Gamingfloor.com news archive: 15th - 21st September, 2007.

Port Canaveral, Florida Florida Today
Third casino ship gets a thumbs-up

Las Vegas Casinos Lines LLC. The vessel appears to have come from a failed South Florida operation.

Suleimaniya, Kurdistan The Register & TheWorld.org
American-style casino opens in Iraq
Casino opens in Kurdistan (3:30)
www.flickr.com/photos/baghdadchris/100425131/ - Suleimaniya

Manchester The Times, Daily Mail & BBC
Head teacher killed himself after losing thousands in web casinos
Headteacher hanged himself after racking up online gambling debts
Suicide head 'a gambling addict'

Louisiana IHT/AP
Belgian Gaming Commission takes gambling Web site to task over betting on political crisis
www.gamingcommission.fgov.be - Commission de Jeux de Hasard/De Kansspelcommissie.
www.unibet.com

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands Executive Vice President Bradley Stone Sells 100,000 Shares of Common Stock

additional headlines...
MP confident on casino findings - Stranraer
Vic government denies gaming deal - Melbourne
Online Casino in Life-Changing Domain Switch
www.bodoglife.com
32Red Plc - Re: Press speculation

Wednesday, 19th September

Chile Firehouse.com

Blaze Destroys Chilean Hotel, Casino

www.hoteldellago.cl

www.flickr.com/photos/pame_figueroa/1399535276/

www.flickr.com/photos/carmona/1399600670/

Gambling Prevalence Study
No Rise In Number Of Problem Gamblers - Yahoo/Sky News
Britain 'has 250,000 problem gamblers' - Yahoo/ITN
Problem gambling worst in spreads - Yahoo/Reuters
Problem gambling has not increased, but the level remains a challenge

Study to highlight problem gambling - The Guardian/PA
Addicts a very small proportion of gamblers, says report - The Guardian
Is Web Behind Rise In Gambling Problem? - Sky News
Britain's online gaming boom behind doubling of gambling addicts - Daily Mail
Brown awaits UK gambling report - BBC
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Sydney, Australia
Russell Crowe backs poker machine ban at Aussie club - Reuters.
Crowe's pokies purge - SMH/AAP

"research showed half the money spent on gambling came from welfare payments."

Northern Ireland
My gambling addiction cost £10,000 in one day - Belfast Telegraph.

Macau Yahoo/AP
Macao's casino taxes see year-on-year rise in first 8 months

Toronto Newswire.ca
Strike Over at Great Blue Heron Charity Casino
Agreement Reached at Great Blue Heron Charity Casino
www.gbhcasino.com

Indiana PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Completes Acquisition of Resorts East Chicago; Enters Attractive Chicagoland Gaming Market
www.ameristar.com
www.resortseastchicago.com

Massachusetts SouthCoastToday.com
They're off and running: Race track owners each to bid on gaming licenses

Louisiana CNBC/AP
Louisiana casinos win $213.1 million in August
www.dps.state.la.us/lgcb

Louisiana PRNewswire & WAFB.com
Pinnacle Entertainment Receives Regulatory Approval for Project Plans in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Pinnacle Opposition
Pinnacle Casino Plans
www.pnkinc.com

additional headlines...
Gang member is lotto lout 2
Marginbet has disappointing ASX debut - www.marginbet.com.au
YooMedia agrees to extend Kasei 2000 option on Gaming Channel

Tuesday, 18th September

Poker Yahoo NZ/AFP

World poker king insists anyone can become an ace

"Almost anybody on this planet can be the next world champion - and people know that,"
The words of Mr. Phil Hellmuth.

Atlantic City Philly.com/AP
7 the hard way for smokers at AC casinos

Macau Yahoo/AP
Galaxy Entertainment Says It Received Approval to Expand Cotai Development in Macau
www.galaxyentertainment.com/en/properties/mega-resort/

California Business Wire
100% PokerPro Room at Black Oak Casino in California
www.blackoakcasino.com
www.pokertek.com
www.playpokerpro.com
www.playheadsup.com

Austin, Texas Yahoo/Business Wire
Multimedia Games Reports Installed Base of Player Terminals and Product Mix at August 31, 2007
www.multimediagames.com

Hong Kong Bloomberg
Galaxy Entertainment Rises After UBS Upgrades Shares
www.galaxyentertainment.com/en
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=0027.HK

Bradford & Bath Telegraph & Argus & Bath Chronicle
Gambling fears are raised by casino
Addicts need our support if casino opens

London Daily Telegraph
Fatally hooked by World Series of Poker
The Norwegian teenage sensation

Wiesbaden, Germany Casinoland.de
Sensationeller Lauf: BlackJack-Spieler gewinnen mehr als 700.000 Euro
www.spielbank-wiesbaden.de

Travemünde, Germany HL-Live
Nichtraucherschutz: ver.di kritisiert Casino
Rauchverbot: Die Ersten verlieren ihren Job - 5th September.

additional headlines...
GameTech Announces European Wireless Gaming
PBL, Macquarie Bank miss out on German deal
Home raided, several detained for questioning in casino heist - California.
Man refuses £2m lottery win
New casino cruise looks to call on Port Canaveral

Monday, 17th September

Las Vegas & Macau Yahoo/AP

Las Vegas Sands Hits New 52-Week High As Analysts Raise Price Targets Due to Venetian Macao

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS

Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun
Jeff Simpson wonders whether the Trop's owner is encouraging the union to strike
Nongaming parts of Harrah's to benefit from UNLV village - Liz Benston.

The Bahamas Nassau Guardian
Bahamas could attract Chinese gamblers

London PokerNews.com
WSOPE, Event 3 - £10,000 NLHE, Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History

Can they still call it a game of skill :) . The WSOPE main event has been won by an 18 year old Norwegian girl.

www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Annette+Obrestad
www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/82720/annette-obrestad.htm
www.pocketfives.com/profiles/Annette_15
www.pokerverdict.com/Focus/683/player_focus_annette_15.html

London PRNewswire
Norway's 18-Year-Old Annette Obrestad Stuns Poker World With 1 Million Pounds Sterling Win
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Problem Gambling - U.K. Daily Telegraph, Independent & Evening Standard
Report to pressure Gordon Brown on casinos
Gambling addiction hooks 600,000 people, says report
Number of gambling addicts soars to 800,000
The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007

Massachusetts Boston Herald
Patrick to propose three casinos; gambling foes vow fight
Gov. proposes 3 casinos in Massachusetts

Rhodes, Greece InvestEgate.co.uk
Queenco Leisure - development of a luxury marina and leisure complex adjacent to Casino Rodos
www.queencoleisure.com
www.casinorodos.gr

London & Asia InvestEgate.co.uk
Inspired Gaming Group plc - Inspired continues Asian expansion through new sales and investments
www.inspiredgaminggroup.com
www.silverheritagegroup.com

additional headlines...
O.J. Simpson Taken to Jail Las Vegas For Booking
O.J. SIMPSON ARRESTED - Ex-NFL star suspected of holdup role
Playboy hops back into London with largest store
Playwize PLC - Re Agreement
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PLW.L

Sunday, 16th September

Problem Gambling - U.K. Sunday Telegraph

Nearly a million addicted to gambling

"GamCare, a charity providing advice and practical help in addressing the social impact of gambling, received 30,247 calls to its telephone helpline last year. This was a 34 per cent rise on the previous year."

www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

www.gamcare.org.uk

London & Liverpool Sunday Times
Football pools shape up to take on national lottery
www.footballpools.com
www.sportech-plc.co.uk

London PRNewswire
International Cast Set for Main Event Final Table at World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair.com
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

London PokerNews.com
McCullough Narrow Leader as Final Table Set
WSOPE, Event 3 - £10,000 NLHE, Day 3: Vathne Soars as Bubble Bursts
www.pokernews.com/news/wsop-europe/

Kansas Houston Chronicle/Stateline.org
More states roll dice on casino operations

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O.J. Simpson and his cast of accusers in casino theft have storied past
Six A.C. hotels will ban smoking on casino floor

Saturday, 15th September

London Daily Telegraph

Bookies up stakes in row with courses

Bradford Telegraph & Argus
£5.6m staked on new casino
www.theclermontclub.com
www.peelhotels.co.uk
Midland Hotel - Bradford

Hong Kong Yahoo/AP
Official: Hong Kong Won't Build Casinos to Compete With Macau

additional headlines...
Politicians are still backing casino scheme - Bath
O.J. Simpson Under Investigation for Hotel Robbery
In Trouble Again...
Study says Americans fatter than ever

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