Australia              Bloomberg.com
Billionaire Packer Bets on Casinos as Murdoch Skewers TV Moves

Detroit              Detroit Free Press
MotorCity aims to be casino classic
www.motorcitycasino.com

St. Louis, Missouri              USA Today
Arrest, bill won't deter online gambling

David Carruthers will be back in Federal Court in St. Louis later today.

www.betonsports.com - After almost 1 month BoS have posted an update on their website

Auckland, New Zealand              Yahoo Asia/Reuters, The Melbourne Age
NZ's Sky City H2 profit up 26 pct, shares slump
NZ's Sky City a takeover target in shakeout - CEO
SkyCity expects more growth in 2006/07
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SKC.AX

Gaming Investments              New York Times
Web Casinos Becoming a Riskier Bet for Investors

Connecticut              Hartford Courant/AP
Casino Perks Aplenty For High Rollers
 

Additional headlines...
PartyGaming eyes Victor Chandler - ThisisMoney
Town's future waits on Lady Luck - Stranraer
Betting Chaos after Oval farce - Bettingzone.co.uk
Irish Poker Open 2007 - €2 Million Prize Pool Guaranteed - PRWeb.com
Strip poker champ bares all after win - Reuters
 

South Korea              The Korea Times
Slot Machines on Every Corner - Social Problems Worsen As Gambling Becomes Widespread
Gambling Machine Distributor Under Tax Probe
 

London & Northampton              Aspers - Press release 16/8
Aspers Group to operate casino in Northampton

Aspers has teamed up with Kerzner to open an Aspers branded casino on Commercial Street in Northampton. Licensed under the 1968 Act the premises are scheduled to open in 2007.

www.aspers.co.uk
www.kerzner.com
 

Macau              Yahoo/AFP
Bad old days return as Macau casino boss found murdered

The AFP reports that Chao Yeuk-hong, executive director of the Golden Palace VIP rooms at the Casino Lisboa, and her husband were brutally murdered Friday at the Zhuhai golf course located just across the Chinese border

www.hotelisboa.com
 

London & Liverpool              Sunday Telegraph
Pension deficit hits casino deal

The Sunday Telegraph reports that a £24.7m pension deficit at LCI is the reason why talks with Stanley Leisure have stalled.

www.stanleyleisure.com
www.lciclubs.com

Norway              The Norway Post
Gambling machines banned from next July

Norwegain Government owned Norsk Tipping's contract ends on the 1st July 2007 and some 15,000 of their slots look set to be removed.

www.norsk-tipping.no

Gibraltar              The Observer/Guardian
Poker firm bets on Chandler - Party Gaming

London              FT.com
Fruit machine king prays for rain - Nick Harding, CEO of Talarius
www.talarius.com

London              Sunday Times & The Scotsman
Ladbrokes set to play abroad
Ladbrokes to show its hand over US proposal
www.ladbrokesplc.com

London              Sunday Times
Indians take on Camelot for British lottery
www.sugaldamani.org

Gibraltar              Sunday Times
Gaming founder hedges his bets - Vikrant Bhargava, co-founder of Party Gaming.

St. Petersburg & Tampa, Florida              Charlotte Business Journal
Titan Cruise Lines sinks in bankruptcy court
www.oceanjewel.com
www.flickr.com/photos/18918971@N00/88426182

Colorado              The Denver Post
Colo. casinos reap jackpot in July, fiscal '06
www.revenue.state.co.us/Gaming/home.asp
 

Additional headlines...
IRS audits anger casino workers - Nevada
Gambling addict academic jailed - Queensland, Australia.
Ex-Governor Pushes For Casino Gambling On Saipan - Saipan, C.N.M.I
 

Las Vegas             In Business Las Legas - Liz Benston & Richard Velotta
Middle-income tourists aren't spending as much
Visitor numbers drop again

Sheffield           Sheffield Today/Sheffield Star -  letter
Betts deludes himself over plans for a regional casino
Minutes of the public meeting to oppose a Mega Casino in Sheffield - June 22nd 2006
 

Las Vegas ? & Toronto, Canada              MOON World Resorts - Press Release
MOON to Exhibit at X Prize Cup in New Mexico, USA
www.moonworldresorts.com
www.xprizecup.com
www.xprizefoundation.com

Florida & The Bahamas
www.ginnversailles.com
www.ginnclubsandresorts.com

Auckland, New Zealand              News.com.au
Casino workers demand higher wages
www.skycityauckland.co.nz
 

BetonSports reports...
Costa Rica & London
BetonSports and David Carruthers- behind the scenes - EOG.com
BETonSPORTS advertisers to pay for Carruthers' legal fees? - EOG.com
 

Additional headlines...
Police plea on Bookie Robber - Normanton, Derbyshire
Mass peel off starts in strip poker championship
http://strippoker.paddypower.com
Job applicants unfazed by French Lick casino fight
www.frenchlick.com
Confessed killer apologizes in Las Vegas court - Las Vegas Sun/AP.
 

Biloxi, Mississippi              PRNewswire - Good quality videos

London & Manchester              London Clubs Int. - PRESS RELEASE
Director of Gaming announced at Manchester 235 (PDF)
Manchester 235 raises the entertainment stakes (PDF)

LCI have announced that Tony reynold has been appointed as Director of Gaming for Manchester 235 scheduled to open in October.

www.manchester235.com

Freeport, Bahamas              Nassau Guardian/The Freeport News
Royal Oasis sold!

The property has been sold to a group of Florida investors called World Investments Holdings.

Royal Oasis Image at JonesBahamas.com

Southend              ThisisEssex
Casino plan set for approval - Rank Group.'s proposal could be Southend's 3rd casino.

Online & Problem Gambling - Greg Hogan case
How online gambling toppled Greg Hogan's world - The Morning Call (7 pages)
Former Class President Goes To Jail For Bank Robbery -
The silent addiction on college campuses

St. Louis Missouri & Costa Rica              Gambling911.com
Advertising venues requested to send money to dormant company managed by David Carruthers
BetonSports misleading statement to shareholders

Online payment processor Neteller has denied that it's holding upthe payment of refunds from BetonSports to it's customers.

St. Louis,  Missouri              Forbes.com
Gaming Boss Bailed, May Strike Plea Bargain
 

Newton, Massachusetts              PRNewswire
Casino City's Corfman Profiled in Boston Business Journal
www.casinocity.com

Auckland, New Zealand              News.com.au
Casino workers demand higher wages
www.skycityauckland.co.nz

London & Malaysia              Forbes.com/
Report: Asian Billionaire Quek To Buy London Casino
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/S1DG.html - Quek Leng Chan

Tunica, Mississippi             WMCTV.com
Gaming school a big hit with would be casino employees
www.dealingschool.com
www.myriadworldresorts.com - Myriad Botanical Resort
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MYRA.OB

Phoenix & St. Louis, Misouri              Yahoo/PRNewswire & Reuters
Fortunes Entertainment To Acquire Casino Aztar Caruthersville
Fortunes to acquire Aztar's Missouri casino
www.aztar.com
www.casinoaztarmo.com

Atlantic City              The Star-Ledger
One-time items chew up A.C. casinos' gross profit

Washington State              Spokane Journal of Business
Nontribal casinos dwindling - Only seven of 11 are still operating in Spokane County
Smoking Ban Crippling Local Casinos
 

Additional headlines...
Senecas urge court to toss casino suit - New York
Robber steals cash from bookmaker  - BBC Derbyshire
6 Arrested In Alleged Illegal Gambling Operation - California Asian number Op.
Man faces charges in gambling scheme
 

Las Vegas & Macau              Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands Shares Rises After JP Morgan Says Gambling Market in Macau Is Growing
www.sands.com.mo

San Juan, Puerto Rico              PuertoRicoWOW.com
Higher slot machine taxes 'one more nail in the coffin'
www.gotopuertorico.com

Freeport, Bahamas              Bahamian Yellw Pages
Royal Oasis Resort sold

Las Vegas              Yahoo/Business Wire
CKX and Cirque du Soleil Announce the Return of Elvis to Las Vegas at MGM MIRAGE's Project CityCenter
http://ir.ckx.com
www.projectcitycenter.com

Sydney, Australia              Australian Daily Telegraph/News.com.au
Tabcorp withdraws from takeover bid
www.tabcorp.com.au

BetonSports: David Carruthers release...
Former Betonsports chief bailed - BBC.co.uk
BetonSports chief gets $1m bail but is detained at US hotel - The Guardian
BetonSports Bad Boy's next stop: House arrest - New York Post
BetonS
 

Oakland, California              The Press-Enterprise
Four indicted in offshore gambling operation

More U.S.arrests for operating an offshore Internet sports book, this time in Oakland California.

www.bettheduck.com

Connecticut & Las Vegas              The Day
More Casinos Envisioned By Tribe

The Day's article has a detailed account of the Mashantuckets agreement with MGM MIRAGE.

www.foxwoods.com
www.mgmmirage.com
 

Atlantic City              WCBS-TV New York
Sands Hotel & Casino Sale Is On The Market
www.sandsac.com
www.acepllc.com

Mississippi              Clarion Ledger
Isle of Capri in Vicksburg closes, reopens as DiamondJack Casino
www.legendsgaming.com/vicksburg - MS
www.legendsgaming.com/bossiercity- LA

Johannesburg              Reuters ZA & Fin24.co.za
Peermont buys Tusk Casino Resorts
Acquisition of a controlling interest in the Tusk Casino Resorts and Hotels Group and Black Empowerment Transactions
www.peermont.com
www.tusk-resorts.co.za

Vietnem              Thanh Nien
Vietnam legislature backs legalized football betting

Atlantic City              Philadelphia Inquirer
Ex-casino supervisor's license suspended over ogling

Edinburgh              Edinburgh Evening News/The Scotsman
Casino a good deal better after revamp
www.stanleycasinos.com/site/Home/Casinos/EdinburghYorkPlace.aspx

London              The Times
Talk of stake in BWin raises PartyGaming's shares 5%
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BWIN.VI
 

BetonSports: David Carruthers bail...
St. Louis Missouri               ABC News/AP
Former BetOnSports CEO Free on Bail

The terms of David Carruthers $1 million bail appear to be incredibly harsh. He must be electronically tagged and remain in a St. Louis area hotel 24 hours a day.

Yahoo/AP - David Carruthers leaving the the federal courthouse in St. Louis

London & St. Louis              The Times
Carruthers is finally released from jail

St. Louis Missouri              Reuters
Former BETonSPORTS CEO Carruthers freed on bond

Las Vegas & Philadephia              Globe & Mail
Bally Technologies Announces Deal With Philadelphia Park Casino to Provide Systems and Features Solutions
www.philadelphiapark.com

London               Yahoo/AFX
BetonSports ditches Q2 KPIs announcement following last week's US closure
www.betonsports.com

Richmond, B.C.               Globe & Mail
City of Richmond plays down casino-crime allegations
www.greatcanadiancasinos.com/riverrock

Hoofddorp, The Netherlands               PRNewswire
Holland Casino First in Euro Leisure Industry to use Philips New 3D Technology
www.hollandcasino.nl
http://www.business-sites.philips.com/3dsolutions/about/Index.html

Lebanon               Terra.net.lb
Casino announces it will rebuild 2 bridges
www.cdl.com.lb

Hong Kong              Hong Kong Standard
Jockey Club bets on new markets
www.hkjc.com

Toronto & Malta               UK-Wire.com
Excapsa Software Inc - Interim Results for the Six Month Period Ended 30 June 2006
www.excapsa.ca
www.gametheory.com.mt

Louisiana               Yahoo/AP
Louisiana Casino Boom Slowing Down As Mississippi Casinos Reopen
Gambling Authority Approves Harrah's Sale of Lake Charles Casinos to Pinnacle
www.pnkinc.com

Reno              Reno Gazette-Journal
Police seek clues in slot worker robberies

Dartford, Kent       BBC.co.uk & Newshopper.co.uk
Casino plan rejected by council
Council folds in race for casino

"The government told us there would be regeneration opportunities, but we've decided that they aren't there."

Bath              ThisisBath/Bath Chronicle
Bid to reduce odds of crime increasing after casino

London              BettingMarket.com - Niall O'Connor
Pieces now in place for Betfair flotation

Tasmania               Examiner.com.au
Arson suspect denies gambling

Las Vegas               PRWeb.com
Shannon Shorr, 21-Year-Old Poker Millionaire, Wins the Bellagio Cup Championship Title Along with $960,000
www.shannonshorr.com

Las Vegas               PRWeb.com
Introducing The "Hot Hand Advantage" The World's Most Aggressive BlackJack System

Brett "The Mechanic" Granstaff's DVD is $49.95 plus shipping. I think I'm in the wrong game !

www.hothandadvantage.com

Blackpool               Blackpool Today
Casino panel leaves questions for resort
Gambling plan thrown out amid super casino concern
Live shows to be ‘central’ to Blackpool mega-casino bids - The Stage

The Casino Advisory Panel were in Blackpool over the weekend and have left 17 questions for city council leaders.

Illinois               Cincinnati Enquirer
Grand Vic casino for sale
www.grandvictoria-elgin.com

Las Vegas               Yahoo/Business Wire
Wynn Resorts Announces Refinancing of Wynn Las Vegas' Credit Facilities
Wynn Shares Rise on Refinancing

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results
www.vendingdata.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VNX

Mississippi               Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Unveils 'New' Beau Rivage Resort & Casino

Reopening 29th August - 12 months to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck.

www.beaurivage.com

Gibraltar               BBC.co.uk
Gibraltar proves a winning bet

A look at the online gaming and betting companies based in Gibraltar who now employ 12% of the enclaves workforce.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina               MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Time to Cut Casino Deal? - Court defeat should give SunCruz incentive to bargain with Horry on fees, taxes

Russia               RIA Novosti - Opinion
The gambling business in Russia
www.cimb.com.my

Macau & Singapore               Easy Bourse
Galaxy Best Placed To Tap Macau Casino High-Rollers - CIMB
www.cimb.com.my

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania               Yahoo/AP
Pennsylvania Slots Ownership Stakes May Remain a Mystery
Gaming panel mum on slot ownership stakes
www.pgcb.state.pa.us

Providence. Rhode Island               Yahoo/AP
Rhode Island Casino Cast As Rhode Island's Budget Savior, Villain
www.supportthecasino.com
www.narragansett-tribe.org

Scarborough               Scarborough Today
Plans put in for casino on arcade site - A CASINO may still be built on Scarborough's seafront

Richmond, B.C.               Yahoo/CCN Matthews
Great Canadian Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results: Continued EBITDA Improvement and Expense Reductions
www.greatcanadiancasinos.com