St. Louis, Missouri               Kansas City Star/AP
BetOnSports CEO remains in custody

BetonSports once again didn't send a lawyer to St. Louis. According to the Online Wire, between 50,000 to 70,000 BoS customers are still awaiting the return of their deposits.

TRO Extended, BETonSPORTS Faces Bankrupcy
 

Las Vegas               Las Vegas Business Press
North Las Vegas casino set to be sold
www.operahousecasino.com
www.silvernuggetcasino.net

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bally Technologies Announces Restatement and Provides Business Update
Bally to Restate Results Back to 2003
www.ballytech.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYI

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Partners International Announces Record Financial Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2006
www.gpigaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GPIC

Matamoros, Mexico & Browsville, Texas               The Brownsville Herald
Matamoros casino to open this month

A number of slot halls also offering sports betting have recently opened in Mexico. The machines in use are similar to the Class II devices in many U.S. Indian casinos.

Mexican Official Wants to Bring Slots to Border - Banderas News 27th July
Matamoros location

London & Gibraltar               UK-Wire.com
888 sponsors Sevilla Football Club
www.sevillafc.es
www.888holdingsplc.com

London & Australia               InvestEgate.co.uk & Egoli.com
Betcorp Limited - Audited results for the six months ended 2nd July 2006
Betcorp’s interim profit up 146%
Betcorp hangs up on American punters - The Times
www.betcorp.com.au
www.betwwts.com

Macau               Shanghai Daily/SCMP
Gambling duel

Revenue at SJM's 150 VIP rooms in Macau is apparently down 20% in the first 7 months of 2006 with many premium players choosing to take their business to Sands Macau.

Antigua               Caribbean Net News
BetOnSports to shut down Antigua operation amid crackdown

Victoria, Australia               The Australian
Bookie under starter's orders

Betfair will begin operations in Victoria, Australia on 22nd August.

Nepal               NepalNews.com
Top Bollywood actress adds glamour to gambling
www.casinosnepal.com
Google Images - Urmila Matondkar

London               Birmingham Post
American giant wants a stake in UK casinos
 

London               The Daily Mail
Gambling adverts 'should have health warnings'

Costa Rica               The Melbourne Age
Costa Rica's online gambling companies seek to remain in business after BetOnSports closes
Costa Rican Electronic Gambling Association - Website ?

Victoria, Australia               The Times
Gaming wizards of Oz bid for lottery

A look at the mysterious and secretive past of Victorain Lottery and pokie operator Tattersalls.

www.tattersalls.com.au

London & Las Vegas               The Sunday  Times
Las Vegas lines up a play for British casinos

The authors speculate that if a Stanley Leisure/London Clubs merger is completed then Harrah's may be interested in picking up the combined group.

www.stanleyleisure.com
www.lciclubs.com

Aukland, New Zealand               SFWU - Food Service Union
SkyCity: Striking union casino workers ask, who’s winning?
www.skycityauckland.co.nz
www.sfwu.org

Bermuda               The Royal Gazette
Gambling boat raided by Police and Customs

The Nio Be Corinthian - owned by Estrellas Management (BVI) Ltd.

Google Search - Nio Be Corinthian
 
 

Additional Headlines
Urmila adds glamour to Nepal casino
Macao to showcase tourism charm on Thai TV
State gambling board wants moratorium on casino operations - Maine
Casino Sues Ledyard Over Taxes On Slots - Ledyard, Connecticut
 

BetonSports continued...
London, St. Louis, Missouri & Costa Rica
Feds to Continue BetOnSports Prosecution - Red Orbit
BetonSports to shut down in States - Daily Telegraph
BetonSports teetering on brink as US arm shut down - The Independent
www.usdoj.gov/usao/moe/files/significant_cases/betonsports.html
 

Gambling Research - Britain               The Times
Relaxed gaming laws 'will cause extensive damage within 20 years'
Stakes are high as experts predict a surge in addiction
High stakes - Britain is ill-prepared for the affliction of gambling addiction

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina               Myrtle Beach Online
Casino boats lose in lawsuit - SunCruz must open books
www.suncruzcasino.com

Las Vegas               KLAS-TV.com
Casino Winnings Down 7% This Year

Austin, Texas               KVUE.com
Future of casinos in Texas a political debate

Shakopee, Minnesota               Yahoo/Business Wire
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2006
www.canterburypark.com
 

Additional Headlines...
Odds shortening on Stranraer casino bid
 

London               Yahoo UK/Reuters & AFX
BETonSPORTS closes in U.S.
BetonSports' US closure made in anticipation of new restraining order

London               UK-Wire.com - BoS PRESS RELEASE
BETonSPORTS PLC Update

The BoS directors intend refunding customers and paying staff and creditors in an "orderly manner". The company will also be shutting down operations in both Costa Rica & Antiqua.

www.betonsports.com

London & Costa Rica               Yahoo Canada/AP - Adam Goldman & SMH
BetOnSports Bettors Seek Return of Money
Employees say online gambling operator BetOnSports closing in Costa Rica

Betonsports has apparently so far not returned one penny of cash held on deposit by the companies customers.

Malta               The Times of Malta
Vittoriosa casino reopens
www.lga.org.mt

Carson City              Las Vegas Sun/AP
Nevada casinos win $12.2 billion from gamblers in fiscal 2006
http://gaming.nv.gov

Atlantic City               New York Times & Philadelphia Inquirer
Bet the Casinos Dropped a Bundle in the Shutdown? You’d Lose
Three-day shutdown cost Atlantic City casinos about $51 million

Newark, New Jersey               Miami Herald/AP
July casino revenues drop 4.8 percent with three-day shutdown
http://www.state.nj.us/casinos/
http://www.state.nj.us/casinos/home/news/pdf/200607_revenue.pdf

Nevada               Las Vegas Review-Journal
IGT closer to gaining wireless approval
 

Additional Headlines...
Casino could create over 300 jobs - Skegness/Mablethorpe
 

Las Vegas               Yahoo/AP & Cardplayer.com
Gold Wins World Series of Poker
Jamie Gold Wins The 2006 WSOP Main Event
www.jamiegold.com

Las Vegas         WSOP FINAL TABLE
ESPN  Internet feed - Live on the web
www.cardplayer.com - Official updates
**** Official WSOP Main Event Final Thread **** - Hendon Mob forum
http://taopoker.blogspot.com

It was all over at 3.42 am. Jamie Gold's Queens beating Paul Wasicka's pocket 10's.

Las Vegas               Harrah's - WSOP RELEASE
WSOP - Final table profiles (PDF)

Profile & chip counts for the 9 remaining players.   Jamie Gold 25,650,000 Doug Kim 6,770,000 Allen Cunningham 17,770,000 Rhett Butler 4,815,000 Richard Lee 11,820,000 Michael Binger 3,140,000 Erik Friberg 9,605,000 Dan Nassif 2,600,000 Paul Wasicka 7,970,000 - -

Reno               Reno Gazette-Journal
No bluffing. World Series of Poker started in Reno

Las Vegas               Harrah's - WSOP RELEASE
WSOP - End of Day Seven Report (PDF)

9 players remain now. Jamie Gold has maintained an impressive lead for the 4th day running and now has $26.65 million. All players are guaranteed to receive at least $1,566,858.

WSOP Main Event Day 7 Thread - Hendon Mob Forum
http://www.cardplayer.com
 

Las Vegas               Yahoo/Business Wire
Final Table Set at World Series of Poker Main Event

A young mans game ?. The average age of the players at the final table is just 33.

WSOP $10k - Brits & Europeans - Gamingfloor.biz/forum

Down to the final table. 9 U.S players and 1 Swede - 23 year-old Erik Friberg from Stockholm. The big question is will Jamie Gold's luck hold ?

Las Vegas               Daniel Negreanu - VIDEO BLOG
www.fullcontactpoker.com/video_diary/video/video.php?videoid=36

Daniel Negreanu speaks extremely candidly about the WPT, the player lawsuit against the company and friction between him and Greg Raymer.

Las Vegas               The Guardian
Boulevard of broken dreams

Day 4 report. One particularily famous female player apparently isn't all that popular with the WSOP dealers.

Las Vegas               Harrah's - WSOP RELEASES
WSOP - End of Day Six Report (PDF)
WSOP Main Event Day 6 Thread - Hendon Mob Forum

WSOP - End of Day Five Report (PDF)
WSOP Main Event Day 5 Thread - Hendon Mob Forum

WSOP - End of Day Four Report (PDF)
WSOP Main Event Day 4 Thread - Hendon Mob Forum
 

WSOP Blogs & Forums...
http://taopoker.blogspot.com
www.thehendonmob.com/forum
www.gutshot.com/bforum/forumdisplay.php?f=4
www.pokerlistings.com/world-series-of-poker/2006/videos
 

www.cardplayer.com	http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com
www.pokerpages.com	www.pokerwire.com
www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/	http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com
www.pokerlistings.com	www.fullcontactpoker.com - Daniel Negreanu

Carson City, Nevada               Yahoo/Reuters
Nevada June gambling revenue falls 3.5%

Trenton, New Jersey               Yahoo/Reuters
Atlantic City July casino winnings fall 4.8%

Slot Revenue:  8%. Table Games:  4.7% - and that's with a 3 day closure !

Las Vegas              Vending Data - PRESS RELEASE
VendingData™ Expands Product Line and Enters Gaming Plaque Business
www.vendingdata.com
 

BetandWin/Bwin - Saxony license revocation
Vienna, Austria & Saxony, Germany
Austria's bwin banned from bookmaking in Germany - Guardian/Reuters.
Online gamers tumble as Germany gets tough - The Independent.

Bwin/Deutschland will gegen Sachsens Lizenzentzug klagen - Reuters Germany
Bwin darf in Sachsen keine Sportwetten mehr veranstalten - Yahoo/AP

Saxony has revoked the sports betting license of Bwin.ag. It is now illegal for the company to offer or take bets in Germany. BWIN's shares continue to decline on the Viena Borse and are presently down 10% at €20.50.

www.bwin.com
www.bwin.ag
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BWIN.VI
 

Point Edward, Ontario               Newswire.ca
OLG Casino Point Edward Unveils New Look: Media and Public Invited!
http://corporate.olgc.ca/charity/point.jsp

London & Cyprus               InvestEgate.co.uk
Playtech Win ukbetting plc Casino Contract
www.playtech.com
http://plc.ukbetting.com

Asia & Australia               PRWeb.com
Casino Industry Veterans Establish New Gaming Services Company
www.casinter.com.au

Indian Gaming               Wisconsin
Ho-Chunk Casino is ready to deal
www.ho-chunk.com

Wolverhampton               Express & Star
Racino moving closer
Wolverhampton Racecourse & Conference Center
www.arenaleisureplc.com
 

Additional Headlines...Britain
Port's casino case gathers pace - Stranraer
Super-casino bid moves a step closer - Blackpool
Tesco 'gambling on Las Vegas launch
Shock as bookie is accused - Leicester
Racino moving closer - Dunstall Park - 
 

Las Vegas               Las Vegas Sun/AP
Nine players remain for final table of World Series of Poker

Las Vegas               Yahoo/Reuters
Vegas casinos 'whaling' for the biggest spenders

Las Vegas               Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Pennies ready to pop - Slot jackpot still a random event despite hype
www.megajackpots.com

Austria & Germany               Reuters
Bwin drops 30 pct on report it may lose licence
www.bwin.com
www.betandwin.ag

U.S. - Casino Cheating               TomsHardware.co.uk
Defcon 2006: Casinos losing millions to slot machine hackers

There's also an 11 minute audio file available at the above link.

www.jackpotters.com - Appear to be based in Florida.

Colorado Springs, Colorado               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casinos Reports Second Quarter 2006 Earnings
www.centurycasinos.com

London               Yahoo/Reuters
Spreadbetter IFX backs 58 mln stg takeover plan
www.ifxgroupplc.com
www.cityindex.co.uk

Sacramento, California               Miami Herald/AP
Unions denounce governor's casino deal with Palm Springs tribe

Palm Springs, California               The Desert Sun
Another casino not planned - Compact agreement has valley wondering, speculating where Agua Caliente would build

Connecticut & New Jersey               Harris Interactive
Connecticut Casinos Were Beneficiary of Recent AC Casinos Shutdown
www.harrisinteractive.com

Mississippi & Broward County, Florida               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Will Proceed With Development at Pompano Park
www.pompanopark.com
 

Additional Headlines...
Betting Slip - Was the £2,000 Greyhound bet made after the off ?
Blackpool conference and casino plans submitted
 

Las Vegas               The Guardian
Gold rush

Las Vegas & Biloxi, Mississippi               Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's to Re-open Grand Casino Biloxi August 17
www.harrahs.com/casinos/grand-casino-biloxi/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml

New York               Yahoo/Reuters
GTech says Brazil not renewing lottery contract
www.gtech.com

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
The Venetian is the First on The Strip to Allow Guests to Bypass Airport Check-in Lines
www.baggagecheckin.com

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Riviera Holdings Corporation Announces Receipt of Competing Takeover Proposal and Postponement of Shareholder Vote
www.rivierahotel.com

Reno               Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT Promotes Responsible Gaming in 'Be Responsible. Get Educated.' Campaign

The American Gaming Association's Responsible Gaming Education Week runs from the 7th to 11th August.

www.igt.com

Washington               PRNewswire
Gaming Industry Encourages Employees, Patrons and the Public to 'Be Responsible. Get Educated.' During Responsible Gaming Education Week
www.americangaming.org/programs/responsiblegaming/rgew.cfm
www.ncrg.org

Palm Springs, California               The Desert Sun
Deal: Aguas win right to build a third casino

Sacramento & Palm Springs, California               San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Schwarzenegger, Palm Springs tribe reach casino deal
www.aguacaliente.org
www.hotwatercasino.com
www.sparesortcasino.com

Missouri & London               The Times
Former BetOnSports chief waits for bail
US sheds few tears for Carruthers

David Carruthers remains in prison and it appears that Lawyers and family are having problems raising his $1 million bail.

www.betonsports.com

Blackpool               reBlackpool.co.uk
Formal Plan for Blackpool's Conference and Leisure Quarter Submitted

London               Yahoo UK/Sharecast & UK-Wire.com
Fireone H1 net profit soars 98%
FireOne Announces 98% Increase in First Half Net Profit and Maiden Interim Dividend of $0.232
www.firepay.com
www.fireonegroup.ie

South Africa               Cape Times
Punter beats indemnity odds, wins R1.6m in settlement for 2002 casino injury
www.suninternational.com/resorts/grandwest

Las Vegas               Yahoo/Business Wire
Progressive Gaming International Reports Operating Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2006

PGIC lost $14.4 million on revenues of $15.3 million for the 2nd quarter. The conference call is at 11.00 am EST.

www.progressivegaming.net
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PGIC
 

Additional Headlines...
Hefner Denies Stroke Claim, Says He's OK
Toga! Toga! Toga! Caesars Palace Turns 40 - 
Bureau of Engraving Worker Accused of Stealing Sheets of $100 Bills

The $100's without a serial number or Treasury Department seals still worked in slot bill acceptors in Delaware & Atlantic City.

Illegal Web gamblers keeping a poker face - Washington State.