gardens, Torquay, Devon, admitted stealing the money from the Lidl store, in Paignton.
He also admitted arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
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THE Government is in exclusive talks to sell the Tote to a racing industry consortium, after the group made a formal offer for the state-owned bookmaker.
A spokeswoman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that it was in “closed discussions” with the bidder and that it was “looking to make a sale to the racing consortium at full market value”.
Talks began in the spring between the Government and the group, which includes: Arena Leisure, the owner of several racecourses; the Racecourse Holdings Trust, which is part of the Jockey Club and owns the Aintree and Cheltenham courses; and the Racehorse Owners Association. Northern Leisure, which had been involved in the negotiations, withdrew last month.
The Government is believed to have set a deadline of the end of last month for a formal bid to be launched.
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Another story from the BBC:
A consortium from the horse racing industry has made a bid for UK state bookmaker, the Tote, it is reported.
The consortium is said to include Arena Leisure, which owns racecourses, the Racehorse Owners Association, and the Racecourse Holdings Trust.
The government has long planned to sell the Tote, and Labour reconfirmed this before the last general election, but a £400m hoped-for price may not be met.
The Tote relocated from Putney to Wigan last year and has 540 betting shops.
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