Charlotte, N.C.                  Yahoo/Business Wire
PokerTek, Inc. Receives GLI Certification for the New PokerPro Heads-Up System
www.pokertek.com

London                  Yahoo/Reuters
Financing under spotlight as Tote sale unveiled

London & Gibraltar                  The Guardian & BBC.co.uk
PartyGaming poker revenues recovering from US crackdown

Moscow                  ITAR-TASS
Duma names locations of gambling zones

"The gambling zones will be located in the Kaliningrad region, the Altai republic, the Maritime territory and on the borders of the Rostov region and the Krasnodar territory." Moscow and St. Petersburg casinos under the present Bill must be closed by 1st July 2009.

Berlin                  Reuters & Bloomberg
German States Postpone Plans for New Gambling Law
German states uphold state lotto monopoly -sources

Goa, Indiar                  TheHindu.com, Goa Herald & Financial Express
Goa to grant licence to three offshore casinos
Casino licence fee hiked to Rs 5 cr
Goa hikes licence fees for off-shore casinos

The Goa Government has decided to issue three new licences to set up offshore casinos but to restrict the total number of offshore casinos to five. The licence renewal fee will also be increased from Rs.1 crore to Rs.5 crore.

London & Gibraltar                  Yahoo/Reuters & AFX
PartyGaming says poker recovering, eyes bolt-ons
PartyGaming says revenues have stabilised; seeing improvements in KPIs
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PRTY.L

New York & Las Vegas                  Miami Herald/AP
Harrah's board in 2-day meeting discussing higher bid

Hallandale Beach, Florida                  Miami Herald
Mardi Gras racino flunks test; slots opening delayed
www.playmardigras.com - The former Hollywood Greyhound Track.

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Gaming VC Holdings S.A. - Statement re New Lottery State Treaty
Gaming V
www.gamingvc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GVC.L

London                  UK-Wire.com
PartyGaming Plc - Pre-close trading update
www.partygaming.com

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Probability plc - Interim Results
www.probability.tv
 

Additional headlines...
Riviera Bidders Withdraw Offer After Negotiating Period Expires
MGM Mirage in talks to build hotels in China
Casino figures decline again - Missouri
Christchurch said to have most gambling-related crimes - New Zealand
Wharf causes more problems than its worth - Queenstown, New Zealand
EU says William Hill, Codere joint venture inquiry ongoing
 

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
32Red Plc - 2006 Trading update
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TTR.L
www.32redplc.com

U.K.                  Glasgow Herald
Warning to casino cities on dangers to poor
www.culture.gov.uk/Cap/reports.htm#research

Nevada                  Las Vegas Review-Journal
Casinos bailed out by locals - Gaming revenue increase makes up for Strip

The hold on Baccarat (Punto Banco) during October was an amazinly low 5.5% resulting in a 54.2% decline in win to $29.1 million.

www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Dec-12-Tue-2006/photos/gamrev.jpg
 

Germany                  Reuters
German states set to ban Internet gambling - paper

Germany - Online Gambling & State Glücksspiel monopolies
Länder suchen weiter nach Lösung für Glücksspiel - Reuters Germany
Online-Glücksspiel bald verboten? - Heise.de
Glücksspiel-Verbot im Internet: Übergangsfrist für private Anbieter geplant

Länder entscheiden über das Glücksspielmonopol - Frankfurter Allgemeine
Warum der Staat Lotto langweilig macht
Online-Glücksspiel auf der Abschussliste - Handelsblatt.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BWIN.VI
www.kein-monopol.de
 

Las Vegas & Macau                  PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Receives Orders for 44 DeckCheckers(TM) Through TCSJohnHuxley for International Distribution
www.vendingdata.com

Hamburg & Florida                  Business Wire
German Casinos Secure With Cross Match Technologies Facial Recognition Solution
www.crossmatch.com
www.spielbank-hamburg.de/infos/standort_esplanade.html

London                  Yahoo UK/Reuters
UK snubs S.Africans, Australians in Tote sale-source
www.totesport.com

Macau                  Shanghai Daily
Billionaire's sister offers to buy out Macau casino stake

British provinces
Hundreds sign petition against casino - Hastings, Sussex
What's on the table in casino bid - Bath, Somerset
 

Additional headlines...
Rarely Available Vegas Domain Portfolio to be Sold in Global Auction - all .vc's
CA, Betfair sign revenue sharing deal
Greektown Casino short on revenue
State keeps lookout for scam artists at new casinos - Iowa
Casinos worry about changes to gaming machine definition - Class II slots

Las Vegas                  TickerTech.com
Casino Gaming, L.L.C. Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Galaxy Gaming, L.L.C. - Casino Surrender.
www.galaxygaming.com

Macau                  SMH/Bloomberg
Casino boss's sister bids against house

London                  Daily Mail
Dome owners show off planned casino site
www.the02.co.uk

Kuala Lumpur                  Bloomberg
Genting Says Latest Casino Will Make It World's Top 3
www.genting.com.my

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania               Philadelphia Inquirer & Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
14 arrested at anti-casino rally in Harrisburg
14 arrested for protest about casino information
Fourteen residents arrested at Gaming Board protest

Two of those arrested were apparently in wheelchairs.

www.casinofreephila.org
Casino-Free Philadelphia Starts Operation Transparency - 30th October

Macau                  Bloomberg
Galaxy's Casino Bond Rally Set to End on Threat of Ratings Cut 
www.galaxyentertainment.com/en/

Atlantic City                  Newsday/AP
New Jersey casino revenue rises even as 1 casino shuts doors
www.state.nj.us/casinos/

Lowestoft                  The Guardian & Independent
Exchange sting bookie banned eight years and riders given 18 months
Racing: Jockeys 'groomed' by bookmaker are banned

South Africa                  ITWeb.co.za
Online gambling closer to legalisation
www.piggspeak.co.sz

French Lick, Indiana                  CBS2 Chicago/AP
New casino gets 156,000 visitors in 1st month
www.frenchlick.com
 

Wolverhampton                  ThisisMoney/Financial Mail
Arena and Ladbrokes set to run 'racino'
www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk

Aston, Pennsylvania                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Lightning Poker Withdraws Lawsuit; Focuses on Marketplace
www.lightningpoker.net

Singapore                  Yahoo/AFP
Sentosa gaming resort will be Singapore's biggest tourism earner: Genting
Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay - Posing with a scale model of Sentosa Resorts World

Florida                  Yahoo UK - Eamon Javers
Will Seminole's Deal Spur Indian Bidding ?
www.cordish.com - Power Plant Entertainment LLC.

Kuala Lumpur                  Reuters, Bloomberg & Channel News Asia
Genting soars after hitting Singapore casino jackpot
Genting Stock Surges After Company Wins Singapore Bid
Genting's shares soar after winning Singapore integrated resort licence
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=G13.SI - Genting International
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=0678.HK - Star Cruises

Australia                  News.com.au & Sydney Morning Herald
Packer loses on casino bid
Packer still seeking Asian gaming assets

Oklahoma & Tennessee                  Ashland City Times
Entrepreneur gambles, wins at Video Gaming - Fast-growing company leases to tribes casinos
www.vgt.net - Video Gaming Technologies. Class II machines.
www.vgt.net/corporatevideo.html

Nice, France                  Electric New Paper & Daily Telegraph - 24th November
30 Years later...Mistress confesses she lied about alibi
Lawyer on trial for killing heiress 30 years ago
www.partouchecasinos.com - Palais de la Méditerranée
 

Additional headlines...
Beware of candid cameras at the office party
Betex Group Invests in First - Sports Lottery Scratch Card Launch
Bath casino plans under scrutiny
City's casino applications could pay off next month - Swansea
 

Hannover, Germany                  Hannoverische Allgemine - 1st December
Land muss Spielbank-Käufern eventuell Millionen erstatten
www.casinosaustria.com
www.spielbanken-niedersachsen.de

Las Vegas                  Las Vegas Sun - Jeff Simpson
Jeff Simpson on why casino chief Steve Wynn reserves the right to change his mind

Athens                  eKathimerini
Four held for casino van heist

U.K. & Florida                  The Sunday Times
Florida tribe’s Hard Rock coup

Moscow                  Houston Chronicle/Cox News Service
Russia proposes limiting gambling to four zones

Macau                  Sky News
Stakes Are High In Macau
 

Additional headlines...
Woman ID'd In Casino Surveillance Video - Unsolved L.V. Silver Nugget shooting.
Casino payouts rise to $4,699 - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. N.C.
Casino Domain calls it a day - CasinoDomain.com run by Sweden's Net Entertainment,
Ayre says private companies could benefif from U.S. ban
Street drinking banned at casino and on Block - Sydney
 

Hollywood, Florida           Sun-Sentinel
Seminoles buying parent company of Hard Rock casinos, hotels for $965 million
Tribes bet on deals beyond casinos - Seminoles lead the way with their Hard Rock mega-deal
 

San Diego - Problem Gambling research        Kansas City Star - Rick Alm
Anti-gambling pill fails test

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Nalmefene.

www.somaxon.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=somx
Somaxon Reports Results From a Clinical Trial of Oral Nalmefene in Pathological Gambling

Las Vegas & The Netherland                  RFID Update
Dutch Casino Operator Bets on RFID Chips
 
 

Singapore China Post/AP Genting to build Singapore's second casino Business Times Casino resort: Dice rolls in Genting’s favour Hong Kong Standard Genting wins license for Singapore casino http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=G13.SI

London                  Daily Telegraph & Sky Sports
Tottenham slam gambling probe
Levy hits out at gambling probe

Totteham's shirt sponsor Mansion.com has a gaming license issued by Gibraltar. The companies owner is Indonesian tycoon Putera Sampoerna who recently purchased Les Ambassadeurs from LCI.

Singapore                  Singapore Tourism Board - Press release
Genting International And Star Cruises Wins The Bid For The Integrated Resort On Sentosa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentosa
www.sentosa.com.sg
 

Additional headlines...
Overseas firms join race for Tote
Slight drop in gambling spending - New Zealand
School to train slots techs for casinos - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pa. hotline to deal with gambling addictions opens - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 

Paphos, Cyprus                  Cyprus Mail
Slot machines seized in Paphos raid

Rhode Island                  Boston.com/AP
Harrah's spent record $17.8 million on casino question

"Among the expenses Harrah's listed was the hiring of 750 people on Election Day, most at about $150 each, to be stationed outside polling places."

Las Vegas & The Netherland                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Partners Receives $2.4 Million Casino Chip Order From Holland Casino
www.gpigaming.com
www.hollandcasino.nl

Singapore                  IHT/AP & Newsday/AP
Genting wins Singapore casino license
Genting to Build Singapore's 2nd Casino

Singapore                  Reuters & Forbes/AFX
Genting wins bid for Singapore's second casino
Genting group wins Singapore Sentosa integrated resort project
www.genting.com.my
www.gentinginternational.com
 

London                  The Guardian
New gambling rules put shirt deals at risk

Premiership Soccer & the promotion of gambling products to children & minors.  - Aston Villa: 32 Red.  - Tottenham: Mansion.  - Blackburn: Bet24  - Middlesbrough: 888.com

Singapore                  Bernama.com
S'pore To Announce Successful Bidder For Sentosa Casino Resort

Hollywood, Florida                  CBS News/AP & The Times
Seminole Tribe To Buy Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock sold off cheap, say analysts
www.seminoletribe.com

Nevada                  Las Vegas Sun/AP
Court grants 15-day reprieve on Nevada smoking ban

Tel Aviv, Israel                  CTA.ca
Israeli gambling billionaire makes bid for peace
Google Search - "Avi Shaked"

Las Vegas & Macau                  PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Receives Order from Elixir Group for Crown Macau Casino for its Dolphin High Frequency (13.56 MHz) RFID Casino Chip
www.vendingdata.com
www.elixir.com.hk

Nottingham                  ThisisNottingham
150 Jobs at City Casino - Stanley Circus Casino.

Macau                  RFID Journal
Macau Casinos Use RFID to Authenticates Chips

London & Israel                  ThisisMoney/London Evening Standard
Ladbrokes to buy online casino 888
www.ladbrokesplc.com
www.888holdingsplc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=888.L
 

Additional headlines...
Viva Macau gets green light to fly in December
Macau minister arrested for graft
House approves ban of public servants from casinos
Illegal Gambling Machines Seized - Burnley, Lancashire.
Betting exchanges banned under new legislation - Western Australia.