In US, Democrat politicians have vowed to roll back any legislation recently forced through by outgoing President George W Bush, which could include the rules enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Barack Obama is set to become America’s 44th President in six days and the fact that the Democrat Party controls both chambers of Congress could make the Bush Administration’s late handiwork much easier to undo.

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and House Financial Services Panel Chairman Barney Frank to present legislation that would block implementation of the anti-online gambling law. In another development to a rapidly developing story that might be entitled "gambling rights vs. government involvement," Republican libertarian Paul and Democrat Frank, who last year introduced legislation to legalize and regulate online gambling, are now working together to take a stand against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, this time from a different angle.

An inquiry has been called for into why a Liberal Democrat council signed a contract for a casino on the day it lost power in a landslide election. Bournemouth Borough Council signed the contract with Trevor Osborne Property Group on 3 May as voting was under way. On coming into power, the new Tory administration vowed to stop the casino plan, only to find out later that the deal had already been signed.

London (Thomson Financial) - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has blamed the opposition Conservative Party for the current impasse over the government's plan to introduce 17 casinos. The plan fell apart earlier this year when the House of Lords rejected the proposal to build a 'super casino' in Manchester and 16 smaller venues around the country. Blair told parliament the government will bring forward proposals to make sure the regional casinos 'are agreed and introduced'.