Kamloops, British Columbia             KamloopsThisWeek.com
Casino gold cards panned
www.bclc.com - British Columbis Lottery Corp.

London             Bloomberg
PartyGaming Sales Jump on Growth in Non-U.S. Clients

Los Angeles             Yahoo/PRNewswire
WPT Enterprises, Inc. Responds to Complaint Filed by Seven Poker Players
www.worldpokertour.com

Las Vegas             Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Sands sues Sun over business column

The original article by Business Editor and columnist Jeff Simpson assessed the chances of companies bidding for the casino license in Singapore.

Jeff Simpson analyzes the players in the bid for a Singapore casino - LVS. 2nd April.

Vienna, Austria             Nachricten.at/OÖNachrichten
Online-Wetten in Krise, betandwin-Aktie im Keller

Austria's Betandwin is presently being rebranded as bwin.com. Following a number of legal challenges in Germany and the problems with BetonSports in the U.S. the companies share price, which stood at over €100 in May, has declined to €31.

www.betandwin.com
www.bwin.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BWIN.VI&t=3m

London             UK-Wire.co.uk
London Clubs International plc - Preliminary results (unaudited) for the year ended 31 March 2006
www.lciclubs.com

London & Costa Rica             The Australian
Online gambling sites shut

BetonSports has not closed completely and still has several Asia facing sites in operation.

www.easybets.com
www.hooball.com

Costa Rica             The Online Wire
Costa Rica VP Chinchilla says BETonSPORTS’ Gary Kaplan will not be extradited

Interesting quote from the Costa Rican Vice President. "Costa Rica has no law that regulates the sports betting industry"

London & Gibraltar             Bloomberg, BBC Business & Reuters
PartyGaming Sales Jump 49% as Customer Numbers Climb
Partygaming revenues surge by 50%
PartyGaming plans expansion drive outside U.S.

London & Gibraltar             UK-Wire.co.uk
PartyGaming Plc - Second Quarter Key Performance Indicators and Trading Update
www.partygaming.com

Las Vegas & Costa Rica             The Guardian
Online betting operators flee FBI dragnet

The bodog marketing conference that was scheduled to take place next week at Wynn Las Vegas was cancelled by Calvin Ayres on the 19th.

London             The Times
Net betting firm's float was queried by the LSE

Liverpool             icLiverpool/Liverpool Daily Post
Stanley's casino boom helps lift profits to £33m
 

Additional headlines...
Harrah's Entertainment Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend 10.3%
Smut dealers play games with newsrack rules - Las Vegas
Florida teen hit by lightning while gambling online
Ex-Exec Charged With Embezzling $7M To Pay Casino, Credit Card Debts
Two N.J. Casinos Sued Schlesinger Over Debts - www.schlesinger2006.com
Australia's UNiTAB extends Tattersall's merger vote
 

Vienna, Austria             Österreich Journal
Casinos Austria expandiert nach Chile - Casino Gran Los Angeles eröffnet 2007
www.casinosaustria.com

London             Transport & General Workers - PR
Union members winners at Maxims casino

Reno             Yahoo/Reuters & AP
International Game Tech's profit dips, beats view
International Game Reports Flat 3Q Profit As Revenue Edges Higher 

Reno             Yahoo/PRNewswire
International Game Technology Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Results
www.igt.com

Dublin             Business Post & RTE.ie
Casino regulation to replace prohibition
McDowell to set up casino regulator

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell after meeting fellow cabinet members yesterday is now planning to introduce legislation that will regulate rather than prohibit Ireland's private gaming clubs.

Liverpool             The Guardian & icCheshire/Liverpool Echo
Casino operator doubles profits
Stanley to join casino bidding

Liverpool             Yahoo/Reuters & AFX
Stanley Leisure nearly doubles year profit
Stanley Leisure FY earnings double but World Cup makes 'negative contribution'

Liverpool             UK-Wire.com
Stanley Leisure PLC Audited Preliminary Results - 'Maximising Deregulation Opportunities'
www.stanleyleisure.com
www.stanleyleisure.com/stanley/press/StanleyLeisurePrelims20706.pdf
 

Macau             China.org/Xinhua
Macao Not to Allow Import of Casino Croupiers

Beijing, China             Taipei Times
Legalize gambling, Peking University professor suggests

Windsor, Ontario             CBC News & Windsor Star
Smoking ban blamed for casino layoffs
Casino lays off 329: Soaring loonie, smoking ban, border issues cited as reasons

Casino Windsor has seen a 20 to 30% drop in business following the introduction of the smoking ban and will be laying off 300 staff.

www.casinowindsor.com

London & Texas             The Guardian
US authorities oppose bail for BetonSports chief

London & Costa Rica             The Times
BetOnSports forced to close down poker and casino websites
Bet firms fear widening of US investigators' net
American arrest hits online bet companies

BetonSports entire operation now appears to have temporarily folded. It is unclear if the Poker room remains in operation.Casino lays off 329: Soaring loonie, smoking ban, border issues cited as reasons

www.boscasino.comCasino lays off 329: Soaring loonie, smoking ban, border issues cited as reasons
www.bospoker.com

London             InvestEgate.co.uk
Gaming VC Holdings S.A. - Clarification of geographical operational markets
www.gamingvc.com

Illinois             PJStar.com
Gaming Board fines three casinos - Aurora boat failed to keep self-exclusion records
www.igb.state.il.us

Additional headlines...
Las Vegas casino sued after condom discovery - Caesar's Palace
Bookie must pay sting winnings - A$674,000 in total.
CAP launches consultation on new gambling advertising rules - Britain
Sportsman goes into administration - Burned through their cash already !
www.thesportsman.com
 

Phoenix, Arizona             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aztar Reports Second-Quarter 2006 Results
www.aztar.com

Newton, Massachusetts             Casino City News - PRESS RELEASE
Casino City Acquires Gambling Portal Webmasters Association
www.gpwa.net

Minneapolis             Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal
Seven Poker Players To File Suit Against World Poker Tour
www.worldpokertour.com

Malta             The Times of Malta
Vittoriosa casino loses licence

The closure is related to events that occured at a party on the 9th July and the subsequent dismissal of 14 staff.

www.casinovenezia.it/malta/main.htm
www.lga.org.mt/lga/news_full.asp?newsID=36

Guernsey             ThisisGuensey/Guernsey Press & Star
Casino gamble sets island back £500K

London             Yahoo UK/AFX
Online gaming shares see-saw as BETonSPORTS plot thickens

London             Daily Mail & The Guardian
Internet gambling industry in crisis after U.S. arrest British boss
Internet betting firm freezes trading after arrest

London & U.S.             Daily Telegraph
Internet sports betting in turmoil
Group has lived with controversy from the start
Secretive Kaplan retains 14pc of group he founded
How sports betting became enshrined in a nation's fears

Geneva             Yahoo UK/AFX
WTO to investigate online gambling laws

London & Costa Rica             UK-Wire.com
BETonSPORTS plc - Statement re. Press Comment
BETonSPORTS plc - Statement re Clarification
www.betonsports.com

London             BBC Politics & EPolitix
Prescott anger at corruption jibe
Prescott faces casino questions 

London             Yahoo/Reuters
Gaming stocks rally on talk of BETonSPORTS deal
No BETonSPORTS deal with U.S. prosecutor - source
Stories from www.theonlinewire.com
BETonSPORTS strikes deal with DoJ
BETonSPORTS Indictments won't stop the Bodog Marketing Conference
 

Costa Rica             Sydney Morning Herald & The Independent
Sports-betting operation targeted by prosecutors shuts down Website
BetonSports calls a halt to betting on US website

"IN LIGHT OF COURT PAPERS FILED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE COMPANY HAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THIS FACILITY PENDING ITS ABILITY TO ASSESS ITS FULL POSITION. DURING THIS PERIOD NO FINANCIAL OR WAGERING TRANSACTIONS CAN BE EXECUTED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ONCE THE COMPANY IS IN A POSITION TO DO SO."

www.betonsports.com
www.bosplc.com - At 10.16 CET there was no announcement on the corporate website.
 

Costa Rica             CBC.ca
Internet casino CEO says industry not threatened by online-gambling crackdown

London & U.S.             MSN Money Central/Financial Times & Washington Post/Reuters
US warns online gambling is illegal
Gambling bill in focus after industry arrests

Louisiana             Yahoo/AP
Casinos Win Record $2.38 Billion for Year in Louisiana

LA.Casino win in June 2006 was $213.6 million compared with $196.1 million in June 2005.

Louisiana             The Town Talk
Isle of Capri to become Diamond Jack’s Casino and Resort Bossier City
www.isleofcapricasinos.com/Bossier_City/
www.legendsgaming.com

Port Canaveral, Florida             CBs4.com/AP
Dozens Injured Aboard Crown Princess Cruise
Crown Princess Statement
www.princess.com
 

London             Yahoo UK/Sharecast, Reuters & The Times
Update: Extradition order for BETonSports founder
Gaming shares tumble as FBI targets BETonSPORTS
FBI and tax officials in BetOnSports probe

Fort Worth, Texas             Yahoo UK/AFX
11 including gambling Web site CEO charged

"Carruthers' first appearance in court Monday lasted about 10 minutes. He was led into the courtroom in handcuffs, wearing a lime green T-shirt with the words 'World Traveler' across the front, faded jeans and gray suede shoes."

Fort Worth, Texas             Chicago Tribune/AP, The Times & Daily Telegraph
11 charged in Web gambling probe; $4.5 billion sought
Arrest of gambling executive linked to tax inquiry
FBI seizes British online bets chief
www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/sea/index.jsp - Seagoville Federal Correctional Centre

London & Fort Worth, Texas             Reuters, Bloomberg & BBC.co.uk
BETonSPORTS faces charges
PartyGaming Shares Slide After Betonsports Indictment
Gaming shares hit by US charges

Washington & Missouri             U.S. Department of Justice
Eleven Individuals and Four Corporations Indicted on Racketeering, Conspiracy and Fraud Charges

4 of the 11 individuals named including BOS CEO David Carruthers have been apprehended, warrants are out for the arrest of 7 others including founder Gary Kaplan.

London & Fort Worth, Texas             Yahoo/Reuters, AFX & The Guardian
BETonSPORTS chief held in U.S.
BETonSPORTS suspends shares
Internet betting firm freezes trading after arrest
Related links...
BoS Chief Held by Authorities - Gambling911 Forum
Should Online Gambling Be Banned? - Wall Street Journal 4th April.
David Carruthers image CAC 2003

London             InvestEgate.co.uk
BETonSPORTS plc - Statement RE CEO

BetonSports Plc. have suspended their shares this morning. Since CEO David Carruthers arrest by US Federal authorities on Sunday 16th the company has been unable to make direct contact with him.

www.betonsports.com
www.bosplc.com

London             Daily Telegraph, Five.tv & The Scotsman
Betting shops and casinos will be free to advertise on TV
TV Takes A Punt On Gambling Ads
TV adverts plan for casinos prompts fear of addiction rise

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Corporation Begins Shipment of Dolphin Gaming Chips
VendingData Receives Notice From AMEX
www.vendingdata.com

London & Cyprus             Yahoo UK/Reuters & InvestEgate.co.uk
Empire Online says World Cup hit customer growth
Empire Online Limited -  Q2 2006 Trading Update
http://investors.ep.com

Atlantic City             Yahoo/New Jersey Law Journal
Cancer-Stricken Casino Worker Sues Over Secondhand Smoke
 

Additional headlines...
Interactive Gaming Holdings Plc - Board Appointment
 

London & Texas             Yahoo/AFX, MSNBC/AP & The Times
BetonSports CEO David Carruthers detained by US federal authorities
CEO of offshore gambling site charged
Betting boss detained by US federal agents

London & Missouri             RCG/Clarion events - PRESS RELEASE
Clarion Purchases River City Group (PDF)
www.rivercitygroup.com
www.clarionevents.co.uk

Dublin             Irish Independent - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Why is McDowell using a spade to close the casino clubs?

Las Vegas & Miami, Florida             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bally Technologies Announces Deal With Seminole Tribe for Bonusing and Server-Based Gaming Solutions
www.ballytech.com
www.seminolehardrock.com

Charlotte, N.C. & Miami, Florida             Yahoo/Business Wire & AP
PokerTek Signs Three-Year Contract with Carnival Corp.
PokerTek in Contract With Carnival
www.pokertek.com

New Jersey             The Press of Atlantic City
Casinos win again - Gaming halls bounce back after costly state shutdown
 

Additional headlines...
Gambling Hot Line Calls Up 17 Percent From 2005 - Iowa
www.1800betsoff.org
IT Confidential: Online Gambling Needs Regulating, Not Electioneering
Gaming Operators Seen Posting Solid Second-Quarter Earnings Results
 

London             The Independent on Sunday
Even before the new casinos open, Britons risk £4.2bn at the tables
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

London             The Daily Telegraph
Prescott did talk about casinos, says Dome firm
 

Colorado             9news.com/AP
Casino employees can demand smoke-free area