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Gamblers in Aberdeen will now have round-the-clock access to a casino after the council’s licensing board granted the city’s first 24-hour gaming licence. Gala Casino on Summer Street had previously opened its doors from mid-afternoon to 5am but last year submitted an application to the local authority to extend the hours. During yesterday’s licensing board meeting, members backed the application three votes to two.

In Norway, the District Court of Oslo has thrown out a bid from British bookmaker Ladbrokes that would have challenged the nation’s online gambling monopoly. Harrow-based Ladbrokes launched legal proceedings against the Scandinavian nation in 2004 after it was refused a gaming license. It claimed that Norway’s move beached the Treaty of Rome, European Commission directives and agreements under the European Free Trade Association.