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The Vikings meet Robin Hood in Nottingham later this year when the Norwegian poker championships are held in the Northern city.
Its the first time that the championships will be held in the UK.
The reason for the surprising relocation is that the Scandinavian nation has banned poker, terming it a "lottery".
So stringent are these regulations that poker players can face criminal proceedings - just by being found playing it.
To help transport participants, a special plane is flying direct from Oslo to Nottingham for the tournament.
We here at Getminted realise that our members are of an intellectually superior ilk and so Newton's law of motion which states "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" will be one you understand.
Using the law though in relation to the current economic downturn in the United States we start to wonder if the recession there could spell bad news for the gambling sector on this side of the Atlantic.
According to a recent report in the US the poor economic situation is increasing the potential for negative rating actions in the American gaming sector as the negative impacts to casino gaming revenues begin to take their toll.
It states that the negative rating actions for the American gaming sector are expected to significantly exceed the positive this year with eleven US gaming issuers currently on review for possible rating downgrades with six having a negative outlook. It said that, combined, these issuers account for almost one-quarter of the total number of rated American gaming issuers.
Moody's who carried out the report said that the declining disposable income of potential customers along with increasing travel costs are lowering overall visitor numbers and spend per visit in many gaming markets.
