Miami                  Sun-Sentinel
Inmate says it's a lie he killed Boulis

Macau                  ABC News & The Observer/Guardian
Chinese Casinos Take on Vegas
Taking a gamble on the Asian Las Vegas

London & Hollywood, Florida                  Sunday Times
Crunch time for Hard Rock Cafe
www.seminolehardrock.com

Auckland, New Zealand                  Rawstory.com/dpa & IOL
New Zealand casino staff wearing flea collars - Carpet infestation
Fleas cash in at cosy casino
 

Additional headlines...
Pasig casino’s permits checked - Pasig City, Metro Manila.
Falling Slot Revenues In R.I. A Concern As Budget Deficit Looms
Stakeholders will be given chance to press casino case - Luncheon - Guyana
Casinos are widely favoured by drug interests as potential laundries - Guyana
Royal wedding date set for July 19 (...by the bookies, that is)
 

Sheffield                  Yorkshire Post
'Mega-rich' investor eyes Owls takeover - Possibly Chinese/Chinese decent.
Sheffield Wednesday confirm casino takeover talks

Fallon, Nevada                  Las Vegas Review-Journal
Chrysler's ex-boss in casino bid - Full House Resorts hoping to purchase property in Fallon
www.fullhouseresorts.com
www.stockmanscasino.com

New York                  NewYorkBusiness.com
NY Racing Association in online betting deal
Sona Mobile Announces Exclusive Partnership with The Daily Racing Form
www.sonamobile.com

Miami                  Miami Herald
New details emerge of SunCruz-linked bribe to ex-lawmaker

St. Louis, Missouri                  Bloomberg
Betonsports Lawyer Stays Away From U.S. Arraignment
www.betonsports.com

Saipan, CNMI.                  Saipan Tribune
Saipan casino signature drive set for launch

Guyana                  Stabroek News
Casino bill envisages gaming authority - PNCR-1G to oppose legislation

Las Vegas                  PRNewswire
Hand of Faith Still Calls Golden Nugget Home
www.goldennugget.com/home/entertainment_attractions/hand_of_faith/
www.finders.com.au/GalleryGold/exhibit02.htm
 

Additional headlines...
Mamma Mia!, Dion to vacate the Strip
Pokerfieber auch Österreich angesteckt: 100 Prozent Umsatzsteigerung in den Casinos - Austria
 

Venice, Italy                  DI-VE.com
Casino di Venezia owner says accused had mafia connections
www.casinovenezia.it

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/AP, Reuters & PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Shares Fall After 4th-Quarter Warning
Pinnacle Entertainment warns on profit, shares fall
Pinnacle Entertainment Announces Proposed Offering Of Common Stock
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PNK
www.pnkinc.com

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/AP
Kerkorian's Tracinda Increases Its Majority Stake in MGM Mirage to 55.9%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Kerkorian

Las Vegas & Macau                  Business Times
Adelson sues ex-partner over Macau casino fee claim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson

Carson City, Nevada                  USA Today/AP
Nevada casinos report record $2.1 billion profit for 2006
http://gaming.nv.gov

Seoul, South Korea                  Korea Herald
Ex-minister's aides linked to gaming scam

Metro Manila, Philippines                  Tribune.net, ABS-CBNNews & Manila Standard
Pasig police dig deeper into casino operation at Metrowalk
Gambling den opens in Ortigas Metrowalk
Eusebio slams Pasig casino
 

Additional headlines...
HSBC reportedly increasing credit card gambling charges
WORLD POKER TOUR Returns to Atlantic City for 2007 Borgata Winter Open
 

Kazakhstan                  BBC.co.uk
Kazakhstan tackles gambling craze

France                  Voila.fr/AFP & Euronews
Les casinos ont connu une saison en demi-teinte malgré une hausse des jeux
French casinos are big winners

Article discussing the performance of France's 193 casinos and the Croupier strike on New Year's eve that disrupted gaming at around 50 operations.

Les dix premiers casinos en France - Top 10 casinos in France.

Macau                  Bloomberg
Macau Casinos Top Las Vegas as Wynn Duels Stanley Ho

Macau the new gambling capital of the world !. It's almost official.

Holland                  Dutch Financial press
Holland Casino boekt recordomzet in 2006
Meer bezoekers besteden minder in Holland Casino
Toeloop op casino groter dan verwacht - Leeuwarder Courant

The state monopoly operator Holland Casino had 6.9 million visitors to it's 13 units in 2006. Spend per-head declined €2 to €104.

www.hollandcasino.nl

Sheffield                  Sheffield Star
Casino boss in owls buyout talks - Sheffield Wednesday

Valetta, Malta                  Malta Today
Government’s ‘wait-and-see’ on underwater casino
www.undersearesort.com
www.maltashipyards.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CCAA.PK&d=t - Cala Corporation
Cala dba UnderSea Resort is in Final Stage of Negotiation with Government of Malta to Take over Shipyard - December 5th.
 

Palau, Micronesia                  Cyber Diver News Network
Developer announces plan to build casino gambling resort in Palau
www.visit-palau.com
www.palaugov.net/stats/PalauStats/images/Pacific_Map.gif

Online Gambling - Europe                  MSNBC/Newsweek
Morality vs. Money - Nations say they attack Internet betting for sake of the children. But they also run gambling operations

Macau                  Yahoo/AP
Shares of Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts Rise on Macau Revenue Results
www.dicj.gov.mo/EN/Estat/DadosEstat/2006/estat.htm

Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky                  Yahoo/Business Wire
Columbia Entertainment Completes Aztar Acquisition for $2.1 Billion
www.columbiasussex.com
www.aztar.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AZR

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Reservations Now Being Taken for Luxury Residences at MGM MIRAGE's $7B CityCenter
www.citycenter.com
www.mgmmirage.com
 

Additional headlines...
Harrah's Opens Employee Health and Wellness Center
Concord Group Files to Exercise 2.5 Million Empire Resorts Options
Hilton building resort hotel, casino in Pojoaque - New Mexico
Use gambling skills to help teach maths, says expert - Glasgow Herald
 

Hollywood, Florida                  Yahoo/Reuters
Florida tribe sued over Hard Rock takeover

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData Recaps Annual Shareholders' Meeting
 

London & Gibraltar                  Yahoo/Reuters
Playtech signs deal with PartyGaming

Hollywood, Florida                  PRNewswire
Cordish Company Lawsuit Charges Collusion and Bid Rigging In the Sale of Hard Rock Cafes to the Seminole Tribe
www.cordish.com
 

Macau                  New York Times - Travel
Macao: Where Developers Are Gambling on Gambling

London & U.K. Provinces                  Daily Mirror & The Guardian
Casinos hit by pay row
Casino staff to strike in row over pay deal
Casinos in a spin as strike set to hit New Year's Eve - 21st December. TGWU website.