New York                  Newsday/AP
Poker player held without bail in New York online gambling case
 

Las Vegas & U.K.                  Yahoo/Business Wire - 29th November
Shuffle Master, Inc. Announces United Kingdom Agency Agreement with Cammegh Limited
www.shufflemaster.com
www.cammegh.com

Macau                  Hong Kong Standard
Developers attract $5.2b in luxury Macau flats sale

Average prices of HK$4,360 per square foot. The equivalent of €4,590 per square meter.

London                  Daily Telegraph, BBC.co.uk & The Guardian
Sportingbet racks up losses
Sportingbet reports a £241m loss
Sportingbet reveals losses from US exit

Atlantic City                  The Press of Atlantic City
Some dealers from casinos seek to join union
www.ufcw.org

Atlantic City                  Daily Record/AP & Philadelphia Inquirer
Employees, gamblers say they want smoking ban in casinos
Keep casinos smoke-free, workers urge

Atlantic City's Council will vote 29th December on whether to extend the State's smoking ban to casino gaming floor's. A ban would then take effect 20 days after being signed by the Mayor.

Washington - Indian Gaming                  USA Today
Feds: Ruling hurts oversight of Indian casinos
www.nigc.gov

The Netherlands                  deStentor & Brabants Dagblad
Holland Casino voelt hete adem Brussel
Holland Casino voelt hete adem Brussel in de nek

The Dutch monopoly operator opens it's 14th operation in Leeuwarden on the 2nd December.

www.hollandcasino.nl
www.hollandcasino.nl/leeuwarden/NL/Default.htm

London                  Yahoo UK/FT & Reuters
Sportingbet higher as profits rise despite US crackdown
Sportingbet posts loss after quitting U.S
www.sportingbetplc.com

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Sportingbet Plc - Unaudited results for the three months ended 31 Oct. 2006

Gaming Investments                  The Press of Atlantic City/AP
Analysts skeptical of reported Penn National bid for Harrah's
 

Australia                  ABC News & Yahoo Aus/Reuters
Tattersalls heralds future as gaming giant
Australia's Tattersall's sees FY07 EPS beating FY06
www.tattersalls.com.au
www.unitab.com.au

Pennsylvania                  Philadelphia Inquirer & Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Rendell: Bill to add table games to slots a loser
Rendell OKs free drinks in casinos
 

Additional headlines...
Don King: Boxing's now a sure bet at casinos - Seminole Hard Rock Casinos
Kerzner to Fund Proposed Singapore Resort With Debt, Equity - Bloomberg
 

Atlantic City                  New York Times
As Atlantic City Eyes Smoking Ban, Casinos Fear Losses

Pretoria, South Africa                  Independent Online & The Citizen
Online gambling could cost punters R10m
Online gambling in SA illegal
Casino loses bet on court ruling

Under section 15(1) of the National Gambling Act, the advertising and promotion of unlicensed Internet casinos in Gauteng (and almost certainly the rest of South Africa) is illegal.

www.ggb.org.za - Gauteng Gambling Board
www.piggspeak.co.sz
 

Trinidad & Tobago                 Trinidad Express
Casinos, clubs clean up their act

Las Vegas & Philadelphia                  Yahoo & CNN/Reuters
Penn National may lead offer for Harrah's: source
Penn National mulls Harrah's takeover bid
Ahead of the Bell: Harrah's Bid War?
www.pngaming.com
www.deshaw.com

Pennsylvania                 Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburg Tribune-Review & KDKA
Poker and blackjack to be proposed
DeWeese drafting bill for full-service casinos in Pa.
Nemacolin drops out of drive for slots license
Resort Withdraws Plans for Wild West-Themed Casino

Blackpool                 Daily Telegraph
Ladbrokes offers piece of the action
www.ladbrokesplc.com
www.merlinentertainments.biz | www.blackstone.com

Tinian, C.N.M.I                 Pacific Islands Daily report
TINIAN GAMING AGENCY SEEKS 20 INSPECTORS FOR NEW CASINO
Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission - www.  unknown
 

Additional headlines...
Possible suspect in A.C. - Asbury Park Press/AP
Station's Gun Lake Project Hits Snag - Michigan.
MGM Mirage Moving Ahead With Plans for Casino at Aqueduct
William Hill, Codere joint venture cleared by EU
Shakers: Vera Wang joins bid for Singapore casino - www.verawang.com
Internet Gambling: NYPD descends upon Miami to take Giordano crew
 

Toronto & London                 InvestEgate.co.uk
CryptoLogic and William Hill in contract renewal negotiations, launch new non-download games
www.cryptologic.com

Las Vegas                 Business Wire
Global Cash Access and Harrah’s - Extend Agreement and Expand Services
www.globalcashaccess.com

Uncasville, Connecticut                 PRNewswire
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 Operating Results
www.mohegansun.com

Minneapolis                 PRNewswire
Table Trac Inc. Adds Three More Casinos ... Doubles Customer Base in 9 Months
www.tabletrac.com

Kuala Lumpur                 Reuters
Genting says Malaysian resort set for record year
www.genting.com.my

Guam                 Guam Pacific Daily News
Slot-machine supporters spent $1.69M, election documents state

The Committee to Revitalize Tourism, which supported slot-machine gambling at Guam Greyhound Park spent $1,690,000 to promote the defeated Proposal B during the recent general election. Opposition groups spent $40,200. Guam's estimated population is 170,000.

Las Vegas - Surveilance                 Las Vegas Business Press
Casinos go digital - Latest strides in surveillance may change how properties operate

Pennsylvania                 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & PittsburgLive.com
Activists ask Rendell to veto bill allowing free drinks at casinos
Majestic Star Casino outshines rivals in state study
www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/gambling

New Zealand                 Scoop.co.nz & Stuff.co.nz
Problem Gambling Consolidation
Gambling downturn triggers review of help services

The number of people using state funded specialist face-to-face problem gambling services in New Zealand dropped 15.8% in 2005. There was also a 20.9 per cent decrease in the number of new clients.

www.gamblingproblem.co.nz

Bangkok, Thailand                 The Nation Multimedia
Anti-gambling crusader's aide shot dead in Dusit

Poker - U.K.                PokerNews.com
Victoria Coren: Introduced and Interviewed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Coren

Miami                 Business Wire
GamingPublic.com Reports on Duplicate Poker: A New Hope for US Facing Online Poker Operators
www.e-pokerusa.com
www.gamingpublic.com

London                 Business Wire
Media Corporation plc (formerly Gaming Corporation plc) - Preliminary audited results for the year ended 30 September 2006
www.gamingcorp.net
www.casino.co.uk
 

Additional headlines...
Authorities identify 3rd of 4 women found dead in Atlantic City
Eighth Wonder aims to score with Pele’s help
Punters Let Down By Online Gambling Sites - Customer service issues
Stop the casino, bishop asks Arroyo - Philippines
 

New York & U.K.                 Yahoo/PRNewswire
Scientific Games - Proposed Games Media Acquisition
www.games-media.com
www.scientificgames.com

Edmonton, Canada                 Canada.com/National Post
Natives get upper hand, say casinos
www.rivercreeresort.com
www.paragongaming.com

Las Vegas & Singapore                 Yahoo Singapore/AFP
Vegas firm hopes to score Singapore casino with Pele in its team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele

Las Vegas                 Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Gamblers tell casinos, slot makers what they want - G2E Session report.

Las Vegas                 Boston.com/AP - Las Vegas Sun
Slot game offers new deal: guaranteed time on machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Digital
www.walkerdigital.com

Macau                 Hong Kong Standard - 25th November
$1.02b Melco sale paves way for SJM

Macau                 IHT/AP & Macau Hub
Macau's visitor arrivals break record by hitting 2 million in October
Macau welcomes 2 million tourists in October, a monthly visitor record
www.macautourism.gov.mo
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS - Las Vegas Sands

London                 Mail on Sunday & Daily Telegraph
'Gaming den' warning as pubs are given go ahead to hold poker games
Poker games to be allowed in pubs
 

Additional headlines...
Facelift for Laughlin casinos may revitalize the market
2 Guards Die Fighting Fire at Moscow Casino
 

London                 The Sunday Times
Green light for playing poker in pubs

Atlantic City                 N.Y. Daily News
Fear a serial killer lurks in A.C.

London                 BBC/Panorama
5.8 million go to gambling sites

Broadcast Sunday, 26th November at 22.15 on BBC One and at bbc.co.uk/panorama

London                 The Sunday Times & Sky News
Falconer’s 13 meetings with casino group
Dome Casino Contoversy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Falconer,_Baron_Falconer_of_Thoroton

Las Vegas                 Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tip policy inspires protest - Dozens of pickets gather to decry toke pooling at Wynn Las Vegas
www.wynnlasvegas.com

Las Vegas                 Las Vegas Review-Journal
NORM: Harrods rumors grow stronger
www.william-mitchell.com/harrods.htm
www.harrodslasvegas.com

Downtown Las Vegas                 Houston Chronicle
Landry's takes a gamble
www.goldennugget.com

Laughlin, Nevada                 Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tribal casino tries to dip into Laughlin's customer base 
www.avi-casino.com

Pennsylvania                 Editorials - Philadelphia Inquirer & Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Free Drinks at Casinos
Drunk with power: The Legislature stiffs the public on casino drinks

Las Vegas                 In Business Las Vegas - Richard Velotta
Tourism and Gaming - Global Gaming Expo boosts Strip business
 

Additional headlines...
Casino puts puzzled petrels in a spin - Sky City Auckland.
Ex-casino dealer admits taking co-workers' tips
Poipet lures Thai lottery gamblers
 

Atlantic City                 New York Times & CBS News/AP
Broken Lives and Victims in Shadow of Taj Mahal
Authorities ID 2nd Body in N.J. Ditch 

The New York Times has a cautionary tale from Atlantic City that's unlikely to ever appear in the city's tourist brochures.

Beijing & Macau S.A.R.                 Yahoo Canada/AFP
Corrupt Chinese official gets 20 years for casino spree
Former township head jailed for gambling away 110 mln yuan of public funds

Li Weimin, 43, ex-head of Tangxia township in Guangzhou embezzled U.S.13.9 million and made 257 visits to Macau between 2000 and 2004.

Nagoya, Japan                 Asahi.com
Police face high odds in trumping illegal casinos in Nagoya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya - 4th largest city in Japan.

Yarmouth                 EDP24.co.uk
Right royale race to win casino bid

At least 6 developers have submitted casino plans for Yarmouth's seafront.

Niedersachsen, Germany                 Internet.com
Niedersachsen will noch 2006 Internet-Casino eröffnen
www.spielbanken-niedersachsen.de

Atlantic City                 China Post
Asian immigrants thankful for day at casino

Vietmanese visitors to Atlantic City on Thanksgiving Day.

Additional headlines...
Official loses big skimming gambling funds - Calgary, Alberta.
Odds Are That Gamblers Have More Health Problems
S. Korea tightens crackdown on illegal gambling
Must-see Macau
www.macautourism.gov.mo
 

Russia                 Baltimore Sun
Russia's casinos face exile from cities - Putin proposes moving gambling to restricted areas

Newcastle                 icNewcastle/The Journal
Bannatyne plays his ace in the city centre

Problem Gambling                 Medica.de
Addiction: Gamblers Have More Health Problems

Kuala Lumpur                 BusinessTimes
Gaming income boost for Genting
www.genting.com.my

Liverpool & Birmingham                 icLiverpool
Casino bidders get past the first hurdle
www.stanleyleisure.com

London                 The Independent
Ladbrokes battles to become a big bookie in the rest of Europe
www.ladbrokesplc.com
www.kein-monopol.de - Campaign in Germany against state owned gambling monopoly's.

NSW, Australia                 Sydney Morning Herald
Plan to help gamblers control themselves
Casino tackles problem patrons

Reports from the National Association for Gambling Studies Australia annual conference at Star City in Sydney.

www.nags.org.au
 

Additional headlines...
3 victims remain unidentifiedAt A.C. mission, an especially somber holiday
Korea to Ban Illegal Gambling From April
Lawmakers OK free booze in casinos - Pennsylvania
Detroit Casino Watchdog Steps Down
Churchill's New Orleans track reopens after repairs - www.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Pompano Park to hold job fair for casino - www.pompanopark.com
 

Birmingham                 Reuters
UK govt clears latest 29 casino applications
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Palm Beach                 Palm Beach Post
Casino lender sues to force sale of cruise ships
www.pbcasino.com

Western Cape, South Africa                 Business Report & IOL/Cape Times
New Sun International casino to boost tourism in Cape
Casino turns the wheel of fortune
www.suninternational.com - Golden Valley Casino
www.wcgrb.co.za

Hong Kong                 Hong Kong Standard
Tien loses revamped Lantau casino bid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantau_Island

Brisbane, Australia                 Sydney Morning Herald/aap
Gamblers jailed for $750,000 casino scam

Chinese players on Mini-Baccarat at the Conrad Jupiters casino in Queensland.

Gaming Investments                 ABC News & Yahoo/AP
Casino stocks rise on MGM share offer
Kerkorian to Sell 14 Million GM Shares
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM

Online Poker                 Casino City Times
Tribeca trips up Doylesroom...
Tribeca Tables withdraws from certain territories - 10th November
www.doylesroom.com
www.tribecatables.com

London & Australia           The Independent
$Slot machine group Talarius sold to Australians for £137m
Talarius recommends offer (PDF)
www.talarius.com
http://web.cyberslotz.co.uk
www.tattersalls.com.au

Las Vegas                 Reuters & Business Week
Boyd could be next casino bid target
Boyd: Buyout In Vegas?
 

Additional headlines...
EU inquiry deadline into William Hill, Codere joint venture
Auditors Ask Prosecution to Probe Gambling Scandal - South Korea
 

Los Angeles & Las Vegas                 Yahoo/Business Wire & AP
Tracinda Announces Tender for MGM MIRAGE
Kerkorian Tracinda Offers $55 Each for 15M MGM Mirage Shares
Kerkorian's Offers to Increase Stake in MGM Mirage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Kerkorian
 

Atlantic City Murders
The bodies of four white females were found in a ditch just 200 yards from the Atlantic City Visitors Welcome Center on the 21st November.
Atlantic City Mystery
Several Bodies found in Egg Harbor Twp. ditch
Probe Begins Into 4 Dead Women in N.J. - ABC News
N.J. Officials Rule Homicide as Cause of Death for 3 of 4 Female Bodies - Fox News/AP
Officials ID first of 4 marsh victims - Press of Atlantic City
Officials
www.atlanticcitynj.com
 

Macau                 Nasdaq/Dow Jones
Macau October Visitors Up 20% On Year To 1.99 Million

California                 San Francisco Chronicle/AP & News10.com
Sacramento jury convicts man of killing woman he met in casino
Garcia Guilty of First Degree Murder
www.findchristiewilson.com

Harrisburg, Pennyslvania                 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PITG drops plan for temporary casino on North Shore
www.pgcb.state.pa.us

New York - Gaming Investments                 Yahoo/AP
Gambling Stocks Still Look Like Good Bet

Louisiana                 Yahoo/AP & Yahoo/Business Wire
La. Casinos Bring in $194M for October
Louisiana Gaming Board approves Columbia Entertainment's financing plan for Aztar purchase
www.columbiasussex.com

London                 Yahoo/Business Wire
Cyberview Technology Names Top Betting Executive as New UK Managing Director
www.cybview.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=CYBS.L&t=2y
 

Additional headlines...
Casinos to Be Confined to Special Zones - Kazakhstan
Police bust online baccarat den - Bangkok, Thailand
Casinos in Goa