Gaming Investments           The Sunday Times
Focus: Gaming winners - Online gaming & casino stocks.
 

Tasmania           The Mercury
Pokies lashed as gambling losses rocket

In 2003-04 Tasmanians, on average, each wagered $6750 and lost a total of $788 on all gambling products. The 3,680 slots are operated by Federal Hotels on a 15 year license.

- www.federalresorts.com.au

Atlantic City           The Press of Atlantic City
Harrah’s profit rises, stock falls

Macau           Hong Kong Standard
Casino cash-tracking rules imminent
 

Cripple Creek, Colorado           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casinos Announces Second Quarter Earnings
- www.centurycasinos.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/AP - Adam Goldman & CNN Money/Reuters
Harrah's Second-Quarter Profit Up 17%
Harrah's profit jumps, misses forecast

Responsible Gambling           Las Vegas Sun & American Gaming Association
'Responsible gaming' pushed in AGA ad
AGA Public Service Announcement

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston & Richard N. Velotta
Ad for online poker room pulled from Las Vegas radio station
Mirage hopes to tap the trendy crowd with new clubs, eateries
- www.mirage.com

California           Yahoo News/PRWeb
California Casinos Look to Hrlogix for Web-Based Recruiting and Paperless Hiring Solutions

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Review-Journal
Check those bags and try your luck - Money generated from slots at McCarran crucial to airport's funding
A look at the 1,300 slot concession at McCarran Airport operated by Michael J. Gaughan.
 

Arizona & Washington          Arizona Daily Star
Increased IRS scrutiny targets terrorists, nettles casinos

Estonia & Lithuania           Olympic Casinos - Press release
Olympic Casino expands in Tallinn and Vilnius
The Habana in Tallinn and Olympic Casino located in the Akropolis shopping centre, Vilnius.
- www.olympic-casino.net

Las Vegas          Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results
- www.lasvegassands.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Reports Record Second Quarter Financial Results and Continued Growth in All Key Performance Measures
- www.ameristarcasinos.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Reports Strong Second Quarter 2005 Results
- www.pnkinc.com

London           The Edgeware & Mill Hill Times
Gambling scam rumbled
Casino cheats make legal history - 6th August update.

Nova Scotia, Canada           ResponsibleGambling.org/Western Star
VLT revenues down since provincial smoking ban came into effect

Problem Gambling           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Casinos take steps to fight addiction
 

Paris           LaVieFinaciere.com
Casinos: rachat Didot-Bottin par Partouche finalisé en septembre-octobre

Alton, Illinois           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Argosy Gaming Company Reports Second Quarter 2005 Earnings
- www.argosy.com

Missouri           Kansas City Star
Blackjack player's complaint under investigation

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Richard N. Velotta
Cashless slot machines offer casinos unexpected bonanza  - Many players don't bother cashing vouchers

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Wristbands aim at raising problem gambling awareness
Cannery owner looks to expand

London           Yahoo UK/AFP
William Hill to sell 50 betting shops to secure deal approval

London & Antigua           UK-Wire.co.uk
Sportingbet Plc Trading update and acquisition of the business of ISC Entertainment Inc.
- www.sportingbet.com & www.mysportsbook.com

Carson City, Nevada           Yahoo/AP
Mobile Gambling Devices May Get to Casinos - Hand-Held Gambling Devices May Soon Come to a Hotel-Casino Near You
- www.cantor.com - www.diamonditech.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/Business Wire
Wynn Resorts, Limited Reports Second Quarter Results

In the first 64 days of operation Wynn Las Vegas's average win table games win per day was $7,117 with a hold of 21.1%. Average slot win was $273 per day. The property has 136 tables and 1,960 slots.

- www.wynnlasvegas.com

Las Vegas           Yahoo/Business Wire
Progressive Gaming International Reports Earnings Per Share of $.07 in Second Quarter of Fiscal 2005
- www.progressivegaming.net

Mobile Gambling           InformaticsOnline.co.uk & Telecoms.com
Mobile gambling bonanza to net $7.6bn by 2010 - Lotteries set to be most popular form of mobile gaming
- Mobile Gambling - Volume 4 of Mobile Entertainment
 

Indian Gaming           San Diego Union Tribune
Showdown looms over casinos off tribal lands
The U.S has a total of 404 Indian casinos with 54 in California, 8 are in San Diego County.

Venezuela           elUniversal.com
Venezuelan Casinos Commission kicks off Mission Zero Illegal Gambling

Reno & Washington           Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT Promotes Responsible Gaming by Joining Nationwide Campaign

Mexico           Mexdata.info
Proliferation of portable casinos in Mexico

Las Vegas           Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Bourbon Street to be shuttered - Harrah's Entertainment to hold property for 'long-term development'
- www.bourbonstreethotel.com

Melbourne, Australia           Sydney Morning Herald/AAP
Taxman set to trump poker champ
Poker champ comes home to a full house

London & Antigua           Yahoo/Sharecast
World Gaming bets on bright future

London & Antigua           UK-Wire.com
World Gaming Plc. - Second quarter results for the three and six months ended 30th June 2005
- www.worldgaming.com

London & Cyprus           Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. Announces Approval of OASIS™ PersonalBanker® Advanced Funds Transfer (AFT) Product
- www.aristocratgaming.com

London & Cyprus           Yahoo/FT.com
Empire Online on acquisition trail as profits rocket

London & Cyprus           UK-Wire.com
Empire Online Limited - Acquisition of Club Dice, Noble Poker database and other assets
- www.noblepoker.com & www.clubdicecasino.com

London & Cyprus           UK-Wire.com
Empire Online Limited - Empire Online Ltd maiden interim results for six months ended 30th June 2005
- www.ep.com & www.empirepoker.com

London           The Times - 31st July
Gaming man bet on going solo - How I Made It: Ed Ware, founder of 32Red.com

London           The Times
Coral plans £800m float amid fears of gambling stocks glut

Reno & Connecticut            Technology Review
The Digital Pit Boss

Travemünde, Germany           HL-Live.com
Baasch und Müller sorgen sich um Casino-Mitarbeiter

Las Vegas            In Business Las Vegas - Liz Benston
Stations' Jumbo Jackpot bonus a reel deal
- www.stationcasinos.com/templates/jumbojackpot

Problem Gambling - Australia            The Melbourne Age - Columnist opinion
Hooked on the pokies - Addicted gamblers could teach the addicted states a thing or two

London            International Herald Tribune
Publishers dare odds to start 2 U.K. dailies

San Francisco           San Francisco Chronicle
Video bingo machines are tribe's new gamble  - Devices no different from slots, say critics of East Bay casino
- www.casino-sanpablo.com