Bolivia - BBC Americas
Russian casinos take root in Bolivia
www.ritzio.com - Ritzio Entertainment Group.
www.bingobahiti.com.bo

Taiwan & Macau - AFP & FT.com
Macau gaming heir looks to Taiwan

"Our relationship with China is key to us, we wouldn't want to do something to piss them off," he said in English, adding the island's internal politics would also be a factor. Lawrence Ho interview with Agence France-Presse.

How father and son became rivals after deregulation
Lawrence (Yau Lung) Ho
 

Taiwan - Taipei Times
Casino industry still not a given: analysts, officials
TDM English News - 13th January.

London - Daily Mail
'Third of gambling websites let children place online bets'

"Just over 33 per cent of online casinos and bookmakers had 'deficiencies' that could enable youngsters to gamble on the internet, the Gambling Commission found."

www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Las Vegas & Kentucky - Kentucky.com & Las Vegas Sun
Casino firm Tropicana plans reorganization

"William Yung III's ownership interests would be canceled, and he would not have equity in the reorganized company"

Plan would give Tropicana creditors ownership stake
From A(ztar) to Z(ilch) - David McKee's Stiffs and Georges blog.
www.tropicanacasinos.com
www.columbiasussex.com

U.S. & International - Global Gaming Business Magazine
25 People To Watch In 2009
www.ggbmagazine.com

Macau
No more employee cuts, says Weidner - Macau Daily Times
Galaxy, SJM fall as China keeps Macau travel curbs
Macau or bust! Asia's Las Vegas fights the economic crisis- The Independent

Manitoba, Canada - CBC.ca/CP
Province to defend smoking ban in casinos

Indiana - NWI Times & Indianapolis Times
Study: Breathing in Hoosier casinos a gamble
Study: Casino air is 14 times smokier than outdoors
Casino Secondhand Smoke Exposure Study Shows Workers at Risk Due to Secondhand Smoke in Casinos
www.in-afp.org - Indiana Academy of Family Physicians

Las Vegas - The Mercury News
Casino profile details luxurious lifestyle of former Fry's executive

"Court records show the IRS tracked about $120 million Siddiqui spent in three years at just two casinos, the Venetian and MGM."

additional headlines
Lean prospects for City of Dreams - David McKee's Stiffs and Georges blog.
UK's Stanleybet appeals closure of Greek outlets
Club Hotel Loutraki raises stake in Serbia's Grand Casino to 90%
www.casino-beograd.com
Brits flock to Macau
Germany Wins World Cup Of Poker
53% of casinos close in Kyrgyzstan (Registration required)
 

Macau
Melco Crown to Open City of Dreams in Second Quarter - Bloomberg

"The worst time has probably gone" for Macau, Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Ho said at a press conference in Macau today. The opening of the $2.1 billion project in the world’s largest gambling hub will create about 7,000 jobs, he added.

www.cityofdreams.com.mo
www.flickr.com/photos/32284357@N08/3015120936 - October 2008
HK hit as Macao gamble fails to pay off - FT.com
 
 

Las Vegas - Yahoo/AP & Las Vegas Sun
Harrah's delays Caesars Palace tower expansion
Caesars Palace delays opening of tower
http://flickr.com/photos/25876268@N05/2952180760
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7765/caesars20expansion20renvb1.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/lasvegas/2759594323 - August 2008
www.daylife.com/photo/00ApeZY5ty01x - July 2007
The Harmon isn’t Strip’s only troubled condo

Detroit - Detroit News
3 casinos, combined, show gain

"Total gaming revenue rises 1.84% to $1.36 billion in '08; MGM Grand sets pace."

Dortmund - Ruhr Nachricten
Casino Hohensyburg: Werden Saalchefs gemobbt?
www.westspiel.de/content/de/hohensyburg

Potsdam - PNN Online
Spielbank verliert - Weniger Gewinn wegen Rauchverbot und Sperrliste
www.spielbank-potsdam.de

Taiwan - eTaiwan News/Central News Agency & ASia News Network
Penghu welcomes legalization of gambling on outlying islands
Taiwan to allow off-shore casinos
AMZ set for Taiwan gambling complex - FT.com
www.amazing.co.im
http://www.amazing.co.im/images/map_of_taiwan.html
 

British News
National Lottery kiosk in Welwyn Garden City shuts
Lottery workers lose jobs
www.lottery-kiosk.com - Infoplace UK Ltd.
Robbers steal cash at bookmakers - Ladbrokes, Kenton.
 

additional headlines
January 2009 digital issue of Casino International
January 2009 digital issue of Casino International Americano
 

Spain - Franja Digital - January 2nd
Continúa el "sainete" de Grand Scala : La financiera de Gran Scala solo tiene 25.000 libras de capital
http://ild-plc.com

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Ria Novosti
Russian slot machine addict charged with killing grandparents

New York - Yahoo/AP
Ahead of the Bell: Analyst likes Las Vegas Sands

Macau
Salaries slashed at James Packer's casino Crown Macau

"MPEL told labour authorities it had also sacked "excessive imported staff members'', including some from senior levels."

Galaxy, SJM Fall as China Keeps Macau Travel Curbs - Bloomberg

Taiwan - Taiwan News & Reuters
Taiwan legislators prepare vote to allow casinos on islands close to China
Taiwan parliament OKs gaming on offshore islands

Atlantic City - The Press of Atlantic City
Atlantic City casino agency struggles with staff shortages

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission presently has 295 employees, down from 350 in 2002.

www.state.nj.us/casinos

Connecticut - Reuters/Business Wire
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Announces Cost Reductions That Do Not Include Layoffs
www.mohegansun.com

Pennsylvania - CityPaper - Columnist opinion
How slot machines are secretly designed to seduce and destroy you, and how the government is in on it
 

British News
Google to further relax policy on gambling ads - New Media Age
Racing row set to persist after levy report
Isle Casino hopes for two big wins - Coventry
Armed raiders target Gateshead bookmakers - Chisholm Bookmakers, Gateshead.
Robber flees empty-handed after gun raid at city bookie - Edinburgh
 

additional headlines
Vegas’ bust a boom for bargain hunters ? - MSNBC
Casinos Try To Change Their Luck Online - January 5th
Google to further relax policy on gambling ads - New Media Age
Racing row set to persist after levy report
Isle Casino hopes for two big wins - Coventry
Players Network Partners With National League of Poker to Create Private Branded Online Poker Site
www.nlop.com
 

Melbourne - The Melbourne Age
Casino 'knowingly' accepted stolen funds

In what could be the first case of it's kind, the Crown Casino in Melbourne is paying back millions of A$'s to individuals who saw their money stolen and then gambled away in the properties exclusive Mahogany Room.

www.crowncasino.com.au

Atlantic City - Philadelphia Inquirer, NorthJersey.com & AP
Revenue in Dec. for A.C.'s 11 gambling houses dropped 18.7%

"For the year, Atlantic City's gambling revenue came to $4.6 billion, a drop of 7.6% from 2007 and the first time it dipped below $5 billion since 2005."

A.C. casinos post record-setting revenue decline

"The gaming halls won $302 million from gamblers in December, down 18.7%. That shattered the previous record for the biggest monthly decline of 15.1% set in September."

AC Casinos Post Biggest Monthly Revenue Drop Ever

Sparks, Nevada - KTVN.com
Silver Club Casino in Sparks Closes - 200+ redundant
www.silverclub.com
www.flickr.com/photos/grafficimages/249276485

Las Vegas - Merced Sun-Star/AP & UNLV
UNLV study: Casino smoke drifts into restaurants
UNLV Study Finds Poor Air Quality Persists in Some Casino Restaurants Despite Clean Indoor Air Act
 

Nevada
Strip gaming win lowest in five years

"Statewide, casinos won $836.7 million, down 14.8% from a year ago. Streshley said this is the first time in several years that every gaming market in the state experienced a decline in gross win."

http://gaming.nv.gov/documents/pdf/mrrnov08.pdf
Las Vegas sees 10% drop in visitors

"The LVCVA reported that 2,821,629 people visited the city in November, which is down from 3,129,508 visitors in November 2007. Hotel occupancy suffered, falling from about 87% to about 79% in the past year."

wwww.lvcva.com/press/statistics-facts/index.jsp
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun/AP & Reuters
MGM Mirage to take $1.2 billion charge in quarter
MGM Mirage to take $1.2 billion writedown on Mandalay
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM
MGM kisses $1.2 billion goodbye - David Mckee Blog

Ohio - Columbus Dispatch
Gambling company now pushing own casino proposal
www.pngaming.com
 

Macau
Macau/Zhuhai-Hong Kong bridge works begin this year
Wynn says no salary cuts, no work suspension
CotaiJet ferry engine fails at sea, no passengers injured
6 Guangdong officials punished for gambling - China Daily
Macao registers record gaming revenues of $13.7 bln in 2008
 

British news
New East Manchester: Proposals for casino site coming in spring
The Gambling Commission has 'found nothing' - ThisisExeter
www.bobbysfund.org
Fruit machines hit new jackpot - The Christian Institute
Timetable for casino site plans
Armed robbers in double raid terror - BetFred, Preston
 

Additional headlines
Automaten: Heftiger Poker um Glücksspielgesetz
Jan. 1: ...And A Wynning New Year - The Strip Podcast
Porn industry feeling pain as expo hits Vegas
Three accused of conspiring to cash bad checks at casinos - Mississippi
3 arrests at 'forgery lab' in Reno hotel-casino
Philly casino licensee has 20-year-old drug record
NY couple jailed for gambling $1M in stolen money
Expanded gambling may be on the way for KY
New CEO for Sweden's Gaming Monopoly: Svenska Spel
 

Ontario - Windsor Star
Ontario casinos losing money
Casinos post losses - Fierce competition takes toll on gaming
www.olg.ca - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

Vienna & Belgrade, Serbia - Die Presse
Casinos: Rien ne va plus in Brüssel und Belgrad
www.casinosaustria.com
www.casino-beograd.com
www.queencoleisure.com

Austria & Cripple Creek, Colorado - Boerse Express
Century Casinos bleibt auf der Kaufliste von Unicredit
www.centurycasinos.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CNTY
www.cnty.com/corporate/company/management/
 

Additional headlines
Problem gambling calls at record high - Wisconsin
Porn in Recession - Las Vegas Sun
Porn Industry wants a Hand Out! - CNN/VoiceofAmericans2008
Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal urges lawmakers to ban smoking in state's casinos
Fired Fry's executive Siddiqui charged with fraud, money-laundering
Viejas Receives International Award for Casino Web Site
www.viejas.com
Former Maroon colonel lashes out on casino facility discussions - Jamaica
Casino Barge Destroyed By Katrina Towed Away - Biloxi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/capntoo/143529299/
 

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun
M Resort licensing gets OK from gaming board
www.themresort.com

Las Vegas - Yahoo/AP
Nevada regulators OK Crown-Cannery casino deal
www.cannerycasinos.com

Macau & Las Vegas - Bloomberg & Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands Says Bubble in Macau's VIP Market Has Burst

"I would expect it to be down fairly dramatically" as junket operators can't collect the money they lent to Chinese businessmen to gamble, Las Vegas Sands President William Weidner said yesterday at an investor conference in Arizona.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. at Citi Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference (Replay) - Registration required. 38 minutes.
www.lasvegassands.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS
 

Las Vegas - Bloomberg, Forbes & Yahoo/AP
MGM Mirage's CEO to 'Dramatically' Cut Debt, May Sell Casinos

"MGM Mirage’s new chief executive officer, James Murren, said he plans to "dramatically" reduce debt and will consider further casino sales as he overhauls the company’s balance sheet."

MGM’s CityCenter Shrinks
Construction of Las Vegas hotel delayed, changed
Shares of MGM fall despite CityCenter cost savings
 

British News
Gambler jailed for four years over raids on bookies - Glasgow
Casino plan for Excel revived
Sandiacre bookmakers hit by lone robber
 

Additional headlines
CES, porn expo sharing the Vegas stage
Players Network Enters Revenue Sharing Dist. Agreement With Sling Media
Mimosa casino workers defer strike
Mocha Clubs feel no pain from financial turmoil, chief says
www.mochaclubs.com