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Tuesday, 7th August

Las Vegas & Japan Bloomberg.com

Wynn, Okada Pact May Thrive When Japan Allows Casinos

www.aruze.com

#645 Kazuo Okada & family - Forbes lists

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
Harrah's Entertainment Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Harrah's 2Q Profit Up on Strong Las Vegas, Atlantic City Results
www.harrahs.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HET

London BBC & The Guardian
Camelot gets nod for UK lottery
Camelot granted new lottery licence
Timeline: the national lottery

Las Vegas IHT/AP & KLAS-TV
Structure collapses at Las Vegas casino building site
Structure Collapse Reported at Fontainebleau
I-Team Investigation: Las Vegas Construction Fatalities
http://lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=6893893
www.fontainebleau.com

Washington PRNewswire/Harrah's Entertainment
Casinos Across the Country Plan Activities to Recognize 10th Anniversary of Responsible Gaming Education Week
www.americangaming.org/programs/responsiblegaming/rgewpressroom.cfm
www.ncrg.org - The National Center for Responsible Gaming

Russia Ritio International - Press release
Ritzio International Raises $280 Million in Debut CLN
www.ritzio.com

New Zealand Stuff.co.nz
Casino finally told to leave the Internet
www.kiwicasino.com

Paris Bolsamania.fr
Société française de Casinos : chiffre d'affaires semestriel en hausse de 10,6%

Las Vegas Yahoo Finance/Reuters & AP
Wynn Resorts posts strong profit, shares soar
Wynn Resorts' 2Q Profits Soar Due to Macau Casino, Strong Results in LV

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Wynn Resorts, Limited Reports Second Quarter Results
Wynn Resorts, Limited Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2007)
www.wynnresorts.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WYNN

London Daily Mail, The Independent & Bloomberg
Camelot promise a £250 million prize draw
Camelot set to hold lottery 'monopoly'
Camelot to Find Out Whether It has Kept U.K. Lottery License
www.camelotgroup.co.uk

additional news...
Casino Patrons Warned About TB Exposure - San Diego
Vietnamese officials, police jailed for gambling, bribery

Monday, 6th August

California CBS2.com & Press Enterprise

Main Suspect In Casino Robbery Arrested In Hemet

Second arrest in casino robbery made

www.soboba.com

Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Dealer who defied Wynn can't get new job - Casinos deny they blacklist ex-workers

Oklahoma Yahoo/PRNewswire
Table Trac Inc. Awarded Largest Contract to Date
www.tabletrac.com

Macau Yahoo/Business Wire
PokerTek Installs Five PokerPro(R) Tables in Macau
www.pokertek.com
www.starworldmacau.com

Beijing & Los Angeles IHT/AP
WPT to sign agreement with China despite country's gambling ban
www.worldpokertour.com

Baden, Austria ISA-Casinoe.de
Casino-Umbau startet am 8. August
http://baden.casinos.at/

London SportBusiness.com
Gaming companies agree replica kit code

London Daily Telegraph
Camelot gambles on Lottery experience

The winner of the two horse race to operate Britain's National Lottery for the next 10 years will be announced at 10am 7th August.

www.camelotgroup.co.uk
www.sugaldamani.com
www.natlotcomm.gov.uk

Gambling issues
Compulsive gambling leads to $1.6M theft - Palm Beach, Florida.
Doctors want laws to control gambling - Thailand
Manchester: church charity welcomes Brown u-turn on Super Casino
Online Gambling Shouldn't be Outlawed Says Compulsive Gambling Expert
www.aswexler.com

Port of Spain Newsday Trinidad & Tobago
Slot machines to go

New Zealand Scoop.co.nz/New Zealand Government
Gambling Amendment Bill introduced

Baja, California PRNewswire, Hospitality Design, Commercial Property News
Ad Valora Announces Two Major Projects Being Developed in Mexico, Including a World Class Hotel and Casino
Ad Valora Announces Hotel and Casino for Mexico
Developer to Bring Condo Project, Casino Resort to Baja California

Mexicarlo - a hotel resort and 40,000-square-foot casino near San Felipe, Mexico, in Baja California.

Google search - "Mexicarlo"

additional news...
Heights casino robbed - Montana
Vietnam gamblers arrested at foreigners-only casino
Viet gamblers nabbed at northern casino
National Gambling Control Commission to be established - Thailand
Macao police seizes man from China's mainland with fake U.S. dollars
Ex-gangster lectures tennis stars on evil of gambling
Mafia man serves up warning - Sunday Times

Sunday, 5th August

Nepal NewKerala.com/IANS

Nepal braces for first hostile corporate takeover

Ontario, Canada Toronto Star
Casinos not taking chances in court

"Over the last few years, the OLG has settled all 10 problem gambling-related lawsuits launched against it, and four are still pending."

www.olg.ca
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Lottery_and_Gaming_Corporation

London Guardian Politics
New code to restrict gambling ads and sponsorship

The advertising of gambling products on childrens replica Soccer and Rugby kits is to be banned along with adverting on TV before the 9pm watershed.

Caesars Palace Casino shooting
2 Wounded in Vegas Casino Shooting - The Guardian/AP
Gunman opens fire in Vegas casino, wounds 2 - MSNBC/AP
Shooting at Caesars Palace Hotel - KLAS-TV.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Palace

Sports betting Yahoo Sports/AP
ATP chairman vows to use 'all means available' in betting probe
www.atptennis.com

Dublin & London Sunday Business Post & InvestEgate.co.uk
Betting firm WorldSpreads chases two debtors for €1 million
Worldspreads Group - First Day of Dealings
www.worldspreads.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WSPR.L

Dania Beach, Florida Miami Herald
New casino put on hold as Jai-Alai hedges bet

The three Broward parimutuels that now have slots are earning about $85 per machine per day well below the $212 per machine predicted by operators.

www.dania-jai-alai.com

Montana KXLY.com
Suspect used bomb threat as diversion to Butte casino robbery
www.montana-casinos.com - Casinos in Montana. In reality - slot parlours.

London Info4Security.com
Visimetrics win casino contract
www.visimetrics.com
www.thecasinolsq.com

additional news...
More young people hooked on alcohol and gambling - Irish Post
Close down all illegal casinos now - Trinidad Express. Letter

Saturday, 4th August

California San Francisco Chronicle & LA Times

One arrested in SoCal Indian casino heist, one suspect at large

Alleged accomplice in casino heist held

www.soboba.net

Nepal & Goa Daijiworld.com
Nepal's Casino Feud Reaches State

Interesting story. Goa has approved licenses for up to 5 floating casinos. Founder R. D. Tuttle appears odds on to retain ownership of his Nepal casinos.

www.casinosnepal.com

London Slam Sports/AP
Russian caught up in gambling racket?

Hamilton, New Zealand Stuff.co.nz
Loan sharks caught at SkyCity's Hamilton casino
www.skycityhamilton.co.nz

Manila Manila Bulletin
Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Manila
www.appt.com
http://manila.casino.hyatt.com - August 24-26, 2007

Las Vegas KLAS-TV
Largest Foreclosure Auction in Las Vegas History This Weekend

Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
LOOKING IN ON: GAMING - Lofty plans put on hold as junk bond market reels

Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Q+A: Robert Frey - Coming up with the coolest hot spots around
www.purelv.com - Pure Management Group

Friday, 3rd August

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire

Riviera Reports Results for Second Quarter 2007

www.rivierahotel.com

Minden, Nevada Santa Barbera New Press/AP & Record-Courier
Douglas commissioners OK Hillbilly casino
With oil derrick out of way, Beverly Hillbillies casino strikes gold
www.jethroscasino.com

East St. Louis, Illinois Yahoo/AP
Expanded Casino Queen in East St. Louis Moves Away From River
www.casinoqueen.com

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Global Saskatoon
Casino workers ready to fold 'em
Chips fall for gamblers when Emerald closes
www.saskatoonex.com/emerald/index.php

California MSNBC/KNBC-TV, LA Times & The Desert Sun
Suspect May Have Stolen Millions During 'Inside Job' At Indian Casino
Security technician sought in San Jacinto casino robbery
Soboba Casino robbed
Casino worker may have stolen million dollars
http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=138687
www.soboba.com

London & Poland Guardian, BBC, USA Today/AP & The Sun
Betfair calls off all wagers on $7m tennis tie
Betting on Davydenko match probed
Tennis officials investigate betting on match in Poland
Betting scandal rocks tennis
Market Suspended - Martin Arguello v Nikolay Davydenko
Betfair Tennis Forum
www.ideaprokomopen.pl

Britain: Betting office robberies The Argus & BBC Gloucestershire
Robber jailed for raid on bookmaker - Corals. Crawley, West Sussex.
'Betting shop theft' man in court - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

London FT.com & Daily Telegraph
William Hill ready for rules shake-up
William Hill can't hold'em, say poker players
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMH.L

New Buffalo, Michigan Market Wire
Four Winds Casino Resort Announces Grand Opening - 3,000 slots and 100 tables.
www.fourwindscasino.com
www.lakesentertainment.com

New Buffalo, Michigan Business Wire
Nineteen PokerPro Tables Go Live at Four Winds Casino Resort

The Four Winds casino which opened 2nd August now possesses the world's largest automated poker room.

www.pokertek.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PTEK