London & The Hague             MSN/Reuters
Ladbrokes says to appeal Dutch gaming block

Australia             MSN Money/AP & The Melbourne Age
Trade in Australia's PBL Suspended
PBL set to sell Nine, magazines
Son like father in deal of a lifetime

Mississippi             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Diamondhead Casino Corporation Announces Completion of Due Diligence By Trump Entertainment Resorts
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=DHCC.OB&t=2y

St. Louis             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Reaches Settlement Agreement on President Casino Reorganization
www.presidentcasino.com/stlouis

Washington             Newsweek/MSNBC - George F. Will
Prohibition II: Good Grief

London             The Times
PartyGaming skids to new low as analysts reduce their targets
www.partygaming.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PRTY.L

Online Poker             The Guardian
Players walk away as US law wipes out 90% of PartyGaming's poker revenue

Party Poker has taken down a ticket from it's website advertising the number of players online and tables in play.

www.partypoker.com
www.pokerstars.com

Singapore             Yahoo Singapore/Reuters & Bloonberg
Kerzner to put world's top aquarium in Singapore casino
Genting, Kerzner May Spend $3.2 Billion in Singapore

South Carolina             Myrtle Beach Sun
Casino deal under attack - Two leaders object; county votes tonight
www.suncruzcasino.com
www.diamondcasinocruises.com

London             Daily Telegraph & Sky News
Chariot may call in administrators
Lottery firm in trouble
www.chariot.org.uk
www.playmonday.com

New South Wales, Australia             The Australian
Female gambling rise prompts pokie cut

Saipan, C.N.M.I             Saipan Tribune
Internet gambling bill faces federal roadblock

Australia             The Melbourne Age/aap
Gambling act sinks Betcorp's US arm

Macau             MSN Money/AP
Melco PBL to Borrow US$1.1 Billion for Macau Casino Resort Project
www.melco-group.com
 

Australia & Macau             The Australian
Leighton's $1.75bn casino win
Packer mulls $3bn PBL split
www.leighton.com.au

Las Vegas & Laughlin, Nevada             Yahoo/AP
MGM Mirage to Sell 2 Hotel-Casinos in Laughlin, Nevada, for $200 Million 

Singapore             Yahoo/AFP
Bidders push out the boat for Singapore casino licence

Online Gambling             Yahoo/AFX
Internet gambling still expected to grow

Las Vegas & Laughlin, Nevada             PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE to Sell Laughlin Properties to a Group Led by Anthony Marnell III
www.mgmmirage.com
www.coloradobelle.com
www.edgewater-casino.com
www.marnellcorrao.com/Company/People/a_marnellIII.php
 

London & Malta             PRWeb.com
Betfair Launches Zero Edge Casino

Amazing. Betfair have taken the 0 off a European Roulette wheel and have changed the colours to Blue & White. The minimum stakes however are quite high.

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2006/10/12/450063/roulette.JPG
www.betfair.com
www.betfairgames.com
 

Macau & Hong Kong             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Melco PBL Entertainment Welcomes Hard Rock International, Dragone and Leighton-China State-John Holland on Board for City of Dreams
www.melco-group.com
www.dragone.be
 

Macau             China View/Xinhua & Forbes/AFX
Macao's gaming receipts up in first 8 months
Macau Q2 gambling receipts 12.9 bln patacas, up 11 pct yr-on-yr 

Macao's casinos won 34.71 billion patacas (U.S. $4.34 billion) in the first eight months, a year-on-year rise of 12.6%. Wynn Macau opened on the 6th September.

http://www.dicj.gov.mo/EN/Estat/DadosEstat/2006/estat.htm

Sydney             Nine MSN
PBL gaming focus may mean selling media
www.pbl.com.au

New Zealand             Scoop.co.nz
Fraud study links gambling and fraud
www.cgs.co.nz - Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand

Australia             Townsville Bulletin & Melbourne Age
Lasseters halts US online gambling
Betcorp suspends US operation
Net gaming operators quit US operations
Betcorp - Statement regarding U.S. operations (PDF)
www.lasseters.com
www.betcorp.com.au

Dublin & Antiqua             Silicon Republic
Dublin-based web casino closes US operations
www.sportsbook.com

London             Yahoo/Sharecast & UK-Wire.com
Talarius beefs up southern presence
Talarius plc - Acquires Displaymatics Holdings Ltd
www.talarius.com

Calgary & London             Yahoo/CCN Matthews
Betfair Chooses Chartwell
www.cryptologic.com

Online Gambling             Casino Meister
Top portal will no longer carry online casinos that accept U.S. bets
www.casinomeister.com

Toronto             InvestEgate.co.uk & Yahoo/Market Wire
CryptoLogic Inc. - New Game - Hold'Em Blackjack
CryptoLogic Marries Poker and Blackjack-for a Unique Gaming Experience
www.cryptologic.com
www.holdemblackjack.com
 

Additional headlines...
Family sues casino over son's death - Star City, Sydney. 8 years ago.
Casino issue dominating Barstow council race - Barstow, California.
Singapore's Banyan Tree Resort Operator in Local Casino Bid - Eighth Wonder
FUN Technologies' Games Division Named "Skill Game Operator of the Year"
Placer Indian casino could impact Tahoe venues
 

Guam             Guam PDN
'Good for Guam' is the biggest lie of all

London & Gibraltar             The Observer
PartyGaming boss to focus on film - Russ Deleon

Edmonton, Canada             Edmonton Sun
Casino ready to roll - $180-million River Cree resort opens Oct. 26

River Cree Resort and Casino owned by the Enoch Cree Nation and managed by Paragon Gaming opens on 26th October with 600 slots, 40 table games and a 12 table 24-hour poker room.

www.rivercreeresort.com
www.paragongaming.com

South Africa             Mail & Guardian
Stakes are high for online gambling in SA

Las Vegas             The Day/Wall Street Journal
At Wynn Casino, Dealers Now Must Share Tips With Supervisors

Mashantucket, Connecticut             Reno Gazette-Journal/AP
Premium players treated differently than the rest of us
 

Additional headlines...
Missouri's loss limit unique among gambling states - $500 per 2 hour session.
Eighth Wonder ties up with Starwood for Singapore casino bid
Gamblers penalised for using cards - London. Credit Card charges for gambling online.
No candidate opposes gambling - Austin, Texas.