U.S.             Dow Jones Newswire /PRNewswire
Half of U.S. Adults Say They Are Unlikely to Visit a Casino in the Next Year

Poll conducted by Harris of 1,172 U.S. adults.

Jackson, Mississippi             Yahoo/AP
Mississippi Gaming Commission Approves Casino Development in D'Iberville Region
http://encarta.msn.com/map_701536233/D'Iberville.html

Central City, Colorado             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casinos Announces Opening Date for Its Casino & Hotel in Central City, Colorado
www.centurycasinos.com

New Jersey             Yahoo/AP
Atlantic City casinos could reopen Friday
Atlantic City Casinos Set to Reopen Pending Budget Approval by NJ State Legislature

Washington             Reuters
U.S. House seen debating gambling bill next week

Atlantic City Casino Shutdown - Day 3
Budget deal means end soon to casino shutdown - Newsday/AP
With Deal In Place, Casinos Soon Will Reopen - CBS3 Philadelphia
Lawmakers Reach Agreement On N.J. Budget - CBS3 Philadelphia
Casinos might reopen tonight - Courier Post Online
www.njdge.org - New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
www.state.nj.us/governor - Gov. Jon S. Corzine
 

Hong Kong             Sydney Morning Herald & ICAC
Gambling on an advantage can be risky, especially in HK
Jockey and six others arrested for alleged tips-for-bets bribery scam
www.icac.org.hk/eng/main/ - Independent Commission Against Corruption
www.hkjc.com

London             Yahoo/Business Week
Hard Rock Cafe, History for Sale
www.hardrock.com
www.hardrock.com/casinos
www.hardrockcasino.com

London             Daily Telegraph & ThisisLondon
Prescott in a spin over casino questions
Prescott faces new casino bid claim

Las Vegas             Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's Announces Schedule For 2006-07 World Series of Poker Circuit
www.worldseriesofpoker.com
 

Blackpool             Blackpool Today
Council: We're ahead of game on gambling

Connecticut             Norwich Bulletin
N.J.'s loss is region's gain

Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun that respectively average some 45,000 & 35,000 visitors a day  are the two casino likely to benefit the most from the Atlantic City shutdown.

www.foxwoods.com
www.mohegansun.com

Manila, Philippines             ABS-CBNNews
Aussie hot-money watchdog to monitor RP casinos
www.apgml.org -  Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

New Jersey             WCBS NewsRadio880, Reuters & AP/Video
Casino Worker Rally Against Shut-Down
NJ gov. urges swift end to crisis as casinos suffer
Conn. Casinos Cash in on Atlantic City's Loss
Shutdown Hits New Jersey Casinos

Las Vegas             Yahoo/Business 2.0
How a Vegas hotel went from good to grand
www.mgmmiragemomentum.com/pages/organization_biosAziz.asp
NEVADAN AT WORK: GAMAL AZIZ - LVR-J August 2001

London             Gambling Commission - Press release
Gambling Commission puts block on illegal poker

The Gambling Commission has written to police forces, local authorities and licensing trade associations throughout Britain informing them of the Commissions stance on illegal Poker games.

www.gamblingcommission.org.uk
 

Atlantic City Casino Shutdown - Day 2
Casino stocks take a hit with closures - USA Today
Atlantic City losses: $20M a day - CNN/Reuters
New Jersey budget problems send gaming monitors home - LVR-J
www.pressofatlanticcity.com
www.nbc40.net
www.topix.net/city/atlantic-city-nj
www.state.nj.us/casinos - New Jersey Casino Control Commission

Long Island, New York            Newsday
LI casino cruises ready for Atlantic City action

Two casino boats presently operate out of Long Island New York. Majesty Casino Cruises & the recent start-up Coin Castle Casinos (website presently not known).

www.majestycasinocruises.net
 

London            Daily Mail
Prescott did push for US tycoon's casino
Prescott dismisses casino claim as absolute rubbish
There'll be eight more super-casinos at least, say gambling chiefs

London   Radio 4 - Today Programme.
John Humphry's interview with John Prescott

20 minute interview with the Deputy Prime Minister. His days as Tony Blair's second in command are surely numbered.

I'm not quitting, says Prescott - Audio and Video reports at link location.

London             The Guardian
Prescott: new evidence of links with dome casino bid
Lobbying for a casino at the dome: how the deputy PM's officials got involved

London            ePolitix & The Independent
Prescott pressure intensifies
The end for Prescott ?

New York & London             PRNewswire
MGM Grand Detroit First US Casino to run an Electronic GameCard Promotion
www.electronicgamecard.com

Gaming Investments            The Guardian
PartyGaming holders nervous as bosses cash in
Beware the cashing in of chips
www.partygaming.com

Aukland, New Zealand             Scoop.co.nz
Success in illegal casino prosecutions

Manila            Reuters
Casinos could be dirty money avenue - Asian group
 

Additional headlines...
Clifford makes betting claim
Premiership stars accused of betting on own clubs
Australian jockey questioned over Hong Kong betting scam
 

Atlantic City Casino Shutdown
For the first time since 26th May, 1978 (28 years and 40 days) there is presently no legal gambling taking place in Atlantic City.
No Dice: N.J. Casinos Close Their Doors - S.F Chronicle/AP
Atlantic City casinos shut amid N.J. budget crisis - Reuters
Atlantic City casino losses seen at $20 mln a day - Reuters
N.J. gov. calls shutdown 'deplorable' - USA Today/AP
Atlantic City turns wholesome as casinos shuttered - Reuters
Atlantic City casino shut, costing millions in losses - Reuters

Richmond, B.C.             CCN Matthews
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Chances Gaming Entertainment Opens in Dawson Creek
www.greatcanadiancasinos.com
www.chances.ca

Sydney             Sydney Morning Herald
Own goal: illegal bookies netted

Not much of a deterrent to others. The fine levied is just A$100 each and the accused were not even in court.

Atlantic City             The Press of Atlantic City
$75,000 in chips stolen at casino

15 $5,000 chips lifted from a high stakes BJ table at the Atlantic City Hilton.

Some gamblers aren’t taking chances on A.C.

Las Vegas & Beaune, France             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Partners International Corporation Announces Working-Capital Loan to Finance Expansion

London             Daily Telegraph & Bloomberg News
Preliminary inquiry launched into Prescott allegations
Prescott met US billionaire seven times
Blair's Deputy Faces Ethics Probe After Casino Talks

London             InvestEgate.co.uk
Inspired Gaming Group plc - Interim Trading Update
Inspired Gaming Group signs strategic partnership to roll out platform across Australia
www.inspiredgaminggroup.com
 

Las Vegas News
Associated Press & KLAS-TV.com
Police Kill Driver on Vegas Strip
Metro Police Shoot Suspect on Las Vegas Strip

KLAS-TV.com
Beatles-Cirque du Soleil's 'Love' Opens in Las Vegas

Interesting video on the red carpet including Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono & Siegfried & Roy.

KLAS-TV.com
Neighborhood Brothels Popping Up
 

The FIFA European World Cup

TUESDAY Germany v Italy @ 21.00 CET   DORTMUND WEDNESDAY Portugal v France @ 21.00 CET   MUNICH

The only bet I won on the game. A sending off !

No tips however as I'm still licking my wounds from the weekend. Ian

Malaga, Spain             TypicallySpanish.com
Police swoop on illegal gambling shops

London             Revolution Magazine
England World Cup exit sparks online gambling slump

Salzburg, Austria             ISA-Casinos.de
DealerEM 2006 televised

The 2006 Casino Dealers European Poker Championship (“Europameisterschaft”)  will be held from the 4th to 6th September. The tournament is organised by the Association of Casino employees in Europe (ACE).

www.dealerem.com

London             BBC.co.uk & the Conservative Party
Prescott to face ranch questions
New evidence of John Prescott's casino wheeling and dealings

London             The Times & BBC.co.uk
Dome boss dined with Jowell to talk casinos

Executives from Kerzner International who have an agreement with Dome operator AEG have apparently met representatives from the DCMS twelve times over the last two and a half years.

London & Scotland             Reuters, Bloomberg & The Times
Rank may put Hard Rock cafes up for sale
Rank Says Gaming Profit Was Hurt by Smoking Ban, Rising Costs
Rank mulls '£500m-plus' Hard Rock sale

Rank's 14 Mecca bingo halls in Scotland have suffered a 14% revenue decline in the 13 weeks since the smoking ban was introduced on 26th March.

London             Rank Group - Trading statement
The Rank Group Plc - Group trading update for 26 weeks to 25 June 2006

Revenues at Rank's Grosvenor Casinos unit has increased by 8% with admissions also up 8%.

www.rank.com
www.grosvenor-casinos.co.uk
www.meccabingo.com

Atlantic City             L.V. Business Press - David McKee
Morgan Stanley makes push into Atlantic City - Investment house buys 20 acres for $1B casino near Trump's Taj

Trenton, New Jersey             Reuters & Bloomberg
NJ lawmakers to meet July 4, casinos risk closure
New Jersey Supreme Court Denies Petition to Keep Casinos Open

Trenton, New Jersey             ABC Local/6 Action News
Casinos' Request to Stay Open Denied
Cathy Gandolfo Reports on the Casino Shutdown - 

Las Vegas             The Herald Sun
Poker ace Joe Hachem wins $345,000
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Connecticut             The Norwich Bulletin
Mohegan Sun plans expansion
www.mohegansun.com

Tasmania             The Examiner
Bookies backing a Betfair saviour - Online gambling may rescue a disappearing institution
 

New York             Yahoo/AP
15 Groups Seek to Replace NYRA
www.nyra.com

Miami             Business Wire
UnderSea Resort Has Completed Its Plans To Build its First Casino Resort Three Miles Off the Miami Coast
www.undersearesort.com - Very cute :)
www.caladining.com
www.answers.com/topic/cala-corporation
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ccaa.pk - Pink sheets. Market cap. $4.9 million

London             ePolitix
Tories question Prescott's casino links

John Prescott's stay on the Colorado ranch of the Millenium Dome's new owner Philip Anschutz.

New Jersey             Reuters
N.J. court denies casinos' plea to stay open

London             The Times
Pub hours fiasco 'will be repeated with casino laws'

Trenton, New Jersey             CBS News/AP & MSNBC/AP
Atlantic City Casinos Next N.J. Casualty
Atlantic City’s casinos ordered to close

Trenton, New Jersey             Reuters
New Jersey casinos to stay open until Wednesday
www.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/casinos - New Jersey Casino Control Commission
www.njdge.org - New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

Gibraltar & Isle of Man            International Herald Tribune
PartyGaming to buy online bookmaker Gamebookers
www.partygaming.com
www.gamebookers.com

Chub Cay, Bahamas            Sun-Sentinel
Bahamas building boom raises concerns
www.biminibayresort.com

New Orleans, Louisiana            Biloxi Sun-Herald/AP
La. casinos thriving, but watch out

Liverpool & Las Vegas            icLiverpool/Liverpool Daily Post
All you need is Love - and some Beatles nostalgia
www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/love/intro/intro.htm
www.mirage.com/entertainment/entertainment_cirque_du_soleil.aspx
 

Additional headlines...
Tattersall's says to bid for UK National Lottery licence
No Cheap Seats - Las Vegas concert ticket prices.
 

Las Vegas             Las Vegas Sun
Jeff Simpson on the mother of all resort booms that's heading to a Strip near you

I counted a dozen projects in Jeff Simpson's article and all are either presently under construction or at the advanced planning stages.

London & Liverpool             Sunday Times
Odds in favour of big casino merger
Stanley and London Clubs face pressure over 'talks' - 26th June
www.stanleyleisure.com
www.playlci.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LCI.L

Normally when a merger or takeover announcement is made a companies share price will rise. LCI's price has actually fallen by almost 10% over the last few days despite the FTSE rising.

London             Sunday Times
Prescott was guest of Dome casino bidder
www.aegworldwide.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschutz_Entertainment_Group

Wembley, London             FT.com
Local politics puts super-casino at risk
www.wembley.co.uk/venues/sitenews.htm

Mississippi             The Clarion Ledger
Casinos boost wages - Competition for workers on Coast brisk
10 Coast casinos to be open by fall

Report full of statistics on pay for a variety of casino positions. The average wage for a Blackjack dealer including tips is apparently $57,600 with a supervisor earning, $47,900 - almost $10,000 less !

Barstow, California             Sacramento Bee
Innovative casino pact in jeopardy

London             Ananova - William Hill PR
Bookies are the only winners

Illegal Slots - Georgia             The Walton Tribune
Gambling raid nets 54 machines, cash
 

Trenton, New Jersey             Home News Tribune & CNN
Casinos to stay open through tomorrow, perhaps Tuesday
Budget dispute shuts down New Jersey

Gaborone, Botswana             AllAfrica.com
Botswana: More Casinos Licensed

Botswana presently has 8 casinos and 3 additional licenses have been granted, two in Gaborone and one in Palapye.

Sacramento, California             Press Enterprise
Casinos warned to obey accord

The dispute centre's on auto-Roulette's at the Pechanga & Morongo tribe's casinos. Should each carousel be classed as one machine or should each gaming position be counted ?. The Pechanga casino has an amazing 15 auto-roulette's that can accomodate up to 155 players.

www.pechanga.com
www.morongocasinoresort.com

Biloxi, Missisippi             WDSU.com
Gamblers Flock To Reopening Of Biloxi Casino
www.boomtownbiloxi.com
www.pngaming.com

Buffalo, N.Y.             Buffalo News
Casino revenue proposal favors city - Higgins, Brown reverse course on state's share