Gibraltar & France                  Guardian
PartyGaming closes French website
www.partygaming.fr

London                  Reuters & Guardian
Sportingbet operating profit jumps
Sportingbet surprises with strong figures

Moscow                  Interfax & Radio Free Europe/AFP
Luzhkov suggests converting casinos into book centers
Moscow Mayor Plans To Replace Casinos With Libraries

Las Vegas              Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wynn reports whale of year - Macau's big bettors push 2006 earnings beyond expectations
In lawsuit, Wynn dealers accuse chief of losing temper

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Business Wire & Bloomberg
Wynn Resorts, Limited Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Wynn Resorts Loss Widens on Payments to Debt Holders
www.wynnresorts.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WYNN
Wynn Resorts, Limited Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2006)

London & Israel                  Reuters
Playtech one year ahead on casino games

London & Blackpool                  Blackpool Gazette & Daily Telegraph
Pressure builds for casino review
Prescott backs call for casino rethink

Manila                  Manila Times
Internet casinos use free San Miguel beer as come-on
www.ecasinofilipino.com

Las Vegas                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Sportingbet Plc - Unaudited results for the second quarter ended 31 Jan 2007
www.sportingbetplc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SBT.L

London & Israel                   InvestEgate.co.uk
Playtech Limited - Maiden preliminary results for the year ended 31 Dec 2006
www.playtech.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PTEC.L

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Inspired Gaming Group plc Secures 3 Year Exclusive Supply Contract with Betfred
www.inspiredgaminggroup.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=INGG.L
www.betfred.com

The Bahamas                  Jones Bahamas
Executive Says No One Fired At Baha Mar After Sickout
www.cablebeachresorts.com/index.php?sub=crystal
Major Jockeying For Royal Oasis Deal
 

Vietnam                  Wall Street Journal
Developers bet on red: Casino planned for Vietnam

Ontario                  CBC.ca
Gambling regulator turns down request to review slot machines
Ontario removes video slot machines flashing winning images - 26th February
www.cbc.ca/clips/rm-hi/seglins-slotsyanked070226.rm
 

Singapore                  Malaysian Star, Business Times & Yahoo/AP & Reuters
Genting, Star Cruises not guaranteed casino licence
Genting's gaming licence not automatic: Singapore
Singapore Warns Genting on Casino License
Malaysia's Genting slides on casino concerns
www.genting.com.my
 

Additional headlines
Measures to protect bookies' cash - Cheltenham
When the numbers were up for Laddies casino plan - Daily Mirror
C-Note Thief Gets 9 Months in Prison
 

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master, Inc. Announces Preliminary First Quarter Results

Shuffle Master's share price is presently trading down 18% @ $20.18

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SHFL
www.shufflemaster.com

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Reuters
Harrah's profit burdened by weak Atlantic City

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Business Wire, Yahoo/AP & Reuters
Harrah's Entertainment Reports Fourth-Quarter, Full-Year Results
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HET

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bally Technologies Provides Business Update - Announces Legal Settlement of Class Action
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYI
www.ballytech.com

Las Vegas                  L.V. Business Press
Musical chairs on Main Street - Tamares changes management, causing 'confusion' over new casino licenses
www.tamares.com

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania                  TickerTech.com
Gaming Control Board Provides Online Filing of a Dispute or Complaint by Casino Patrons
www.pgcb.state.pa.us

Northfield, New Jersey                  TickerTech.com
Spectrum Gaming Group Hires Three Executives, Announces Promotions
www.spectrumgaming.com

Helsinki, Finland                  Uutiset Online & Finland.fi
Call for Finnish on-line Poker
Finland's Huovinen rejects curbs on online poker
www.veikkaus.fi
www.ray.fi

London                  BBC Politics
MPs urge probe into super-casino
EDM 823   CASINO ADVISORY PANEL AND BLACKPOOL

Gibraltar & France                  UK-Wire.com & The Times
888 Holdings Public Limited Company Re: Press Speculation
French authorities summon ex-888 chief
www.888holdingsplc.com

Las Vegas                  Las Vegas Review-Journal
Blink and you'll miss him - Casino cheat shows how subtle moves squeezed out cash

Report from the recent World Game Protection Conference. Richard Marcus speaking about his career as a cheat.

www.worldgameprotection.com
www.richardmarcusbooks.com

Ontario                  GameSpot.com, All Headline News & Toronto Star
Konami video slots pulled from Ontario casinos
Subliminal Messages In Slot Machines Pulled From Ontario Casinos
Slots yanked over subliminal messages
www.konamigaming.com
http://gm.konami.com
www.olgc.ca - Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
www.agco.on.ca - Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

Blantyre, Malawi                  Nation Malawi
Blantyre to have new Casino house

New Jersey                  NJ.com
Senate is moving toward total ban on casino smoking - Bill would trump A.C. partition ordinance
 

Additional headlines
Casino jackpot bandit charged - Milwaukee
Casino workers want to meet PM - Trinidad & Tobago
Sun Cruz Casino pollutes bay and customers with sewage - Letter to SP Times
NRL to take slice of the action by cutting deals with gambling giants
 

Las Vegas & UK                  PokerNews.com & Harrah's press release
Harrah's Announces World Series Of Poker Europe
Harrah's Set To Launch World Series Of Poker Europe
www.worldseriesofpoker.com
 

The Netherlands                  Brabants Dagblad
Gokverslaafde naar Hoge Raad om verlies in casino
Casino hoeft verlies verslaafde niet te vergoeden

The case of a problem gambler who also lost his case against Holland Casino and must now pay court costs of €20,414.

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Reuters & AP
Station Casinos to go private in $5.4 bln deal
Station Agrees to Be Taken Private for $5.4 Billion by Group Led by CEO

Trinidad & Tobago                  T & T Express
Casino workers form union

London & Manchester                  Mail on Sunday
Casino plan revolt may shorten the odds on Blackpool

"If we had drawn up a list of things that would make an unsuitable venue, Manchester would have been at the top."

Manila, Philippines                  Manila Times
PLDT, Pagcor forge gaming partnership
Abolish or privatize PAGCOR
www.philwebinc.com
www.casinofilipino-online.com

Las Vegas                  Las Vegas Review-Journal - 24th February
Despite speculation, analyst can't see Bally-Aristocrat deal
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BYI&t=3m

Blantyre, Malawi                  Nation Online
KaiRo International to build US$4m casino
www.kairointernational.com

Halifax, Nova Scotia                  Canada.com/CP
Casino Nova Scotia workers in Halifax seeking to create union says SEIU
www.casinonovascotia.com

London                  The Guardian
Bookies given price to pay to prevent racing blackout
www.satelliteinfo.co.uk
www.alphameric.com
www.racinguk.tv

Las Vegas                  Market Watch
Station Casinos going private in $5.5 billion buyout
www.stationcasinos.com
www.colonyinc.com

Winnebego, Nebraska                  MSNBC/AP
Leading Indian businesses away from casinos
www.hochunkinc.com
www.winnebagotribe.com

Las Vegas                  KTVN News Reno
Boyd to lose place on the Strip for three years
Neon Boneyard gets approval to build new facility
www.barbarycoastcasino.com
www.neonmuseum.org

Equador                  Dinero/Hoy.com.ec
Una industria cuyo eje son los juegos de azar

New Zealand                  Stuff.co.nz
Greens want gambling site shut down
www.raceonz.com
www.raceouk.com
 

Additional headlines
Mifal Hapayis lottery threatens to close over dispute about profits
Bookies given price to pay to prevent racing blackout
Appointment of President of the Gambling Appeal Tribunal - Nicholas John Warren
BBC face investigation over show's phone-in scam
Century cans bid for Peermont
Casinos Could Be Next On No Smoking List - Colorado
Intellibot Robotic Vacuum cleans up at California resort and casino
www.intellibotrobotics.com
 

London                  The Guardian
Sabah mulls reduction in slot machine numbers

Macau                  The Australian
Macau's top risk: too many casinos

London & Manchester                  Sunday Telegraph & The Observer/Guardian
Angry peers ready to block super-casino
Revolt by MPs may force casino review

London                  The Guardian
Brown's tax measure may fail to lure online bets firms back to UK

Phnom Penh, Cambodia                  Peoples Daily
Cambodian gambling company continues to operate gambling of Euro soccer games in Cambodia
www.camsix.com

New Jersey                  Las Vegas Sun/AP & CBS3.com/AP
Union seeking to organize casinos' security guards
Casino Dealers In A.C. May Soon Unionize

Pennsylvania & West Virginia                  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & Las Vegas Sun/AP
How slot machines have saved racetracks
Experts say time is right for true W.Va. casinos

Pennsylvania                  ZWire.com/Delco Times
A month into its operation, has Harrah’s Racetrack and Casino been a boon or bust for the city?
www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-chester/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml

New Zealand                  Scoop.co.nz - Christchurch Casino Presss release
Shannon Elizabeth To Shine At The 2007 New Zealand Poker Champs
www.christchurchcasino.co.nz
www.nzpokerchamps.com
 

Additional headlines
Attempted murder charge in casino fight - San Diego
Sabah mulls reduction in slot machine numbers - Malaysia
Golden Palm to be shuttered, sold - Las Vegas
 

Victoria, Australia                  The Australian
Secret documents reveal pokies goldmine

Melbourne, Victoria                  The Melbourne Age
Casino tower billed as new 'icon' for Victoria
www.crowntowers.com.au

Las Vegas                  Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston & In Business Las Vegas - Richard Velotta
MGM Mirage is undergoing huge identity transformation
Regulators set to discuss MGM's Ho partnership - 27th February.

Nevada                  ValleyBlogs - Dave McKee
Carry my slots back to Old Virginny; Greed at Harrah's

Lake Tahoe                  Las Vegas Sun
Resort owned by Harrah's first to go smokeless at Lake Tahoe
Bills Casino Lake Tahoe

Macau                  Hong Kong Standard & BBC.co.uk
Girl's $740,000 jackpot must be paid to mum, casino told
Girl awarded Macau casino jackpot

The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has ordered that a HK$740,000 jackpot won by a 16 year old at Sands Macau  must be paid to her mother.

www.sands.com.mo
www.dicj.gov.mo

Istanbul                  Todays Zaman
Turkish parliament amends betting law 
www.sportoto.gov.tr

Bermuda                  Bermuda Sun
Does 'gambling ship' case hold water? - Lawyers fight for case to be dropped
 

Additional headlines
Four Arrested For Gambling By Dice - Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Southern metro’s largest gambling den goes down - Vietnam
Etherington: I'm fighting gambling addiction - West Ham United.
 

New York                  Buffalo News & Democrat & Chronicle
Seneca impact on WNY economy positive, study shows
Report: Senecas add $1.2 billion to economy

Sydney                  Sydney Morning Herald
Casino stood by as clerk lost stolen millions

An amazing story. A Sydney bank clerk on A$44k a year losing A$8.5 million stolen from his employer in Star City's Kerry Packer room..

www.starcity.com.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_City_Casino
 

Nottingham                  Poker Player & DTD website
Live poker club in Nottingham - DTD latest
DTD Gets The Green Light - 16th February.
The making of Dusk till Dawn - Excellent photos
www.dtdpoker.com
UK GAMBLING COMMISSION APPROVAL
 

London                  Daily Telegraph
Brown set to lure web gaming in from cold

The proposed tax for Internet operators is rumoured to be between 2 or 3% which makes a mockery of the 15 to 40% tax presently paid by land based casinos & bookmakers.

Mexico City                  Yahoo Canada/AP
Mexico's Televisa plans big expansion into the gaming business
www.televisa.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televisa
 

Cyprus                  Cyprus Mail
Casinos and drugs from the north are the scourge of society

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia                  Business Times
Genting may sell oil palm unit, focus on gaming business
www.genting.com.my

Sydney                  Bloomberg, Channel News Asia & Meblourne Age
Publishing & Broadcasting Profit Falls 12% on TV Woes
Casino payouts hit Australia's PBL's profits
PBL to clear $1.9bn in debt, leaving $3bn in play
www.pbl.com.au
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PBL.AX

London                  The Times & Independent
Ladbrokes to bid for at least nine casino licences
Ladbrokes joins supercasino race
www.ladbrokesplc.com
 

Additional headlines
New York man charged with larceny at casino - Connecticut
El Hotel Casino Carrasco será licitado en marzo - Montevideo, Uruguay
Carnival.Com Most Visited Cruise Line Web Site - Alexa.com ranking
Psychiatrist's gambling warning - Southampton
 

Victoria, Australia                 Melbourne Age, Herald Sun & Reuters
Gaming licence probe a 'preposterous' waste, says Tattersall's chief
Tattersall's profit soars 54pc
Australia's Tattersalls H1 profit up 54%
www.tattersalls.com.au
www.talarius.com

British Columbia, Canada                 Canada.com/Times Colonist
B.C. casinos to get glitzy makeover - 'Dumpy' facilities will become resorts in bid to boost revenue, attract tourists
www.bclc.com - British Columbia Lottery Corp.

London & Manchester                  Financial Times, The Guardian & The Scotsman
Super-casino set for bidding war
Guide reveals plans for new casinos
Terms for casino bidders unveiled
UK says must be no favour in casino decisions - Reuters/Yahoo
www.culture.gov.uk

London & Gibraltar                  The Times Online
Heavy bets on PartyGaming in hope of a US climbdown
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PRTY.L

Johannesburg                  AllAfrica/Business Day
South Africa: Sun International Results On a Roll
www.suninternational.co.za

Vietnam                  Thanhnien News
UK firm stakes US$60 mln on Vietnam’s legal betting gamble - Also Ladbrokes

London                  Yahoo/Reuters & AFX
Ladbrokes eyes supercasino
Ladbrokes FY earnings ahead of expectations; 888 discussions continuing
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=LAD.L&t=1y

London                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Ladbrokes PLC - Preliminary statement for the year ended 31st December 06
www.ladbrokesplc.com
 

Additional headlines
'Le Reve' to take breather during remodeling
Vegas struggles to meet construction demand
Phishing attack targets PartyPoker
Government contracts with three gambling groups to be axed - New Zealand
Antigua settling online gambling debts - BetonSports.com