London          DCMS - Press release
Independent panel appointed to advise Government on new casino locations

The Government's Casino Advisory Panel will be chaired by Professor Stephen Crow, CB. The 4 other members are Christopher Collison, James Froomberg, Neil Mundy and Deep Sagar. They begin work almost immediately and a report is expected by the end of 2006.

- www.culture.gov.uk

London          DCMS - Press release
Commencement Orders bring Gambling Act changes into force

The 24 hour rule will be history from 1st October and jackpot slots are increased from 10 to 20 for all size operations.

Singapore          The Malaysian Star
Bill on casinos ready next year

Fort Lauderdale          Miami Herald - Columnist Opinion
Mob-style hit here reminiscent of bad old Vegas
- www.suncruzcasino.com

Singapore          Business Times Asia
Raffles Hotel officially handed over to US-based Colony Capital
- www.raffles.com & www.colonyinc.com

London          icLiverpool/Daily Post
Casino shares fall on debut

Nottingham          Response Source - Gala group press release
Play Now - Gala Casino and Gala Bingo

From 1st October 2005, customers of British Casinos and Bingo Halls will no longer have to wait 24 hours before entering.

Illinois          ChicagoBusiness.com
Suitors already in hunt for Empress, Alton casinos - Illinois Gaming Board approves merger of Penn National, Argosy
- www.argosy.com/chicago & www.argosy.com/stlouis

Mississippi & Louisiana          CNN
Floating casinos may come ashore - Post-Katrina Mississippi considers changing gaming law

Las Vegas & Singapore           Forbes/AP
Harrah's Teams With SMG to Build Casino

Sydney & Singapore           Australian Sunday Times
Tabcorp rates Singapore casino chances

Israel & London           Jerusalem Post
Israeli-owned Internet gambling firm raises GBP 147.7m. in IPO

Trading in 888 stock for the public begins on Tuesday, 4th October.

Gaming Investments           Yahoo/AP
Ameristar Casinos Dips on Lower Outlook
- www.ameristar.com

Solomon Islands          Solomon Star
Third casino on the way

Tucson, Arizona           Tucson Citizen
Arizona Indian casinos among most profitable

Arizona has 22 tribalcasinos that had a combined gaming win of  $1.536 billion from 1st July, 2004 to 30th June 2005.

Agra, India           The Times of India
Agra to host laser shows, casinos for tourists

Pennsylvania           Yahoo/Business Wire
Penn National Gaming Secures Illinois Gaming Board Approval to Proceed with Proposed Acquisition of Argosy Gaming Company
- www.pngaming.com & www.argosy.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master, Inc. Provides VendingData Infringement Action Update
- www.shufflemaster.com & www.vendingdata.com
 

Malaysia           Independent Online
Malaysias hilltop casino gets a facelift
- www.genting.com.my

London           The Times & Reuters UK
Online casino 888 bets on £590m float
Online casino 888 sets 175p/share offer price
- www.888.com & www.cassava.net

Blackpool           Blackpool Today
'No U-turn from PM on super casino bid'

London           Yahoo UK/AFX
CVC Capital joins race to buy Coral Eurobet - report

Travemünde, Germany           Kieler Nachrichten
Bald rollt die Kugel erst ab 17 Uhr

South Africa           Fin24.com/I-Net Bridge
SA's gambling brings in R10 billion

Gross revenues from gambling in South Africa during 2004/5 were almost R10 billion. Up from R6.5 billion in 2003/4. Casino gaming contributed 87.6% of the total.

- www.ngb.org.za
- NATIONAL GAMBLING STATISTICS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2005

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Announces Positive Outcome to Markman Hearing
- www.vendingdata.com

Melbourne, Australia            The Malaysian Star 
Malaysian stings Aussie banks

Las Vegas           The Statesman
Casinos' eye in the sky goes digital

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Updates Third Quarter and Full Year 2005 Financial Guidance
- www.ameristar.com

Singapore           Channel News Asia
Singapore lays its cards on the table

Tulsa, Oklahoma           Las Vegas Sun
Card games trump gambling machines in state revenue
 

Fort Lauderdale           The Seattle Times
Three held in '01 slaying of man who sold boats to Abramoff

The AP reports that 3 arrests have now been made in the Gus Boulis murder trial and that at least 1 has ties to Sun Cruz purchaser Adam Kidan.

London           The Times & FT.com
Gala in battle with equity firms to take over Coral
Bingo group Gala in talks over bid for Coral
Gala's flutter
- www.galagroup.co.uk & www.coraleurobet.com

London           Interactive Investor
UK casino operator Gala in talks to buy Coral Eurobet - report

London           Yorkshire Post
Government denies changing casino plans

Saltley, Birmingham           icBirmingham/Sunday Mercury
New blow to Blues' plan for casino

Three local councilors have now formerly objected to BCFC's regional casino plan on moral and religious grounds.

New Jersey           The Press of Atlantic City/AP & 6abc.com/WPVI
Caesars pays $185,000 to settle charges surveillance workers ogled women
Casino Workers Allegedly Misused Surveillance Cams

Toronto, Ontario           CNW Group & Canoe
Ontario Government Releases Report On Problem Gambling
- www.health.gov.on.ca/english/media/news_releases/archives/nr_05/nr_092705.html
Report finds problem-gaming cash didn't get to right programs - Temporary link

Australia           Contact Music
Moss offered gambling contract
- www.nine.com - No company name or address could be found on the website.

Levis, Canada & Guatemala           CNW Telbec
DEQ cancels shareholder agreement and renegotiates partnership agreement with Severn for a 550 slot machine project
- www.deq.com

Las Vegas           Investors Business Daily - Press release
PB Gaming Completes Sale of Poster Financial Group
- www.landrysrestaurants.com | www.goldennugget.com | www.gnlaughlin.com

Las Vegas & Carson City           Las Vegas Sun/AP - Adam Goldman
Nevada regulators OK Landry's purchase of Golden Nugget casinos

California           Bloomberg/Business Wire
Harrah's Rincon To Host World Series of Poker Circuit Event
- www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Macau           Las Vegas Sun/AP
Casino backers still in control of Macau

Las Vegas           KLAS-TV.com
Westward Ho Casino Closes in November

Colorado           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casinos Secures Financing for Two Growth Projects

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania           Las Vegas Sun/AP
Gaming board sued over background checks
 

Illinois           ChicagoBusiness.com
Penn to sell Empress, Alton Belle - Company to divest two IL casinos in order to win approval of Argosy merger

Illinois           SuburbanChicagoNews.com & Yahoo/St. Louis Business Journal
Empress may change hands again
Penn National to sell Alton Belle as part of Argosy buy
- www.pngaming.com & www.argosy.com

Jackson, Mississippi           Biloxi Sun-Herald/AP
Lawmakers to tackle future of state's battered casino industry

Melbourne, Australia           The Herald Sun
High-roller casino con
Banks his golden goose

Adelaide, Australia           The Advertiser
Regulator to act on casino, footy club drug claim
Gambling inquiry delay - The 17 year old Chinese student who allegedly lost A$40,000.

Louisiana           Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Casinos still standing - Damage to Lake Charles sites light to moderate

Photos of Harrah's Lake Charles would appear to show more than "moderate" damage.

Missouri           Kansas City Star - Rick Alm
Gambling losses up sharply in Missouri - State report also notes rise in crime

London           Reuters UK
Online casino 888's IPO 'well covered' - HSBC

Liverpool           UK-Wire.com
Sportech PLC - Unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30th June.
Sportech PLC - Directorate Change

Louisiana           Newsday/AP
Pinnacle Entertainment Properties Endure Hurricane Rita
Boyd Gaming Reports on Impact of Hurricane Rita
Harrah's Lake Charles Employees Asked To Call Relief Hotline
- www.pnkinc.com | www.boydgaming.com| www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/lch/

Louisiana           Newsday/AP
Rita Shuts Down 2nd Major Louisiana Casino Market

Singapore           Bloomberg News
Singapore Delayed Casino Bidding to Address Concerns, Lim Says 

London & Las Vgas           Yahoo/Business Wire
Cyberview Technology Issued Another U.S. Patent for Innovation in Gaming Systems
- www.cybview.com

Yarmouth           EDP24.com
Las Vegas-style casino for Yarmouth? 

Yarmouth officials believe that a regional casino would bring an additional 3.3 million annual visitors to the town.

Oregon           KGW.com/AP
Governor's challenger urges gambling ban for aid recipients
 

Mississippi           Business Wire
Floating Casinos Wrecked, Millions in Tax Dollars Lost Daily; Mississippians for Jobs Says Rebuilding Ashore Will Assure Revenues to Benefit Citizens Again 

Las Vegas & Singapore           Bloomberg News
Harrah's, Keppel Land comment on Singapore casino bid process

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Business Press - David McKee G2E reports
Loveman noncommittal on Caesars' high-end future
Cultural misunderstandings plague Macau's casino business

Cyprus & Tel Aviv, Israel           Globes Online
PlayTech mulls London IPO
- www.playtech.com

Bahamas           The Bahama Journal
Baha Mar Negotiates With Hilton For Casino Partnership

Singapore           Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Singapore Likely To Miss Casino Tender Deadline -Sources
Singapore To Delay Issuing Casino Tender Until Nov

The delay in proposals is for the Marina Bay site. A formal request for proposals for Sentosa Island will apparently be issued in the 1st quarter of 2006.

Singapore           Singapore Tourism Board - Press release
Request for Proposals for the Integrated Resorts

Macau           China View/Xinhua & Washington Post/Reuters
Macao's casino tax income soars 17% in 1st 8 months
Democracy group emerges big winner in Macau polls

London & Netherlands Antilles           UK-Wire.com
Leisure & Gaming plc - Maiden Interim Results for the six months ended 30th June 2005
- www.lngplc.com & www.vipsports.com

Guernsey           BBC.co.uk
Minister admits casino mistakes

Lake Charles, Louisiana           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Provides Update of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina Damage
- www.islecorp.com

Online Gambling/Betting           BettingMarket.com
Online Betting Website Traffic Volumes

The Hong Kong Jockey Club continues to have the No. 1 ranked betting website world-wide. Macau Slot appears to have jumped into second place.

- www.hkjc.com & www.macauslot.com

Las Vegas & Singapore           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Announces Plans to 'Usher in New Era of Entertainment' in Singapore
- www.lasvegassands.com & www.clearchannel.com

Niagara Falls, New York           Buffalo News
Job fair seeks workers for new casino hotel

Ashburton, New Zealand           Ashburton Guardian
Smokefree cuts gaming machine revenue
 

Israel & Barnet, Hertfordshire           ThisisMoney/Mail on Sunday
Gaming tycoon in Israeli fraud trial

San Juan, Puerto Rico           Gambling911.com
Mystery surrounds murder of online gambling entrepreneur Adam Anhang
- Search "Adam Anhang"

British Columbia, Canada           HeraldNet.com
Casino worker charged with first-degree theft

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Review-Journal
Alert targets 26,000 at Expo - G2E worker infected with Hepatitis A

Victoria, Australia           The Melbourne Age
Review of licences could put an end to pokies

The concession on slot operations in Victoria is jointly operated by Tattersalls and Tabcorp. Their contract with the state comes to an end in 2012.

London           The Sunday Times
The Andrew Davidson Interview: Casino fixer gambling on win in UK

Interview with Isle of Capri co-founder Allan Solomon. Discussed are the companies plans for a regional casino at the Ricoh Arean in Coventry.

Strasbourg           Servihoo/AFP
Tensions building over liberalisation of EU gambling sector

Questions will be raised this week about the impartiality of a study into European gambling monopolies being undertaken by the Centre for the Study of Gambling at the University of Salford.

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Review-Journal
Alert targets 26,000 at Expo - G2E worker infected with Hepatitis A

Las Vegas           Newsday/AP
Global Gaming Expo attendees warned of hepatitis-A exposure
- Global Gaming Expo - Public Health Notice

Calgary, Alberta           The Globe and Mail
435 workers at casino in Calgary go on strike

London & Gibraltar           Daily Telegraph
32Red online casino goes for a rolling flotation
32Red boss plays an adventurous hand
- www.32red.com

Reno, Nevada           USA Today
Peppermill's $230 million expansion includes 17-story hotel tower
- www.peppermillreno.com

Cyprus           Cyprus Mail
Bookies welcome gambling proposals

Louisiana           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Boyd Gaming Establishes Employee Assistance Hotlines for Louisiana Employees
- www.boydgaming.com

Reno & Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun/AP
Opposition mounts to Las Vegas-based company's Reno plans
- www.nosouthrenocasinos.org
 

New York           Kansas City Star/AP
High rollers attend New Yorker festival

Miami, Florida           Tallahassee.com/AP & Miami Herald
Lobbyist accused in SunCruz says former partner is to blame
Federal inquiry looks at ship deal

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Jury: New Frontier must pay $110,000 to card counter
 
 

Lake Charles, Louisiana
There are three casinos in the Lake Charles area...
Isle of Capri Lake Charles
www.isleofcapricasinos.com/Lake_Charles/
Harrah’s Lake Charles
www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/lch/
Pinnacle Entertainment's L’auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino
www.ldlcasino.com

Louisiana Casino Association.
www.casinosoflouisiana.com

As daylight breaks in Texas and Louisiana the Weather Channel has reported that casinos in the Lake Charles area have suffered "severe damage".

Lake Charles, Louisiana           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Lake Charles Experiencing Serious Damage
 

Louisiana           Reuters.com
Louisiana casinos closed ahead of hurricane Rita

Louisiana           Yahoo/PRNewswire
L'Auberge du Lac Temporarily Suspends Operations Due to Hurricane Rita
- www.pnkinc.com & www.pnkinc.com/hurricane_update
Harrah's Lake Charles Closes Due to Approach of Hurricane Rita
- www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/lch/

London           Uk-Wire.co.uk
32Red Plc - 32Red Plc floats with a market capitalisation of approximately £60 million
- www.32red.com & www.32redpoker.com

Coventry           icCoventry
We'll beat Blackpool to super casino!

Kuala Lumpur           Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Malaysia Genting Unit, GIL, Seeks SGX Main Bd Listing

New York & Las Vegas           Yahoo/Reuters
Global Cash Access up 7% in market debut
- www.globalcashaccess.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Secures Existing Management Team to 2010

Coventry           icBirmingham/Birmingham Sunday Mercury
Why this £60m casino is well worth a gamble

Isle of Capri giving their pitch as to why the Ricoh Arena should be chosen as the venue for Britain's first regional casino.

Birmingham & Coventry           icBirmingham/Birmingham Evening Mail
City faces rival casino bid
- www.ricoharena.co.uk

Las Vegas           KLASTV.com - 21st & 22nd September
Eyewitnesses Say Ressa Showed No Remorse
Police Believe Driver Intentionally Hit Las Vegas Strip Pedestrians
Ressa Facing Numerous Charges - Admits to Being The Driver
Condition of Crash Victims Hospitalized
Rapid Response to Crash Scene

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun
Driver charged with murder

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Report recommends no tough limits on neighborhood casinos

Atlantic City           Yahoo/Market Wire
Down to Six At the World Poker Tour Main Event At Borgata

Mississippi           NOLA.com/AP
Miss. Baptist Convention gearing up to oppose on-land casinos

Mississippi           San Francisco Chronicle/Washington Post
Big tax breaks proposed for Gulf Coast casinos - Gambling firms had been excluded in past, officials say

The Bahamas           HotelNewsSource.com
Cable Beach Resorts Spends $6.75 Million On Renovations And Upgrades To Crystal Palace Casino
- www.wyndhamnassauresort.com

Mississippi & Ontario, Canada           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Contributes C$250,000 to Harrah's Employee Recovery Fund
 

Glasgow           The Scotsman & Las Vegas Sun/Bloomberg News
Rangers plan to bring Las Vegas-style gambling to Ibrox
Sands may build casino in Scotland 

The Scotsman's article also includes an artists impression. The soccer pitch will be on top of many of the proposed retail and gaming areas.

- www.lasvegassands.com

Mississippi           MSNBC/AP
Gambling barge goes 'kaboom' in Mississippi
Officials Implode Casino Barge On Miss. Highway

An amazing video of the the Grand Casino being imploded. The properties website at Caesars.com is still available for viewing.

- www.caesars.com/GrandCasino/Gulfport/

Auckland, New Zealand           NZCity.co.nz
Casino workers unhappy about evacuation

Sky City Auckland apparently had to be evacuated on Saturday 17th September after a pilot threatend to fly a stolen plane into the building.

Hamilton, New Zealand           Stuff.co.nz
Sky City development plans given a boost

Free State, South Africa          Finance24.com
Bloem readies for R240m casino

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Named Among Leading Companies for Gay and Transgender Employees by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sands starts own big dig for Palazzo - More than 1 million cubic yards of sub-Strip dirt moved for garage

Los Angeles           Yahoo/PRNewswire
WPT Enterprises in Dispute With the Travel Channel Over the Professional Poker Tour

New York - Gaming Investments           Yahoo/AP
Casino Stocks Weaken Ahead of Rita