Taiwan - Taiwan News
Casinos off-limits to Chinese tourists in Taiwan: official

Goa, India - oHeraldo, Times of India & The Indian
Casino Royale in trouble Revoke licence: Parrikar
Govt has allowed foreign vessel to operate casino
Kamat denies casino scam, Parrikar circulates ‘tell-tale’ letter
www.casinoroyalegoa.com - Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3236348819
 

Las Vegas & Australia - Brisbane Times/SMH
Packer strives to save US casinos deal

Gaming Investments - LVR-J & MarketWatch
INSIDE GAMING: Casinos may have to profit or perish - Howard Stutz
Gaming stocks plunge to 2003 lows in February
Moody's downgrades MGM Mirage's rating to 'B3'
Standard & Poor's cuts MGM Mirage credit ratings
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM - $3.43 in after hours trading. Lowest since 1992.

Matthews, N.C. - Reuters & The Edge
PokerPro, World-Leading Automated Poker Table, Receives Approval For New Features
www.pokertek.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PTEK
 

British News
William Hill's Gibraltar move seen as a warning to Treasury
Bookmakers William Hill needs £350m bail out as credit crunch hits
Chandler BBC plans supported by bookies
Bookmaker Freddie Williams £8m estate revealed as court battle looms

Trio interested in running casino - Hull Daily Mail
www.apollocasinoresorts.com
www.apolloresorts.com

Large quantity of cash stolen from bookies - Coral's, Northampton.
Bookies in lunchtime drugs raid - William Hill, Harlesdon.
Worker stole to feed online gambling addiction - Norwich Postman - £75k.
 

additional headlines
Webcam offers view of casino construction - Dodge City, Kansas
Boot Hill Casino and Resort
Singapore Jan tourist arrivals fall 13%
HOTELIER'S GLOOM OVER MIAMI - Fontainebleau Resort - Miami & Las Vegas
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun & LVR-J
Las Vegas Sands’ stock jumps

"Sands stock traded this morning at $2.87, up 71 cents, as an "outperform'' ranking was issued on the stock by analyst Sanford C. Bernstein." See Cramer's video for a very different take on LVS.

Investors applaud Boyd interest in Station buyout
Boyd's net loss overshadowed by possible Station buy
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYD

Malaysia - Reuters & The Edge
Malaysia's Genting Q4 net loss $33 mln
Genting’s net loss widens to RM121m in 4Q
www.genting.com.my
www.gentinginternational.com
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3182.KL

South Africa - Business Today, Business Report & Reuters
Chile casino weighs on Sun International
Sun International shines despite crisis
Sun Int. sees lower FY profit, pays no interim div
http://www.suninternational.com
www.sharenet.co.za/v3/quickshare.php?scode=SUI
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Mostazal
www.suninternational.com/Destinations/Hotels/FederalPalace/Pages/default.aspx

Eastern Cape, South Africa - eProp.co.za
Casino licence war plays out in court
www.ecgbb.co.za - Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board.

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
M Resort dares to be different
Wynn: Obama’s remarks bad for convention business
Boyd Gaming reports $220.8 million quarterly loss
Las Vegas has been victimized by its own marketing strategy - David Schwartz
 

British News
William Hill looks to raise £350m - BBC
William Hill plans £350m cash call - The Guardian
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMH.L

Rank reviews sports betting arm
Mecca bingo owner encouraged by turnaround plan
www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Walsall Main Event Under Way
www.grosvenorukpokertour.com
House prices down 15.1% in a year - BBC

"This is the 17th month in a row that average prices have fallen, following 21 successive months of price rises."

additional headlines
Casino 'comps' harder to come by - Atlantic City
Cambodia shuts gambling shops - Radio Australia
 

Las Vegas - Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
Boyd Gaming Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results
Boyd Gaming posts 4Q loss on impairment charges
www.boydgaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYD
 

Aragon, Spain - SpanishGaming News.com & The Guardian
Gran Scala will have 10 casinos, 25,000 hotel rooms and 4 mega parks 
Promise of riches threatens rural idyll as a new Vegas is planned in rural Spain

"The company talks of a total €17bn investment and 200,000 direct and indirect jobs by a planned full completion date of 2022."

Spanish casinos: 'Rival to Las Vegas' - The Gran Scala proposal.
www.granscalaspain.co.uk
http://granscalablog.com/gran-scala
http://ild-plc.com - International Leisure Development.
 

U.S. Gaming stocks - Reuters
Odds stack up against casino operators

"Harrah's recently drew down the remaining $740 million on its secured revolving line of credit, arousing speculation that the world's largest casino operator may be close to violating debt restrictions. Harrah's declined to comment."

Wynn Resorts drops following weak 4Q results
Analysts upbeat on Melco Crown's prospects

Las Vegas & Macau - RNewswire, Reuters & Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands to Appeal Legal Challenge to CotaiJet Ferry Operation
Las Vegas Sands to contest ban on Macau ferry
www.flickr.com/photos/cpchan/2713763548
www.flickr.com/photos/oliverpobre/2564414267
Analyst lowers some estimates for Las Vegas Sands

Washington - LSE.co.uk/Reuters
US could reap billions taxing Web gambling - study

Online Poker - Guardian Technolgy
Poker bots aren't necessarily criminals
 

From Gaming Today
Wynn Resorts Reports 4Q Loss of $159.6 Million 
M Resort to open Sunday
Magna Entertainment on verge of bankruptcy
Reservations begin at CityCenter hotels
 

British News
Rank Group Plc - Annual results for the 12 months ended 31/12/08
Casino and bingo revenues fall at Rank
www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L

Gunman in bookies raid - Corals, Stockport.

Scratchcard trouble for Netplay TV
NetPlay shares rise on TV deal
www.netplaytv.com
Jail for gambling addict who conned investors of £200k
Fury over police poker game - The Sun. Heads need to roll on this one.
 

Macau - Macau Daily Times
Visitor arrivals up by 0.8% in January
Casino employees' job performance not pleasing enough: report
Crown Macau drives positive results in 4Q
 

Wynn Resorts - 4thQ Results

"There is no good news. Business is tough in Las Vegas". Steve Wynn's opening words on the company's conference call.

Wynn Resorts, Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results
Wynn Resorts reports 4Q loss of $159.6 million - Yahoo/AP
Wynn Resorts posts loss, shares drop 19% - Reuters
Wynn Resorts: "Dramatic" decline in business - MarketWatch
www.wynnresorts.com
Wynn Resorts, Limited Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2008)
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WYNN
 

Australia & Pennsylvania - Sydney Morning Herald
Casino owners accuse Gretel Packer

"Gretel Packer has been accused of colluding with her brother James's listed company Crown to back out of a deal worth $US1.75 billion ($2.7 billion) to buy a suite of US casinos."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Management_Group
www.cannerycasinos.com
 

British News
The Real Casino Royale: gangsters in a class of their own - Daily Telegraph

Speculation that John Aspinall's famous Baccarat parties in the 60's involved the use of pre-marked cards and trained readers employed to bet for the house.

www.dougiethompson.com/the-hustlers.htm
www.dougiethompson.com

Liverpool's State nightclub earmarked for casino

"The State Ballroom, on Dale Street, fell into disrepair when it was finally closed in the mid-90s after a chequered history of violence, shootings and firebombs."

www.flickr.com/search/?q=state+ballroom+liverpool

£1m betting coup investigated by FA - Nothampton Chronicle
Bookmakers lose £1m on Weymouth match - Daily Telegraph
Woman threatened at gunpoint at Frodsham bookmakers - Corals
 

Macau - Yahoo/AP & Bloomberg
Melco Crown climbs following 4th-quarter results
Crown, Melco Shares Gain as Macau Casino Loss Narrows
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MPEL

Goa - Times of India, Asian Age
Mandovi to be freed of casinos
Goa casino vessels may get 15 days to move out
www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2500142974/sizes/l/ - May 2008

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Reuters
PGCB Chair Outlines Gaming Industry and Regulatory Oversight Maturity in PA

Texas - Houston Chronicle
A fresh push for casino gambling
Holiday gifts from the Texas Gaming Association
 

aditional headlines...
Casino Life Magazine - March 2009
Home Prices Post Biggest Drop in 21 Years
Study Backs Plans for Belmont Park Casino Development
Chinese teenagers run up huge debts in illegal gambling ring
 

Macau - Yahoo/Globe Newswire
MPEL Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings
www.melco-crown.com
www.mochaslot.com
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited Earnings Conference Call
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MPEL

Goa - The Hindu & New Kerala/IANS
Goa asks offshore casinos to shift further down in sea
Goa's offshore casinos ordered off city limits

Australia & Willmington, Delaware - Bloomberg, News.com.au
Crown’s $1.75 Billion Casino Buyout Leads to Lawsuit
Gretel Packer seeks to end role in James' Nevada gaming push

"Attorney Robert Krauss, for Ms Packer and the secret trusts, said privacy was more valuable than the Meadows bid."

Packer wish to stay in the shade
www.zimbio.com/Gretel+Packer
www.pgcb.state.pa.us
www.meadowsgaming.com
www.cannerycasinos.com

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
Boyd Gaming offers to buy Station
Letter from Boyd Gaming to Station Casinos

Las Vegas - Bloomberg, Reuters & Yahoo/AP
Boyd Gaming Offers to Buy Station Casinos Assets
Boyd Gaming shows interest in Station Casinos' assets
Boyd Gaming makes offer for Station Casino assets
Boyd Gaming tells Fertittas, "Let's Make a Deal" - Gaming Today
www.boydgaming.com
www.stationcasinos.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYD
 

Macau - Hong Kong Standard
Casinos bet on visits plan

Stanley Ho has been elected the first chair of the Chamber of Macau Gaming Operators a new body formed to represent Macau's six licensed casino operators.

TDM English News - 23rd February
 

Las Vegas - Reuters
MGM Mirage, Deutsche Bank may be in finance talks
www.cosmolv.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmopolitan_Resort_&_Casino
www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/cosmopolitan.htm
www.citycenter.com

South Australia - Yahoo Aus/ABC
Problem gambler laws threaten casino: owner
Casino swipe cards urged
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/audio/200902/20090224-sa-lamb.mp3

Atlantic City - The Press of Atlantic City
Tropicana Entertainment / Consider a second chance
 

British News
Businessman's plea over casino plan - Great Yarmouth
Bookie whacks robber with a stool - Ladbrokes, Tadworth.
 

aditional headlines...
Gambling bus catches fire in canyon - Colorado
CryptoLogic sends authorities Aziz letter
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CRYP
 

Las Vegas - Yahoo/PRNewswire
Vdara Hotel and ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter Now Accepting Reservations
www.vdara.com
www.arialasvegas.com
www.citycenter.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM

Atlantic City - Yahoo/AP
Nothing but snake eyes for Atlantic City casinos

Las Vegas - MSN.com
Sector Snap: Analyst cuts MGM, Wynn price targets

Macau - China View/Xinhua, TDM & Macau Daily Times
Macao's gaming tax revenues down 5.3% in January
www.dsf.gov.mo - Macau Financial Services Bureau
Ferry operator calls for open tender
TDM English News - 21st February
Five men arrested for usury

A glimpse at the activities of loan sharks in Macau which appear to include kidnap and illegal confinement.

Pennsylvania & Australia - Australian Financial Review & The Australian
Crown 'committed' to Pennsylvania casino
Crown still in the game for Pennsylvania casino licence
www.crownlimited.com

Eastern Cape, South Africa - Daily Dispatch
Awarding of licences for EC casino left ‘bad smell’
www.ecgbb.co.za - Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board.

Auckland, New Zealand - Radio New Zealand
Sky City Operating Earnings Decline by 6.4%
Sky City Entertainment is to reduce dividends by up to a third and repay debt in response to the economic crisis
www.skycityentertainmentgroup.com
www.google.com/finance?q=NZE%3ASKC

Placerville, California - Boston.com/AP
A new casino defies the odds: it's drawing crowds
www.redhawkcasino.com

Florida - Miami Herald
Blackjack addiction on rise in Florida
www.gamblinghelp.org - Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling
 

aditional headlines
DEVILFISH GAMING PLC - Half-yearly Report - TMCNet.com
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott Wins Own Bounty Tournament -- Again!
www.devilfishgamingplc.com
www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB00B28HZ894/GBP/PLUS-exn - 8.5p

Bookmaker plans £350m rights issue in bid to restructure debt - Yorkshire Post