Johannesburg - Business Day
SA authorities set to regulate online gambling

"any operator that works illegally will not be allowed to apply for a licence. Neither would it be permitted to advertise its services."

www.ngb.org.za
 

British News
Teen stabbed with syringe in Newcastle casino
www.aspersnewcastle.co.uk
Probability in bookmaker deal
 

Reno, Nevada - LVR-J & PRNewswire/IGT
Slot jackpot pay out $33 million to Reno woman
Reno Resident Wins $33,000,563 Megabucks(R) MegaJackpot(R) at Terrible's Rail City Casino
www.railcity.com
www.igt.com/GamingGroup/Games/base.asp?pid=5.269
www.megajackpots.com

Las Vegas - LVR-J - Howard Stutz
Some MGM Mirage employees lose their pay raises
Murren receives a salary boost from MGM Mirage
How the Grinch Stole MGM Mirage - Dave McKee's Stiffs & Georges

Darwin, Australia - ABC News
Casino assaults: 'eight men' behind attacks
www.skycitydarwin.com.au

Macau - Macau Daily Times
Wynn Resorts may have soft first quarter
Taipa ferry terminal construction resumed
 

Poker - Irish Open
Christer Johansson Captures 2009 Irish Open Championship
€600,000 poker prize is won with a pair of kings
Swede Success as Christer Johansson wins the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open
www.irishpokeropen.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Scott
www.imdb.com/name/nm2024360/
 

additional headlines
Luck not on woman's side after marathon casino stay
DA drops perjury charges against Poconos casino owner
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
Wynn discusses family, economy in ‘60 Minutes’ interview

Dunedin, Australia - New Zealand Herald/NZPA
Man goes on drunken rampage inside Dunedin casino - Closed for Good Friday.
www.dunedincasino.co.nz

Rota, C.N.M.I. - Saipan Tribune
Reduced fees for Rota casino investments now permanent

Rota Casino Gaming Commission - website unknown.

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun: Steve Green & Liz Benston
Doing the math on possible sale of MGM properties

"the LVCVA projects another 15,777 rooms are in the pipeline to open through 2010. That's nearly double the number that opened last year and is the equivalent of about five Palazzos or eight Encores."

Leaders of Vegas' top industry put on a different face
Dubai World to withhold CityCenter payments-source - Deena Beasley.

Online Gambling - Glasgow Herald
Change in fortune predicted for online gambling market
 

British News
Reward offer in bookmaker robbery - William Hill, Sutton in Ashfield.
Stolen car smashes into betting shop - Ladbrokes, Cambridge.
 

additional headlines
Aussies among bookies' favourites to win 'best job'
www.islandreefjob.com
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
MGM CEO gets $500,000 raise, performance incentives
NEVADAN AT WORK: JIM MURREN, President and Chief Executive Officer, MGM Mirage - 2003

Melbourne - Herald Sun/News.com,au
Bank sues Crown casino

"Jamieson's defence lawyer, Bernie Balmer, believed it was the first time a bank had tried to recover money stolen and gambled away by an employee in Victoria."

wwww.crowncasino.com.au
Judge jails gambler, blasts casino - December 2006.
 

Online Gambling - The Times
Casino giant’s web wager

Party Gaming group's ex-CEO Mitch Garber has been appointed by Harrah's to head Internet operations and the companies World Series of Poker division.

Unmasked - how gaming group hid 'illegal' US bets

"The document states that from 2001, “Party Gaming began using various methods to process US-generated internet gambling transactions without coding them as 7995 transactions”."

Sydney - The West & Herald Sun
Two bikies charged over Sydney casino brawl
10 arrested after brawl at Star City Casino
www.starcity.com.au

Las Vegas - ABC News
Who's Living Under Las Vegas ?

Las Vegas apparently has the second highest rate of homeless in the U.S. with 15,000 people living on the street.

Las Vegas - Bloomberg & WSJ
MGM Mirage Gains CityCenter Waiver as Dubai World Offers Plan
Investor Floats Plan to Complete Las Vegas Project

Arizona - Tucson Citizen & Arizona Star
Casino worker embezzled $644,000

Adam Thomas Vega created 585 false jackpot tickets in amounts ranging from $100 to $1,199 from 2001 to 2007.

Ex worker pleads guilty in $660K Tucson casino theft

Atlantic City - Courier Post & AP
Casinos, workers are dealt bad hands

"Since the beginning of the year, Atlantic City's 11 casinos have eliminated 1,270 jobs. And since March 2008, 3,092 casino workers have been let go."

Atlantic City casinos continue to crap out
 

Las Vegas - Yahoo Canada/PRNewswire
TableMAX Leads the Way as Electronic Table Games Emerge as Fastest Growing Segment in Gaming Products Industry
www.tablemax.com

Australia - Sydney Morning Herald
Net betting worse than pokies: clubs
www.clubsnsw.com.au
 

British News
Betting Show future in jeopardy after exodus - Racing Post
www.bettingshow.com
He's made £10m from racing - no wonder Veitch is the bookies' Enemy Number One
 

additional headlines
Empress Casino Employees Volunteer in Joliet
APCW Perspectives Weekly for April 10th, 2009: Industry News from David Carruthers and Party Gaming
Bet On It: Harrah's Entertainment Reaches Sponsorship Deal with Mets
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com
Foxwoods Chooses Casino Location via Google Earth, Misses by a Few Blocks
Regulators set rules for gambling suppliers - Kansas
Man in fake diving death case held in Las Vegas for cheating at casino
 

Macau - Macau Daily Times Grand Lisboa chopping expats "MDTimes understands that apart from Grand Lisboa, the Galaxy Entertainment Group is also set to let go of a number of its employees,mainly expats." Stanley Ho awarded with G2E Asia Visionary Award

Las Vegas - Reuters
Harrah's cuts debt by $2.3 bln in exchange offer

Las Vegas- Reuters
Colony Capital, MGM Mirage break off talks: source

"The source said while there were no talks going on now, the situation could change."

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM - MGM Closed Thursday at $5.30.
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
In down economy, it’s looking a lot like Old Vegas
A Vegas institution, updated - 25th March
‘Freaks’ comes to O’Sheas - 11th March
www.lasvegaspeepshow.com
www.lasvegassun.com/photos/galleries/2009/apr/03/freaks
 

British News
Businessman's casino gamble is a non-starter - Lancaster Guardian
Betting shops to open as usual on Good Friday - Racing Post
 

additional headlines
Officials: Empress Casino reopening in June
www.empresscasino.com
Florida Gaming Corp. Announces Closing of Phase 1 of Casino Expansion
www.fla-gaming.com
 

Carson City, Nevada - ABC News/AP
State regulators gear up for casino bankruptcies

The list of threatened companies reads like a who's who of the U.S. casino industry - MGM Mirage Inc, Harrah's Entertainment Inc, Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Station Casinos Inc, Herbst Gaming Inc & Riviera Holdings Corp.

http://gaming.nv.gov

Philadelphia - Philadelphia Daily News
Foxwoods Heckled, Chased From Gaming Control Board Meeting
Officials: What Is Going On With Philly Casinos
Debate Over Philly Casinos Continues
www.sugarhousecasino.com
www.foxwoodspa.com
 

Austin, Texas - Dallas Morning News & Star Telegram
Gambling backers pitch their ideas to Texas House, but foes fire back
Developer says DFW would be good place for a casino

"Adelson supports a comprehensive bill backed by the Texas Gaming Association that would create 12 Las Vegas-style resort casinos, permit slot machines at horse and dog tracks and permit casino gaming on Indian reservations."

Texas Gaming Association - www unknown.

Bethlehem, Pensylvania - LeighValleyLive.com
Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort's share of test run to buoy local charities
www.sandsbethworks.com - Opening 22nd May.

Bermuda - Bermuda Sun: Guest columnist
Casinos in BDA would boost tourism, create jobs
 

additional headlines
Casino Affiliate Convention (CAC) Amsterdam, 2009 - Event Summary
 

Detroit - Reuters/PRNewswire
Tommy 'Hitman' Hearns Takes on 'Ginger' the Casino Chicken at Greektown Casino-Hotel's 'Chick-Tac-Dough' Promotion - Now you know how bad business is !
www.greektowncasino.com
www.casinochicken.com - "The Most Successful Casino Promotion Ever"

Austin, Texas - Houston Chronicle/AP
Casino proponents make case at Capitol

Las Vegas - Yahoo/Market Wire
Players Network Plans to Add Live Horse Race Betting to Its Online Offerings
www.playersnetwork.com

Macau - Newswire Today/Reed Exhibitions PR
Dr. Stanley Ho to Receive Second Annual G2E ASIA Visionary Award During Keynote Address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Ho
www.g2easia.com
www.g2easia.com/en/show_info/exhib_list.html
www.macaubusiness.com
www.americangaming.org
 

Las Vegas - Reuters, Yahoo/AP & Barron's
Casinos shares fall on gaming data, MGM downgrade
Sector Snap: Casinos fall on Nevada revenue drop
Sin City Hit Hard By Gaming Slump
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?d=v1&s=LVS%20MGM%20WYNN
 

Screen grab - LVS, MGM & WYNN 5 year chart at Google finance

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Nevada Gaming Revenues - February 2009 
Gaming revenues tumble, again, in February - RGJ

"The Gaming Control Board report showed an 18.12% drop statewide in gross gaming revenues compared with February 2008, continuing a streak of monthly declines dating to January 2008."

Strip gaming win falls for 14th month to 2004 levels - LVS

"Baccarat at Strip casinos posted the biggest drop – off 50.7%. Gross win in 21 fell 15.1%, Craps was off 45% and roulette dropped 48.8%."

http://gaming.nv.gov/documents/pdf/mrrfeb09.pdf
http://gaming.nv.gov/gaming_revenue_rpt.htm
 

Gaming Investments - Reuters
Credit crunch takes toll on U.S. casinos

Las Vegas & Macau - WSJ
Las Vegas Sands Purchase May Tell More About Macau

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
Creditors file bankruptcy petition against Greek Isles
www.flickr.com/photos/56544885@N00/3142725511
www.greekislesvegas.com

Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Star & CanadaEast.com
Problem gambling suit seeks $3.5B from OLG
Problem gambler suit seeks billions; Ontario casino officials call it misdirected

Addicted gambler Peter Dennis has filed a $3.5-billion lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. His personal losses appear to be around C$600,000.

Karlsruhe, Germany - Bloomberg
German Sport-Gambling Monopoly Backed by High Court

Goa - The Times of India
Casino vessel Leela not fit to move out of Mandovi: DGS
www.updategaming.com/casino-rio.php
www.updategaming.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18991959@N02/3024744870/
 

British News
Former Carlisle mayor jailed for stealing to fund gambling habit - The Guardian
Woman mayor who stole £40,000 from social club to fund online gambling addiction is jailed - Daily Mail. A cautionary tale if ever there was one.
Players charged in betting scandal - The Independent
Footballers betting against themselves is worse than drug use - The Times
Chester City players charged in betting probe
 

additional headlines
Arrest of GB Gambling house operators blasted - Bahamas. Nassau Guardian
Roger Blitz on Partygaming’s US agreement
Don’t bet on an end to Prohibition for PartyGaming - FT.com