Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Receives Deck Checker(TM) Orders From Galaxy Entertainment Group and Sociedade de Jogos de Macau - 44 machines.
www.vendingdata.com

Chicago            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Wells Gardner LCDs Have Been Approved for IGT Machines in Jurisdictions Throughout North America
www.wellsgardner.com

Leeds            Leeds Today/Leeds Evening Post
Leeds enters stakes for the super casino - But bid sparks furious row with Wakefield

New York & Las Vegas            New York Times & Yahoo/Reuters
Colony Capital Offers to Buy Owner of Tropicana Casinos for $1.4 Billion
Colony Capital bids $41 a share for Aztar: source
www.resortscasinos.com
www.colonyinc.com
www.aztar.com

Ontario, Canada            London Free Press
Province to increase aboriginal casino take

Lebanon            Lebanon Daily Star
Casino hits turbulence in management handover
www.cdl.com.lb

Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData(TM) Corporation Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2005 Financial Results

Grim reading would be an understatement.

VendingData(TM) Corporation Enters Into Agreements for $18 Million Private Placement Offering
www.vendingdata.com

Washington            Caribbean Net News
Antigua-Barbuda’s WTO Ambassador meets with US Congressman to discuss WTO Internet gaming case

Washington            Dow Jones Newswires
DJ US Senate Panel Moves To Rein In Casinos Off Reservations
United States Committee on Indian Affairs

Aberdeen            ThisisNorthScotland
Owners lodge plans for casino at Aberdeen Hotel despite earlier rejection

BIL Gaming have filed another casino application at the Thistle Hotel, Aberdeen.

Athens            Interactive Investor
UK's BC Partners to launch bid for remaining stake in Greek casino group Hyatt
www.hyatt.gr
www.bcpartners.com

Problem Gambling            Reuters & American Journal of Psychiatry
Compulsive gambling not always a chronic addiction

The study results will not be welcomed by Drug companies wishing to peddle their cures.

Natural Recovery and Treatment-Seeking in Pathological Gambling: Results of Two U.S. National Surveys
 
 

Additional headlines... Casinos may need to become landlords - Biloxi, Mississippi.

London & Gibraltar            Party Gaming
Party Gaming - Annual Report

London            The Guardian
Gambling firm hits back at Jowell
www.thepool.com - The company will accept bets from those 16 and over. 

London            UK-Wire.com
London Clubs International Plc - Result of Extraordinary General Meeting

The disposal of Les Ambassadeurs has been approved by LCI shareholders and completion is expected on the 31st March.

www.lesambassadeurs.com
www.lciclubs.com

Reno, Nevada            KRNV.com & Las Vegas Sun/AP
Gambling addiction in Nevada triples national average
Reno problem gambling center cites high demand 

Nevada apparently has a gambling addiction rate of 7% - 3 times the U.S. average.

Birmingham            icBirmingham/Birmingham Mail & Birmingham Post
Give us a level playing field - Brady
Blues league woe blamed on casino
NEC transplants ex-London casino bid

Birmingham City's CEO Karren Brady appears to be becoming increasingly desperate. The Blues are also presently in 18th place in the Premiership with relegation looking odds-on.

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/football/fapremiership/standing/full_standing.html

Hong Kong & Macau            Hong Kong Standard
Macau's top casino bets on $15b HK listing

Blackpool            BBC Lancashire & Blackpool Citizen
Council submits super casino bid
Super casino will be hit by new ‘slot tax’

Blackpool Councillors believe that more than 20,000 jobs and £2bn of investment would pour into the region if their bid is successful. They will be creating a casino and conference centre to house the project.

www.reblackpool.com - The website is still under construction !

Eastern Cape, South Africa            The Reporter
Policeman fights for life after casino shoot-out
www.suninternational.com/resorts/wildcoast

Gauteng, South Africa            Business Report
Montecasino to put R335m into building
www.montecasino.co.za

Singapore & Las Vegas            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Sands Submits US$3.6 Billion Bid to Solidify Singapore's Standing Among the World's Greatest Destinations
www.lasvegassands.com

Singapore & Las Vegas            Bloomberg News & Hong Kong Standard
Las Vegas Sands Submits $3.6 Billion Singapore Bid
Singapore gets casino bids

If successful, LVS's casino in Singapore will be called the Marina Bay Sands.

Liverpool            InvestEgate.co.uk
Sportech PLC - Preliminary Results for the 52 weeks ended 6 January 2006
www.sportechplc.com

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania            The State.com/AP
Gaming chief defends casinos
 
 

Additional headlines... Local casino gamble unlikely - North Somerset Council 260 pleas for mercy fail to save 'Casino' Jack from jail Abramoff gets nearly 6 years in casino scam Affordable housing needed for casino workers - Mississippi Gulf Coast Gambling addict surrenders to save his life - China. Loan shark problems L.V. Advisor - Question of the Day: The Wynn Collection closure Man Leaves Casino Without Knowing He Won $227,752 Finance ministry finalising gambling law - Vietnam

Scotland            Glasgow Evening Times
Casino workers take 'gamble with health'

Glasgow Evening Times report on the GB Union's survey published on the 24th March.

www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=93626

Lisbon, Portugal            Diario Economico & Invertia.com (Spain)
Casino vai dar mais 50 milhões de euros de impostos ao Estado
Casino abre dia 19 no Parque das Nações após investimento de 100M€
Empresario cree que Casino Lisboa muestra recuperación económica

Casino Lisbon will open on the 19th April. It will be the 3rd casino in Portugal under the management of Stanley Ho who also has the concession at Casino Estoril and Casino Estoril Povoa.

www.casinolisboa.pt

Miami            TampsBay10.com/AP & ABC News/AP
Abramoff sentenced to five years, 10 months in fraud case
Abramoff Gets Almost 6 Years in Prison

London            The Times - Tony Cascarino
Six-figure gamblers are embarking on certain route to financial disaster

Soccer players and their love of having a Punt.

Singapore & Las Vegas            Morningstar.com
Harrah's Reiterates Plan To List Singapore Casino

Singapore & Kuala Lumpur            Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Genting Intl: Bid For Singapore Casino Worth Over S$5 billion
www.gentinginternational.com
Genting International PLC & Star Cruises Ltd_Press Release (pdf)

Biloxi, Mississippi            Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Additional Plans for Biloxi Casino Resort
www.isleofcapricasino.com/Biloxi

Las Vegas            Yahoo/Business Wire
Enhanced Version of Central Credit Real Time Improves Credit Decision Process for Casinos
www.globalcashaccess.com

Munich               Deutsche Welle
Sport Betting Stays in State Hands

Munich               Bloomberg News
Germany Has to Revamp Betting Monopoly, Highest Court Rules

Oddset the German State sports betting agency has I believe the worst Soccer odds to be found anywhere in Europe. Their book is usually 25% over-round on each match. These are Oddset's quotes for this evenings Manchester United v's West Ham game - 1.25  4.00  6.00 and on Betfair.com the odds are presently @ 1.34  5.7  12.5.

www.oddset.de

Brussels               European Betting Association - Press release
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany declares State gambling monopoly unconstitutional (PDF)
www.eu-ba.org

Germany               Hambach & Hambach German Attorneys-at-Law
The Decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on Sports Betting (PDF)
www.betting-law.com

Munich & London               MECN – Media & Entertainment Consulting Network GmbH - Analysis
Impact of the Federal Constitutional Court’s decision on the German betting market (PDF)
www.mecn.net

Germany & Vienna, Austria               Yahoo/PRNewswire
betandwin: German Federal Constitutional Court Declares German Monopoly to be Unconstitutional
www.betandwin.ag

Birmingham               icBirmingham/Birmingham Mail
Casino battle starts in earnest - Ad's in Parliament's in house magazine.
Revealed: Why NEC casino bid was backed - Early morning teaser. Story to follow.

Ontario               CTV Toronto
Ont. to renew casino revenue deal with natives
www.casinorama.com
www.olgc.ca - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

Singapore               Channel News Asia, Yahoo Asia/Reuters & Malaysian Star/AP
Singapore officials receive first bid for integrated resort licence
Singapore receives 3 casino bids, one more expected
Genting first to submit bid to build Singapore casino - 10 boxes.
Singapore receives four bids for casino
 

London               investEgate.co.uk
Cyberscan Technology Inc - Preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2005
Cyberscan Technology Inc - Signing of major technology partnerships in Italy
www.cybview.com
www.atlantisworldgroup.com

London               investEgate.co.uk
World Gaming Plc - Final results for the three months and year ended 31st December 2005
www.worldgaming.com

London               investEgate.co.uk
32Red raises £5.3m in Placing at 140p per share
www.32redplc.com

Singapore               Stuff.co.nz
Final bids set for Singapore casino race

Today was the last day for the 4 remaining bidders to submit their Integrated Resort plans to the Singapore Tourism Board.

Miami               Herald Tribune/AP & Daily Comet
Abramoff to be sentenced but not imprisoned immediately
Abramoff faces nearly 6-year minimum sentence on fraud conviction

Nyon, Switzerland            Union Network International
Organising "follows the leaders" in gaming
Unions demand responsible gaming
www.union-network.org/unicasinos.nsf
 
 

Additional headlines... Schwarzenegger signs bill that frees casino money for counties - Sacramento Salesman pleads guilty to casino scam - San Diego Land prices plunge 47% in fourth quarter - Las Vegas Casinos sangran al pueblo de Nicaragua - Nicaragua

Richmond, B.C.               CCN Matthews
Great Canadian Casinos Inc.: River Rock Casino Resort Announces Opening of Western Canada's First Casino Racebook

Hong Kong               ETNet.com/SCMP
Casino boss mulls tilt at HKEx board: press

Blackpool               The Stage
Blackpool begins super-casino bid - Worth a look just for the artists impression.

Australia               News.com.au/The Australian
Tabcorp long-shot in bid for Unitab

Edinburgh               The Scotsman
Casinos fail to get roll of the dice

Edinburgh licensing magistrates have rejected an application from Stanley Leisure for the former Eros/Elite nightclub in Fountainbridge, and also Grosvenor Casinos plans for the Mecca Palais bingo club in the same area.

Singapore               Reuters
Final bids set for Singapore casino race

Eastern Cape, South Africa               Dispatch.co.za
Cops shot in casino robbery Wild Coast Sun

Wild Coast Sun. The amount stolen is belived to be around R100,000 ($16,000). The last armed casino robbery in S.A, was just 21 days ago.

London               InvestEgate.co.uk & Yahoo/Sharecast
ukbetting plc - Final results
UKbetting poised for new video deals
www.lngplc.com

London               InvestEgate.co.uk
Leisure & Gaming plc - Preliminary Results for the period ended 31 December 2005
www.lngplc.com

London & Israel               InvestEgate.co.uk & Sharecast.com
Playtech Limited - Successful Admission to AIM
Punters gamble on Playtech success
www.playtech.com

Australia               The Australian & Bloomberg
Gambling giants agree to $4bn merger
Tabcorp May Bid for Unitab, Topping A$1.9 Bln Tattersall's Bid

Johannesburg               Business Report
Sun International plans to acquire RAH
www.btimes.co.za/corpcomp/r/realaf-h.htm

Paradise Island, Bahamas               Caribbean Net News/Bloomberg
Bahamas casino operator to be sold for $3bn to chairman, investors - Kerzner

Indiana               NWI Times
No longer discarded - Neighboring casinos hiring former Majestic Star workers
 
 

Additional headlines... Casino in Gozo - Malta Midlands falls behind in casino race - Birmingham Sun Cruz casino ship loses power, runs aground in Dania Beach Big win on pokies for Labor player - Australia L.V. Advisor - Question of the Day: How old is Vegas Vic ? SoCal woman gets 10 years for $1.85 million arts embezzlement Police put bookies on high alert - Wigan, Lancashire.

Online Gambling               Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston 23rd March
Betting the 'Net - Internet sports wagering gaining popularity with locals

Buenos Aires, Argentina               Clarín.com
Ordenan la clausura del nuevo casino flotante de Puerto Madero

A judge has ruled that the "Princess" operated by Barcelona based Cirsa must close. The company also operate the Casino Buenos Aires onboard the Estrella de la Fortuna.

Britain               BBC.co.uk
Billion pound game

With the World Cup less than 3 months away a look at the rise and rise of gambling related products in Britain.

Birmingham               icBirmingham/Birmingham Mail
Hotel's casino bid is rejected

BIL Gaming's Thistle Hotel plans have been rejected by Birmingham city planners.

wwww.bilgroup.com

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Industry Veteran Tommy Florio Named Director of Multi-Station Gaming for Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
www.aristocratgaming.com

Johannesburg, South Africa               Fin24.co.za
Sun International - Potential cash offer to acquire all the ordinary shares in Real Africa Holdings Limited
www.suninternational.com

Las Vegas               Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Standards Association Makes Significant Strides in G2S Protocol Development
www.gamingstandards.com

Las Vegas               Las Vegas Business Press - David McKee
Felon fingered as string-puller in 'Sahara Towers' venture
www.saharatowers.com

Israel               The First Post
Waiting for the 3.15 at Armageddon - Israel's plans for the countries first racecourse.

Port Huron, Michigan               The Times Herald
Expert: There's lots of cash to support Port Huron casino
http://corporate.olgc.ca/charity/point.jsp - Point Edward Charity Casino in Ontario.

Singapore              Yahoo Singapore AFP & Dow Jones
Las Vegas giants in tight race for Singapore casino licence
MGM,CapitaLand Leads Race For Singapore Marina Casino-DBS

Articles based on a report by Singapore based DBS Vickers.

www.dbsvickers.com

South Africa              Mercury News
Wild Coast hit by robbers

Another armed robbery in S.A. with simularities to recent attacks. The article has several mistakes. The Wild Coast Sun is located in the Eastern Cape and not KwaZulu-Natal.

www.wildcoastsun.co.za

Sydney              AFR, Bloomberg News & Yahoo Aus/Reuters
Tattersalls, UNiTAB propose merger
Tattersall's Agrees to Buy Unitab for A$1.9 Billion 
Australia's Tattersall's bids A$1.9 bln for UNiTAB
www.tattersalls.com.au
www.unitab.com.au

New Zealand              Unlimited.co.nz
The gambler - SkyCity’s big-spending ways keep some investors wary.
www.skycityentertainmentgroup.com

Las Vegas              Yahoo/BUsiness Wire
Progressive Gaming Well Positioned for Mobile, Wireless Gaming in Casinos

London              InterGameOnline.com
Brown Brings FOBTS Within AMLD Regime

Warrington              ThisisCheshire/Warrington Guardian
Don't bet against a casino coming to town

Pennsylvania              Austin American Statesman/AP
Major Gambling Interests Focus on Pa.

Austria              ORF.at
Casinos Austria stellen Standort in Frage
Casino Bregenz bekommt neue Fassade
www.casinos.at

Richmond, B.C.              CCN Matthews
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Announces Amendment to Debt Facilities and $80 Million Private Placement
www.greatcanadiancasinos.com
 

Online Gambling              Free Press releases
Gamblign Joke Site Goes Live

They can't even get the headline right and it'salso  not a surprise to see a Golden Palace Ad.

www.gamblingjokes.com

Dunstable, Bedfordshire              Dunstable Today
Salvation Army leads opposition to casino

Northern Cyprus               Cyprus Mail
The monster development set to double tourist capacity in the north

Interesting story about Vokolida (Bafra in Turkish) where a massive hotel casino complex is presently being built which is scheduled to open in 2007.

Problem Gambling - California              North County Times/The Californian
Former Pechanga controller-turned-embezzler speaks out on his compulsive gambling

China              The Business
Western gamblers make a bet on Beijing

Star Princess Fire              Princess Cruise Line Website
3/25/2006 Star Princess Update -- 6:30 pm PST
3/24/2006 Star Princess Update -- 12:30 pm PST 
3/23/2006 Star Princess Update -- 2 pm PST 
3/23/2006 Star Princess Update -- 7:30 am PST
www.princess.com/ships/tp/index.html
 
 

Additional headlines... Officials intimidate Vietnamese reporters covering gambling scam Two more held for soccer betting operation - Also Vietnam Police raids in betting scandal - Munich Judge rules against 2 gambling arcades - Orlando Teacher accused of running illegal betting shop - Cyprus

Vancouver              Globe & Mail
Construction of new casino begins today - Starlight Casino in New Westminster.
www.gatewaycasinos.com

Birmingham              icBirmingham/Birmingham Post
Call for re-run of casino decision vote

Scotland              Daily Record
£80,000 Gamble debt of Son, 25.

Amazing story from Scotand. The £80k was apparently lost in just 2 hours !

Moscow              RIA Novosti & ITAR TASS
Govt. gambling regulation bill passes 1st reading
Duma to ban all those under 18 years of age from gambling

The Bill requires casino operators to have assets of at least 600 million rubles ($22 million and all casinos must have at least 10 table games.

Miami              St. Petersburg Times/AP & Sun-Sentinel
Abramoff statement sought for slaying trial
Witness contradicts key testimony in Boulis case

Singapore              Bloomberg News & Yahoo/Reuters
Singapore to detail bdding for Sentosa casino site April 28th
Singapore seeks second casino proposals April 28
http://app.stb.com.sg

Birmingham              icBirmingham/Birmingham POst
Ken holds his tongue as casino flaws emerge

London              ThisisLocalLondon.co.uk
Casino plan comes up snake eyes: Gambling at Ally Pally fails to win approval

Haringey Council have decided not to submit an application to the Casino Advisory Panel

Johannesburg              The Citizen
Four arrested with guns at Brakpan casino
www.carnivalcitycasino.co.za

Carson City, Nevada              KLAS-TV.com
Red Rock Resort-Casino Gets Final Approval
Red Rock Resort Sneak Preview - 
www.redrockstation.com

Nevada              MSNBC/AP
Nevada approves new mobile gambling rules

Excellent images of Roulette on the Cantor Gaming PDA system

www.cantorgaming.com

Newfoundland & Labrador              CBC News
N.L. wants VLTs reprogrammed to be less addictive
www.cbc.ca/news/background/gambling - In Depth: Gambling

Winnepeg, Manitoba              Canoe/CP
Manitoba government looking at setting up separate gaming for natives

Nevada              Las Vegas Sun/AP
Visitors to Nevada grow 0.8 percent in 2005 to 51.6 million
www.travelnevada.com

Connecticut              CardPlayer.com
WPT Poker Room at Foxwoods Opens - Expansion Brings Number of Tables to 114
www.foxwoods.com/OurWonders/Gaming

Nevada & California              Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nevada Ads get no love in L.A. - TV station kills spots critical of California
 

Blackpool              Blackpool Today
College date for cruise ship chief
www.blackpool.ac.uk/gaming

Carson City, Nevada              Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wireless OK, but which way? - Hand-held gaming rules passed by panel, but future of games unclear

Cleveland, Ohio              PRNewswire
Casino Profiteers Stalking Ohioans, Roundtable Charges

London              UK-Wire.com
Northern Racing PLC - Preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2005
www.northernracing.co.uk

Nevada               Market Wire
Home Gambling Network, Inc. and Mel Molnick File Patent Infringement Lawsuit in United States Federal Court for the Southern District of Nevada, Las Vegas USA - 23rd March.

Mel Molnick, CEO of Home Gambling Network, Hereby Announces His Patent Has Been Approved by The European Patent Office (EPO) - 21st March.

Home Gambling Network Successfully Transfers Lawsuit - 21st February.
www.homegamblingnetwork.com
www.i2corp.com
Method of participating in a live casino game from a remote location

Blackpool             BBC.co.uk
Council bets on casino resort bid

An amazing 35 Blackool councillors voted for the regional casino bid to continue with just one abstention and none against.

www.blackpool.gov.uk

Guildford             BBC.co.uk
Emphatic 'no' to casino proposals

A MORI survey of almost 1,400 Guildford residents found that  80% did not want a casino.

British Provices
Betting on a super casino - icNewcastle/Evening Chronicle
The chips are down with bid for new casino - St. Helens Star (temporary link)
Jobs boom at casino - Pontefract and Castleford Star. Glass Houghton.
Casino would bring 1,500 jobs - Wakefield Today. More pie in the sky numbers.

Las Vegas              Las Vegas Review-Journal
Pokerdome dealt joker: Project might need gaming license

Apparently it's not a gambling game, but the original press release seems to suggest otherwise.

www.mansionpoker.net/fsn-tv-poker-deal.php - 12th December 2005.

Prague, Czech Republic              Prague Post
Government to allow online sports betting

Las Vegas              Yahoo/AP
Riviera Holdings in Acquisition Talks
www.rivierahotel.com

Scottdale, Arizona              PRNewswire
Atronic Launches New Products at NIGA

U.S.              Forbes.com Video Network
Video: Finding A Gambler's Paradise - Squeaky voiced travel presentation.
Video: Gambling With A Billion - Calvin Ayres

London              Yahoo/CCN Matthews
Interactive Gaming Holdings plc: Preliminary Results
www.igh.com

Gaming Investments              Reuters
Gambling industry continues to attract capital
 
 

Additional headlines... Star pumps Harrah's casino bid Builder chases poker millions - Ian Fraser from Croydon.

London              Bloomberg News
The Sportsman, New U.K. Daily Newspaper, Bets on Gambling Craze

World-wide              Forbes.com
Travel Feature - Hottest Casinos

Forbes listing of some of the world's most famous casinos and resorts.

London              The Independent
Gambling: Bookies complain as tax levied on betting machines
H.M. Treasury - Budget 2006

Coventry              icCoventry
Taylor holds his cards in casino bid

Russia              RIA Novosti
Glücksspielgeschäft in Russland sucht nach seinem Platz in der Gesellschaft

The Netherlands              Het Financeel Dagblat
Holland Casino staat open voor Harrah's

The article discusses a potential partnership between Holland Casino and Harrah's to open a joint-venture operation in Maastricht.

www.hollandcasino.nl

Singapore              Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones & ABS-CBN News
STAR To Take Part In Harrah's Bid For Singapore Casino
Keppel won't inject funds into property arm for casino
www.startv.com
www.kepcorp.com

Minnesota              The State
Student nets $1M during poker tournament

The story of Mike Schneider who at 22 won the Party Poker Million V. After paying off his buddies and paying the taxman he will net around $600,000.

 

Additional headlines... Greektown Casino changes plans; wants to build hotel atop parking garage Police arrest 48 in gambling raids - Jakarta

Minnesota              PRNewswire
NIGA Tribal Leaders Voice Strong Opposition to S. 2078
www.indiangaming.org
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005 - S.2078

New Zealand & Australia              Stuff.co.nz
Consolidation tipped in gambling industry

Montreal              PRNewswire
Dynasty Gaming and Ho Group Sign Intent To Form Public Company for China Mahjong Activity
www.dynastygaming.com
www.mahjongmania.com
www.homahjong.net

Kurgan, Russia              Mosnews.com
Man Attempts to Hijack Train After Robbing Slot Machine Hall

Moscow              Multilingal-search.com
New law pressures online gambling in Russia

London              Reuters UK
Bookmakers face tax rise on betting machines

Bookmakers FOBT's (Roulette Machines) will be taxed at the rate of £1,965 per machine from 1st August. Assuming there are 25,000 in Britain the Government have hit the jackpot to the tune of almost £50 million per annum.

London & Chicago              Yahoo/Business Wire
BETonSPORTS to Host March Madness Party at Playboy Mansion
www.bosplc.com

London & Gibraltar              Reuters UK
PartyGaming names new CEO

Las Vegas              L.V. Business Press - David McKee
Pinnacle buys Aztar to build Strip resort - Analysts are bullish on CEO's leadership
www.pnkinc.com

Las Vegas              In Business Las Vegas - Liz Benston
Station Casinos counting on flocks at the 'Rock

At a cost of some $925 million - $1.1 million per room, Station casinos Red Rock Station is scheduled to open 18th April.

www.redrockstation.com

Las Vegas              L.V. Business Press
LVCVA campaign targets UK

London & Toronto              Reuters
Excapsa Q4 online gamers surge 76 pct
www.excapsa.ca

London - Budget proposals              Provincial press
Brown hits the casino jackpot - Birmingham
Tax rise could scupper casino bid - Yarmouth
City and NEC in casino fight - Coventry

Macau              China Broadcast & Peoples Daily/Xinhua
Macao's Casino Taxes See Rise in First Two Months
Macao's casino taxes see rise in first two months

The Macau Government collected 2.81 billion patacas (U.S. $350 million) in gaming taxes in January and February, a year-on-year rise of 4.2%.

Las Vegas              Marketwire.com
Mel Molnick, CEO of Home Gambling Network, Hereby Announces His Patent Has Been Approved by The European Patent Office (EPO)
www.homegamblingnetwork.com
Method of participating in a live casino game from a remote location

Las Vegas              Yahoo/AP
Shuffle Master Jumps on Bullish Report
MGM Mirage Shares Rise on Upgrade
 
 

Additional headlines... Regs to control casinos - Britain, Government planning regulations. Casino acquisition leads to 350 job cuts - Gary, Indiana. 2 workers killed during demolition project at Gulfport casino Casino Niagara security employees vote big in favour of strike Gambling popular among officials too - Vietnam. State seizes illegal casino - South Africa. Quintet nabbed in Macao over drugs, underground casino charges