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Monday, 30th April

Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun

Jeff Simpson hears how tip sharing works, and works well, from an experienced hand

It appears that tip sharing is nothing new to Nevada and the Riverside Resort in Laughlin has been doing just that for 41 years.

Macau Hong Kong Standard
Big gamble on Macau

Article by James Rose editor of www.corporategovernance-asia.com

Eastern Cape, South Africa Independent Online & Mail & Guardian
Two men target casino
Gunmen try to rob Wild Coast Sun casino
www.suninternational.com/resorts/wildcoast/

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach Sun & WPDE.com
Casino boat rams into docked, vacant vessel
Coast guard says a fishing boat was destroyed when hit by casino boat
www.diamondcasinocruises.com

London & Gibraltar Bloomberg
888 Profit Rises 55% on Online Casino, Poker Wagering
888 Holdings PLC - Preliminary Results for the 12 months ended 31 Dec 2006
888 Holdings PLC - Q1 2007 Key Performance Indicators
www.888holdngsplc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=888.L

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ListinDiario.com
Instalan casino de lujo en Bayahíbe - el Casino Dominicus opening in July.

Missouri St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri loss-limit bill loses casinos' support

Additional headlines...
Seminole Tribe - Ousted leader seeking old seat

Video, audio, podcasts & images
	The Real Hustle: Roulette Scams Showing punters how to past post. Not a good idea.	Tech Blog/YouTube

Sunday, 29th April

Macau Yahoo Canada/AFP

Boomtown Macau running out of space for housing

"average apartments that were going for 300-400 Hong Kong dollars a month five years ago are now fetching up to 6,000 dollars today"

The border crossing into neighbouring Zhuhai from Macau is presently closed from Midnight to 7.30am.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuhai

www.visitzhuhai.com

Colorado MSNBC/Colorado Springs Gazette
Put money on casino smoke ban - House OKs bill; Ritter expected to sign

Colorado's casinos are likely to become totally smoke free from 1st January, 2008.

Delaware Delaware Online
Casinos face rising discontent, competition

Minnesota Star Tribune
Judge adds 22,000 plaintiffs to casino suit
www.mysticlake.com
www.littlesixcasino.com

Rhode Island South Coast Today
With makeover, Twin River tries to be more than the convenient casino
www.twinriver.com
www.lincolnparkri.com/about/index.php

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach Sun
Locals, county at odds over casino boat issue
www.diamondcasinocruises.com
www.suncruzcasino.com/document_display.cfm/document_id/8 - SunCruz VIII

Additional headlines...crime and punishment !
Casinos give drunks a fare deal - Seminole casinos in Florida.
Samurai swords 'used in betting shop raid' - Sydney, Australia.
Addict held up Bookies - Stirlingshire, Scotland
Embezzlement victim picks odd repayment - New York
Birmingham woman gets 20 years in gambling slaying - Birmingham, Alabama.
Gunman takes shots at casino sign - Washington State.

Saturday, 28th April

Vienna, Austria ORF.at

Diskussion um Poker-Casino

Poker Royal, Europe's biggest card club with 60 poker tables opens today in Vienna.

www.pokerroyale.at

Russia & South Africa Russia-ic.com & Lenta.ru
Biggest casino to appear in Russia
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www.suninternational.com

Las Vegas CardPlayer.com & PokerPages.com
Juan Carlos Mortensen Wins the WPT Championship ($3,970,415)
World Poker Tour - World Championship - Bellagio - FINAL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Mortensen
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=178

Online Gambling Gambling911.com
Don't be Fooled by Barney Frank Internet Gambling Bill
The Barney Frank Plan: Who Wins, Who Loses

Nevada Las Vegas Sun/RG-J
Sparks, Elko, Hawthorne casinos for sale
www.hhgcasinos.com - Holder Hospitality Group

Las Vegas L.V. Business Press - Matt Ward
Northern exposure on the Strip - Las Vegas' center of gravity again shifts northward

Las Vegas ValleyBlogs.com & In Business Las Vegas
Icahn's next big thing - Ian Mylchreest
Tourism and Gaming - Carl Icahn made another billion, his way - Jeff Simpson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn

Las Vegas In Business Las Vegas - Richard Velotta
Tourism and Gaming - More Vegas resorts capitalizing on celebrity factor

Additional headlines...
William Hill slashes odds on living to 100
Muslims shun project funded by lottery
Jockey Club in overseas betting push - Hong Kong
Police need no warrants to raid gambling dens: LHC - Pakistan

Friday, 27th April

New York Financial Times

Dollar hits all-time low against euro

uk.finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter?u

Travemünde, Germany Lübecker Nachrichten
Im Casino Travemünde wird vom 1. Mai an gepokert
www.casino-sh.de

Manchester Northeast Manchester Advertiser
Brown backs super casino

Queensland, Australia The Australian
Gambling on the social cost of pokies
www.qogr.qld.gov.au

Las Vegas CardPlayer.com & PokerNews.com
World Poker Tour Championship Day 5
WPT World Championship, Day 5: Mortensen Faces History

The six players on the final table will commence play at 5pm EST.

Online Poker Cardplayer.com
Yahoo Opens Real-Money Poker Site
www.yahoo.co.uk/poker

Macau Finance Asia & Hong Kong Standard
New casinos boost property prices but undermine table revenues
Crowded casino sector tipped to pare margins at Macau operators

Statistic filled reports based on the predictions of Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong executive director Rob Hart.

Macau Channel News Asia/AFP
Labour crisis hits Macau as casino-led economy surges - A must read !

Civil servants and unions are planning street protests in Macau on 1st May to oppose changes to labour laws that would admit more foreign workers.

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
Harrah's Holds Last Shareholders Meeting Before $17.1 Billion Takeover
www.harrahs.com

Toronto, Canada Canadian Gaming Association
Landmark Economic Impact Study Reveals Gaming Industry in Canada Worth $15.3 billion in Direct Spending Alone
www.canadiangaming.ca
www.canadiangamingsummit.com

Washington CNN Money/Reuters
Lawmaker wants to repeal Web gambling ban
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Frank

Washington PRNewswire
Poker Players Alliance Applauds Chairman Frank on Introducing Sensible Internet Gambling Bill
Frank bill would repeal ’06 Internet gaming crackdown
www.pokerplayersalliance.org

Pennsylvania & Los Angeles PRNewswire
Lightning Poker Announces Agreement to Install Its Tables at the World's Largest Poker Casino!
www.lightningpoker.net
www.commercecasino.com

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
Boyd Gaming Reports First Quarter Results
Boyd Gaming 1Q Profit More Than Triples on Gain From Sale of Barbary Coast
www.boydgaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYD

Macau Yahoo/PRNewswire
Manchester United Set to Play for Inaugural Venetian Macao Cup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Jianlibao
www.deq.com

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE to Invest in The M Resort
www.marnellcorrao.com/Company/People/a_marnellIII.php

Additional headlines...
Presidente CSJ objeta casinos - El Salvador
Groen licht casino en speelhal - Holland
Casino stay of three years - Crown Casino, Melbourne
PokerTek Completes Private Placement of $13m Shares to Institutional Investors

Video, audio, podcasts & images
	The Real Hustle: Casino Dice Scams If this is the best they can come up with, I don't fancy their chances ;)	Tech Blog/YouTube
	Real Hustle: Slot Machines - Really poor.	Tech Blog/YouTube

Thursday, 26th April

Melbourne Herald Sun - SPECIAL REPORT

Casino punters lose $9 billion

Our city's big gamble - Editorial

Melbourne's Crown Casino celebrates it's 10th anniversary on 2nd May.

www.crowncasino.com.au

Washington Bloomberg & The Guardian
Frank Proposes Allowing Online Gambling in the U.S.
US web gambling ban challenged
www.house.gov/frank
Frank Introduces Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007
www.house.gov/apps/list/press/financialsvcs_dem/21frank_004_xml_(2).pdf

Las Vegas & Levis, Quebec Yahoo Canada/CNW Telbec
Station Casinos Enters into a Patent Licensing and Strategic R&D Agreement with DEQ Systems and Makes an Equity Investment
www.deq.com

Nottingham BBC Nottingham
Poker club gambles on its licence - Dusk till Dawn
April Progress Report – 95% Finished

London InvestEgate.co.uk
WPT Enterprises and CryptoLogic join forces for WorldPokerTour.com
www.worldpokertour.com
www.cryptologic.com

Amsterdam PokerNews.com
Isabelle 'No Mercy' Mercier on Breaking Through in Poker
www.isabellemercier.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Mercier

Las Vegas Card Player
World Poker Tour Championship Day 4
http://cardplayer.com/tournaments/chip_counts/7083

Online Gambling Gambling911.com
PartyGaming, Sportingbet, 888.com Shares Watched Closely Thursday

Phoenix, Arizona LasVegasNow.com/Arizona Republic
Millions Seized in Phoenix-Area Gambling Raid
Dozens arrested, millions seized in gambling raid - Arizona Star

Sydney Sydney Morning Herald & Yahoo Aus/Reuters
Tabcorp denies takeover talks
Tabcorp says has had no takeover approaches
www.tabcorp.com.au

Singapore Brisbane Times/Reuters
Singapore: Monaco of the East

Additional headlines...
Disney Cruise Line inks pact to build 2 new ships - No casinos onboard

Wednesday, 25th April

Brighton The Argus

Casino could be transformed into a hotel - The former Sergeant Yorke's.

New York PRWeb
Record Number of Attendees and Affiliates to Attend 5th Annual Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam
www.casinoaffiliateconvention.com

Canberra, Australia Reuters India
Popular Australian gambling game halted after brawls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up

Lima, Peru Yahoo/Internet Wire
Bruce Hotel and Casino to Re-Open Under the Name Miramar
www.brucehotel.com
www.chilcoriverholdings.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CRVH.OB - Chilco River Holdings.

London Reuters
Ladbrokes shares rise on bid talk - traders
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LAD.L

Sydney, Australia Sydney Morning Herald
Tabcorp soars on takeover talk
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PBL.AX
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TAH.AX

Birmingham Birmingham Mail
Tories pledge to support casinos

Macau Christian Science Monitor
Macau casino boom: Will the run last?

Gaming Investments Yahoo/Business Wire & PRNewswire
Shuffle Master, Inc. Provides Update on NASDAQ Notification Letter
Gaming Partners International Receives Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter
www.gpigaming.com

Colorado Rocky Mountain News
Union trying to organize casino workers in Black Hawk

Sweden & Denmark CardPlayer.com
Scandinavian Poker in Trouble - Poker Tournaments Busted Across Scandinavia

Las Vegas CardPlayer.com & PokerNews.com
World Poker Tour Championship Day 3
WPT World Championship, Day 3: Money Day
www.worldpokertour.com/tournament

Groningen, Holland BNR.nl
Holland Casino wil nog niet rookvrij

A decision is expected 15th May in the smoke-free casino case involving Pit Manager Fokko Meins and his employer Holland Casino.

www.hollandcasino.nl

Online Gambling eMediaWire
Gambling.com Goes Multilingual as it Expands Into New Markets
www.gambling.com
www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.gambling.com

Additional headlines...
May 23 hearing set for objection in Trump Plaza union election
Gold Reef Resorts has fair odds for a bet
Eateries offered video poker; gambler sues - South Carolina
Ritzio expansion going to plan - IntergameOnline.com
Minister explores possibility of developing policy on gambling - Malta

Tuesday, 24th April

Las Vegas PRNewswire

Aristocrat Scores Three Top 20 Wins in Casino Journal's Annual Top 20 Most Innovative Technologies Review

www.aristocratgaming.com

Las Vegas CardPlayer.com
Roland De Wolfe Takes Chip Lead Into Day 3 Of The World Poker Tour Championship Event
www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/chip_counts/7083

Las Vegas New York Times
In Las Vegas, Too Many Hotels Are Never Enough

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
MGM Mirage Chief Executive Lanni Earned $9.7 Million in 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_Lanni

London & Gibraltar Daily Telegraph
Ladbrokes pulls out of talks with online gambling group

Manila, Philippines Manila Bulletin
Gaming firm profit doubles to P126 M
Leisure & Resorts World Corporation - www ?

St. Charles, Missouri PRBuzz.com
I. Nelson Rose to Keynote GIGSE
www.gigse.com
www.gamblingandthelaw.com

New York CNN Money/Reuters & Commercial Property News
Icahn's big scores
Whitehall REP Bets on Four Nevada Gaming Properties for $1.3B
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn

Additional headlines...
Loss limit repeal dies in Senate - Missouri
Philadelphia Park to get virtual table games
Youbet Falls on Potentially Lost License
Man beats bookmakers by becoming 100
Lottery bodies sitting on £1.9bn, claims campaigner

Monday, 23rd April

Las Vegas PokerNews.com

WPT Championships Day 1a: The Phil Hellmuth and Jamie Gold Show

World Poker Tour Championship, Day 1b - More Records Broken

www.worldpokertour.com

Las Vegas L.V. Business Press - Matt Ward
Alas, Aladdin's lamp is out - Planet Hollywood makes long-awaited arrival

Las Vegas & Macau L.V. Business Press - Matt Ward
A gritty side of Las Vegas Sands

Lawsuits concerning Las Vegas Sands business dealings with partners leading up to the award of the Macau gaming concessions in February 2002.

Las Vegas Bloomberg & Las Vegas Sun/AP
Icahn Sells Four Casinos to Goldman for $1.3 Billion - update
Carl Icahn selling Nevada casinos for $1.3 billion

Las Vegas & New York PRNewswire
American Real Estate Partners, L.P. Agrees To Sell Its Nevada Gaming Operations to Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds for $1.3 Billion
www.arep.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ACP
www.stratospherehotel.com
www.arizonacharliesboulder.com
www.arizonacharliesdecatur.com
www.aquariuscasinoresort.com - Former Flamingo Laughlin.