Italy News - Page 8

International News Brief: Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been quizzed by prosecutors investigating alleged illegal betting.

International News Brief: SERIE A clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio are formally being investigated for alleged match-fixing last season.

International News Brief: Scientific Games, the dominant player in the US instant lottery ticket market, is jockeying for a larger stake in Europe after buying a UK maker of betting terminals last month.

betandwin is to become AC Milan's new jersey sponsor for the next four seasons.

Internataional News Brief: The Lotteries and Gaming Authority is still awaiting an invitation for talks from the Italian gaming authority, three weeks since it launched a blockade of Maltese internet gaming sites.

The 2006 European Casino Affiliate Convention will discuss the latest controversial issues concerning the Italian Government's decision to block over 600 online casino websites.

International News Brief: In a startling security breach, an intruder got on stage during Sunday's closing ceremony of the Turin Olympics.

International News Brief: The Italian state will on Friday block 684 internet gaming sites which are considered to be illegal, to protect Italian gamers from 'phishing'.

International News Brief: UK gaming companies are threatening to take legal action against Italian regulators unless they reverse recent changes which outlaw access to gaming sites outside Italy.

News Brief: Wayne Gretzky repeated Monday that he had nothing to do with the NHL gambling scandal linked to his assistant coach Rick Tocchet and his wife, Janet Jones.

Camel Honda today announced a new partnership with one of the most important casinos in Europe, Casinò di Campione.

International News Brief: Grief or no grief, many Italian lottery addicts are looking to the late Pope John Paul for their lucky number.

International News Brief: Millions of Italians will today nervously wait to see if the most costly losing streak in their country's gambling history comes to an end.

Orbis reports that it will provide UK based Italian bookmaker Paradisebet Ltd with its OpenBet interactive gambling platform.

International News Brief: Six players from Italy's top two divisions have been banned for their role in gambling-related match-fixing, the Italian Football League said on Wednesday.

International News Brief: Italian police have arrested an 80-year-old great-grandmother suspected of drugging and robbing easily fooled victims for years to feed her gambling habit.

International News Brief: A group of Italian wives helped smash an illegal gambling ring after they got suspicious when their husbands began coming home late at night with no money left.

International News Brief: Anti-mafia police are investigating 12 Italian soccer clubs in a probe into suspected match-fixing.