Pennsylvania             The Morning Call
Steel yourself: Sands BethWorks too nice for Wall Street?
www.sandsbethworks.com

Israel & Macau             Haaretz Online
Where the wheel stops, nobody knows
Adelson faces T.A. court over charges he skimped on casino deal payment

Sheldon Adelson and William Weidner are both giving evidence in Israel in a lawsuit brought by Moshe Hananel against Las Vegas Sands. This is the first in a series of lawsuits alleging LVS broke contracts in relation to the companies license applications and developments in Macau.

Sheldon Adelson To Donate $200M Annually
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson
 

Rank Group Annual results
Rank Climbs in London After Agreeing to Transfer Pension Plan - Bloomberg
Rank offloads pension scheme amid tough trading - FT.com
Rank pension deal fuels takeover talk - Reuters

London             UK-Wire.com
The Rank Group Plc - Financial results
www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L

Thanet, Kent             BBC Kent
Casino opens amongst controversy
www.grosvenor-casinos.com
 

London             The Independent, Guardian & The Times
Ladbrokes wins as high rollers lose
Easing of gambling laws leads to boom in touch-screen roulette for bookmakers

"One pound in three lost to Ladbrokes during 2007 was through a gaming terminal."

TV adverts help Ladbrokes to a 46% increase in profits
www.ladbrokesplc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=LAD.L&t=1y
 

Wolverhampton             Express & Star & Birmingham Post
Angry MP slams ‘gambling den’ bid
Casino plan an insult to Black Country, says MP

Las Vegas & Macau             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Scientific Games Fourth Quarter Revenues Rise 15% to $268 Million
www.scientificgames.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=SGMS&t=1y
 

additional headlines
March 2008 Issue - Casino Review
NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship First Round Pairings Announced
Phil Ivey Wins the 2008 WPT L.A. Poker Classic
Whirlwind Jimmy hasn't blown out yet
How Blackpool will replace lost casino
Swansea gambles on casino tourists
New York man accused of defrauding Connecticut casinos
 

Las Vegas & Macau             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Partners International Completes $4.6 Million Chip and Plaque Sale
www.gpigaming.com
www.mgmgrandmacau.com

Reno             Yahoo/AP
IGT to Invest $1 Billion Over 5 Years in R&D

Las Vegas             Yahoo/AP
Boyd Gaming Drops As Analysts Downgrade Company on Economic Concerns, Increased Competition
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BYD&t=1y - Boyd shares have halved in the last 8 months

London             FT.com, Sharecast, BBC & PA
Wm Hill places levy feud above terminal danger
Update: William Hill rules out Paddy Power merger
Damage claim for £2m loss gambler
New claim go-ahead for gambler

London             InvestEgate.co.uk
Ladbrokes PLC - Preliminary statement of results
Ladbrokes lifts FY earnings 60 pct boosted by telephone division
www.ladbrokesplc.com
www.sportium.com - Spanish JV with Cirsa.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LAD.L
 

Broward County, Florida             Miami Herald
Dania Jai-Alai slots plan is put on hold indefinitely
www.dania-jai-alai.com
www.flickr.com/photos/theerailroader/448987147/ - Note the sparse spectator numbers.
www.boydgaming.com

Las Vegas & London             Las Vegas Review-Journal
Even with 'supercasino' out, Harrah's stays in U.K.

Las Vegas             PRNewswire & LasVegasNow/AP
Harrah's Entertainment Reports 2007 Fourth-Quarter Results
Harrah's Swings to 4Q Loss on Impairment Charges
www.harrahs.com

Gaming Investments             Yahoo/Reuters
Bets are off--casinos feel economic pinch
 

additional headlines
Destination Macau - An Interview with Frank McFadden
Indian casinos warned - Off reservation casinos.
Borgata hotel tower to make debut in June
www.flickr.com/photos/bpoland/2243464700/
www.flickr.com/photos/rokjohnson/1434406664/
 

All bets could be off at gaming club - Islington Gazette
Poker club's losing hand as permit bid fails - Islington Tribune
www.gutshot.com/powerhouse/powerhouse-club.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutshot_Poker_Club
 

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Boyd Gaming Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results
Boyd Gaming Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2007)
Boyd Gaming fourth-quarter profit falls - Reuters
Boyd Gaming 4th-Quarter Profit Drops - Yahoo/AP
www.boydgaming.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BYD
 

Sydney             Yahoo Australia
Full Year 2007 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE Earnings Conference Call
www.aristocratgaming.com
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=all.ax
 

British news
Legal threat as supercasino plans dropped - Daily Telegraph
Long odds on all 16 new casinos opening - Financial Times
Safeguards as 16 new casinos are approved - The Times
Dr No-No-No shows his hand: he is a problem non-gambler - The Times

Regeneration hopes as town wins approval for new casino - Glasqow Herald
Locals angry at 'broken promises' - Manchester Evening News
Casino to host 40 tables and 80 slots - Lincolnshire Echo
Town's new casino gets Government vote - Scarborough Evening News
Swansea’s casino win - Western Mail
 

London             UK-Wire.com & Yahoo UK/Sharecast
William Hill PLC - Preliminary results
William Hill hit by 'disappointing' internet performance
www.williamhillplc.co.uk
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMH.L

Atlantic City             The Press of Atlantic City
Credit crisis stalls Pinnacle's plans for Atlantic City casino
www.pnkinc.com
 

additional headlines
Air clears at Colorado casinos
Gambling raid: Topless dealers in Middletown home - Delaware
High stakes, nudity were draws for gamblers, police say
Sikkim to offer casinos license for in-territory gambling - India
NBC game show faces illegal gambling lawsuit - Georgia
 

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Encore Suites, the New Luxury Resort at Wynn Las Vegas, to Be Unveiled December 2008
www.wynnmeetings.com
 

British news
Labour heartland to be regenerated to curb grassroots revolt over super-casino axe - Daily Mail
Government kills off supercasino plan - Reuters
UK govt scraps 'supercasino' but confirms 16 new licenses to be granted
Resort's £300m for regeneration
New casino location order laid before Parliament
 

Manchester's 'Super Casino' Plans Bust - Sky News
Casino plans set to be announced - Yahoo/Reuters
Super-casino 'due to be scrapped' - BBC Politics
Bookies to face new 'addict tax' - The Sun
Threat of 'problem gambling' levy - FT.com
Manchester offered deal to soften supercasino blow - The Guardian
'Payoff' as casino is axed - Manchester Evening Times
Minister to confirm Yarmouth casino plan - EDP24.co.uk
One last chance to resist the temptations of gambling - Polly Toynbee
www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/Gambling_racing/
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
www.rigt.org.uk
 

Kampala, Uganda             AllAfrica.com/East African Business Week
Uganda: Sports Gambling Takes Kampala By Storm - Sport Betting Africa.

Las Vegas             GlobeSt.com & Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sahara Renovation, Expansion Wins County OK
Cosmo dodges foreclosure; Hyatt to manage the hotel - 22nd February.
 

additional headlines
Government to transfer ownership of the National Stud to the Jockey Club
www.nationalstud.co.uk
Armed robbers target bookies again - Corals, Rugby.
Rank reviews media after profits fall - Media Week
Gaming company slapped for not registering employees with the state
Where art thou Lady Luck? - The Las Vegas casino has now been closed for 2 years.
 

Brussels             Reuters
EU likely to step up action over gaming curbs

Las Vegas & Macau             Yahoo/Elixir Gaming
ELIXIR GAMING TECHNOLOGIES INC Market Update Conference Call
www.elixirgaming.com

Problem Gambling             YouTube.com
Bill Kearney - Documentary on casino gambling
www.youtube.com/user/Comped88

Powerful video from former problem gambler and Pennsylvania based casino opponent Bill Kearney.

Indiana             Courier-Journal
Obelisk credit union teller to plead guilty to embezzling $7 million

"Sherman, 50, of Louisville, eventually took $7 million - an average of $152,454 a month and gambled most of it away at Ohio River casinos"

London             InvestEgate.co.uk
HgCapital sells Clarion Events
VSS Acquires Clarion Events
www.hgcapitaltrust.net
www.vss.com - Veronis Suhler Stevenson
www.clarionevents.com
www.clariongaming.com
www.ice-exhibition.com
 

India             TravelBizMonitor.com
Sikkim to offer casinos license for in-territory gambling

Sikkim province is located east of Nepal directly on the Indian/Chinese border.

http://sikkim.gov.in
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/india_pol96.jpg
www.sarovarhotels.com
www.flickr.com/search/?q=sikkim
 

Austria             Trend/News.at
Riskanter Spielzug des Casinos-Generals
www.casinosaustria.at

New Zealand             SMH & National Business Review
Sky City interim profit slides, buyers disappear
Sky City half-year net profit plummets after cinema disaster

New Zealand & Australia             ABC News
Darwin casino drives up SkyCity profits
SkyCity takes Adelaide Casino off market
www.skycityentertainmentgroup.com
www.skycityadelaide.com.au
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SKC.AX
 

additional headlines
Magnier and JP linked with 3pc Ladbrokes stake
Sportingbet faces Bwin Interactive bid - report
Construction may begin soon on new casino - Natchez, Mississippi.
Bookies call for amnesty on bets - Victoria, Australia.
Goole Lottery will announce first winner - www.gooleanddistrictlottery.org.uk
Prostitute request gets Iowa casino staffer fired - Iowa
 

Macau             Wall Street Journal
Macau's Next Gamble - New Casinos Aim for a Vegas-Style Revamp of Live Shows

The Sands Macau's lounge singer is apparently an ex-supermarket cashier from Liverpool.

West Virginia             Charleston Daily Mail
Wheeling Island floor manager accused of stealing gambling chips
www.wheelingisland.com
 

Las Vegas             LVR-J - Howard Stutz
MGM will raise pay for dealers - Casino giant's move meant to make compensation uniform

Yorkshire             Sky News & Northern Echo
Gambler Makes A Million From Just 50p
Man unaware he had won £1m from bookies on 50p bet

By my calculations if William Hill did not have a £1m payout limit the punter should have received £1,399,914 & 14p.

Duisburg, Germany             Der Western
Duisburger Casino lockt über 700.000 Gäste - Opened 23rd February, 2007.
www.westspiel.de/content/de/duisburg/001startseite.php

U.K.             The Scotsman
William Hill odds on for further woe

U.K.             The Sunday Times
Joseph Lewis takes a punt on Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes is a bet to expand online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._Lewis
www.parlaygroup.com

Kentucky             San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Casino Exec in Election Cash Controversy
 

additional headlines
High-rolling former civil servant pleads guilty to defrauding Sask government

Casinos shouldn’t be exempted from smoking ban - Iowa. Globe Gazette Editorial
Casinos Austria wollen online expandieren
Red hot poker player wins £100,000
I won £211,000 playing blackjack on my mobile phone
INSIDE GAMING: Monte Carlo guest flees fire, keeps slot jackpot
Aftershocks Rattle Wells, Nevada After Strong Earthquake
www.wellsnevada.com
 

U.K.             BBC Kent
Gambling law 'threat to arcades'
www.harrylevy.com

Pennsylvania             Jamaica Observer
'Standing of the Steel' Ceremony Marks Latest Phase of Construction for Sands Bethworks(TM)
www.sandsbethworks.com

Moscow & Costa Rica             Moscow Times & Bloomberg
Ban Sends Casino Firm Far, Far Away
Moscow Casino Ban Forces Storm to Open in Costa Rica, Armenia
www.stormbv.com

New Zealand             N.Z. Herald
Survey finds pokies most harmful gambling outlet
Ban pub machines,ex-addicts urge

Once again the finger is pointed at slots in New Zealand as being the countries most harmful and negative form of gambling.

www.pacificnet.com

Jamaica & Trinidad             Jamaica Observer
Supreme Ventures looks to list in Trinidad
www.supremeventures.com

Las Vegas             CNBC
Betting on the House?

An outlook on recession and casinos, with Terry Lanni, CEO of MGM Mirage

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGM
MGM MIRAGE Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2007)

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bally Technologies, Inc. Unveils New iVIEW(TM) Display Manager That Enables Game and Systems Content on Same Display
www.ballytech.com

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
PacificNet Octavian Receives Euro 1.76 million Electronic Gaming Machines Order for Russia Market
www.pacificnet.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PACT

Great Yarmouth             BBC Norfolk
Resort's £3.5m casino due to open - Small picture of the Palace Casino

Manchester             Manchester Evening News
Last ditch to save casino

Las Vegas             LVR-J
Storms, building delays lead to dip in earnings for Ameristar Casinos
www.ameristarcasinos.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ASCA
 

additional headlines
AsianLogic signs deal with Fortune Bid for two new online poker rooms
Casino robber sentenced - Montana. 30 years, 10 years suspended.
Bookie ban for Pencil Man - Lancashire
Gambling ads breach rules with promises of sexual seduction and success