31st October
London The Observer
Murdoch
betting coup on the cards
31st October
London ThisisMoney,
The Scotsman/PA & Bloomberg News
Gambling
bill climbdown hint
Jowell
Signals Changes to Gambling Bill
U.K.'s
Jowell Indicates She'll Look at Gambling Bill Concession
31st October
London BBC Breakfast
with Frost
Casino
furore - Sir David Frost interviewed Tessa Jowell, MP.
Full Text
of the Interview - Casino
furore
Latest show
- www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/progs/frost/latest.ram
- 45th minute onwards.
31st October
London BBC.co.uk
Gambling
Bill 'could be changed'
Culture secretary
Tessa Jowell was speaking on Breakfast with Frost this morning.
31st October
London The Sunday
Times
Labour
prepares for snap election
The Times
deputy political editor believes Tony Blair will call an Election for February
2005 and not May has had been previously thought.
31st October
Manchester & London
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme 
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today3_casino_20041030.ram
Saturday's
Today programme takes a dedicated look at proposals for regional casinos.
31st October
London The Daily
Telegraph
From
Aunty Tessa to 'gangster's moll'
While struggling
to keep the Gambling Bill on track Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has had
to also cope with personal tragedy. Her brother died from cancer in New
York last week.
31st October
London The Daily
Telegraph
Ministers
to limit new casinos in gaming shake-up
31st October
London The Guardian
Jowell
sticks by gambling bill
Labour whips
have calculated that there may not be enough opposition among MP's to prevent
the Bill passing.
31st October
London The Observer
- Nick Mathiason
Fear
and loathing of Las Vegas
31st October
London The Sunday
Times
Why
the numbers don’t add up for a casino bonanza
31st October
London The Sunday
Times
Police
attack money-laundering exemption deal for US casinos
31st October
Blackpool The Sunday
Times
Hilton
to bring Vegas to Blackpool in £200m casino plan
31st October
London The Guardian
Pressure
for gambling bill changes
31st October
London The Scotsman
MP
Warns over Risk of 'Super-Casinos'
30th October
London The Guardian
Tote
is ridiculously soft going at £150m - Sale of state bookie must be
truly fair
30th October
London The Guardian
Las
Vegas will not come to Britain, says Jowell - Minister's fury at media
'distortion' over gambling
30th October
London The Times
Casino
operators turn against £1m jackpot machines
A surprise
flip-flop. The BCA is now calling for a blanket ban on "Category A" slots
and has written to every MP with their concerns. 
- www.britishcasinoassociation.org.uk
30th October
Northeast Manchester
The Advertiser
Casino
flare up
Story surrounding
a £5,000 contribution to the local Labour Party by ASK Developments.
29th October
London Daily Telegraph
- Columnist opinion
The
Gambling Bill won't be a lottery
The author
compares John Major's introduction of the National Lottery with Tony Blair's
Gambling Bill, and is unimpressed.
29th October
London The Independent
Jowell
'flexible' in face of gambling revolt
Tessa Jowell
has returned from the U.S. and is expected to speak in the Commons on Monday.
29th October
Burnley Burnley Express
Life-of-luxury
mum 'won cash gambling'
Burnley is
one of the few towns in Britain where there are no plans for a casino !
29th October
Felixstowe East Anglian
Daily Times
Resort
will not be home to super-casino
29th October
Bath ThisisBath/The
Bath Chronicle
MP
attacks new Bill for casinos
29th October
Scotland Glasgow
Herald & The Scotsman
McConnell
warns betting industry on super-casinos
McConnell
raises doubts about Blair casino plans
Scotland's first minister has said
that new casinos would only open in Scotland under regulation controlled
in Scotland.
28th October
London Bloomberg
News
U.K.
Gambling Overhaul Will Curb Criminal Gangs, Minister Says
28th October
London Las Vegas
Sun/Bloomberg News
Blair
is urged to cut plan for U.K. casinos - Opponents fear debt, poverty
28th October
London ThisisLondon/London
Evening Standard
Clubs
aim to strike the casino jackpot
£2.5m
jackpots on the way
28th October
London The Scotsman/PA
& BBC Radio 4
Slot
Machine Jackpots 'Could Be Millions'
Andy Tottenham
who represents Ceasars Entertainment was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today
programme.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_casino_20041028.ram
28th October
London DCMS
- Press release
McIntosh
Sets Record Straight On Gambling Bill 'Media Myths'
The Minister
for Gambling Regulation Andrew McIntosh responds strongly to criticism
of the Gambling Bill.
28th October
North Wales icNorthWales/Rhyl
Prestatyn Visitor
'Super-casinos
will kill seaside arcades'
28th October
London The New Statesman
Casinos:
tasteless, greedy and philistine - Link is liable
to change next week.
28th October
London The Daily
Telegraph
Archbishop
condemns gambling proposals
The Archbishop
of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has met several Government ministers to
express fears about the Gambling Bill.
28th October
London The Times
Controversy
over gambling regulations
Letter to
the times from Paul Bellringer.
27th October
London Bloomberg
News
Blair
Urged to Scale Back Plans for New U.K. Casinos
27th October
London BBC.co.uk
Blair:
'Casinos will bring jobs'
Tony Blair
was speaking in the Commons at the weekly Prime Minister's question time.
27th October
London ePolitix.com
Nothing
to fear from gambling reform, insists Blair
27th October
London The Guardian
Government
to reassure MPs on casinos
A
lose-lose situation - Guardian Interview with
London Croupier "Polly Stenning"
27th October
London BBC.co.uk
Minister
to defend gambling plans
Lord McIntosh
is scheduled to meet Labour MP's today as well as speak at the "Casinos
and the Future Leisure Market" conference at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel.
27th October
Yorkshire Yorkshire
Post
Gambling
Bill criticised by Labour MP
27th October
Wales icWales/Western
Mail & icNorth Wales/Daily Post
Super-casinos
perfect for all the family, says Hain
Do
your bit for disabled by gambling
- Plans for a Charity casino in North Wales.
27th October
East Anglia East
Anglian Daily Times - Business
Casino
argument bordering on the obscene
27th October
London The Scotsman
Gambling
Bill 'could bring Brown a £3 billion windfall'
27th October
London Interactive
Investor/AFX
UK
tax coffers may swell by 1.5 bln stg from gambling changes - CEBR
27th October
London The Independent
Minister:
Key aim of gambling law reform is to increase tax revenues
Hoey
joins growing list of rebels and describes Bill as 'ga-ga'
27th October
London The Guardian
How
the row over Jowell's gambling bill erupted
The Guardian
looks at the furor surrounding the Gambling Bill and how things have increasingly
gone pear shaped for the Government.
26th October
London The Stage
Gambling
bill ‘falls short’ on key issues
26th October
London Politics.co.uk
Tories
to oppose Gambling Bill
26th October
London The Guardian
Big
players lobbying for piece of the action
A look at
the behind the scenes lobbying of MP's and members of the joint scrutiny
committee.
26th October
London London Evening
Standard
Casino
retreat
26th October
Swansea, Wales icWales/Western
Mail
Vegas-style
casinos set for Wales
26th October
London Net Imperative
Analysis:
Gambling Bill falls short
It's not just
land based operations that are looking closely at the Gambling Bill. Internet
operators are also very interested, especially in future taxation rates.
26th October
London The Times
Terrorists
could use super-casinos as a cover to channel funds, senators say
Jokers
in the Cabinet pack create chaos over casinos
26th October
London The Scotsman
Gambling
Reforms won't Spark Addiction and Crime, Insists Blair
Blunkett
confirms Cabinet at odds over easing gambling controls
26th October
London Daily Mail
& The Guardian
Blair
faces super-casinos opposition
Public
rejects Blair's casino plans
26th October
London The Times
- Editorial
High
stakes - The Government’s relationship with gambling looks too cosy
25th October
London ThisisLondon/London
Evening Standard
Tussauds
seeks out London eye
The company
is also eager to enter the casino market and is searching for a suitable
partner.
25th October
London Conservative
Party Statement
Conservatives
will vote against the Gambling Bill
25th October
London Reuters.co.uk,
BBC.co.uk & The Guardian
Blair:
No more than 40 new casinos in Britain
Blair
hits back at casino critics
Blair:
gambling bill will protect children
25th October
London Daily Mail
Astonishing
Blair claim: Casinos will cure poverty
Only
one fate for this Bill
- Editorial
25th October
London BBC Radio
4
The
World at One
The 25th October
edition has an indepth report and interviews on the topic of the Gambling
Bill.
25th October
Sheffield & Manchester
Sheffield Star & Manchester Online
Sheffield
casino is still likely
Blair
bets casinos will revitalise city
25th October
London The Times
US
casino chief says only lower taxes will lure operators
The AGA's
Frank Fahrenkopf has denied an earlier Times report that government officials
had secretly offered tax cuts to US casino chiefs.
25th October
London ePolitix.com
PM
attempts to end gambling row
25th October
London Daily Mail
Casinos:
The truth behind Jowell's insults
Blair:
Casinos will regenerate areas
25th October
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
Gambling
chief denies 'secret deals' on casinos
Labour
retreat over super-casinos
25th October
London The Guardian
Casino
rethink - Editorial
Jowell
squares up to gambling bill critics
- Political editor
25th October
London The Independent
& Daily Telegraph
Government
'promised casinos cut in gambling tax'
US
casino giants 'offered secret tax deals by Labour'
25th October
London ePolitix.com
Gambling
'shambles' claim rejected
25th October
London The Times
Why
the Treasury can't bet on a tax windfall
Secret
deal to cut casino tax fuels Brown anger
AGA President
and CEO Frank Fahrenkopf was apparently told earlier this year by DCMS
officials that the taxation rates on casinos post deregulation would be
between 15 and 20%.
25th October
London The Scotsman
Government
Promised to Slash Taxes, Say U.S. Casino Bosses
25th October
Manchester ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
United
plans the next big gamble
- Manchester United
24th October
Manchester ThisisMoney/London
Evening Standard
Bookie
profit hits £10m
Fred Done,
Bookmakers based in Manchester.
- www.betfred.com
24th October
Bristol ThisisBristol/Bristol
Evening Post
City
hits jackpot with new casino
Construction
has begun on Gala's £10 million Harbourside casino which is set to
have have 30 tables and 150 slots.
24th October
London The Guardian/Observer
- Victoria Cohen
Don't
flutter yourself - Do I gamble? You bet. But no more casinos in Britain,
please
24th October
London The Guardian/Observer
- Nick Mathiason
Casino
bill derailed by bitter split in Cabinet
Why
the government is betting on casinos
24th October
London The Independent
Casinos
get a thumbs down in new poll
24th October
London The Sunday
Times
How
Labour blew it at the casino
Blair
fundraiser met casino boss
Forget
Vegas — viva Clacton: Will there be high-rolling on the seafront?
24th October
London Daily Telegraph,
The Daily Mail & BBC.co.uk
'Opponents
of new gambling law are snobs,' says Tessa Jowell
Jowell
attacks anti-casino 'snobs'
Jowell
rejects gambling 'snobs'
24th October
London The Daily
Mail
Cabinet
split over Gambling Bill
The Daily
mail is presently running a campaign entitled - Kill the Casino Bill
Daily
Mail campaign: Kill the Casino Bill
24th October
London The Scotsman/PA
'Critics
Overblowing Fears over Relaxed Gambling Laws'
24th October
Scotland Scottish
Sunday Herald
Casino
expansion risks dirty money on the table
Care
is required over Glasvegas developments
- Editorial
23rd October
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Newsletter.co.uk
Exclusion
Of Casinos Is Given A Welcome
Northern Ireland
was given an exception in the Gambling Bill and a casino plan for Belfast
has been withdrawn.
23rd October
London The Daily
Telegraph - Columnist opinion
Will
gambling cure Labour's boredom?
22nd October
Guildford, Surrey
Surrey Advertiser
New
spin of wheel for casino project
22nd October
Swansea ThisisSouthWales/Evening
Post
Casino
cash is now off the cards
22nd October
London The Guardian
- Special report
Gambling
- Special report
The Guardian
has a section devoted to Deregulation.
22nd October
London The Guardian/PA
& The Times
Slot
machine supremo lobbied No 10
US
gambling head lobbied No 10 before Bill change
IGT Chairman
Thomas Baker's mysterious trip to Downing Street in March 2004.
22nd October
London ekklesia.co.uk
Churches
in government casino row
21st October
Dundee, Scotland
Evening Telegraph & Post
New
Dundee £5m casino gets the go-ahead
Grosvenor
Casinos have plans to convert the first floor of an existing Mecca Bingo
Club.
21st October
Birmingham Birmingham
Evening Post
Brum's
casino jackpot
21st October
Glasgow Glasgow Evening
Times
Odeon
joins race to be city's first super-casino
Glasgow has
6 casinos already and their are at plans for at least 6 more at various
stages of development.
20th October
London Daily Telegraph
Gambling
'to boom' after law change
Mega-casinos
will have music, drink and unlimited jackpots
Blair
is gambling on replenishing the coffers
- Opinion
In the first
article Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is pictured enjoying a game of American
Roulette at the Gala casino on Piccadily.
20th October
London The Times
Government
bets its safeguards will block rise of super-casinos
Future
of Bill would lose Labour key seats
The second
article contains an error. Donations from Stuart Wheeler and Lord Steinberg
were to the Conservative party.
20th October
London DCMS
- Press release
New
Gambling Commission To Be Located Outside London And The South East
20th October
London & Coventry
The Guardian
Cabinet
gamble on 'Las Vegas' casinos
Why
would we want to be Europe's offshore Las Vegas?
- Polly Toynbee
'More
places to lose my money in is a worry'
20th October
Yorkshire Yorkshire
Today/Yorkshire Post
Gambling
Bill to open way for Las Vegas-like casino boom Go-ahead for races on Christmas
Day
20th October
Felixstowe The Independent
Edwardian
gentility of Felixstowe threatened by casino development
19th October
Birmingham Coinslot
"Profound
and negative implications..."
BACTA national
president Tim Batstone speaking at the Betting Show in Birmingham.
19th October
London The Times
- Editorial
Political
wager - The Gambling Bill is in danger of adding to a dire problem
19th October
London The Times
Millions
on offer to councils in casino deals
Caesars Entertainment
may well have struck a deal withi Manchester City Council so that they
will receive 2% of future gross gaming win from a casino at Sportcity.
19th October
London DCMS
- Press release
Government
Publishes Gambling Bill - New protections against new risks - Jowell
19th October
London H.M. Government-
Parliamentary publication
Gambling
Bill
The official
document. Produced by the DCMS and introduced to Parliament on Tuesday,
19th October 2004.
19th October
Leeds The Guardian
Rendering
unto Caesars
Labour's
wheel of misfortune
Gambling
shakeup to allow mega-casinos
The alure
of Soccer clubs as a possible venue for Regional casinos and the continuing
decline in manufacturing jobs in Britain.
19th October
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
Casino
peer: I know best
19th October
London Daily Mail
Town
halls cash in on casino kickbacks
18th October
London The Times
Casino
move means all bets are off
If the Gambling
Commission moves out of the capital then it could face mass resignations
from key staff unwilling to relocate.
18th October
London Reuters.co.uk
Casino
bill seen stifling small players
18th October
London Daily Mail,
Guardian
& The Times
Gambling
boom that no one wants
Jowell
faces revolt on gambling
Public
concern at growth of gambling -
Letters to the Times
Deregulation
plans have failed to find support from even a single British newspaper.
18th October
London ThisisMoney/London
Evening Standard
Key
players in gambling revolution
Evening Standard
takes further look at two very different individuals caught up in the rush
to deregulate Britain's gambling laws.
18th October
London ePolitix.com
Casino
regulators slam proposed Newcastle move
ePolitix.com
is reporting that the future Gambling Commission may be moved out of London
to Newcastle.
18th October
Leeds & Liverpool The
Guardian & BBC.co.uk
Stanley
gambles on £125m Leeds casino
Casino
deal to create 1,000 jobs
Stanley Leisure
have unveiled plans for an ambitious project at Elland Road that will create
a 150,000 sq. ft. casino and 1,000 jobs.
- www.stanleyleisure.com
18th October
Leeds & Liverpool Sky
News
Big
casino plan revealed
18th October
Leeds & Liverpool Stanley
Leisure - Press release
Proposed
Regional Casino Development in Leeds
17th October
London The Daily
Telegraph - Columnist opinion
The
one sure thing is that we will all be losers in this game
17th October
Yorkshire Yorkshire
Post - Columnist opinion
Too
many losers in the great casino gamble
17th October
Burnley, Lancashire
ThisisLancashire
All
bets are off over casino debate
Burnley for
some reason appears not to be attracting too much interest from casino
investors.
17th October
Corby, Northamptonshire
Corby Today
Waiting
game over casino plans - PLANS to build the a casino in Corby still hang
in the balance -
Hamlin Leisure Services
17th October
Leeds Leeds Today
£5m
casino gamble on Leeds Utd
Leeds United
appear as though they will be teaming up with Stanley Leisure to build
a casino at their Elland Road ground.
17th October
London The Times
- Registration required
Americans
tilt odds against UK casino firms
MP
who led gaming review in line for top casinos job
Do a keyword
search on the times site for the full articles.
16th October
London The Daily
Mail - Comment
Gambling
with our futures
16th October
London The Sun
Casinos
'a tax on poorest'
- Political editor
Losing
bet - Editorial
The Sun says: This Bill must be
changed to remove the free-for-all and put in proper controls on casino
numbers.
16th October
Scotland The Scotsman
Bill
brings Vegas-style casinos for city closer
16th October
London The Times
- Registration required
Politicians
on casinos inquiry had stakes in gambling
The full article
can be found after conducting a search on the Times website and makes interesting
reading.
15th October
London The Times
- Registration required
Don't
bet on an easy ride, casinos are told
Culture Secretary
Tessa Jowell has warned that regional casinos could be shut down if they
cause an increase in gambling addiction.
15th October
Glasgow Glasgow Evening
Times
Rangers
unveil £150m casino dream for Ibrox
Glasgow Rangers
have released pictures of the planned £150 million Ibrox Sands entertainment
complex.
15th October
London The Daily
Mail
Daily
Mail campaign: Kill the Casino Bill
Hundreds
of thousands face gambling addiction
The Daily
Mail has started a national campaign aimed at derailing the Governments
plans for gambling deregulation.
15th October
London & Scotland
The Glasgow Herald
Winning
hand for the super-casinos
15th October
London The Scotsman
US
gaming giants poised for invasion of UK
Why
Casino Scotland is dicey
- Columnist opinion
14th October
London San Francisco
Chronicle/AP
British
government to introduce gambling legislation soon to open way for big casinos
across country
14th October
London Channel4 News
Gambling
laws set to be relaxed - A Las Vegas in Leicester? A Nevada in Newcastle?
14th October
London The Scotsman
Gambling
Reform Bill to Be Unveiled Next Month
14th October
London Yahoo.co.uk/AP
& Interactive Investor/AFX
Britain
to Introduce Gambling Legislation
UK
govt to bring forward gambling liberalisation bill
14th October
Salford, Manchester
The Salford Advertiser
Twin
casino terror
More details
of last weeks Samurai sword and machette attack at Stanley's Albion Casino.
14th October
London Bloomberg
News
U.K.
Casino Gambling Laws to Get Fast-Track Overhaul
14th October
London ePolitix.com
Hain
to announce Queen's speech pre-emption
Gambling
Bill to get fast-track treatment
The Gambling
Bill will be fast tracked in order to get it on the statute books before
the next election.
14th October
London London Evening
Standard
Gambling
law will pave way for mega casinos
14th October
London The Times
Britain
catches gambling fever with a casino in every town
Casino
explosion is odds on to create more problem gamblers, say operators
Heading
for a town near you
Graphic:
Proposed sites for casinos
The Times
with an alarmist picture of mega-casinos springing up all over Britiain.
14th October
London The Times
- Leader
Society
at stake - There are risks in Britain becoming a gambling nation
13th October
London The Scotsman
Caesars
and Quintain bet on Wembley resort
13th October
London The Times,
Guardian & Daily Telegraph
Gamblers
bring Las Vegas to Wembley
Caesars
Palace bets on winning Wembley formula
Las
Vegas raises the stakes at Wembley
The Times
& Daily Telegraph reports have an artists impression of the proposed
Caesars Wembley development.
12th October
London Gaming Board
for Great Britain - Press release link
Gaming
Board appoints Cheif Executive
12th October
Las Vegas & London
Las Vegas Sun & LVR-J
Caesars
planning to build major casino in London
Caesars
strikes deal for London luxury casino
12th October
London CBS Marketwatch
Caesars
readies for first U.K. deal - Wembley venture 'could be a home run for
us'
12th October
London Quintain Estates
- Press release
Quintain
and Caesars join forces to continue Wembley's transformation into a world-class
leisure destination
12th October
Las Vegas Caesars
Entertainment - Press release
Caesars
to Partner in Luxury London Casino Project as Part of Major Wembley Revitalization
12th October
Las Vegas & London
Reuters.co.uk & BBC.co.uk
Vegas
comes to Wembley with casino plan
Wembley
to become glittery casino
Caesars
plans vast Wembley casino
Caesars plans
are for a 75,000 sq ft casino with 135 tables and 1,250 slots.
- www.quintain-estates.com
12th October
Las Vegas & London
San Francisco Chronicle/AP & Scotsman/PA
Caesars
Entertainment to build major casino in London
Caesars
to Build Major Casino in Capital
The Caesars
Entertainment partnership is with Quintain Estates and Development PLC.
Yahoo Finance:
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=qed.L&m=L
12th October
Liverpool The Liverpool
DailyPost
Should
our gambling laws be liberalised?
Two arguments,
one for and one against the proposed Government changes.
11th October
Manchester Manchester
Online
Armed
gangs raid casinos
The Stanley
Albion Casino in Salford and Grosvenor Casino on Empire Street Manchester
were both the scenes of armed roberies last week.
10th October
London The Guardian
Las
Vegas to gamble £3.5bn on UK casinos
Gambling
fever? Try Hong Kong
8th October
London ePolitix.com
Gambling
Apparently
the 13th of October is the day that the Draft Gambling Bill will receive
it's first reading in Parliament.
7th October
Manchester Daily
Mirror
Casino
Rooyal - Boozy Wayne blows hundreds in minutes on late-night poker
Footballer's,
Alcohol and Gambling a popular topic for the British tabloids.
7th October
Glasgow Glasgow Evening
Times
Rangers
£6m casino windfall
Glasgow Rangers
are purchasing land adjoining Ibrox and hope to get £6 million in
rent annually from their casino deal with Las Vegas Sands.
7th October
Leicester Leicester
Mercury
'Mega
-Casino' Odds-on to cash in on the Boom
Gala Casinos
intend opening a casino on Vaughan Way in Leicester on the 2nd of December.
5th October
London The Scotsman
Internet
and Tax Change Fuel Gambling Fever
5th October
Las Vegas & London - G2E
Las Vegas Sun
U.K.
experts wary of casino boom prediction
4th October
London Daily Telegraph
Britain
leads the world in gambling bonanza
2nd October
Brighton GMB Union
- Press release
Gmb
And Unite-here Announce First Ever Transatlantic Union Partnership To Organise
Gaming And Casino...
The GMB Union
and UNITE-HERE a U.S. Union representing casino staff have announced an
alliance at the Labour party conference in Brighton.
30th September
London ThisisLondon/London
Evening Standard
Hat-trick
Rooney boots bookies
29th September
London ATEOnline.co.uk
Blue
Square pulls out of exchange talks
29th September
London & Boston, Mass.
PRNewswire
Global
Gambling Expands as World Economy Slows
The 3rd edition
of the Global Gambling Review entitled "Double or Quits" is now available.
- http://gamingalmanac.com/GlobalGamblingReport
29th September
Ayr, Scotland ic
Ayrshire
Racecourse
casino plan could fall at first hurdle
Owners Pacific
Shelf have an ongoing application to build a casino, hotel, multiplex cinema,
and racing academy at Ayr Racecourse.
29th September
Birmingham Wolverhampton
Express & Star
Gangsters
warning over casino plan
An alarmist
story warning of what may happen in Brierley Hill if a casino is granted
planning permission.
28th September
Ontario, Canada Business
Wire
iView
Systems Selects EndX Ltd. As Exclusive Reseller In Europe
28th September
Brighton Bellaciao.org
Labour
Conference 2004 in Brighton: Sun International’s fake gambling debate
Sun International
are sponsoring session this evening at the Labour party conference entitled
"Gambling, regeneration, and social responsibility: can everyone be a winner?".
-
Social Market Foundation: www.smf.co.uk
27th September
Las Vegas & London
Reno Gazette-Journal - Jeff Burbank
Las
Vegas: Britain pondering tax rates on gambling
The current
highest rate of Tax on gaming profits in Britain is 40%. U.S. operators
are hoping for something between 15 and 30%.
26th September
Brighton, England
ThisisLondon/Mail on Sunday
Gaming
chiefs step up lobbying
Sun International
is sponsoring a Social Market Foundation meeting about responsible
gambling at this weeks Labour Party conference in Brighton.
26th September
Blackpool The Guardian/Observer
The
man with a winning bet on Blackpool
A profile
of Marc Etches, after driving the campaign to bring casinos to Leisure
Parcs Blackpool properties he will be leaving the company shortly.
26th September
Scotland Sunday Mail
£1/2
million betting probe: Raith bosses summoned
26th September
U.K. and Australia
The Scotsman
Packer
to chip in £300m for casino roll-out
The article
details many of the potential casino developments in Scotland that have
an overseas involvement.
25th September
Yarmouth Norwich
Evening News
Blow
to Yarmouth's big gamble
25th September
London & Kuala Lumpur
Business Times
Genting
poised to garner slice of UK gaming mart
As well as
buying Maxims, Gentings International already has a 15% stake in London
Clubs International.
24th September
British Bookmaking
ThisisLondon/London Evening Standard
Revolution
at the bookies
A look at
the rise of FOBT's there are currently now over 17,000 of them in Britains
8,800 betting shops.
24th September
London & Sydney
The Weekend Australian
Packer's
$757m casino bid
Double
up: Packer's big play
Reports from
Australia are that Kerry Packer's CPH has earmarked £300 million
for casino investments in the U.K.
24th September
London BettingMarket.com
UK
Gambling Industry - A case of supply outstripping demand?
Niall Quinn
from BettingMarket.com takes a close look at the Government's proposals
for deregulation.
24th September
London The
Guardian
Gambling's
losers
BACTA letter
responding to yesterday's Guardian leader.
24th September
Malaysia & London
Business Times
Genting
bets on acquisition of UK casino
The purchase
of Maxims by Genting International will be through their UK subsidiary
Coastbright Ltd. The Gala subsidiary presently owning Maxims is Lydiashourne
Ltd.
23rd September
London The Straits
Times
Mega
casino No. 2 in London on the cards
23rd September
London ePolitix.com
Gambling
law
Includes comment
from GamCare, the Salvation Army and the Independent Casino Operators Association.
23rd September
Malaysia & London
Utusan Online
Genting
International acquires Maxims casino
23rd September
London Glasgow Evening
Times
Glasgow's
new casinos may pay out £1m jackpots
23rd September
Malaysia & London
Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones & The Edge Daily
Malaysia
Genting Unit To Buy UK Casino For £10.5 million
Genting
buys London casino for RM72m
Genting Bhd
have announced to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange that they intend buying
Maxims Casino from Gala for £10.5 million.
23rd September
London The Guardian
A
listening government
Bookmakers
face clampdown on roulette machines
23rd September
Birmingham ic Coventry
& ic Birmingham
NEC
plan for 'Las Vegas of the UK'
Brum
could be casino capital
The latest
British venue to announce potential casino plans is the National Exhibition
Centre near Birmingham.
23rd September
London ThisisLondon/London
Evening Standard
Olympia
casino team is named
23rd September
London ATE Online
Casino
sector confused over Bill's intentions
23rd September
London ATE Online
& Bacta - Press release
BACTA
disappointed with DCMS announcement
BACTA's membership
is mainly companies involved with operating Amusement arcades and AWP machines.
- www.bacta.org.uk
23rd September
London & Scotland
The Glasgow Herald
Casino
machines to offer unlimited jackpots
23rd September
London & Scotland
The Scotsman
US
casinos may reap fruit of limit on slots
- Corrected link
23rd September
London The Independent
Tax
fears delay arrival of 'Las Vegas' casinos
23rd September
London Daily Telegraph
UK
gaming rounds on Vegas-style casinos
23rd September
London BBC.co.uk
Jowell
backs slot machine limits
23rd September
London Financial
Express/LCI - Press release
London
Clubs International plc - Re: Gaming Bill
22nd September
London DCMS - Press
release
Tough
Controls On High Prize Slot Machines To Stay – Jowell
The full text
of the Government's responce can be found @
Government
Response to the First Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Gambling
Bill (Regional Casinos) (Cm 6330)
14 pages in
PDF format.
22nd September
London Salvation
Army/Methodist Church
Government
proposals not enough to stop rise in problem gambling, say churches
22nd September
London Reuters.co.uk
Gambling
firms' high-prize hopes dashed
22nd September
London The Scotsman/PA
& DCMS release
Government
Sticks by Plans on £1m Slot Machines
Tough
Controls on High Prize Slot Machines to Stay - Jowell
22nd September
London Bloomberg
News
U.K.
Allows No-Limit Slot Machines in Biggest Casinos
22nd September
Northeast England
ic Teeside
Huge
amount of money at stake
22nd September
London iWon/Dow Jones
UK
Gov: Unlimited Slot Machines Only In Largest Casinos
22nd September
London The Independent
'Las
Vegas' casinos set for go-ahead in UK town centres
22nd September
London Reuters.co.uk/FT.com
Gambling
deregulation to be axed - FT
21st September
London FT.com
UK
gaming groups to miss jackpot
The FT making
the call on the eve of the Government's official press release.
21st September
Aberdeen Aberdeen
City Council & Aberdeen Independent
New
casino plan for city centre recommended for approval
New
casino may be on the cards
21st September
Las Vegas & London
Business Wire
Cyberview
Technology Announces Licensing and Distribution Agreement with Legends
& Icons
19th September
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Sunday Herald - Muriel Gray
Chips
With Everything
A must read
article on a visit to Gala's new Glassford Street casino. The reporter
and her friends were not impressed.
19th September
London The Sunday
Telegraph
Caesars
bets on palace at Wembley
Caesars is
apparently in talks with Quintain Estates who own 42 acres of land surrounding
the new national stadium.
19th September
London & Johannesburg
The Independent
Peter
Bacon: He's come from the casinos of Sun City to play one-armed bandits
in Britain
Excellent
profile of Sun International CEO Peter Bacon and the companies aspirations
in the U.K.
18th September
Glasgow The Glasgow
Evening Times
Probe
into gambling launched by council
Glasgow City
Council have launched an enquiry into the flood of casino applications
and development plans that have been filed in the city recently.
17th September
London The Independent
Compulsive
gambling, Hunt protests and others
Letters to
the Independent from Peter Collins (Director, Centre for the Study of Gambling,
University of Salford) & Tessa Jowell (Secretary of State, DCMS) commenting
on Mark Griffiths remarks last week about an increase in gambling addiction.
17th September
Sydney & U.K.
The melbourne Age
Packer
lifts stake in UK gaming
17th September
Glasgow Evening Times
18-hour
a day super casino opens in city
16th September
Glasgow, Scotland
The Glasgow Herald
Largest
casino opens as residents raise the stakes
Gala have
now opened their 30,400 sq ft Glassford Street Casino that also becomes
one of the largest in the U.K.
16th September
Birmingham, England
Express & Star & The Guardian
Plan
for £50m complex is unveiled
£50m
plan for leisure complex
- The
Brierley Hill location at mapquest.co.uk
16th September
Birmingham, England
Yahoo Asia/Asia Pulse & AFR/AAP
Kerry
Packer Announces Plans for English Casino Project
Packer
punts on new British casino
Detailed article
on the partnership between Kerry Packer's CPH and Damian Aspinall and their
joint plans for an Aspers chain of casinos across the U.K.
15th September
London The
Guardian
Earl
agrees £19m settlement with casino operator
14th September
London Hotels/The
Times
Casinos
could fund poor councils
14th September
London The
Independent & Daily Telegraph
US
casino head takes reins at London Clubs
London
Clubs' chief to be man who rescued Aladdin
11th September
London ATE Online
Fox
hunting could delay Gambling Bill
BACTA
emphasises importance of triennial
11th September
Liverpool Reuters.co.uk
London
casinos boost Stanley Leisure
10th September
Liverpool Stanley
Leisure - Press release
Stanley
Leisure - AGM Trading update
8th September
London The Guardian
- Letters
Stakes
are high in gambling legislation
Tessa Jowell,
Secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport. A letter in respoce to
a Guardian article on Betting Exchanges
8th September
Edinburgh The Scotsman
Leith
Docks centre of £80m plan for music, hotel and casino
7th September
Britain Media Week
Casinos
gamble on a change in the law
A look at
how British deregulation may effect Bookmakers and Casinos marketing and
advertising campaigns.
7th September
London The Guardian
William
Hill raises virtual roulette stake
Hill's intend
having around 5,200 FOBT's in their 1,600 shops by the end of the year.
7th September
London The Stage
Planet
Hollywood mogul plans £5m London casino
6th September
London London Evening
Standard & The Scotsman
Bookie
William Hill on a winner
William
Hill has big jump
Hill's now
have some 5,000 FOBT's and got rid of some 2,000 AWP's. The average win
per-week per-FOBT is around £400.
6th September
London City Wire,
The Guardian & Yahoo UK/Reuters
William
Hill pulls up lame on slowdown warning
William
Hill reports profits increase
William
Hill slips on punters' winning streak
6th September
London UK-Wire.com
William
Hill Plc - Announcement of interim results
6th September
Wales The Western
Mail
How
Tenby 'fix' made horse racing a non-runner in much of Wales
A look back
at the victory of Oyster Maid at Tenby in 1927, possibly one of the biggest
betting coups ever landed in Britain.
5th September
British Racing The
Observer/Guardian & Daily Telegraph
Spotlight
falls on '£6m loser'
Fixed?
Bet you anything it isn't
Let
the police get racing out of a fix
5th September
Glasgow Scotland
On Sunday
We're
on a roll to nowhere
A thoughtful
and entertaining article on the 5 additional casinos now on the drawing
board in Glasgow. The first, Gala's Glassford Street opens in 11 days time
and will become Scotland's largest casino.
5th September
London Daily Telegraph
Gambling
Bill MPs linked to casinos
5th September
London Daily Telegraph
The
casino economy
An interview
with Rt Hon Lord (Andrew) McIntosh of Haringey, Minister for Media and
Heritage.
A profile
of Lord McIntosh and his responsibilities can also be found at:
www.culture.gov.uk/about_dcms/ministers/lord_mcintosh.htm
4th September
Scotland The Scotsman
Sun
International planning £150m Scots casino complex
3rd September
London & Australia
The Courier Mail & SMH/AAP
Betfair
confident of licence despite UK scam
Betfair
confident of getting licences
3rd September
London The Caterer
Big
names for London casino
Planet Hollywood's
Rober Earl's plans for 50 St James's in partnership with LCI.
3rd September
London Rank Group
- Website links
Latest
News: 2004 Interim Results Webcast
Video
interview with Rank Group CEO Mike Smith
- Registration required.
3rd September
London Reuters.co.uk
UK's
Rank mulls group break-up, H1 profits fall
2nd September
London Reuters.co.uk
Bailed
jockeys back in saddle
2nd September
London Reuters.co.uk
Jockey
Fallon held in race-fixing probe
Fallon
finds controversy on and off the track
1st September
Britain - Various
The Sun, Scotsman & London Evening Standard
Champion
jockey arrested
Sport
of Racing Plagued by Scandal and Controversy
Racing's
image hit again
"Today's events
almost certainly involve the backing and laying of horses via the exchanges"
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