U.S.                  Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Casino fight goes up in smoke - Gaming industry eases opposition as state after state passes smoking bans
www.americangaming.org
 

Niagara Falls, Ontario                  Niagara Falls Review - Temporary link
Growing concern over casinos

Melbourne                  The Melbourne Age
Crown deals punters a cruel hand

More negative publicity for Melbourne's Crown Casino over the change of rules on Blackjack. Could the property be facing a A$1 Million fine from the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation ?.

Las Vegas & Macau                  News.com.au & Macau Daily Blog
Vegas says Packer in Macau no threat
Soft Opening Crown Macau Casino - Wednesday, 9th May.
www.crown-macau.com
www.melco-pbl.com/eng/main.php
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MPEL
 

Online Gambling                  The Register
Yahoo searches abroad for online gambling riches
http://uk.poker.games.yahoo.net/yahoopoker/poker/home/index.html

Macau                  FT.com
Slums in Macao seethe as rents soar
 

Additional headlines...
Rich teens prone to problem gambling - Sydney
Casinos Block Biggest UK Poker Club License - PokerPages.com
Man jumps to death from Stratosphere tower
Gambling licences on hold - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.
Money can't buy you love: £9m lottery winners' marriage crumbles
 

Melbourne                  The Melbourne Age
'It's just the casino, isn't it?'

A reporter's view of the Crown Casino complex that on a weekend day will see around 100,000 visitors.

Florida                  PRWeb.com
Sinking of the Day Cruise Casino Industry
www.bizdecisions.com - Eric Rahn of Rahn & Associates.

Eric is the son of Joel Rahn who was the owner of onboard casino operator Atlantic Associates/Atlantic Maritime.

Macau                  Ecumenical News International & Ekklesia
Clashes in Macau show ills of Chinese city, say Christian leaders
Corruption and gambling accused of ruining Macau
 

Vienna, Austria                  Orf.at
Diskussion um Poker-Casino

The continued opening of new private Poker clubs poses a challenge to Casinos Austria. Like in other countries the games future will surely be decided in the courts. Is Poker a game of chance (Glückspiel) or a game of skill ?. In recent International cases chance holds a 2-0 lead.

www.pokerroyale.at

Graz, Austria                  Kleine Teitung - 3rd May
Erster Grazer Poker-Club öffnet seine Pforten
Card-Club Eröffnung in Graz - PokerOlymp.de
www.kingssuited.at

Austria
Poker as an Olympic Sport ?
www.epsa.eu - European Poker Sports Association (EPSA)

"Ultimate goal of EPSA is the introduction of Poker at the Olympics"

www.pokersportverband.at - Österreichischer PokerSportVerband
 

Reno, Nevada                  Reno Gazette-Journal
Hillbilly casino could free up vacant building
www.jethroscasino.com

Sacramento, California                  L.A. Times - Opinion
Let casinos expand - Indian casinos on Tribal lands in California.
Gambling hypocrisy - Internet casinos based in the Caribbean.
 

Valetta, Malta                  The Times of Malta
Chief Justice orders continuation of casino fraud, forgery case
 

Additional headlines...
Macau gaming sector faces margin pressure - UBS
AC Hilton latest front in union drive
Offshore bets sparked probe of '05 games
 

Melbourne                  The Melbourne Age
Crown deals one from bottom of the deck for mug punters

After 10 years Crown Casino management have made the decision to change the rules on Blackjack. Dealers now hit Soft 17, but only on the main gaming floor.

www.crowncasino.com.au

Problem Gambling - New Zealand                  New Zealand Herald
How this man blew $3.8m on the pokies
 

St. Louis                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Third Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results
www.islecorp.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ISLE

Las Vegas                  Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Boulevard: Small plane crash-lands on street

Las Vegas 
New Tropicana owners alarm workers, rivals - Las Vegas Sun - 1st May
Columbia Sussex does something right - Valleyblogs.com - David Mckee
www.tropicanacasinos.com

Asia                  USA Today - Travel
Legalized gambling branches out across Asia

Bournemouth                  ThisisDorset/Dorset Echo
'Scandal of casino deal'
 

Additional headlines...
Kessler: Gambling Lawsuit a ‘Long Shot’ - West Virginia
Global Cash Access enters into agreement with six additional casinos
Atlantic City Hilton Latest Front in Union Drive
Great British Poker Tour to be televised - www.gbpokertour.com
 

Friday roundup...
Riviera Reports Record Results for First Quarter 2007
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=RIV&t=5y - Wish I'd been on this one !

MGM Mirage Executive Blasts NBA All-Star Game for Hurting Earnings
Trump Entertainment Board Member Wallace Askins Resigns
Empire Resorts Announces First Quarter Results - www.mightymgaming.net
Texas House Rejects Indian Casinos Again
London’s largest casino to open doors at end of May
Domain Name Silent Auction at Casino Affiliate Conference
Tropicana new name for Sussex casino unit - Tropicana Casinos and Resorts
 

Melbourne                  The Melbourne Age
Casino row my fault: Kennett

10 years on the debate continues on the original tendering process for the Melbourne casino license.

10 Years at Southbank
 

Nottingham                  The Hendon Mob & PokerNews.com - 26th April
Casino Giants Try to Crush Europe’s Biggest Poker Club
Dusk Til Dawn Poker Club Opening Takes a Body Blow

The Dusk till Dawn Poker Club was apparently objected to by Gala, Stanley & London Clubs on grounds of lack of demand. Both Stanley & London Clubs have operations under development in Nottingham and the city is also the home to Gala's corporate HQ.

www.dtdpoker.com
www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=103680

Switzerland & Austria                  20min.ch & Der Standard
Österreicher wollen Casino Lugano kaufen
Casinos Austria steigen bei Schweizer Casino Lugano ein
Casinos Austria: Andreas Cieslar ist Direktor für Marketing & Promotion

Casinos Austria has purchased 30% of the shares in Casino Lugano that were in private hands for SF36 million (€21.8 million). The company has an interest in or ownership of seven Swiss casinos.

www.casinosaustria.com
www.casinos.at
www.casinolugano.ch

Paris                  The Times
Tour ban puts French gaming laws in spotlight
www.unibetcycling.com

London & Livepool                  The Times
Football pools merger threatened after competition referral by OFT
www.sportech-plc.co.uk
www.footballpools.com
www.vernons.co.uk

Nova Scotia, Canada                  CBC.ca
Report shows casinos not doing job, gambling addict says

Broward County, Florida                  Sun-Sentinel
More slot machines could soon be dinging at tracks in Broward

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea                  Pacific Islands Report & Radio N.Z.I.
PNG Womans group condemns Somare gambling Bill
Former PNG treasurer critical of new gambling provisions

Film reviews                  USA Today
'Lucky You' falls a few chips short
Review: Odds Not In Favor Of 'Lucky You'
www.imdb.com/title/tt0338216/
http://luckyyoumovie.warnerbros.com
 

Additional headlines...
MGM Mirage exec blasts NBA all-star game for hurting earnings
The Former Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City To Be Liquidated By NCL
Curacao updates gaming regulations - www.ciga.an
Ban hits Mecca Bingo - Smoking ban. Rank Group is closing 14 Mecca Bingos in the UK.
New casino for London’s West End - www.thecasinolsq.com
 

Rottedam, The Netherlands                  nrc.nl
Gokkers geven minder uit bij Holland Casino
www.hollandcasino.nl

Eastern Cape, South Africa                  Independent Online
Casino security upgrade at Wild Coast
www.sun-international.com/Resorts/WildCoast/

Australia                  Sydney Morning Herald
Plan for PBL to JV the casinos

Atlantic City                  Yahoo/Business Wire & AP
Trump Entertainment Resorts Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
Trump Entertainment 1Q Loss Narrows on Cost Controls
www.trumpcasinos.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TRMP

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/AP
Bette Midler to Replace Celine Dion As Caesars Headliner in Las Vegas

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/Reuters
MGM Mirage profit misses view

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Reports Record First Quarter Results
MGM MIRAGE Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2007)
www.mgmmirage.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM
 

London                  UK-Wire.com
Rank Group Plc - AGM trading statement for 16 weeks to 22 April 2007

"Grosvenor Casinos grew revenue by 3% on a like-for-like basis, with admissions down by 6% and spend per head increasing by 10%."

www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L
 

Las Vegas                  Reuters & Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands 1st-quarter profit down 25 percent
Las Vegas Sands 1st-Quarter Profit Falls on Casino Opening Expenses
www.lasvegassands.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LVS

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2007)
www.venetianmacao.com

Papua New Guinea                  Pacific Islands Report
PNG Parliament OK's Somare Bill to intoduce Casinos

New York & Czech Republic                  Yahoo/Business Wire
Trans World Corporation Announces 1st Quarter 2007 Results
www.transwc.com
www.american-chance-casinos.com

Singapore & Kuala Lumpur                  Business Times
Star Cruises gets shareholders' nod to sell casino stake

British Columbia, Canada                  CTV.ca
B.C. casino workers see gambling problems: survey
 

Additional headlines...
Racing's picture blurred as SIS face TV turf war in betting shops
Everything Must Go At Sands Casino
Bid to extradite man over Lotto 'fraud'
 

London & Gibraltar                  Daily Telegraph
Shares in PartyGaming plunge on profits warning
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PRTY.L

Johannesburg                  Reuters Africa
Sun International boosts revenues, sees slower FY profit growth

North Carolina                  News & Observer
Man loses bid to make poker legal

Skill v's Luck in Poker. Skill loses yet another Court showdown.

Macau May day protests
'Casino economy' sparks Macao riots - FT.com
Macau investigates after man shot at protest - Reuters
Rare Macau protest turns violent - BBC Asia Pacific
Macau May Day march turns violent- CNN/AP
Man hit by Macau police bullet during protest - Yahoo/AFP

Stock of Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands (1stQ earnings release today) & Melco/PBL could be volatile Wednesday. Without relaxation of Labour laws in Macau many of the properties planned for the Cotai Strip will struggle to find staff to fill even non gaming positions.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=LVS+MPEL+WYNN&d=v1
 

Papua New Guinea                  Radio Australia, SMH/aap, The National & Post Courier PNG
PNG passes law to allow casinos
PNG legalises casinos, internet gambling
Casinos legalised
Casino gamble

The Gaming Control Bill 2007 passed 61-0. Each of the country's 20 provinces may hold a casino license for 10 years. Operators will pay 20% of gross profits in duties, and another 5% to a community benefit gaming levy.

www.christmas.net.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea

London & Israel                  InvestEgate.co.uk
Playtech Ltd - Annual General Meeting Statement
www.playtech.com

London & Gibraltar                  UK-Wire.com
PartyGaming Plc First Quarter KPI's and Trading update Highlights
PartyGaming says new player costs to hit profit
www.partygaming.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PRTY.L

Christmas Island, Australia                  ABC News Online
Minister says Christmas Island doesn't need casino
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
www.christmas.net.au

Las Vegas                  Yahoo/AP
Las Vegas Sands CEO Adelson Made $5.6 Million in 2006

Sheldon Adelson's wealth increased $9.2 billion in 2006 as the LVS share price advanced from $39.47 to $89.48.

www.lasvegassands.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson

Macau & Cambodia                  The Hong Kong Standard
Macau firm bets big on Cambodia bookmaker
www.goldenresortsgroup.com
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=1031.HK - up 37% today.
www.camsix.com/home/home.jsp?sl=en
www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.camsix.com - Alexa ranking 3,547,136
 

Bulgaria                  dnevnik.bg
Turkish businessman to open 2 casinos in Svilengrad - Princess Hotels & Casinos

St. Louis, Missouri           PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos has NASDAQ Delisting Hearing, Awaits Panel Decision
 

Additional headlines...
Newsagent steals lotto ticket, flees country - Australia
Broken ball prompts 2nd lottery drawing, 2 sets of winners - Pennsylvania
Lack of sleep impacts gambling decisions
Frank Disappoints Online Gambling Industry
The gambling scam on America's poor - Christian Science Monitor
Negreanu may end poker endorsement deal with Full Contact
Poker fans: We are within the law - Bermuda
 

Las Vegas & New York                  PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Terminates Negotiations With the New York Racing Association and the State of New York
www.nyra.com

Pennsylvania & Las Vegas                 Yahoo/Market Wire
Law Offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Gaming Partners International Corp.
www.gpigaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GPIC

Reno                  PRNewswire.com
IGT Announces Summary Judgment Entered in Its Favor Against Aristocrat in Litigation Over Multiway(R) Technology

London & Nottingham                  FT.com
Gala waits for the smoke to clear
www.galacoral.co.uk
www.galacasino.com

Hungary                  Daily Telegraph
Vegas-style resort for eastern Europe
www.alas.at - Asamer Group
Eurovegas: Roulettekugel soll ab Herbst 2009 rollen
www.fallingrain.com/world/HU/9/Bezenye.html
Bezenye, Hungary - Image taken from Google Earth.

Blackpool                  Preston Today
Casino flop robs Hemmings of billionaire status
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Hemmings

Hungary                  Budapest Business Journal & Brisbane Times
Packer deals himself in at Hungary's EuroVegas
Packer punts on EuroVegas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Packer
www.pbl.com.au

Macau                  International Herald Tribune
Hundreds protest in Macau against illegal workers

The protesters allege that construction companies are hiring cheap illegal laborers from mainland China and that the Macau Government is turning a blind eye to the practice.

Sydney, Australia                  The Australian
Gaming group Aristocrat tips 20pc profit increase
www.aristocrat.com.au
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ALL.AX

St. Louis & Freeport, Bahamas                  Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. to Remain in Grand Bahama
www.isleofcapricasino.com/Lucaya

The Isle of Capri's operation in Coventry can be found @ www.theislecoventry.com

Atlantic City                  PhillyBurbs.com/AP
Good enough for Sinatra, good enough for you at Sands sale
How to Own a Piece of The Sands
www.pnkinc.com

Amherst, New York                  New York Times
New York Gambling Treatment Court Stresses Help

Singapore                  SAWF.org
Former swindler warns Asia's casinos they can't beat cheats

Yet more self publicity from cheat turned consultant Richard Marcus. Another book to sell :)

www.richardmarcusbooks.com

Connecticut                  Hartford Courant
Coins Dropped From Slots

The Mohegan Sun's 6,000 plus slots are now totally TITO

www.mohegansun.com
 

Additional headlines...
Derby Sponsor Ponies Up $1 Million Winner's Bonus
888 keeping cards close to chest after collapse of Ladbrokes talks
AGA makes horrid choice - Valley Blogs. Dave McKee
New Tropicana owners alarm workers, rivals - Columbia Sussex Corp.
How casinos bust cheaters - Oklahoma