Las Vegas             WTOV.com/Vegas4Visitors.com - Rick Garman
South Coast Nice, But Where's The Fun? - South Coast Review,
Hard Rock Cuts Off Expansion Plans

London             Finextra - Betfair press release
PayPal Europe to facilitate Betfair's P2P payments

London & Gibraltar             Bloomberg News
PartyGaming CEO Will Quit After Declining to Relocate

London & Gibraltar             CompanyAnnouncements.net
PartyGaming Plc - Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 31 December 2005
www.partygaming.com

Harrisburg, Pennyslvania             Investors.com/PRNewswire
PA Gaming Control Board Approves 6 Manufacturer Licenses

IGT, Aristocrat and WMS Gaming are all in. Atronic, Bally, GTECH, Konami & Shufflemaster will have to wait.

Douglas, Isle of Man & Penghu, Taiwan             CompanyAnnouncements.com
Amazing Holdings plc - Interim Results for the six month period ended 30th November 2005
www.amazing.co.im
 
 

Additional headlines... The King Solomons Group acquires the Windows Casino Group

Douglas, Isle of Man             CompanyAnnouncements.com
betinternet.com PLC - Interim results for the 26 weeks ender 27th November

Las Vegas             Yahoo/Business Wire
Progressive Gaming International Receives Approval for Field Trial for Rapid Bet Live

Las Vegas             Las Vegas Sun
Jeff Simpson takes a ride down the Strip, pointing out the ultra to the cheesy
 

Manila             Manila Bulletin
Favila favors 100% foreign ownership in gaming
2 foreign groups commit to invest in gaming industry

Reports from the "Asia's GEM" conference held in Manila on the 22nd & 23rd February.

www.asiangemphil.com

Moscow             RosBusiness Consulting
State Duma to consider gambling bills
 

Pennsylvania             Philly.com
Port Richmond 'casino' goes bustCops raid sophisticated operation in warehouse; 5 arrested, 4 sought

Kathmandu, Nepal             eKantipur Online
Another casino in Kathmandu - Casino Shangri-La is set to open in Mid April.
www.casinosnepal.com
www.casinonepalonline.com

Kyodo, Japan             Yahoo Asia/Kyodo News & China View/Xinhua
LDP to seek to legalize casinos
Japan to legalize casino to promote tourism

London             BBC.co.uk
Indonesian to buy London casino

The £115m offer is from Indonesian Putera Sampoerna who apparently sold his Tobacco interests to Philip Morris for $5.2bn in 2005.

Google News search - "Putera Sampoerna"

Jericho, Palestine             Globe & Mail
Hamas refuses to gamble on Jericho casino

Online Poker             Gamblog.co.uk & PokerKingBlog.com
Poker Tournament Cheats Exposed
The JJProdigy Situation

Story of a player (JJProdigy) with two accounts having $180,000 confiscated at Party Poker. The remarkable thing is that he's apparently only 16 years old.

Google search - "jjprodigy"

Online Poker             PokerNews.com
$500,000 Tournament Winner Disqualified

St.Louis             St. Louis Business Journal
President Casinos to sell St. Louis casino for $32M
www.presidentcasino.com/stlouis
 
 

Additional headlines... Square Mile speculates on Ladbrokes punt Plaza Hotel founder Scott dies - Interesting biography from the LVR-J. Las Vegas clubs warned for underage celebrity incident

London             UK-Wire.com
London Clubs International PLC - Disposal of Les Ambassadeurs Club
www.lesambassadeurs.com

Moscow             RIA Novosti
Patriarch concerned over rampant gambling in Russia

Middlesbrough             24dash.com & BBC Teeside
Salvation Army leads calls against new "super casino" plans
Salvation Army objects to casino
www.teesvalleyregeneration.co.uk
Salvation Army - Casino Campaign Resources

Glasgow            The Scotsman
Councillors show hand to back super casino bid

St. Thomas, U.S.V.I             Virgin Islands Daily News
Golden Gaming financing deadline extended again

Macau             Reuters
Property investors get decisive on Macau casino boom

Glasgow             Glasgow Evening Times
Glasgow hotel gets green light for casino
www.bilgaming.com

Las Vegas & Macau             CNN/AP
Mixed fortunes for casino giants
www.mgmmirage.com

Las Vegas             Yahoo/Business Wire
Wynn Resorts Loses $11.4 Million in 4Q
Wynn Resorts loss narrows as Vegas business builds

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

In the companies 4th quarter Wynn Las Vegas averaged a table and slot win of $8,842 and $252 respectively. Wynn Macau will open with 200 tables in the third quarter of 2006 a second phase of development will take the casino to 500 tables.

www.wynnresorts.com

Las Vegas             In Business Las Vegas - Liz Benston
Top two locals casino operators take different paths to prominence

Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos.

Atlantic City             The Press of Atlantic City
MGM Mirage mulling casino project in A.C.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania            Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Casino interests form Pa. trade association - Keystone Gaming Alliance.

Victoria, Australia             ABC Online
Tattersalls posts first profit as listed company
www.tattersalls.com.au

Argentina & Uruquay             UltimasNoticas.com
Extraditan a pistolero que copó casino de Piriápolis - 1996 robbery extraditon.

Online Gambling             CIO Today
Viva E-Vegas: The State of Online Gambling
 
 

Additional headlines... Police sue gambling den suspect - Bangkok Phila. Police Bust Major Gambling Ring Hilton Group stakes future on roll of the dice - Credit rating cut. Italian government bans outside online gambling sites - The ban starts today.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania             Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Slots revenue forecast looks high to some

Las Vegas             Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Olympia Gaming on the move - Goett has big plans north and south

Australia & Macau             News.com.au/The Australian
PBL shuffles Macau deal to gain more say

Bowling, Dunbartonshire             icDunbartonshire
All casino bets off, say villagers

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
MGM MIRAGE Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
MGM Mirage Profit Rises 31 Percent
www.mgmmirage.com

Washington             Citizen Link/Focus on the Family
Gambling Industry Emerges as Top Lobbyist
www.family.org/cforum/fosi/gambling/

London             UK-Wire.com & Reuters
Hilton Group PLC - Change of name
S&P cuts Ladbrokes credit rating to "junk"
Hilton becomes Ladbrokes, eyes Asian gaming growth
www.ladbrokesplc.com

London            Yahoo UK/AFX & Reuters
Hilton to return 4.2 bln stg to shareholders
Hilton completing hotel sale, eyes Asian gaming

London & China             UK-Wire.com
Ladbrokes plays significant role in launch of China's first sports lottery betting shops
www.lottery.gov.cn
Alexa Ranking - China Sports Lottery

London             UK-Wire.com
Hilton Group PLC - Preliminary statement of results for the year to 31 December 2005
www.hiltongroup.com

London & Gibraltar             Yahoo UK/AFX
PartyGaming launches new integrated gaming website
www.partygaming.com

Kuala Lumpur            The Malaysian Star
Genting posts record net profit of RM1.25b
www.genting.com.my

Australia            Yahoo Australia/Reuters
Australia's Tabcorp H1 profit up, cuts forecast
www.tabcorp.com.au

London            The Independent
SportingBet takes gamble on casino games
Paradise Poker sellers cash in on Sportingbet - Bonaire Investment Holdings Ltd.

Colorado            CBS4 Denver/AP
Smoking Ban Approved, Casino Exemption Removed

Macau            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Sheraton and St. Regis Newest Names Added to Cotai Strip(TM)
Starwood to Run Two Las Vegas Sands Hotels

Starwood Hotels apparently now has  22 hotels and resorts under construction or development in China under the Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, Le Meridien and Four Points by Sheraton brands.

www.starwoodhotels.com
 
 

Additional headlines... Hotel-casino gets OK to build Two policemen 'at war' over casino raid - Bangkok Woman dies after casino boat fall - Daytona Beach Doctor's gambling history used as motive in manslaughter case - Palm Beach Greens announce policy to reduce pokies - Tazmania Casino scheme backed by cabinet - Bournemouth

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2005 Results
www.pnkinc.com

Online Gambling            CompanyAnnouncemments.net 
U.S. adults split as to whether online gaming should remain illegal in the United States

Study from Harris Interactive conducted in the U.S. between 12th & 17th January among 2,985 adults.

www.harrisinteractive.com

Brighton            BBC.co.uk
Hotel casino bid set for approval - Hilton Metropole/Ladbrokes.

Birmingham            icBirmingham/Birmingham Mail & icSolihull
Boost for NEC casino plan
Council waiting for Blues casino report
Cabinet gambling on super casino

Middlesbrough            icTeeside/Evening Gazette & BBC Teeside
Glimpse of the future
Casino 'could bring 4,000 jobs' 

Aspers has beaten Las Vegas Sands and Isle of Capri to be the favoured casino operator of a mixed use development at Middlehaven Dock.

www.teesvalleyregeneration.co.uk/pages/project/project=casino

Las Vegas            KVVUTV.com & KLAS-TV.com
Gunman Arrested After Slaying, Standoff
Gunman Arrested After Standoff at Las Vegas Hotel

Las Vegas            Yahoo/AP & Reuters
Harrah's Logs Substantial 4Q Loss
Harrah's beats Street; Vegas, Atlantic City strong

Very different headlines but the same story. Harrah's recorded a $142.2 million loss in the 4th quarter, compared with net income of $76.9 million in 2004.

Las Vegas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's Entertainment Reports Fourth-Quarter, Full-Year Results
www.harrahs.com

Blackpool            BBC Lancashire & Manchester Evening News
Casino college's official opening
Gambling a safe bet at college
www.blackpool.ac.uk/gaming

London            Yahoo UK/Reuters
Sportingbet beats forecasts, plans new games

London            UK-Wire.com
Sportingbet Plc - Unaudited Results for the Second Quarter and First Half ended 31 January 2006
www.sportingbetplc.com

Poker            PokerTV Network
Poker Player of the Year Awards Ceremony
Is online Poker legal?

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
The Signature at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, to Debut in May 2006
www.signaturemgmgrand.com

Las Vegas & Los Angeles            Yahoo/PRNewswire & The Mercury News/AP
MGM MIRAGE Announces Resignation of Director Terry Christensen
Prominent lawyer pleads not guilty in Hollywood wiretapping probe

Las Vegas            Reuters & S.F. Chronicle/AP
Hard Rock may sell Las Vegas hotel and casino
Hard Rock Considers Selling Nev. Casino
www.hardrockhotel.com

Sydney            NineMSN/aap
PBL lifts first half profit
SkyCity cautious as smoke clears

Sydney            CNN/Reuters & IHT
Casinos push PBL profits
PBL lines its pockets after gamblers lose shirts

Auckland, New Zealand            Yahoo Aus/Reuters
NZ's Sky City H1 profit flat, share price jumps
www.skycityentertainmentgroup.com
 

Brussels & Greece              Invertia.com & Reporter.gr
CE aprueba adquisición de cadena casinos Hellas por BC Partners
Greece: EC Approves BC Partners' Acquisition Stake in Hyatt Regency 

The European Commission has approved the purchase of 51.57% of Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism by private investment fund BC Partners.

Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism to be acquired by BC Partners - 9th January.
www.hyatt.gr
www.bcpartners.com
 
 

Additional headlines... Petition Filed To Create 3 Casinos In Nebraska - Boyd Gaming Despite closed casinos, gambling revenue climbs - Louisiana State to cite gambling as motive for doctor accused in pill deaths- Florida