Macau                 Las Vegas Business Press
Macau casino concession rigged, suit alleges
Ho's tentacles dragging successors down ? - Valleyblogs Dave Mckee.

Grand Bahama                 Jones Bahamas
Gov’t Pursues Deal With Isle of Capri
www.isleofcapricasino.com/Lucaya/

Las Vegas                 Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Citing safety, Boyd silent on Stardust demolition

Moscow                 Ria Novosti
Russia's govt. adopts resolution on tourist and recreation zones

Freeport, Texas                 The Facts
Casino boat’s permit denied
www.texasstarcasino.net

Manchester & Nottingham                 The Guardian
Gambling professor backs casino winner

"Griffiths, who is Europe's only professor of gambling, was hired by the law firm Herbert Smith to work on behalf of an anti-Blackpool bid consortium."

Professor Mark Griffiths - Professor of Gambling Studies
 
 

ICE 2007 - Day 3 Thursday, 25th January at the  International Casino Exhibition. Third and final day and I concentrate on slots from the major manufacturers. Watch the embeded version or check it out on YouTube at the above link. Ian

Atlantic City                 The Press of Atlantic City
AC smoking ban compromise up for vote

Nevada                 Bloomberg & Reno Gazette-Journal
Super Bowl Draws $93 Million in Nevada Wagers, Down From 2006
Casinos cashed in on Super Bowl bets

Nevada's sportsbooks managed to hold on to $12.9 million despite the Indianapolis Colts covering the spread.

Palm Beach                 Sun Sentinel
Stakes rising for day cruises - Princess, SunCruz duel at P.B. port
www.pbcasino.com
www.suncruzcasino.com

Las Vegas                 Baytown Sun/AP
Poker Winner to Settle Jackpot Dispute

After almost 7 months Jamie Gold and Bruce Crispin Leyser have apparently agreed a deal. What took so long ?

www.jamiegold.com
www.pokerspairofaces.com
 

Additional headlines...
NEC to join in bid for casino licence
Gambling: Manchester responds to fears over super-casino
Illegal bookie pockets thousands - Scotland
Baha Mar, employees work for a 'fresh start'
Anschutz scales back in U.K.
 

Las Vegas                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Announces Organizational Restructuring
www.vendingdata.com

London                 Daily Mail
High stakes for first edition of Casino Royale

£10,000+ Only 4,728 copies of the book that originally sold for 10/6d were originally published

http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/detail/601/448.0

Macau                 China Economic Net
A new casino-hotel - SJM's Grand Lisboa opens it doors on Sunday, 11th February.
MACAU thread - vegas of asia
 

ICE 2007 - Day 2 Wednesday, 24th January at the  International Casino Exhibition. Watch the embeded version or check it out on Youtube at the above link. The day started with a dusting of snow. Which equates to almost a catastrophe for the capital ;) Ian

Malaysia                 The Sun Daily, Daily Express & New Straits Times
Go ahead for casinos to recover RM7.1m gambling debts from former CM
UK casinos get nod to recover RM7m debts
Casinos ‘can collect debts from Osu’
www.theritzclub.com
 

London & Malaysia                 The Malaysian Star
Quek bags 25 casino licences

25 of the 89 casino licences awardedby the Gambling Commission under the 1968 Gaming Act have been to Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan's BIL International.

www.bilgroup.com
www.theclermontclub.com

Macau                 FT.com
Macao casinos shuffle their dealers’ hands

After Sheldon Adelson's Macau Sand's sacked 160 dealers 110 were snapped up by Stanley Ho' SJM. The article highlights the shortage of croupiers in the S.A.R.

Las Vegas                 Reuters & Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands profit up, Macau unit disappoints
Las Vegas Sands 4Q Profit Rises 3 Percent, but Shares Fall
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results
www.lasvegassands.com
 

Blackpool & London                 BBC Politics & Westminster - Early Day Motion
MPs urge Blackpool casino rethink
EDM 823 - CASINO ADVISORY PANEL AND BLACKPOOL
 

Chester, Pennsylvania                 CBS3.com
Casino Glitch Frustrates Harrah's Gamblers
Harrah's Chester

Las Vegas                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bally Technologies Announces Systems User Conference 4 to Highlight New Trends and Technology

4th annual Systems User Conference. Feb. 6-7 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

www.ballytech.com

Vietnam                 Thanhnien News
British bookmaker eyes $60mln investment in Vietnam
www.ladbrokesplc.com

Waukegan, Illinois                 Reuters & Yahoo/AP
WMS Industries 2nd-qtr profit rises 53 pct
WMS Industries Forecasts 3Q Sales Growth of 22 to 26%

Waukegan, Illinois                 Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share Increase 43% to $0.33 on Quarterly Record $135 Million in Revenue and 6,930 New Unit Shipments
www.wms.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMS

Las Vegas                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegan Makes Her Own Magic With Megabucks(R) Dollar Slot Jackpot
IGT's Nevada Megabucks
 

Additional headlines...
Barkley's Chronic Gambling Continues
Connecticut casinos to go coinless
 

Macau                 Yahoo/Business Wire
Global Cash Access Opens Macau Office - First Office/Showroom Outside of U.S. for Gaming Industry Leader
www.globalcashaccess.com

Macau                 Yahoo/AP
U.S. Mall Developer Taubman Centers Is Sold on Macau As World's Center of Casino Gambling
www.taubman.com

Las Vegas                 Yahoo/Business Wire
Hershey's Signs On To Promote World Series Of Poker(R)

Promoting Poker on Chocolate bars ! Will this deal be to Nevada regulators taste ?

Las Vegas                 PR.com
Johnny Chan to Create Poker Hotels Worldwide

Vienna, Austria                 Kurier.at
Spieler verklagt Casinos auf Millionen

Casinos Austria is facing a Million Euro lawsuit from an excluded gambler who claims he gained entry to the casino by paying bribes totalling €120.000 to reception staff.

www.casinosaustria.com

Las Vegas & Macau                 Valleyblogs.com - David McKee
Trouble in Macao

Las Vegas                 Las Vegas Review-Journal - Howard Stutz
Touch of Asia in palatial Palazzo - LV Sands project borrows from Macau

Australia & Singapore                 News.com.au/The Australian
Ho probe could hit Packer

London & Manchester                 Daily Mail & Manchester Evening News
Casinos 'to sue for a change in the law'
Labour donor Mick Hucknall stands to make millions from supercasino
Simply Red star could hit casino jackpot

Atlantic City                 The Courier News
Smoking sections don't work in casinos, group says
www.njgasp.org - New Jersey Group Against Smoking Pollution

Las Vegas                 Poker Player Newswpaper
Janis Sexton Appointed WSOP Circuit Tournament Director
www.worldseriesofpoker.com
 

Additional headlines...
For AC lady, luck be a baby; gambler gives birth on casino floor
Genting Denies Reports on Ho
U.S. cracks down on Web gambling before Super Bowl
Gambling: Malta supports raising standards
Gambling addicts face depression, alcoholism - Greece
Club owner’s concerns over poker ruling - Hereford
North Korean heir gambles with his future
Dennis renames gambling magazine - Inside Edge becomes Inside Poker.
 

Atlantic City                 Daily Record
Casino worker: 'I had no idea I had cancer'

Gaming History                 The Times
Manchester’s debt to a canny fishmonger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Crockford

Gaming Investments                 International Herald Tribune
Around the Markets: Investors flocking to Asian casinos

London & Bahamas                 The Sunday Times - Sol Kerzner profile
The Sun King of casinos casts a long shadow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Kerzner

Southern California                 San DiegoUnion-Tribune
Casinos see obligation to help addicts
www.calproblemgambling.org
www.problemgambling.ca.gov

Broward County                 Miami Herald
Casinos crank up ATM shuttles

Barred from having ATM's on the premises Broward County's new slot halls get round the problem with a complementary shuttle service to the nearest locations.

www.playmardigras.com
 

Additional headlines...
Bill closes smoke ban loophole - Colorado
Lawmakers Want To Ban Smoking In Casinos
A bet that paid off - N.Y. lottery a successful 40-year enterprise
Banks raise the stakes for internet gamblers
Bookies riled over TV coverage
 

London ?                 Casino Life Magazine - Press release (PDF)
Scarab Casino Management and casino life magazine in strategic alliance
www.scarabcasinomanagement.com
www.casinolifemagazine.com

Singapore                 The Malaysian Star
Macau gaming tycoon has no interest in Singapore casino

Manchester & Bahamas                 The Guardian
Be vigilant when dealing with Kerzner, gaming chief tells Britain
Threat of legal fight by dome backers recedes

Miami                 Miami Herald/AP
Bail set for man charged in murder of former SunCruz Casinos owner

Cardiff                 icWales/Western Mail
Casino boss sets up body for addicts - Damian Aspinall/Aspers.
 

Additional headlines...
Child neglect charge laid against gamblers - South Africa
 

Los Angeles                 Yahoo/Business Wire
World Poker Tour(R) Partners with the Creative Coalition for 5th Annual WPT Celebrity Invitational
www.commercecasino.com

Larnaca, Cyprus                 Cyprus Mail
Committee looks for ways to stem casino spending
Man arrested over illegal casino

Las Vegas                 PRNewswire, LVR-J - Norm column & BBC
Caesars Palace Responds to Allegations
Caesars rushes to Angelil's defense
Casino denies Dion husband losses

Blackpool                 Times Educational Supplement
Lady Luck snubs Blackpool college
www.blackpool.ac.uk/index.php?page=48 - Regional Gaming Academy

The Netherlands                 ad.nl/ANP
Holland Casino legt criminelen toegangsverbod op
www.hollandcasino.nl
 

Manchester Regional decision
Rabbis in spin over casino
A warning to Manchester - The Sun takes a look at Atlantic City.
The last resort for Blackpool to turn the tide
Despite stunning upset, Harrah’s not out of the picture - LV Business Press

Blackpool                 Blackpool Today/The Gazette
£700m: The cost of casino snub
It should have been Blackpool

The Blackpool Gazette has started off a petition to get the decision by the CAP overturned.

CASINO PETITION:Sign up for Blackpool - A Gazette campaign
 

Additional headlines...
Old-fashioned bookies could win big with 2007 Super Bowl
'I lost thousands, my home and my family' - a cautionary tale from Newcastle.
Registered sex offender wins $14 million lottery jackpot in Jensen Beach
Disabled tourists sue Wynn Resorts over accessibility
Hooters sale called 'curious' - www.hooterscasinohotel.com
Legal Bowl Betting Expected to Top $100M

Macau Gaming Stocks                 Bloomberg
Asian Gaming Stocks Overtake Sands on New Casinos

Freeport, Bahamas                 The Nassau Guardian
Keep the Casino Open
www.isleofcapricasino.com/Lucaya/

California                 L.A. Daily News
Problem gamblers multiply in California
California Office of Problem Gambling

Carson City, Nevada                 Yahoo/AP
Nevada Nearing Public Review MGM's Macau Casino Venture

Las Vegas                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Annual Results
www.ameristar.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ASCA

Atlantic City                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Poker Legend Back on Top of the 'World' Winning $1.6 Million at The Borgata Winter Open/World Poker Tour Main Event

Pahrump, Nevada                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Nevada Man Wins Largest Penny Jackpot in History
www.pahrumpnugget.com
Nevada Penny Megabucks®
 

CAP license recommendations
 London
Ministers forced on the defensive over gambling - FT.com
South African set to run Supercasino to be quizzed by Labour - Daily Mail

Casinos: criminals, victims and a raft of problems - Letters to the Times
More super-casinos could be the Dome’s - The Business
Firm bids for Casino - Scarborough
Stanley to bid after supercasino shock - Liverpool & Manchester
Taking a punt on new casinos - York Press
 

'Casino panel don't have remotest idea' - Newcastle Journal
Will super-casino bring Coronation Street back to life? Don't bet on it...
Fury over Scots casino scheme - Belfast Telegraph. Stanraer fears
Christians Attack Manchester Supercasino - Christian Today
 

Manchester & The Bahamas                 The Independent
The great casino cash-in: the Sun King (and his shady past) - Sol Kerzner
Manchester gets its supercasino, but who really knows how it won?

Prague, Czech Republic                 Radio.cz
"Alarming" number of gambling addicts raises questions over liberal gaming laws

There are believed to be 130 casinos and 50,000 slots in the Czech Republic which has a population of just 10 million.

Australia & U.K.                 The Australian
Packer partner plays on after losing hand in casino deal - Aspers Cardiff bid.

Douglas, IOM.                 InvesEgate.co.uk
Betinternet.com Plc - Interim results for the weeks ended 26th Nov 2006
www.betinternetplc.com
 

Additional headlines...
Betfair denies bullying on net laws - West Australia
Kim Jong-il's eldest son said to call Macau home
Shun Tak reaps $6b at luxury Macau homes - www.onecentral.com.mo
Gambling rehab centres open - Hong Kong