Las Vegas - LVR-J
Analyst: If CityCenter went under, jobless rate would increase 1%
MGM makes debt payment, project continues

Las Vegas - WSJ & Reuters
MGM Buys a Lifeline for Big Vegas Project
MGM makes payment for Vegas CityCenter project
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM
 

Cyprus - Cyprus Mail
Larnaca airport a good spot for a casino
Residents should get a say about opening casinos

"the latest Cyprobarometer survey, released 10 days ago, found that 58 per cent of Cypriots were in favour of opening casinos. It was the first time that majority of the respondents of the annual survey were in favour."

Macau - Macau Daily Times
Gaming industry employees down 2%

At the end of 2008 there were 43,835 employees in the Macau casino industry, 18,196 were dealers down 6% from December 2007.

Taiwan - InvestEgate.co.uk
AMZ Holdings plc - Taiwan announces two casino licences for offshore islands

Joliet, Illinois - ChicagoBreakingNews.com
$340 million damage estimate in casino fire
www.empresscasino.com
 

additional headlines
US companies buy back loans as prices plunge - LVS.
Local Man Changes Pennies Into a Million Dollars at Spotlight 29 Casino
 

Las Vegas - Reuters & Las Vegas Sun
CityCenter venture may file for bankruptcy: sources
CityCenter hires law firm for possible bankruptcy
Face to Face with Jon Ralston

Deutsche Bank's Bill Lerner and high-rise condo expert Paul Murad.

CityCenter partner might want more say - 25th March
www.citycenter.com
www.citycenter.com/vision/vision_construction.aspx
http://janeway.vs.oiccam.com:443/img/_lvipf/20020319/13/0319132414.jpg
 

www.oiccam.com/webcams/index.html?lasvegas - Webcam

British News
Bingo pair call 100% stake in London’s Hippodrome - Property Week

"The Thomases sold their Beacon Bingo business three years ago for £80m and will use money from the sale to progress the redevelopment of the Hippodrome." "The Hippodrome online casino is due to be launched this summer."

www.thelondonhippodrome.com
www.lacliquelondon.com
www.hippodrome-london.co.uk

Jobs at two casinos are under threat
www.bluechipcasinos.co.uk

"Its main shareholder, Isle Of Capri, has now left the company reeling after withdrawing its two-thirds interest, and writing off a £10 million loan it had made to the firm."

Arena Casino Owners Still Seeking Buyer - Coventry City Mad
http://coventry.isleofcapricasinos.com

All bets are off as bookies drop Arsenal legend Paul Merson - Daily Mail
Ex-gambling addict Paul Merson becomes new face of... a bookmaker - 25/3
Paul Merson's gambling promotion defied satire - Daily Telegraph
Panel set to tackle betting corruption - The Independent
Banker thief had gambling problem - BBC Scotland

Atlantic City - Syracuse.com
Gambler who sued casinos going to prison for theft - Arelia Taveras.
arelia taveras vs the gambling industry

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun/AP
Wynn got $8.45M in 2008 as CEO of Wynn Resorts
Workers rescued from Encore in high winds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wynn

Carson City - Las Vegas Sun
Effort to repeal Nevada’s lottery ban clears first step
 

additional headlines
Orlando Resident Cracks $807,543.95 Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker
Goa high court allows floating casinos to obtain alternate food sources
Full Tilt Poker Banned from the UFC
 

Lynn, Mass. - ItemLive.com
Lynn to casino boat owners: No deal
www.horizonsedge.com - Horizon's Edge Casino Cruises.

Brussels - Reuters
U.S. Internet gambling laws breach WTO rules - EU

Las Vegas - Yahoo/Business Week
Kerkorian Faces Debt Woes
 

Macau - Macau Daily Times
G2E Asia 2009 to address gaming industry challenge
www.g2easia.com

Goa - WebIndia123.com, LiveMint.com & The Times of India
Won't shut casinos as it will render 3,000 jobless: Cong
Closure of off-shore casinos will render Goans jobless: Cong
Now, Cong effort to save casinos

"Wagh added that there are about 1,500 Goan youth, aged between 18 and 30, working as dealers, cashiers, floor managers, slot managers, computer graphic designers and in the departments of food and beverage, housekeeping etc."

Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald
Casino takes the punt and puts everything on black - Star City Casino.
www.earthhour.org

Singapore - Straits Times
750 screened for casino jobs
www.marinabaysands.com
http://careers.marinabaysands.com
 

British news
Bookies tell ministers to go easy in Budget 2009 - Daily Telegraph
Casino granted first 24-hour gaming licence in Aberdeen - Press & Journal
Merson dropped from bookie adverts - Ananova/PA
The ultimate endorsement - use someone who is addicted to your product
Gambler tried to raid betting shop till
 

additional headlines
PA Gaming Control Board Fines Casino for Underage Gambling Violations
New home sales remain icy - In Business Las Vegas

"Through the first two months of this year, only 637 new homes sold."

Man charged in robbery of AC casino patron
Former Harrah's worker sues over asbestos - UPI
Empire Resorts cites issues with maturing debt - Yahoo/AP
www.empireresorts.com

Las Vegas Sands
Las Vegas Sands' Stone Resigns - WSJ
Las Vegas Sands executive resigns - LVR-J
Third executive leaving Las Vegas Sands - Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Sands loses exec, eyes debt buyback - Reuters
Las Vegas Sands discussing debt buyback as option - AP
LVS Considers Loan Buyback, Hires Goldman - Bloomberg
www.lasvegassands.com
Bradley H. Stone - President of Global Operations and Construction
Bradley H. Stone - Forbes profile
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS
 

Hong Kong - Yahoo/Business Wire
Amax Proposes Exchange of Common Shares for Approximately 28% of Outstanding Promissory Note
www.amaxhldg.com
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=0959.HK

Monaco - Atronic PR
Crystal.net™ to debut at Monte Carlo SBM Casinos in Monaco
www.atronic.com/Systems/Solutions/CRYSTALnet

Nevada - Las Vegas Sun
Proposed bill would tax prostitution at $5 per session

Nevada - Yahoo/AP
Expert says Reid, Ensign likely didn't break rules

Goa
Three offshore Goa casinos sealed for violating pollution norms - New Kerala

"The casinos - Rio, Caravela and Maharaja - had failed to obtain the necessary licence from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB)."

Casinos sealed in the morning, opened later - Times of India
Goa casino charged with denying winnings, beating up customer
www.rivieradegoaresorts.com
 

Florida - Miami Herald & Sun-Sentinel
Visiting Indian casinos in Florida could be a gamble
Legislature's two chambers offer radically different gambling plans
Anna Nicole invoked in county battle for casino cash

Australia - WA Today
Crown gets OK to look at gambler's finances - Harry Kakavas case.
The gambler
 

British news
Latest on Yarmouth casino plans
Image of the proposed Edge development
Casino wins 24-hour gaming gamble - Gala Aberdeen
Sportech defends pools collection goal for older players
Gambling addict carried fake cash
Merson is new face of bookies
www.bettercorporate.com
 

additional headlines
International Casino Review - Digital edition April 2009
San Juan bans gambling - Philippines
Illinois casino's sprinklers were off before fire - Boston.com/AP
Greektown Casino in default, Detroit says - Detroit News
Urging action on city casinos - Philadelphia Inquirer
 

Las Vegas - Yahoo/AP & Las Vegas Sun
MGM Mirage: CityCenter lawsuit 'without merit'
Lawsuit clouds future of CityCenter; MGM responds

Budapest & Israel - InvestEgate.co.uk
Plaza Acquires further stake in major development project

"as well as a 40,000 sqm casino. It is located at the southern end of Obuda Island on the Danube River in central Budapest."

Frisches Geld für die Trauminsel
www.plazacenters.com
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=353920
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=475384

Indiana - Yahoo/PRNewswire
PokerTek Adds 100% PokerPro Room to Hoosier Park Racing and Casino
www.hoosierpark.com

Macau - WSJ, Macau Daily Times & China Knowledge
SJM 2008 Net Profit Down 48% On Lower Macau Gaming Revenue
SJM gaming revenue dropped in 2008
Macau casino operator SJM sees profit down 48.1% in 2008
www.sjmholdings.com
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=0880.HK
 

Las Vegas - WSJ, Yahoo/AP & FT.com
Las Vegas Property Venture Is in Peril
Dubai partner sues MGM Mirage over CityCenter
Dubai World sues MGM Mirage for breach

Delaware - Las Vegas Sun
Dubai World lawsuit against MGM MIRAGE

Las Vegas - LVR-J & Las Vegas Sun
Spokesman says Reid tried to help raise money to complete CityCenter
Reid, Ensign made calls to banks for MGM
INSIDE GAMING: Anyone heard from Kirk? - Howard Stutz
Blogs
Senators rush to CityCenter's rescue
http://thestrippodcast.blogspot.com
 

India - DailyIndia.com
Sikkim Govt. launches casino to lure tourists - Casino Sikkim
Sikkim Government opens first casino to lure tourists to the state
www.theroyalplazahotel.com
www.tistarangit.com/images/sikkim_map.jpg

Trenton, New Jersey - ESPN/AP
Lawmaker seeks legalized gambling
www.imega.org - Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association
 

British news
Firms told casino must boost town - Great Yarmouth
Gambling addict admits stealing over £40,000 from university
 

additional headlines
Residents of bankrupt Lake Las Vegas face uncertainty
Thunderbird Announces Change of Auditors; Update
Empire Resorts Announces Twin Gaming Venues at Monticello Raceway and Concord Hotel & Resort
Lithuanian FA monitors suspicious gambling - The Scotsman
www.fifa-ews.com - Early Warning System GmbH.
 

Nevada - Las Vegas Sun
Canadian high roller’s debts are multiplying

Three punters are named who allegedly owe Las Vegas Casinos a total of over $30 million.

Sands not so adored in Macau these days - Liz Benston
Cheap rooms could sell casinos short

MGM MIRAGE: "Every percentage-point drop in hotel occupancy costs the company $3 million in profit per month. At the same time, every $5 reduction in average hotel rates costs nearly $6 million in profit per month."

www.lasvegassun.com/photos/2009/mar/23/26809/

Las Vegas - Yahoo/Reuters & Las Vegas Sun
Herbst Gaming files for Chapter 11 protection
Herbst Gaming files for bankruptcy protection
www.herbstgaming.com

Carson City, Nevada - Las Vegas Sun/AP
Reid seeks to clarify stimulus rule on casinos

Indianapolis - WishTV.com & Chicago Tribune
Gambler who lost $125K loses lawsuit
Court says casino not obligated to protect gambler
 

British news
Circus Casino and Circus Poker Are Now Available to Players Outside the UK

additional headlines
Analysis: Better hardware may make sense for Gaming Control Board
Vegas Gang Podcast 13/3 - RateVegas.com - Macau update.
Gambling soars in impoverished Albania
Irish Open attracts $12,000,000 Man - Irish Open 10th - 13th April.
Liquidator Says Online Poker Players Owed AUS$5 Million