London & Israel           Reuters
Web gaming firm Cassava eyes London listing - paper
- www.cassava.net | www.888.com | www.pacificpoker.com

Britain - National Lottery           The People
Sleazy Money - The life and times of a £1 million winner.

Washington           U.S. News and World Report - 29th August edition
Snake Eyes for 'Casino Jack'

Indian Gaming - California           The Press-Enterprise
Building casinos off tribal land decried
Odds don't look good for area card rooms
- www.lercasino.com

Indian Gaming - California           The Press-Enterprise
Casinos seek right amenities

Las Vegas & Macau           Las Vegas Sun - Richard N. Velotta, 19th August
Ho, MGM Mirage deal should pass regulators

London           ABC Money
Bingo firm Gala drops flotation plan, sells stake to buy-out company
 

Australia           Australian Daily Telegraph
He bet $1.6m and won't pay

Perth, Australia           Australian Sunday Times
How high-rollers blow $5m a night
CASINO STING

Lake Tahoe           Taho Daily Tribune
Casino bombed 25 years ago: Domestic terrorism trumped in 1980

It's now 25 years since John Birges Sr. wheeled a 1,200 lb bomb disquised as a photo copier into Harvey's Resort Hotel in Lake Tahoe. It was part of a $3 million extortion plan and he died in prison in 1996.

Perth, Australia           News.com.au
Casino caught in $5m sting - Burswood Casino.

Melbourne, Australia           News.com.au
Crown hit for $4.5m - Crown Casino

Prague, Czech Republic          ceskenoviny.cz
Jandak worked in foundation linked to casino Royal - press

Portugal          Peoples Daily/Xinhua
Betandwin sponsors Portuguese soccer league for next four seasons

Louisiana          Yahoo/Business First
Churchill gets approval for slots at New Orleans race track
- www.fairgroundsracecourse.com

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania & Bangor, Maine          Yahoo/Business Wire
Penn National Gaming Secures Operators License in Maine
- www.pngaming.com/main/bangor.shtml

Colorado          The Denver Post
Casinos' contributions to state climb slightly

South Africa          Finance24.com
Casino staff return to work
- www.emperorspalace.co.za
 

London          BBC.co.uk, Sharecast.com & The Times Online
Third player added to Gala table
Candover and Cinven sell Gala stake
Gala float off as owners sell stake to Permira
- www.galagroup.co.uk | www.candover.com | www.cinven.com | www.permira.com

London & Malaysia          Malay Mail
GAMBLING DATIN - Another casino hounds her over £1m debt

Miami, Florida          Sun-Sentinel/AP & The Ledger/AP
Abramoff in court on fraud charge - GOP lobbyist plans to enter not guilty plea
Abramoff makes first Miami court appearance on fraud charge

Tokyo, Japan          Independent Online
Gambling mom charged with baby's death

Mississippi          Biloxi Sun-Harald
Collectors target poker chips, tokens and other gambling items
- http://home.cfl.rr.com/deepsouthchips

Indiana          bizjournals.com/Business First
Caesars Indiana to be rebranded as Horseshoe casino

Fiji          FijiVillage.com
Asians appear for Gambling charges
 

Nevada & Indiana          Las Vegas Sun
IGT back in slot group
Harrah's to rebrand Caesars Indiana as a Horseshoe property
Castaways being demolished

Las Vegas & Indiana           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Legendary Horseshoe Casino Brand Coming to Southern Indiana
- www.harrahs.com & www.caesars.com/Caesars/Indiana

Las Vegas          PRNewswire - Gaming Standards Press releases
GSA Simplifies Patent Policy
IGT And GSA Agree to Combine Efforts and Consolidate Protocols
- www.gamingstandards.com & www.igt.com

San Diego          San Diego Union-Tribune
Pauma tribe, Hard Rock scrap casino-resort plans
- www.casinopauma.com

Atlantic City          The Press of Atlantic City
Casinos post $328.2M. in profits - Borgata, Resorts among leaders in second quarter
- www.state.nj.us/casinos/july_2005_revenue.htm

Winnepeg, Manitoba          The Globe and Mail
Winnipeg reserve to open smoker-friendly casino
- www.rrafn.com

Brownsville, Texas          Fort Wayne.com/AP
Drug dealer wins lottery, can't keep it - He's also doing 24 years time without parole!

Trinidad & Tobago          T & T Express
Rocke takes High Stakes Poker game - Club De Vegas, Frederick Street, Port of Spain. 

Macau          FT.com - Slideshow
Casinos take a bet on Macao

Colorado          9News.com
Casino operators say rock slide costing them customers

Bloomington, Illinois          KWQC.com/AP
Sheriff: 100 people had IDs stolen in gambling scam

Mississippi          Biloxi-Sun-Herald
Three top executives leave Beau Rivage in a SHAKE-UP
- www.beaurivage.com

Louisiana          Shreveport Times
Overall casino market down in July

Nevada          Las Vegas Review-Journal - Gaming Wire
More rules swamp casino industry - New credit-card regulations are latest development
 

Hong Kong          Hong Kong Standard - Zack Coleman & Townsville Bulletin
Money 'gets washed on HK cruises'
Four bailed over super fraud

Online Poker          Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
World's largest online poker tournament gains popularity

South Australia          The Advertiser
Pokie Losses reach $800m

Johannesburg, South Africa          Business Day & Finance24.com
Fawu workers on strike at Emperor’s Palace
Casino workers in wage gamble
- www.emperorspalace.co.za & www.peermont.com

Thailand          Bangkok Post - Editorial
Gambling on football must be stopped

Denmark          DR Nyheder International
Gaming Service to lower gambling age
- www.tips.dk - Dansk Tipstjeneste.

Johannesburg, South Africa          Independent Online
Gambling addict saw R3.9m as 'a loan'

Detroit          Crains Business Detroit
MGM, Greektown casinos report July revenue increases; MotorCity down 4%

Aruba          TravelAgentCentral.com
Riu Purchases Aruba Grand Beach Resort & Casino
- www.arubagrand.com & www.Riu.com

Colorado Springs, Colorado          Yahoo/PRNewsire
Century Casinos Receives Letter of Commitment for Funding of the Central City, Colorado Project

Richmond, B.C. & Aurora, Ontario          Canada.com/PRNewswire
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and Magna Entertainment Corp. finalize agreement for purchase of Flamboro Downs
- www.gcgaming.com & www.flamborodowns.com

Los Angeles          Los Angeles Daily News
Casino plan called a scam - Businessman is sued by state
 

Birmingham, England          Birmingham Evening Mail & BBC.co.uk
Casino hit by ram raiders
Robbers use lorry in casino raid

Newcastle          LeisureOpportunities.co.uk
Casino group creates local commitee ahead of flagship casino launch
- www.aspersnewcastle.co.uk

Florida & Los Angeles          Sun-Sentinel/AP
Attorney says lobbyist willing to discuss gangland-style murder of Gus Boulis

Australia & Hong Kong          The Advertiser
Conspiracy to launder super funds

"One of those transactions saw $30.4m transferred to a Hong Kong-based gambling cruise ship, the Captain Omar III." - "MV Captain Omar"

Australia & New York          The Advertiser
Aristocrat faces fraud case
- www.aristocrat.com.au

New York          Reuters
Trump Resorts posts loss in bankruptcy during Q2

New York          Business Wire
Trump Entertainment Resorts Reports 2005 Second Quarter and Six Months Results
- www.trumpcasinos.com

Hong Kong & Macau          Reuters & Hong Kong Standard
Shun Tak to take stake in Macau low-cost airline-paper
Ho firm taking 30pc of carrier

Australia          ZDNet Australia
Google, others breach e-gambling law ?

Thailand          Bangkok Post
Gambling bank clerk siphons off B26m
 

Connecticut          The Stamford Advocate/AP
Connecticut casinos send state $40 million in July

Las Vegas          Yahoo/Business Wire
Gaming Partners International Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2005
- www.gpigaming.com

Macau          Las Vegas Business Press
Currency adjustment may be plus for Macau

London ?         Yahoo UK/Business Wire
Fortune Strikes as GameAccount Forges Deal with Fortune Lounge Internet's Largest Casino Group - Skill games.

London          Yahoo UK/CNW
FUN Technologies' SkillJam signs multi-year skill-gaming agreement with Sportingbet - Skill games.

Singapore & London          Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Singapore's BIL ups dividend, seeks UK casino licences
- www.thistlehotels.com & www.bilgroup.com

Melbourne, Florida          Florida Today
City, arcade battle is no game - Starlight Palace showdown may set precedent
- www.aboutbrevardcounty.com/starlight

Toronto          Globe and Mail Technology
CryptoLogic betting on growth
- www.cryptologic.com

Vietnam          English Eastday.com
Vietnam may remove tax on casino and jackpot winners 

Poker          PRWeb.com
Poker TV Guide launches interactive poker TV listings
- www.pokertvguide.com

New Zealand          Scoop.co.nz
Downturn in gaming revenue hits community grants