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Wednesday, 7th May

Australia SMH

Blow-out in turnover weighs on Aristocrat

"US customers usually replace their machines every five to seven years, but they were now waiting up to 16 years before upgrading to new stock." - Aristocrat chief executive Paul Oneile.

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=ALL.AX&t=1y

New York & London PRNewswire
Electronic Game Card Awarded Product Patents for Europe and Japan
www.electronicgamecard.com

U.S.
Gas or gamble? Economy forces some to choose - USA Today
Weak economy trumps casino stocks
Tropicana files for Chapter 11 protection amid Jersey joust
Report card on Atlantic City casinos, 30 years after arrival - Newsday/AP

British news
The Rank Group Plc - Interim Management Statement
Rank hit by impact of smoking ban and loss of Section 21 terminals
www.rank.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RNK.L
Seaside arcades in Wales suffering
Two in court over betting shop raids - Peterborough
Gunman raids betting shop - Luton

Sports betting
Bookmaker - Accrington Stanley betting 'stinks to high heaven'
Soccer-Belgian FA launch irregular betting probe - Anderlecht v's Sint Truiden
Gokschandaal Anderlecht - STVV

Macau
Two more encouraging Macao tourism data points - Cotai Casino News
Welcome to the Venetian Macao - Collection of YouTube videos

Waukegan, Illinois Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS Reports $0.32 Diluted EPS for Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter on Record Quarterly Revenues of $173 Million
WMS Industries 3Q profit soars on jump in gaming unit sales - Yahoo/AP
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=WMS&t=1y
WMS v's IGT - 6 month chart

Massachusetts BBC.co.uk
Ex-gambler turns software ace - Yuchun Lee, one of the original MIT card counters.
www.unica.com

online & interactive
Online Gambling Firms Unaware of Lawsuits - Gambling911

888 Holdings Plc - Interim Management Statement
www.888holdingsplc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=888.L

Betbrokers plc - Announcement of Audited Results
www.betbrokers.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BETB.L

Entraction Holding AB Modifies Its Business Idea

additional headlines
French Gambling Law Attacked - undated
Hugh Hefner: Me & my money
Crown casino's jewel loses its lustre
Anger over casino exemption from nightclub lockout - Melbourne
Medford trial: Hot Dog King owner details bribes - North Carolina. Illegal slots
Chef stole meat from pub to fund gambling addiction - Teeside
Gambling leads to four years jail - New Zealand
Gambling problem for prosecutor - Tasmania

Daily Video & Multimedia - Future casino dealers ?
Automatic Poker Dealer
NXT Card Dealer Robot !!
Lego Card Dealer
Lego Mindstorms Poker Dealer

Tuesday, 6th May

MGM Mirage - Q1

MGM MIRAGE Reports First Quarter Results

Q1 2008 MGM MIRAGE Earnings Conference Call

www.mgmmirage.com

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MGM&t=3m

MGM Mirage profit dips as Americans spend less at the table - Yahoo/AP

MGM Mirage profit falls 30% as economy slides - Reuters

British News
Struggling casino industry sees closures - FT.com

Casino closures number 7 in the last 18 months or so. The article also reveals potential redundancies at London Clubs/Harrahs and the delay in opening of their Alea unit in Leeds.

www.britishcasinoassociation.org.uk
www.lciclubs.com

Macau
Casino operators issue 2007 accounts, Stanley Ho leads by profit - MDT
Las Vegas Sands Send in Team to Stop Macau Losses - Macau Daily Blog

Las Vegas Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master Asia Expands Distributor Network
www.tropicana.net

Atlantic City & Lake Tahoe Reuters
Tropicana files for bankruptcy, casinos keep going
Tropicana bankruptcy filing expected Monday-source
Tropicana casino group files for bankruptcy - Yahoo/AFP
Tahoe casinos' owner in trouble
www.tropicana.net
www.tropicanacasinos.com
www.columbiasussex.com

Moscow Bloomberg.com
Billionaire Boyko's Gaming Halls, Stores to Raise $1.5 Billion
www.ritzio.com - Ritzio Entertainment Group
The World's Billionaires - #785 Oleg Boyko
www.tropicana.net

Dubai & LasVegas Bloomberg
Dubai World to Pay Higher Rates, Seeks New MGM Loans
www.dubaiworld.ae

Atlantic City Reuters
Tropicana files for bankruptcy, casinos keep going
www.tropicana.net

online & interactive
Playtech quarterly revenues up 97%
Playtech Limited - Q1 2008 Key Performance Indicators
www.playtech.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PTEC.L
NetPlay buys Sky channel to launch Blackjack game
www.netplaytv.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NPT.L

additional headlines
The world’s hottest new casinos
Rhode Island governor vetoes bill allowing 24-hour gambling
Gambling blamed for prosecutor's fraud - Tasmania
Jamaica church leaders fight casino plan
Isle of Capri Iowa casino to reopen after flooding
Bookmaker placed false bets - Northampton

Daily Video & Multimedia - Dubai
Fastest Growing City in the World! Middle East 2.0 - Dubai
The World - Dubai
Dubai World Islands
Dubai in 2009

Monday, 5th May

British News

Maxims' message on the changing face of casinos

Interview at the Maxims Casino in Norfolk Road, Birmingham (Former Midland Wheel) with Jason Kirsch, regional operations director for Genting Stanley.

www.stanleycasinos.com/Maxims/Casinos/Maxims_Casino_Birmingham.aspx

Stanley promise full cooperation in betting probe - Accrington Stanley

Niagara Falls, Canada Niagara Falls Review
Casino workers offered buyouts; Uncertain economy brings cutbacks

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sunday Times
BOI chief’s casino men in scuffle with judge - Bellagio Casino
Casino goons manhandle Magistrate

Macau SMH & Daily Telegraph
Melco shares 'may rise 50% in few years'
Chinese clamp boosts Packer
www.melco-pbl.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MPEL&t=2y