Washington            The Jewish Exponent
Abramoff's Troubles Worsen, for Him and Jews

Edinburgh            The Scotsman
Game on as casino eyes up club site

Stanley Casinos who presently operate 3 of Edinburgh's 4 casinos have applied for planning permission for a new operation on the site of the former Eros/Elite nightclub at Fountainpark.

www.stanleycasinos.com

Missouri            The Kansas City Channel
Casino Crowd Helps In Robbery Arrest - Woman Fends Off Female Robber At Harrah's

Online Gambling            Techweb.com
AOL Expands Casino Games With Blackjack Site

Wiltshire, England            The Washington Post
A Million to One - Chances Are Imitators Can't Match This Student's By-the-Pixel Web Sales Success

Quite amazing. The college kid's website presently has a higher Alexa ranking than Betfair. He could sell it for far more than the million he's already made.

www.milliondollarhomepage.com
www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.milliondollarhomepage.com
www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.betfair.com

Las Vegas            Dallas Morning News
Old neon signs glow again in Las Vegas project
www.neonmuseum.org
www.neonopolis.com

Las Vegas            Dallas Morning News
The low-roller's Las Vegas - How I made $75 from nothing but coupons and casino cards

On a coupon run with Anthony Curtis from the Las Vegas Advisor.

www.lasvegasadvisor.com

Washington            The Jewish Exponent
Abramoff's Troubles Worsen, for Him and Jews

Olympia, Washington State            Associated Press
Youth gambling ban? Lawmakers mull raising threshold to 21

St. Louis, Missouri            Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbia Sussex sued over Mo. casino deal

Guam            Pacific Magazine
GUAM: Casino Initiative (Prop A) Could Go Back To Polls
 

Nassau            The Nassau Guardian
Illegal gambling rampant in Family Islands

London            UK Wire
ubet2win plc - Trading Update
www.ubet2win.co.uk

Tasmania            ABC News
Lennon 'in difficulty' over casino stay

Las Vegas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance with Sona Mobile, Inc.
www.shufflemaster.com
www.sonamobile.com

St. Croix, USVI            Virgin Islands Daily News
Three women charged with swindling casino
Casino Commission rejects Robin Bay's request for license extension
www.carinabay.com

Las Vegas            Bloomberg/PRNewswire
Harrah's Adds $50,000 Buy-In 'HORSE' Event to 2006 World Series

Harrah's press release has a full schedule for the WSOP. The competition begins on the 25th June and concludes on the 10th August.

www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Trenton, New Jersey            6abc.com
Dozens of Local Strippers Protest Smoking Ban

Las Vegas & Singapore            The Malaysian Star
MGM Mirage to proceed with Singapore casino bid

Lowell. M.A. & Cambodia            Marketwire
Cambodian Ventures Limited Pursues Cambodian Casino License
www.cambodianventures.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CMBV.PK

Phnom Penh, Cambodia            The Peoples Daily/Xinhua
Cambodia to build satellite city at Koh Pich island
Images of the Nexus Naga Casino and Hotel in Phnom Penh.
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=218726
Naga Casino looming over the Buddhist Institute - Flikr image 
www.yellowpages-cambodia.com/entertainment/casino-resorts.html

Palm Springs, California            San Francisco Chronicle
Indian tribes worry about proposed restrictions on their casinos
www.cniga.com/wigc06

Las Vegas            KLAS-TV.com
Downtown Casinos on Revenue Losing Streak

Guam            Guam Pacific Daily News
Hearing on casino case today

In the original election held in November 2004 Guam's citizens rejected a Bill that would have legalised casinos in 10 hotels on the island by 21,223 votes to 13,311.

Las Vegas & Pasadena, California            PRNewswire
GSN's 'WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK' Adds New Level

Strangely all the qualifying rounds appear to be at Tribal casinos.

www.gsn.com/win/wsob
 
 

More headlines... Casino merger may sink 400 jobs - Gary, Indiana. Report: N. Korean 'supernotes' surfaced in Las Vegas casinos Underground casino busted in Macao Trump tees up Scotland for top golf resort Gold Circle upbeat on R1.6bn betting turnover - Durban, South Africa.

Sydney            The Melbourne Age
No bets on second casino for Singapore, PBL says

Kansas City, Missouri            KCTV.com
Man Snatches Blackjack Dealer's Purse Outside Kansas City Casino

Las Vegas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Hooters Casino Hotel to Open with Global Cash Access Products and Services
www.globalcashaccess.com
www.hooterscasinohotel.com

Blackpool            Birmingham Mail
Blackpool gambles on beating Brum
www.reblackpool.com

Nevada            Las Vegas Review-Journal
GAMBLING: November win rises  - Casinos take $999.6 million from gamblers, pushing '05 total to record

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal
CASINO SINKS INTO HISTORY - Castaways, formerly Showboat, ends in demolition

Online Bingo            Online Casino News
Online Casino Bingo Site Closes Unexpectedly
www.galabingo.co.uk
www.gala-bingo.co.uk/bingoindex.html

Mansfield            Ashfield Today
£100m casino on the cards for Stags

London - Financial statements            UK-Wire.com
Leisure & Gaming plc - Pre-Close Statement
www.lngplc.com
ukbetting plc - Trading update
www.ukbetting.co.uk

Tbilisi, Georgia            The Messenger
New fees putting crunch on casinos - Government starts exemption for casinos in IDP town Tskaltubo

Tampa, Florida            St. Petersburg Times
Judge okays casino boat deal

In addition to buying the Ocean Jewel, California based Yamashiro Financial Services recently bought the St. Tropez that formerly operated out of Port Everglades. The company intends relaunching both under the name Casino Royale.

www.oceanjewel.com

Macau            Channel News Asia/dpa & Malaysian Star/AP
Casinos pull in 18.7 million visitors to Macau
Macau tourist arrivals jumped 12% in 2005

Of the 18.7 million, 10.5 million visitors were from mainland China. The average length of stay declined to just 1.1 days.

London - Gaming Investments            Daily Telegraph
To the point: My money is on traditional casinos

Colorado & Edmonton, Alberta            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casinos Announces Completion of Buy Out of Minority Interest in Edmonton Project
www.centurycasinos.com

Missouri            Kansas City Star - Rick Alm
Riverboats ride higher after ’05Revenues up again in area, while new mark set statewide

Palm Springs, California            New York Newsday/AP
Political scandal clouds meeting of tribal gambling leaders
www.cniga.com/wigc06/
 
 

More headlines... Bookies fume amid talk of bent arrows Players cleared after betting investigation Betting on denial - Tasmania's Premier Paul Lennon is under pressure to resign. Premier denies casino wrongdoing Housewives arrested for running multi-million ringgit betting ring - Borneo

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal
OFF-STRIP CASINO INCIDENTS: Shootings injure two men. Guard, another man shot in leg

St. Charles, Missouri            PRNewswire
Annual International Event Sees 'No Limits' to I-Gaming Industry Growth
www.gigse.com
http://blog.gigse.com

London            Computing
Betfair raises odds against web attacks

Las Vegas            KLAS-TV.com
Las Vegas' Castaways Imploded

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino Secures Construction Financing
www.cosmolv.com

Sydney & Singapore            Sydney Morning Herald
PBL to pull plug on Sentosa casino plans

Tampa. Florida            St. Petersburg Times
Deal could get gambling ship Ocean Jewel back under way

Trenton, New Jersey            United Press International
N.J. bans smoking except in casinos

The only public place where smoking will be permitted in New Jersey is on the Gaming floor's of the state's 12 casinos.

Cyprus            Cyprus Mail
Banks insist casino-stamped notes are valid

Tasmania            News.com.au
Calls for Premier to quit in casino row
Luxury 'did not influence deal'

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's Establishes Player Advisory Council to Further Enrich World Series of Poker(R) Tournaments
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Atlantic City            Reuters
Atlantic City casino revenues topped $5 billion in 2005
N.J. casino revenues top $5B for first time
www.state.nj.us/casinos

Rome & West Greenwich, R.I.             Lottery Post/MarketWatch
Italian lottery operator to buy GTECH

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania            PGCB - Press release 9th January
PA Gaming Control Board Receives 25 Application Submissions for Operator Licenses
www.pgcb.state.pa.us

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Sun/AP
Boardwalk casino closes in Vegas; Castaways due for demolition
After 34 years, a familiar face leaves the Strip

The Boardwalk will be holding a public auction of "remnants & relics" on the 21st January.

www.boardwalklv.com
 
 

More headlines... a quick roundup of other stories fround during GF's daily updates. Players cleared of match-fixing Pennsylvania has lost its bet before casinos even open - Opinion Calls to gambling helpline falling - New Zealand DeLay led bid to close Livingston casino

Biloxi, Mississippi            Yahoo/AP
Mayor: Harrah's to Invest in Biloxi Casinos

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal
Implosion slated for tower at Castaways - Station Casinos has been clearing site since July

Sydney & Singapore            Sydney Morning Herald
Tabcorp drops second Singapore casino plan

Rome            Yahoo/AP
Lottomatica Offers $4.65 Billion for Gtech

Rhode Island & Rome            MarketWatch
Italian lottery to buy GTech
www.gtech.com
www.lottomatica.it

Melbourne & Tasmania            Australian Daily Telegraph & The Advertiser
Casino keeps Lennon suite
Premier in casino scandal

Edinburgh            The Scotsman
Hotel places its bets on casino
www.bilgroup.com - BIL International Limited.
www.thistlehotels.com

Stoke on Trent            ThisisStaffordshire/The Sentinel
Casino plan hits jackpot

Des Moins, Iowa            Sioux City Journal
Vilsack puts moratorium on 'TouchPlay' machines

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Business Press - David McKee
Black cloud hovers over Barrick's exit from downtown

Navegante Group's subsidiary PlayLV has entered into a 5 year agreement with Tamares to operate the 4 downtown casinos vacated by Barrick Gaming.

www.tamares.com
www.barrickgamingcorp.com
www.navegantegroup.com

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Business Press - David G. Schwartz
Wynn's return a defining moment for Strip
www.dieiscast.com

California & Reno, Nevada            PRNewswire
IGT Installs Server Based Gaming at Barona
www.barona.com

Tampa, Florida            TampaBays10.com
Ocean Jewel betting on best offer

Washington - Indian Gaming            Detroit News
Indian casino moratorium gathers steam after scandal

London            UK-Wire.com
ukbetting plc - Renewal of poker agreement with CryptoLogic
www.ukbetting.com
www.ukbettingpoker.co.uk

Athens            Reuters
Hellenic Casinos to sell Hyatt stake to BC Partners
www.hyatt.gr
thessaloniki.regencycasino.hyatt.com
www.bcpartners.com

Nassau, Bahamas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Veteran Hospitality Industry Executive, Don Robinson, Appointed President of Baha Mar
www.bahamar.com

Louisville, Kentucky            Yahoo/Business Wire
Churchill Downs Incorporated, Magna Entertainment Corp. and Racing UK Planning New Television Service
www.churchilldownsincorporated.com
www.magnaent.com
www.thebettingsite.co.uk

Las Vegas            Interest Alert/PRNewswire
The New Sizzling Hot Strip Las Vegas Magazine Unveils Its First Issue!
www.striplv.com
 
 

More headlines... a quick roundup of other stories fround during GF's daily updates. Armed raid at betting shop - Bolton again (temporary link) Topless club owners settle dispute with public auction - Las Vegas

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's and Glu Mobile Team Up to Bring the World Series of Poker(R) to Mobile Devices
www.glu.com
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Dania, Florida            Business Wire
SunCruz Casinos Celebrates Winners of Holiday Giveaway
www.suncruzcasino.com

Middlesbrough            icTeeside/Evening Gazette
Hotel gets go-ahead for casino scheme
www.bilgroup.com - BIL International Limited.

Las Vegas            KVBC.com
Las Vegas security in jeopardy

Macau & Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM Grand Macau Announces Project Enhancements and Secures $700 Million in Project Financing
www.mgmmirage.com

Paradise Island, Bahamas            Reuters & Bahamasb2b.com
IDs of 50,000 Bahamas resort guests stolen: Kerzner
Huge Atlantis Theft
Shootout in Cable Beach Tourist Area
www.atlantis.com
www.kerzner.com

Macao            China View/Xinhua
Macao's gaming industry sees income rise in 2005

St. Petersburg, Florida           St. Petersburg Times
Gambling boat's last trip: auction, bankruptcy court
Gambling ship up for bids

Titan Cruise Lines Ocean Jewel will be auctioned to pay off creditors this week. The amount owed is believed to be $69 million.

www.oceanjewel.com

South Africa            Independent Online
State scores in SA's gambling craze
www.casasa.org.za

Bermuda            Royal Gazette
Island to take the lead in Bingo gaming
www.cbnco.com - The Canadian Bank Note Company.

Penang, Malaysia            The Malay Mail & The Malaysian Star
'Casino idea only mine'
Penang says no to casino in Pulau Jerejak

Pokie Problems - Victoria, Australia            The Herald Sun
Brave town says no to gaming
www.beechworth.com
Warning to pokie addicts
Kirner regrets pokies mistakes
Labor's gamble causes regrets

Atlantic City            MSNBC/AP - Corrected link
Trump's casino company sees luck turning
www.trumpcasinos.com
 
 

More headlines... a quick roundup of other stories fround during GF's daily updates. Punter cleans up after bet on Alonso long shot Jordan after Bond role - Katie Price would play one of the casinos croupiers Betfair claims J2EE a better bet than .NET Porn adorned - Adult Video Awards in Las Vegas. Casinos, Yogurt, Champagne Shape France's Future E-fit released after bookies robbery - High Wickham

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Sun
Columnist Jeff Simpson: Why Wynn, Stations are likely to pass on Penn

Macau            China Daily
Macao casinos notch up US$5.6 billion

From figures supplied by operators, casino win in Macau was 44.6 billion pataca (US$5.575 billion) in 2005, an 11.2% increase. 75% of the win coming from Staley Ho's SJM, 15% from the Galaxy Waldo and 10% from Macau Sands.

Australia            The Melbourne Age
Leader of the pack still playing his cards right

Johannesburg            News24.com
Police nab 'heist kingpin'

Graz/Klagenfurt , Austria            Der Standard/APA - 6th January
Casino-Prozess: Kärntner soll Viertel des Spielverlusts zurückerhalten

Casinos Austria must repay an additional €217,000 (making a total of almost €500,000) to an addicted gambler who lost around €1.2 million between 1997 and 2000.

Las Vegas & Singapore            Las Vegas Business Press - David McKee
Las Vegas operators nearly a lock for first Singapore casino

Las Vegas            Las Vegas Review-Journal
The future for sports wagers: Rapid Bet Live
www.progressivegaming.net/pages/games/rapidbetlive.html

Las Vegas            In Business Las Vegas - Liz Benston
South Coast: Ahead of the development curve
www.southcoastcasino.com

St. Paul, Minnesota            WCCO.com
Billion-Dollar Casino Controversy
www.mysticlake.com

Germany & U.K.            The Guardian
Match-fix gang target UK betting

Gulfport, Mississippi            Picayune Item/AP
Miss. still the third-largest casino market after hurricane

London            The Sunday Times
Boardroom upheaval as Betfair backs untested techie in top job

London            The Sunday Times
GCVC primed for Ladbrokes bid
www.cvc.com

Malaysia            Brunei Online
Malaysia considers proposal for casino on tourist island 
www.tourismpenang.gov.my
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang

Australia & Antiqua            The Melbourne Age
Gridiron punters pummel Betcorp
www.betcorp.com.auwww.betwwts.com