British News
Stakes high for city casino bid - The former Majestyk nightclub in Leeds.
www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/808891578
www.flickr.com/photos/10816453@N00/465038568
www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2134918169

Inspired Gaming in strategic review of pubs arm as trading deteriorates
Inspired Gaming Group PLC - Pubs Division Update - UK-Wire.com
www.inspiredgaminggroup.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=INGG.L

AsianLogic Limited - Interim Trading Update - InvestEgate.co.uk
www.asianlogic.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=ALOG.L&t=3m
 

Dollar decline
Dollar hits new euro low as gold price nears record high
Banks predict G7 intervention to prop up dollar
Dollar under pressure as US outlook darkens
5 year charts
U.S. $ to Swiss Franc
U.S. $ to Euro
U.S. $ to Pound
U.S. Banks
Bear Stearns gets emergency funds
JPMorgan, NY Fed to provide Bear Stearns financing
Banks to seize Carlyle Capital assets
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BSC&t=1d
 

Washington             Las Vegas Review-Journal
Study of regulations slated for ban on Web gambling

Quennsland, Australia             News.com.au
Bligh backs ATM withdrawal caps to limit pokies losses

Macau             Macau Daily Blog
Macau Hotel Occupancy Rate for January 2008 Grows by 30.9%
Macau Package Tour Arrivals for January 2008 Up by 22.8%

Kahnawake, Canada
Ultimate Bet Online Poker Cheating Scandal Confirmed - 4Flush.com
UltimateBet charged with 'unfair play' - Casino City Times
More cheating allegations in online poker - Casino Wire
www.ultimatebet.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltimateBet
Joe Norton AKA Absolute Poker - Joseph Tokwiro Norton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahnawake_Gaming_Commission
 
 

additional headlines
Spacey plays his cards right
Shows re-create vintage Vegas
www.ratpackvegas.com
Police seize 100 machines in raid on video gambling club - Houston
Brandon voters reject casino - Manitoba
Police lay charges in 2 separate lotto fraud cases - Ontario
Bookies at odds over £1 million winner - Ladbrokes publicity stunt.
 

Shreveport, Louisiana             Shreveport Times
Owner of DiamondJacks Casino files for Chapter 11
www.diamondjacks.com
www.diamondjacks.com/corporate/

Australia             ABC News & SMH
Family First lead tax plan to phase out pokies
Power of poker machines under scrutiny
Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008
www.familyfirst.org.au

Miami             Orlando Sentinel & Yahoo/AP
Seminole Tribe looks for a hand
Seminole Tribe seeks blackjack dealers
www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com

Victoria, Australia             ABC News
Vic Govt to ban ATMs from gaming venues - From 2012.
 

additional headlines
Nev.: New Gaming Commision Member Named
Argentina out for BWIN - Licensing confusion leads to shutdown order
The effects of gambling on society - Nassau Guardian. Columnist opinion.
DEQ Obtains Patent in the Philippines
Bulgaria's promotion on CNN focuses on casinos and beaches
Senate passes two bills to aid pari-mutuel gambling facilities - Florida
Old casino emptied of stoves, blackjack tables - Detroit
 

New Zealand             Scoop.co.nz
NZ Gaming Expo Highlights
www.agmma.com/nzgamingexpo

Connecticut             Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM Grand at Foxwoods Chooses Bally's System Technologies
www.mgmatfoxwoods.com
 

U.S. Recession News             Yahoo/AP
Euro Fetches $1.55 for the First Time
Gas Prices Jump, Oil Hits $110
Economic Conditions Starting to Put Pressure on Gaming Operators
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter?u

New Jersey             Yahoo/PRNewswire
Spectrum Gaming Group Announces Hiring of Two Key Executives
www.spectrumgaming.com
 

British News
Bingo clubs call foul over double tax burden
UK BUDGET Bingo industry expresses 'disbelief' over increased tax burden

Compulsive gambler Graham Calvert loses High Court claim against William Hill
Gambling addict loses case against bookmaker - Yahoo UK/Reuters
Gambler loses £2m bookies claim - BBC News
Gambler who lost £2m fails in bid to sue bookie - Northern Echo

Gambler bids to win damages from bookmaker
Gambler Sues Bookies Over £2m Losses - Sky News. Decision today

Body is discovered behind casino - BBC Merseyside
Man's body found behind Birkenhead casino - Liverpool Daily Post
Betfair is first C4 betting advertiser - Brand Republic
Armed robbery at Ripley bookmakers - Ladbrokes, Ripley
Robbers threaten bookies' staff - Coral. Bradford
Bingo Association slams the National Lottery - Marketing Week
Churches to continue spending lottery cash - Yorkshire
 

Penghu Islands, Taiwan             Las Vegas Review-Journal
Taiwan an untapped frontier
www.amazing.co.im
www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/7/79/Taiwan_map_large.gif
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AMZ.L
Amazing Holdings H1 pretax loss narrows; reviewing various financing options - 29th Feb
 

Shan State, Burma             Shanland Herald Agency
Mongla casinos doomed but that’s no big deal

"There are 52 gambling houses in Wan Hsieo: 30 for under Yuan 10,000 ($1,430) players and the rest for Yuan 1-2 million ($143,000-286,000) players. Online players from China bet up to Yuan 4-5 millions ($572,000-715,000), according to a businessman."

Virtual gambling in Myanmar's drug country - Asia Times: Aug 2006.
Lin moves casinos out - Shanland Herald Agency: April 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State

www.flickr.com/photos/kamaski/2074160590 - Boten, Laos.
www.flickr.com/photos/23479595@N02/2242705594/ - a casino ?
 

Levis, Quebec & Temecula, California             MarketWire
Pechanga Converts Over 60% of Their Baccarat Tables to DEQ’s EZ Baccarat
www.deq.com
www.talismangroup.com/ezbaccarat/
http://wizardofodds.com/baccarat/baccaratapx6.html
 

Detroit             Detroit Free Press
Glitzy MGM beats the competition - Revenue at Detroit casino jumps, but dips at others
www.mgmgranddetroit.com

Connecticut             Boston.com
Slot machine revenue drops at N.E. casinos
www.ct.gov/dosr - Connecticut Division of Special Revenue

New Jersey             Newsday/AP
Bill would let N.J. casinos police themselves during shutdown
 

additional headlines
NETeller recovering from gambling crackdown
Rota delegation to discuss casino in 1st session
 

Indian Gaming             Yahoo/AP
Off-Reservation Casino Growth to Slow
www.indiangaming.org - National Indian Gaming Association

Las Vegas             Forbes.com
Harrah's Deals In Poker Players' Tax Info

Players at this years WSOP in addition to their buy-ins will apparently also have to provide their Social Security number and taxpayer identification numbers.

www.worldseriesofpoker.com
 

British News
Man arrested over bookmakers raid - Newcastle
Flash Harry: The outrageous world of Britain's premier punter - Independent
Findlay's life is one big gamble - Daily Telegraph
http://sports.betfair.com/Index.do?mi=20326244&ex=1 - Gold Cup Betting
Alphameric stays the course to beat odds - FT.com
 

St. Petersburg             St. Petersburg Times
Union Calls For Softer Gambling Law
 

additional headlines
Isle of Capri's Jim Perry lands $800,000 base salary
Crown buys into Las Vegas Beltway boom
www.interstate-guide.com/i-215_nv.html
Sheriff: 3 arrested, linked to Boomtown Casino robberies - Loiuisiana
Casinos Change the Face of Biloxi - NPR
Groupe Partouche Q1 sales rise 4.8% to 136.2 mln eur
 

British Columbia             Marketwire.com
Great Canadian Gaming Achieves Record Revenues and EBITDA in 2007
www.greatcanadiangaming.com

Las Vegas             Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Unveils $40 Million Fine Art Program at CityCenter
www.citycenter.com

Brussels             Yahoo/Reuters
EU probes online gambling crackdown
www.rga.eu.com

Australia & Las Vegas             Crikey.com.au
Packer's bumpy ride continues
http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/charts.asp?symbol=CWN.AX

Johannesburg             Buisiness Day
Sun International to ride out slow revenue growth
www.suninternational.com
www.sharenet.co.za/v3/quickshare.php?scode=SUI
Sun International - Profit And Dividend Announcement For The 6 Months Ended 31/12/2007
 

U.S. Recession
New Data Show Gambling Revenues Dip In Las Vegas
Elgin casino sees revenue drop nearly 20% for second month - Illinois
Dollar wilts as recession alarm bells ring
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EDJI&t=6m

British News
Teacher attacked betting shop staff - Ladbrokes. Eastbourne.
Robber hits betting shop - William Hill. Oldham.
You had to hand it to Cleethorpes Poker Players
www.livepubpokerleague.com
 

Macau             BlogMacau.info & MacauDailyBlog.com
Bridge ‘takes 36.5 years’ to break even
HK, Macau, Guangdong in deal to build bridge - Reuters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong-Zhuhai-Macau_Bridge
Ao to face further trial
China Government to Clean Up Crime in Macau After Beijing Olympics

Kathmandu, Nepal             The Rising Nepal
Inter casino football tourney
www.casinosnepal.com
 

additional headlines
Asian destinations keen on becoming gambling giants
Debate over casino support of tracks - Iowa
Casino insider tells (almost) all about security
Anhui gambling gang stands trial in east China
Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution - No mention of gambling !
 

Washington             Seattle Times/Bloomberg & PRNewswire
Internet gambling rules look like losers
Flaws in Internet Gambling Law Subject of Upcoming Congressional Hearing

St.Augustine, Florida             Florida Times-Union
Coast Guard rescues 5 men from disabled gambling ship
Coast Guard Rescues 5 from Sun Cruz 9
www.suncruzcasino.com

Las Vegas             FT.com, Marketwatch & Las Vegas Sun
Chips down as Vegas feels pinch
New data show Las Vegas gambling revenue down
Blame it on baccarat

Macau             Macau Daily Times
Asian gamers take to Texas Hold'em - 4 more tables added at the Grand Lisboa.
Mainland protecting us from casino gangsters

Thailand             MCOT English News
Poll: Over half oppose legalised casinos

Moscow              Russland-Aktuell
Russlands Industrielle setzen sich für Glücksspiel ein
 

additional headlines
Moulin Rouge project puts cart before horse - David McKee's Stiffs & Georges
Gambler jailed for pillaging £38,500 - Whitley Bay.
Man Receives 10-Month Sentence For Ho-Chunk Casino Swindle - Wisconsin
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Bigger jackpots, better chances: South Florida casinos and patrons alike welcome the "bad beat"
 

Manila             Manila Times
Pagcor to build P2.8-B casino in Clark
www.clark.com.ph
www.bcda.gov.ph - Bases Conversion and Development Authority
www.pagcor.ph

Atlantic City             Card Player
Chip Leader Disqualified at WSOP Circuit Final Table

Atlantic City             Associated Press
Woman Files $20M Long-Shot Casino Suit
Scamming lawyer for 9/11 victims sues casinos for her gambling addiction
 

additional headlines
FA Cup - Brilliant Barnsley topple Chelsea - 
Talks to build gambling hall on Sea to Sky Highway
Court orders $2m payout to Lotto loser