Leeds            Leeds Today Casino boss was killed the day before dinner for children's charity Hull & Leeds            ThisisHull/Hull Daily Mail Casino boss dies in knife horror Napoleon's casino director Barry DeLacy was stabbed to death at his Leeds apartment on the 3rd February. A 27 year-old man was arrested at the scene and is presently being questioned by West Yorkshire Police.  Mr. DeLacy was formerly the casino manager onboard the QE2 and a founder of midlands based Blue Chip Casinos. Leeds            Leeds Today - Corrected link Casino boss stabbed to death in flat Background details on Mr. DeLacy's career in the casino business. Leeds            Yorkshire Today/Yorkshire Post Friends pay tribute to casino boss murdered at his flat

YEP: 7th February

Austin, Texas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Multimedia Games Reports First Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.05
www.multimediagames.com

Newton, Mass.            PRNewswire
Casino City Press Releases 2006 Online Gaming Business Directory
www.onlinegamingbusinessdirectory.com
www.casinocitypress.com

British casino plans...
Newcastle            icNewcastle/Evening Chronicle
Historic hotel in bid for casino
www.bilgroup.com
www.thistlehotels.com

Blackpool            Blackpool Today
Casino bid 'vital for economy'

Wakefield            ThisisDerbyshire/Evening Telegraph
Waystone plans £200 million super casino complex
www.waystone.co.uk

Southampton            ThisisHampshire/Daily Echo
Council applies to build super casino

Singapore & U.K.            The Edge Daily
Quek in UK casino ops - Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan.

Los Angeles            Yahoo/PRNewswire & Reuters
WPT Enterprises Engages Advisor to Explore Strategic Alternatives
WPT Enterprises to explore possible merger
www.worldpokertour.com

Tasmania & Australia            Sydney Morning Herald
Betfair opens account as bookies call for access to big boys' internet action

Gulfport, Mississippi            Biloxi Sun-Herald
High-tech chips let casinos keep trackRadio signals thwart thieves
www.chipco.com

Las Vegas            MSN MoneyCentral/Business Wire
Global Cash Access Signs Multi-Year Contract with Station Casinos

Mexico            Mexidata.info - Barnard R. Thompson
Congressional Probe into Mexican Gaming Goes On

Hong Kong            ETNews/South China Morning Post
Cards stacked against gaming firms: report

Money laundering concerns in Macau could be a problem for SJM's proposed Hong Kong IPO.

Tasmania            NineMSN.com/aap & ABC Online
Betfair begins operations in Tasmania
Betfair gaming licence begins
www.betfair.com.au

Croatia            CompanyAnnouncements.net
Cubus Lux Plc - Acquisition of Plava Vala d.o.o
www.lasvegas.hr
 
 

Additional headlines... Manhattan software firm celebrates gambling win Ethiopia to kick-start casino in five-star hotel: official Gavriely, Abarjil arrested for money laundering

London            Sunday Business Post & CompanyAnnouncements.net
UK lottery firm gets early bonus
CHARIOT (UK) PLC - Admission to AIM
www.chariotlottery.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?d=v1&s=CRT.L

London            CompanyAnnouncements.net
BIL International Limited - Certificate of Approval obtained from The Gambling Commission of Great Britain
www.bilgroup.com

Las Vegas        Las Vegas Review-Journal
Family footsteps formed career path for Boyd exec - Michael Gaughan Jr.

Problem Gambling - Wisconsin            Millwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Embezzling blamed on gambling addictions - Detailed report.

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance Gaming Plans Name Change to Bally Technologies, Inc.
www.ballytechnologies.com

Connecticut            The Hartford Courant
Critic Attacks Casinos - Some Question Beecher's Motivation
www.thetisconsulting.com

Illinois            Chicago Sun-Times
Gaming Board to consider carding all casino visitors

Since 2003 3,200 individuals have signed up to Illinois's exclusion programme. 88 of those on the list have been arrested for gambling repeatedly.

www.igb.state.il.us

South Africa            Yahoo/Reuters
Strip clubs and gambling boom in South Africa

Las Vegas & London            Yahoo/Business Wire
Cyberview Technology to Supply Largest-Ever Multi-Draw Jackpot Game for Venezuela
www.cybview.com

AIM Press releases            UK-Wire.com
YooMedia plc - Trading Update
www.yoomedia.com
Top Ten Holdings plc - Acquisition of Bravo Bingo Clubs
www.toptenbingo.co.uk
SkillJam signs exclusive agreement with UK-based 'The Sun Online'
www.funtechnologies.com

Austria            ORF.at
"Golden Handshakes" bei den Casinos

Casinos Austria's voluntary redundancy programme.

www.casinos.at

Coventry            icCoventry/Coventry Evening Telegraph
Calls to back Ricoh 'super casino' plan
www.coventry-now.com

Israel            Jerusalem Post
Police reveal illegal gambling, money laundering scandal

Macau            Yahoo Asia/Asia Pulse
Macao Records 2.5 MLN Chinese Lunar New Year Border Crossings
 
 

Additional headlines... Smoking ban in betting shops breath of fresh air - Scotland. Some say new owner of casinos is lobbying to change rules - Illinois. Groupe Partouche : projet de cession de 4 casinos en France et au Maroc Online gambling needs tighter laws - survey - Britain

Las Vegas & Asia           Las Vegas Review-Journal - Rod Smith
INSIDE GAMING: Casinos follow flow of money to Asia 

London & Australia           Sydney Morning Herald
Betfair out to conquer the world

Seoul, South Korea            The Korea Herald
Lady Luck takes gamble on casino foreigners
Seven Luck Casino to Open January 27, 2006 - PRWeb 22nd, December 2005.

The 80 table "Foreigner-only" Seven Luck Casino opened 27th January in Seoul. The operators are the Grand Korea Corp. (a subsidiary company of the Korea Tourism Organization) who are planning to open a second casino at the Millennium Seoul Hilton in May and a third at the Busan Lotte Hotel in June.

www.7luck.com/en/index.jsp
www.tour2korea.com

Detroit            USA Today
Super Sunday a day for super wagers

Nevada will release statistics detailing betting volume in the State's Sports books but the big money is now online. Rule No: 1 for the Superbowl betting is always take the dog. The Seattle Seahawks are generally +4.

www.superbowl.com
www.oddschecker.com/betting/mode/o/card/americanfootball-nfl/odds/749616x/sid/816104

London & New York            Yahoo/CNW - 3rd February
Electronic Gamecard Secures Order From UK's Largest Gaming Centre Operator
www.electronicgamecard.com
www.talarius.com

London            The Sunday Times
Councils vie to be Britain’s Vegas

Bangkok            Bangkok Post - Temporary link & The Nation
Police face probe after casino bust - More than 260 gamblers arrested
Police sweep nets 262 people at illegal city casino

New Zealand            TVNZ.co.uk
Trust has gaming license suspended

Louisville, Kentucky            Wave3.com
The Battle Over Casino Gambling In The Bluegrass

Problem Gambling            CBS13.com
Pill Claims To Curb Gambling Addiction

Singapore            The Malaysian Star
Casino giant to curb social problems - Harrah's/Keppel Land

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania            Tribune Review & Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fans urged to back gambling license bid
500 show support for Penguins' new arena-casino proposal
Casinos will offer many amenities beside slots
www.slotsformario.com
 
 

Additional headlines... The dark side of the falls - Nigara Falls, Ontario. Four Arrested After Shooting At Indian Reservation Casino Lottery lunacy - Financial Times Editorial. L.V Advisor: Question of the Day - 99¢ bacon-and-egg breakfasts.

The Bahamas            The Bahama Journal
Casinos Get Green Light

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal
Strategy to shift staff of Stardust - Boyd also wants to move customers to its other properties
www.stardustlv.com
www.boydgaming.com

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal & Las Vegas Sun
McCarran tally: 44.3 million
Tracks may lead to McCarran - Monorail addition could run by 2010
www.mccarran.com
www.lvmonorail.com

Las Vegas            In Business Las Vegas - Liz Benston
Strip resigned to strict Super Bowl regs

Blackpool          BBC.co.uk
Casino jobs looking odds on bet
www.blackpool.ac.uk/gaming

Preston, Lancashire       The Times Online
Pools Perms and Punters

The Littlewoods Pools ‘Football and Fortunes' exhibition is open to visitors from 10th January to 31st March.

www.nationalfootballmuseum.com
www.littlewoodspools.co.uk

Atlantic City            The Press of Atlantic City
Lawyer pleads guilty to laundering stolen money at A.C. casino

San Diego, California            Newsday/AP & San Diego Union-Tribune
Three Shot to Death Near San Diego Casino
3 killed, one hurt in shooting near Harrah's Rincon Casino 
www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/rin/

U.S. Illegal Gambling busts            Various media
Two arrests after Dunedin gambling raid - Dunedin, Florida. 51 slots seized.
Illegal Gambling Operation Raided - Manassas, Virginia. Home Poker Game.
Officers Investigate Robbery; Bust Gambling Ring - Atlanta.
State to file 77 charges for illegal gambling machines - Omaha, Nebraska.
Convicted gambling kingpin is arrested - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

U.S. Problem Gambling            Various media
Employee arrested in theft of $400,000 - Minnesota.
Embezzling to feed an addiction - As above. Interesting video
Gambling Addict Confesses To Beating Elderly Woman - Lakewood, Colorado.

Las Vegas & Tunica Mississippi            Las Vegas Sun - Jeff Haney
On LV's Negreanu plays 'small ball' to earn big win on World Series of Poker circuit in Tunica

Daniel Negreanu is the resident professional at Wynn Las Vegas.

www.fullcontactpoker.com

Ft. Lauderdale            24-7pressrelease.com
HighRollerRadio.com Gets Rolling on iBidUSA.com Auction Website
www.highrollerradio.com

Canada ?            TMCNet.com
New site looks to profit at the intersection of auctions, gambling
www.uniqueauction.com

Austin, Texas            Austin American-Statesman
Texas Gaming Association plans push for casinos
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Texas+Gaming+Association&btnG=Google+Search
 
 

Additional headlines... 10 bald men plead not guilty to gambling - Malaysia Gambler Wins Three Cars In 12 Years At One Casino - Minnesota Bus to casinos crashes in N.J.

Edinburgh, Scotland            The Scotsman
Do we want casino's smokers next door? You bet we don't - Gala Maybury

Singapore            Yahoo/Business Wire
Taubman/Gordon Team with Harrah's Entertainment and Keppel Land for Marina Bay Integrated Resort

St. Lucia            Jamaica Observer
St Lucia to open first casino - Hoping to boost island's tourism industry

Palm Beach, Florida            Sun -Sentinel & Palm Beach Post
Permit snag sinks day cruise expansion
Big Easy casino cruise ship stops operations
www.pbcasino.com

Vienna, Austria            PressePortal.de
BETANDWIN.COM Presents preview of preliminary results

The release also has details of court cases in Germany and Italy involving advertising and cross border betting within E.U. member states.

www.betandwin.ag

Washington            BellevilleDemocrat/AP
SEC subpoenas poker star's Web site chief
www.doylebrunson.com

Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia            ITAR-TASS & Pravda
All gambling houses to be closed in N Ossetia
Criminal case over Vladikavkaz gambling club blasts opened
Blasts in gambling clubs in Vladikavkaz kill 2, injure 16
Blasts in gambling clubs in Vladikavkaz kill 2, injure 16
North Ossetia Map

London            DCMS
Transitional arrangements for the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 - Consultation Paper
Gambling Act 2005 – Transitional Arrangements - DCMS publication
The Gambling Act 2005

London            Government News Network
Government consults on transitional arrangements for Gambling Act

London            Daily Telegraph
888 plans to buy internet betting firm

London            CompanyAnnouncements.net
Interactive Gaming Holdings Plc - IGH expands gaming offering with new suite of Orbis casino products
www.igh.com
www.orbisuk.com

Australia            ABC News Online
Fed Govt called on to ban SMS gambling
www.txt2bet.com.au

Las Vegas            AP
Hooters Opens Vegas Casino Just Off Strip

Atlantic City            Yahoo/Business Wire
Poker Pro "The Grinder" Captures Borgata Winter Poker Open Title

Budapest            TMCNet.com
London-based online gambling company turns to EU authorities - Sportingbet
 
 

Additional headlines... Religious leaders opposed to gambling gather in capitol - Kentucky Illegal Gambling Operation Raided - Men Busted Playing Poker - Virginia Feds arrest 8 men, shut down alleged gambling ring - Illinois Kong, and gamblers lose their hair - Malaysia, Shaven headed mahjong players. The million-dollar gambler - Vietnam

Russia            Reuters
Blasts rock gaming halls in Russia's Caucasus - Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia.

London            Daily Telegraph
Ladbrokes stand-alone listing 'to go ahead'

British Provinces            Skegness Today & ThisisLancashire
Will town take casino gamble ? - Skegness
Casino on the cards ? - Preston

Detroit            Crains Business Detroit
Detroit casinos bring in $1.23 billion in revenue for 2005

Las Vegas            PRNewswire
Players Network to Cover Hooters Casino Hotel Las Vegas Grand Opening From Unique Perspective
www.playersnetwork.com
www.hootershotelcasino.com

Belgium            The Times
Gamblers battle against the odds to win £125m

Tickets for the 10x's rollover of the Euro-Millions lottery can be purchased in Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

www.euromillions.be
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/gaming/drawgame/displayEuroPlayslip.do

Malaysia            Bernama.com
Genting Dismisses Scepticism On Marina Casino Resort Bid

Las Vegas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's License Company, IMG Form Alliance To Expand World Series of Poker(R) In The U.S. And Globally
www.imgworld.com

London            Government News Network
Casino advisory panel publishes guidance and invites proposals for new casinos

The CAP are inviting applications from local authorities in Scotland, England and Wales for the 17 new casino licenses. Their final assessments will then be made with the emphasis on evidence and not marketing.

www.culture.gov.uk/cap
www.culture.gov.uk/cap/what.htm - A selection of PDF files available for download

Kent            YourCounty.co.uk
New Casinos For Kent - Invitation to local authorities

London            CompanyAnnouncements.net
CYBERSCAN TECHNOLOGY, INC. - Contract Award and Notification of Results

London & Israel            Reuters
888 boosts poker revenues

London & Israel            CompanyAnnouncements.net
888 Holdings Public Limited Company - Trading Update and Q4 KPIs
www.888holdingsplc.com

Las Vegas            Bloomberg/Business Wire
Harrah's Customers to Scour the Strip for $1 Million*; Treasure 
www.treasurehunt.ebay.com
www.harrahs.com/total_rewards/overview/overview.jsp

Washington            NewsMax.com
McCain Seeks Clarity on Indian Gaming Law

London            Yahoo UK/Reuters & UK-Wire.com
Hilton spurns interest in Ladbrokes
Hilton Group plc - Brief company update on press comment

Los Angeles            PRNewswire
PokerStars.com Introduces the Biggest V.I.P. Club in Poker History
www.pokerstars.com/vip/main.html

Macau            Various Sources - 25th to 30th January
Low-cost carrier earmarked for Macau - Flight International
Low-cost Airline Set up in Macao - China Broadcast
New Macau Budget Airline Targets Asian Market - Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones

Macau Air Express

http://en.airmacau.com.mo
 
 

Additional headlines... Ex-Chinese bank managers, wives charged in Vegas in embezzlement Bookies nurse losses over Google - IG Index The Final Poker Battle at Borgata's 2006 Winter Poker Open Report warns about moving Montreal's casino L.V. Advisor: Question of the Day - Must see Vegas attractions. Poll results

Problem Gambling            L.A. Times
Drug Shows Promise in Curbing Compulsive Gambling, Study Says
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
Biotie Therapies
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals

Las Vegas            Business Wire
Global Cash Access Signs Carnival Cruise Lines to a Multi-Year Contract to Provide Credit Card and Debit Card Cash Advances to Carnival's Fleet

Reno, Nevada & The Bahamas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Litigation Initiated Against Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.
www.atlantiscasino.com - Monarch
www.atlantis.com - Kerzner

Belfast, Northern Ireland            The Hendon Mob - Mick McCloskey
Police Raid Belfast Card Club
www.thecavendishclub.com

Dublin, Ireland            PRWeb - Paddy Power PR
Ireland’s First €1 Million Poker Tournament - Dublin 14th to 17th April, 2006.
www.irishpokeropen.com
www.paddypower.com

Macau            Hong Kong Standard
Bigger Asian banks cool on casino loan
www.venetianmacau.com

Leeds            LeedsToday/Yorkshire Post
We're game for a new super casino - Leeds stakes claim for Las Vegas-style attraction

Liverpool            CompanyAnnouncements.net & 
Sportech plc announces launch of LittlewoodsBingo website
Littlewoods Gaming Launches Online Bingo Using Parlay Entertainment Technology
www.littlewoodsbingo.com
www.sportech-plc.co.uk
www.parlaygroup.com

South Carolina            St. Petersburg
Grand jury indicts casino boat owners

The Stardancer Fleet was auctioned off in late 2003 the company at one time had 3 dayships operating out of Tarpon Springs, Port Richey and Madeira Beach.

Waukegan, Illinois            Reuters
WMS Industries quarterly profit doubles
www.wmsgaming.com

New Zealand            Stuff.co.nz & TVNZ
Drop in gambling licences
Gambling facilities decline further

The number of slots in New Zealand has declined from 25,221 in 2003 to 21,343 in December 2005. Slot venues are down from 2,122 to 1,747.

Las Vegas            KLAS-TV.com
Hooters Hotel Opens in Las Vegas
www.hooterscasinohotel.com

China & Las Vegas            Channel News Asia & Las Vegas Review-Journal
China bank officials charged with stealing more than US$485m
Five indicted in scheme to defraud bank

Colorado            Canon City Daily Record
Amendment allows smokers to puff away in state casinos

Colorado may follow New Jersey in banning smoking in public places with the exception of the State's casino gaming floor's.

Ontario, Canada            Miami Herald/Bloomberg News
Study: Casino smoking ban may drive gamblers to U.S.
 
 

Additional headlines... The Strip has its sights set on another 'Super' weekend L.V. Advisor: Question of the Day - Poker ruling Ex-Borgata Waitresses Sue Casino for $70M Knife-weilding pair target Bookmakers - Gloucester Police hunt for missing bookmaker - Manchester Illegal Dice Game Ends in Murder - Tunica, Mississippi