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Friday, 14th December

Macau Macau Daily Times

MGM Grand Macau opens doors to media

http://portugues.tdm.com.mo/eng_news.php

Zaragoza, Spain Fox News & Reuters
Spanish wannabe bids for Las Vegas-style complex
Spanish Desert Area to Take on Las Vegas With Massive Casino Complex

There are two Hope's and one's called Bob.

www.tourism-dictionary.com/spain/images/maps/spain-zoom6.gif
www.aragondigital.es/asp/video.asp?video=20071212_scala.wmv
www.ild-plc.com - International Leisure Development.

Atlantic City CBS News/AP
Casino Loses License, Threatens Bankruptcy

Macau Malaysian Star
Macau casino venture eyes VIP market
www.mgmgrandmacau.com

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein CBS News/AP
Kieler Landtag zementiert Glücksspiel-Monopol - Lotto monopoly maintained.
www.lotto-sh.de

Osnabrück, Niedersachsen Neue-oz.de
Spielbank zieht im März um - New location for the Osnabrück Spielbank.
www.spielbank-osnabrueck.de

Queensland, Australia NineMSN & The Australian
Chinese woman jailed over casino scam
Woman jailed over $750,000 casino scam

The players used a card stolen the previous evening to manipulate a series of coup's at Jupiters Casino in May 2005.

Las Vegas, Nevada Yahoo/AP
Casino Executives Slam Gambling Tax Hike Plan, Offer Alternatives

Las Vegas CardPlayer.com
Day 1A at the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
Day 1B of the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
www.worldpokertour.com/tournament/

additional headlines...
The Palazzo Las Vegas to Take Center Stage at 2008 Rose Parade(R)
MGM Mirage CEO Lanni Sells 50,000 Shares
WMS predicts casinos poised to upgrade technology
Cost of Mohegan Sun expansion rises by $185 million
Lotto balls-up - Fake start button on Camelot's Lottery machine

Thursday, 13th December

Macau Quote.com/AFP

MGM Grand Macau says funding secured for expansion

www.mgmgrandmacau.com

Atlantic City Yahoo/AP
Tropicana Appeals N.J. License Denial

Great Yarmouth Norwich Evening News
Ambitious plans for £35m leisure complex
www.goldenmile.org.uk

Reading Reading Evening Post
Public safety scuppers casino scheme - Rank Group planning permission rejection.

Atlantic City Philadelphia Inquirer
N.J. casino commission denies license to Tropicana
www.tropicana.net
www.columbiasussex.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Sussex

Botswana & South Africa AllAfrica.com/The Reporter
Peermont reopens casinos after takeover
www.peermont.com

Las Vegas The Australian
Packer bets house on US casinos
8400 pokies for Packer

www.cannerycasinos.com www.meadowsgaming.com

www.rampartcasino.com www.oaktreecapital.com

www.nvpalace.com http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CWN.AX

London The Times, Daily Mirror & Bloomberg
Rank axes dividend to stave off breaches
Bingo clubs on the ropes - Mecca attendance down from 350,000 to 300,000 a week.
Rank Reports Weaker Sales Growth and Scraps Dividend
Smoke ban and law changes hit Rank

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
World Series of Poker(R) to Award Trophy to $50,000 Event Champion in Memory of Poker Great 'Chip' Reese
www.worldseriesofpoker.com

Melbourne SMH, News.com.au & ABC News
Casino faces court over 'amoral conduct'
Crown casino to go to trial over banned addict gambler claims
Casino sued by problem gambler

Sofia, Bulgaria Novinite.com
Bulgarian MPs Reject Gambling Law Amendments
www.eurochance.bg
www.eurofootball.bg

Baltic States Baltic Times
Olympic: the king of Baltic casinos
Gaming operators face tough ad laws
www.olympic-casino.com

Singapore Straits Times
2 men jailed, fined, for running consulate 'casino'
Businessmen jailed, fined for funding casino in Senegal consulate

St. Louis, Missouri Online-Casinos.com
Online Gambling's Carruthers Speaks
www.davidcarruthers.com

additional headlines...
Gaming center owner seeks councilors’ nod - Philippines
BWIN studying legal challenge to fine - €50,000 fine for the Austrian company.
Groupe Partouche Q4 sales turn higher, limiting FY drop
2 groups reveal details of casino-resort plans - Sumner County, Kansas.
Lord Condon gambling talk spurs on IOC
Casino bus erupts in flames, but intrepid gamblers press on

Wednesday, 12th December

Las Vegas & Australia Herald Sun

Four casinos crown James Packer Cannery row

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

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/1874/lvtower1qv0.jpg

www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/las_vegas_tower.htm

Pennsylvania Yahoo/Business Wire & bizjournals.com
Penn National Gaming Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Certain Funds Managed by Affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners L.P.
Partnership to acquire Penn Gaming
www.pngaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PENN

North Carolina Yahoo/Business Wire
PokerTek Announces Expanded Distribution for Heads-Up Challenge World Series of Poker Edition
www.cosmicvideo.co.uk
www.gekay.com

Las Vegas & Sydney Yahoo Aus/Reuters, IHT/AP & News.com.au
Australia's Crown in $1.75 bln casino buy
Australia's Crown Ltd. buys Cannery Casino Resorts for $1.75 billion
Crown to buy Cannery Casino Resorts
www.cannerycasinos.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannery_Casino_and_Hotel
www.crowncasino.com.au
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CWN.AX

London UK-Wire.com, Reuters & Yahoo/AFX
Rank Group PLC Trading update - 49 weeks to 9 December 2007
Rank's bingo, casino woes persist, scraps dividend
Rank scraps final dividend blaming uncertain outlook for 2008
www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L

Pittsburgh New York Times & Yahoo/AP
For Casino Owner, Winning a License Was Not a Matter of Luck - Don Barden
Ground Broken on Pittsburgh Casino; April 2009 Opening Expected
www.fitzgeralds.com/pittsburgh/
www.majesticstar.com/corporate/

Santiago, Chile AllAfrica.com/Business Day
South Africa: Sun International Buys Into Chilean Casino
El Casino Más Grande de Sudamérica en San Francisco de Mostazal - Chile
www.scj.cl - Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego

additional headlines...
La. Casinos Win $202.8 Million
Chip Reese And Another Online Scandal - Sports Podcast 12/11/2007
Managing Editor Fired From Bluff for Full Tilt Cheating - PokerWorks.com
Net poker a busted flush - Sportingbet - PokerNewsToday.com
Demerger and Direct and Indirect Changes in Ownership of MPEL
Antigua eyes big win against U.S. in gambling case

Tuesday, 11th December

Carson City, Nevada Reuters & Yahoo/AP

Nevada gamblers lose $1.16 bln in October

Nevada Casinos Report Record October Win

The win on Baccarat was $108.2 million, up 338% and on mini-baccarat $13.8 million, up 16.7%. Table game win was up 21% and slots 5%.

http://gaming.nv.gov/mrrindex.htm

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
MGM Mirage COO James Murren Exercises Options for 50,000 Shares
MGM Mirage Chief Executive Terrence J. Lanni Sells 50,000 Shares

Macau & Hong Kong Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
CotaiJet Service Temporarily Suspended Due to Macao Legal Proceedings
Las Vegas Sands Temporarily Suspends Ferry Service on CotaiJet
Macau English News

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
Shuffle Master Up on Possible CEO Change
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=SHFL&t=5d
www.shufflemaster.com

Hong Kong Quote.com
Hong Kong's A-Max to raise 1.95 bln hkd via share placement
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=0959.HK

Atlantic City Reuters & Philadelphia Inquirer
Atlantic City casino win down 7.7% in November
A.C. casinos take down nearly 8%
A.C. casinos continue to lose cash to Pa.'s slots

"Slot revenue dropped 12.2%, while table game winnings were up 4.4%, the regulator said."

www.nj.gov/casinos/home/news/pdf/200711_revenue.pdf

New Zealand New Zealand Herald
Casino forced to reveal details on big spenders

Perhaps this is the reason why there's believed to be only 1 bidder for Sky City Entertainment Group.

www.pgfnz.co.nz
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz
www.skycityauckland.co.nz
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=SKC.AX&t=6m

New Zealand New Zealand Herald & Scoop.co.nz
Gambling hits poor hardest
Politicians should heed gambling survey
www.hsc.org.nz/problem-gambling.html
www.ourproblem.org.nz

Carson City, Nevada Las Vegas Sun/AP
Nevada casino group files court challenge of tax hike plan
www.nevadaresorts.org - Nevada Resort Association

Washington & London Earth Times/PRNewswire
British Government Endorses U.S. Regulation of Internet Gambling

Press release from an organisation called the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative

www.safeandsecureig.org
www.safeandsecureig.org/endorsers.html

Peru La República
Cierran casino e incautan 115 máquinas tragamonedas

Illegal slot seizure in San Juan de Miraflores. Pervian police have so far seized 2,000 illegal slots in 2007. 319 were destroyed on 5th December.

Montevideo, Uruquay El Pais
Ehrlich ordena una investigación en otro casino

additional headlines...
Casino owner won't heed 'ridiculous' design request - Pittsburgh
Six-month wait for Betfair ruling - Western Australia
Green light for Chile casino project - Sun International & Region Six ?
Casino deal could hurt local gaming facilities - Orlando
Elixir Gaming Technologies to Receive $40 Million of Net Proceeds as a Result of Warrant Exercise