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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been bailed by a court in Las Vegas after facing charges of involvement in an alleged armed robbery.

Mr Simpson, 60, is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer in a hotel room last Thursday.

Bail was set at $125,000 (£63,000), and he was banned from contacting potential witnesses - or from leaving the US.

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A major study of gambling levels in the UK is unlikely to affect plans for a casino development in Stranraer, according to the area’s MP.

The Gambling Commission report found that a drop in National Lottery sales had seen the percentage of people gambling fall from 72% in 1999 to 68%.

Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown said he was surprised by the decrease.

He added that he did not think the report would have "much impact" on plans for a casino in the ferry town.

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Another story from the BBC:

The Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007, the first major study of attitudes to and prevalence of gambling in the UK since 1999, surveyed 9,003 people between September 2006 and March 2007.

Here are some of the key findings:

HEADLINES:

There are about 250,000 "problem gamblers" in the UK - but the numbers have remained steady since the last survey in 1999.

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Britons are no more addicted to gambling than they were eight years ago, a surprising new report has found.

The survey by the Gambling Commission said around 32 million people took part in some type of gambling activity in the past year - a million down on the 33 million who gambled in 1999.

If the number of people playing just the National Lottery are discounted, the findings showed the number of gamblers betting in other types of games had increased by 2% from 46% to 48%.

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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas.

He is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer at a hotel room in the Palace Station Casino last Thursday.

Eight charges have been filed against Mr Simpson, including kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery.

Mr Simpson has said he was trying to retrieve stolen items belonging to him, and denies any guns were involved.

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A report into the scale of gambling in the UK, which is expected to influence Gordon Brown’s review of super-casinos, is due to be published.

The Gambling Prevalence Study has examined participation in 17 types of gambling from scratchcards to casinos.

In July Mr Brown said the government’s plan to use super-casinos to regenerate run-down areas would be reviewed.

That has angered business leaders in Manchester, which had won the bid to host the first super-casino.

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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery.

He is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer at a hotel room in the Palace Station Casino on Thursday.

He faces charges including robbery with a deadly weapon, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

Mr Simpson says he was trying to retrieve stolen items belonging to him, and denies any guns were involved.

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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been questioned by police in Las Vegas in connection with a break-in at a casino hotel room.

The incident occurred at the Palace Station Casino late on Thursday.

Police said they were questioning Mr Simpson and four others over an alleged theft that involved sports memorabilia.

Mr Simpson was not arrested, and later told the Associated Press news agency that the items belonged to him and that he did not break in.

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Another story from the BBC:

Three more people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Gloucester betting shop.

Several hundred pounds were stolen when two men, one armed with a gun, targeted the premises on 24 February.

A 26-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, both from Gloucester and a man, aged 21, from Westbury on Severn are charged with conspiracy to rob.

An 18-year-old man from Gloucester had previously been charged with robbery from the shop in Oxford Street.

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Another story from the BBC:

Online gambling firm 888.com says its first-half pre-tax profit soared 298% to $19m (£9.36m) and that it had made a good start to the second half of 2007.

888 was forced to pull out of the US last year following the approval of a new law effectively banning all foreign internet gaming websites.

The Gibraltar-based firm said it was in talks with US authorities over possible retrospective prosecution.

It said talks were continuing but it was too early to predict the outcome.

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