Another story from the BBC:
A further two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a casino, police have confirmed.
A 62-year-old man suffered head injures outside the Gala Maybury Casino on Edinburgh’s Maybury Road in the June incident.
Lothian and Borders Police said two men, both aged 34, had been arrested and charged with attempted murder.
It is expected that the pair, from Dundee and Broughty Ferry, will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court next week.
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Another story from the BBC:
Amusement arcades at seaside resorts in Wales could be forced out of business this winter because of changes in the gambling laws, it is being claimed.
Operators say the Gaming Act has seen profits from the arcades’ gaming machines plummet, the BBC’s Eye on Wales investigation found.
They say lower stakes and fewer gaming machines are turning people away.
The UK government said trading conditions for many were difficult and it will review stakes and prizes.
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Another story from the BBC:
A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a man outside an Edinburgh casino.
Jamie Robertson, 24, of Paisley, appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in connection with an attack on Tony DeMarco, 62, on 3 June.
The charges against him claim he shot Mr Robertson at Gala Maybury Casino.
He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. He is the third person to be charged in connection with the incident.
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Another story from the BBC:
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged over a robbery at a betting shop in east London.
Gary Griffiths, 38, of no fixed address, was charged with two counts of robbery at Ladbroke Bookmakers and possession of an offensive weapon.
Mr Griffiths was held after two men robbed hundreds of pounds during a raid in North Road in Ilford. A staff member was also threatened with a gun.
Bradley Donovan, 25, faces the same charges as Mr Griffiths.
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Another story from the BBC:
The robbery trial of former US football star OJ Simpson has got under way in the city of Las Vegas.
Mr Simpson, 61, is accused of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint a year ago.
He faces 12 charges including kidnap, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. If found guilty of kidnapping, he could receive a life sentence.
Mr Simpson, who denies the charges, was acquitted of murder in 1995, in what was dubbed the trial of the century.
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Another story from the BBC:
A 24-year-old man has been shot dead in a betting shop in north Dublin.
A gunman walked into the premises on Killester Avenue in Donneycarney and shot the victim in the head shortly before 1500 BST on Saturday.
The attacker made off on a motorbike, thought to have been abandoned and burned-out a short distance away.
The murder is believed to be the 13th so-called gangland killing this year, one more than the total for the whole of last year.
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Another story from the BBC:
Two masked men armed with a knife ran off empty-handed after being confronted by a customer in a Wearside bookmakers.
The attempted robbery happened on Saturday when the men targeted William Hill’s betting shop in Chiswick Square Hylton Castle, in Sunderland.
The robbers threatened staff and demanded cash. But they ran off empty-handed when they were confronted by a male customer, police said.
He suffered a minor head injury during the confrontation.
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Another story from the BBC:
A masked gang armed with a golf club, a hammer, a knife and a sword have robbed a bookmaker’s in west Belfast.
The robbery at the shop on the Falls Road was reported to police at about 1830 BST on Saturday.
A glass partition was smashed and cash stolen from the till. There were no reports of any injuries.
Detectives have appealed for anyone who witnessed the robbery or has any information about it to contact them.
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