LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO & LONDON - The Independent & The Wharf
Is the party over for Playboy?
www.playboy.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PLA
Bunnies remember Playboy past - Wharf

ATHENS & JAMAICA - Miami Herald
Greek gaming systems co. signs deal in Jamaica
Intralot signs sports betting contract in Jamaica & acquires a stake in Supreme Ventures Limited
www.intralot.com
www.supremeventures.com
 

LAS VEGAS - Yahoo Canada/PRNewswire
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC Retains XRoads Solutions Group, LLC to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives
www.majesticstar.com
 

British News
Man steals cash from bookmakers - Whitley Bay
Vinnie: I'll clout the Lotto lout - The Sun
Armed robbery at city bookmakers - Northern Ireland.
 
 

Online & Interactive
888 signs strategic agreement with WagerWorks - InvestEgate.co.uk
Bill to outlaw gambling on Internet called 'misguided' - LVS. 15th October, 1997.
 

Additional headlines
Casino revenue dropped 3.6% in Sept. - Missouri & Illinois.
New Red Lake casino, hotel to open next year - Minnesota
www.sevenclanscasino.com
Two former casino workers, customer plead guilty in scam - Oklahoma
 

LAS VEGAS - Yahoo/Business Wire & Reuters
Progressive Gaming Retains Investment Bank to Assist Company with Review of Strategic Alternatives
Progressive retains Roth Capital to seek alternatives
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PGICD

MANILA - Straits Times
Manila to build casinos
Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Entertainment City Manila
gmanews.tv/video/5042/Entertainment-city-like-Las-Vegas-to-rise-on-Roxas-Boulevard
www.pagcor.ph/ecity.php
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=454400
 

British News
Home owners who raffle their properties risk criminal offence, says Gambling Commission - Daily Telegraph
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Poker king unveils big new venture - Opera House Bet in Scarborough.
www.operahousecasino.co.uk

Gambling Legislators Urged - Terminate the Terminals
www.fairandopengambling.net

Gutshot Terminated from Microgaming Network - CardPlayer Europe.
Armed robbery at bookies - Ladbrokes, Nottingham.
'Bookie Bandit' gets 12 years
 

CONNECTICUT - PRNewswire & Hartford Courant
Mohegan Sun Celebrates Grand Opening of New Casino of the Wind with Star Studded Weekend Celebration October 10th-12th, 2008
Celebrities At Mohegan Sun Casino Opening
www.mohegansun.com/wind
 

WASHINGTON - Herald Democrat
Impact Of Indian Gaming Law Changed Casino Industry
 
 

Additional headlines
Lotto scam fueling Jamaica crime - BBC Americas
Vegas club co-owner alleges discrimination
Adult arcade open at former restaurant - Florida Today
Crisis will hit Filipino workers

"Filipinos man a third of the world's merchant shipping, drive trucks in war torn Iraq and work on construction sites in the Gulf and Middle East. Hospitals in Australia, Canada and the United States employ thousands of Filipino nurses and doctors. More than one million Filipinos live and work in Saudi Arabia alone."

Casino wins, house loses - Alberta. Indian gaming

British News
Casino jobs under threat

Genting Stanley are apparently in discussions with staff about removing table games from the Counting House Casino, in Cank Street, Leicester.

www.mint-casinos.co.uk/casino/40/counting-house.html
www.stanleycasinos.co.uk
Gambling addict Paul Merson opens bookies
Football Association probe match-fixing claim
 

ATLANTIC CITY - Yahoo/AP & The Press of Atlantic City
AC casino revenues show biggest drop in September

"For the first nine months of the year, the casinos won $3.6 billion, down 6.3% from the same period in 2007. Revenue from slot machines is down 8.1% and revenue from table games is down 1.8 % for the nine months."

Casinos see biggest revenue decline in Atlantic City history
 

MANILA - Philippine Star
Pagcor approves casino operation of MJCI Investments
www.manilajockey.com
www.pagcor.ph

ALBERTA, CANADA - Edmonton Sun
Thieves get lucky at casino
Police looking for 2 suspects after gold stolen from Red Deer casino
www.jackpotcasinoreddeer.com

GIBRALTAR - Panorama.gi
Top gambling firm deny 'pulling out of Gibraltar'
www.mansion.com/about/index.html

MIAMI - Miami Herald
Mixed messages on gambling at proposed Miami complex
www.miamiworldcenter.com

LAS VEGAS - Business Week/AP
Nevada regulators endorse new casino
www.aliantecasinohotel.com

MACAU - Macau Daily Times
Adelson lost billions in September 
Secret dossier assures Ao Man Long was not a one-man show
 

Additional U.S. headlines
Storm voted most responsible operator - InterGameOnline.co.uk
Dealers, casino agree to negotiate - Foxwoods, Connecticut.
Detroit casino resorts struggle filling hotel rooms
Sept. revenue down for all 3 Detroit casinos - Crains Business Detroit
Casinos Offering Great Strip Deals

"August visitor volume was down almost 4.5% from last year, the 6th straight month of declines."

Historic casino boat to be dismantled in Alton

ATLANTIC CITY - PRNewswire
Harrah's Resort and Casino Selects Tim Hunter Design to "Define the Wow" for the World's Largest LED Video Display
www.timhunterdesign.com
www.flickr.com/photos/stevenmaciejewski/2683122554
 

ATLANTIC CITY - Yahoo/AP & WNBC.com
AP NewsBreak: AC to have 7-day smoking ban
Harrah's 4 AC Casinos To Go Smoke-Free, Even If Ban Delayed
 
 

9th October, 2008
Closing prices for major U.S. Casino Operators and Suppliers.

Ameristar, Boyd Gaming, Isle of Capri, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Mirage, Pinnacle Ent., Wynn Resorts.	Bally Technology, Gaming Partners, PokerTek, Progressive Gaming, Shuffle Master, WMS Gaming.

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas Sun
Court: Wynn tip dispute to be decided by Labor Commissioner

"The high court upheld a 2006 ruling in Clark County District Court which dismissed a lawsuit by two Wynn dealers, Daniel Baldonado and Joseph Cesarz."

Casino win on Strip declines 8th straight month
Wynn: Encore will take hit despite ‘position of strength’
www.flickr.com/photos/alex-martinez/2885694417
www.flickr.com/photos/28089467@N04/2908358459
www.flickr.com/photos/timnorman/2911467157
State regulators support proposal to relax rules for Nevada's posh gambling salons - Canadian Business/AP
 

PRAGUE - Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century Casino Millennium Launches Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments and Cash Games in Prague
www.cnty.com/casinos/prague
Century Casinos Announces Polish Black Jack Open Final 2008 in Krakow
 

NEVADA - Reuters & Las Vegas Now
Nevada's August gambling revenue falls 8.1%
Nevada Casino Win Down Again
Gaming Stocks Crash in Volatile Market
Nevada's Economy Ranked Worst in the Country

LEVIS, QUEBEC - CNW Telbec
DEQ's Releases Nevada Gaming Control Board Approved Lucky Player Jackpot
www.deq.com
 

British News
Rank - Guoco raises stake to 23.2 pct
Netplay TV extends partnership with Time Warner's Turner Media
www.supercasino.com

Greek Poker Championships for Dusk Till Dawn
www.dusktilldawnpoker.com

Casino had real Yiddishe atmosphere - Jewish Telegraph
Leeds Moortown Casino
 

Additional headlines
Greektown Casino seeks potential buyers
www.greektowncasino.com
Netplay TV exte
Ex-casino workers, customer admit con - Oklahoma
CREW files ethics complaint against McCain over undeclared gambling revenue
Olympia Group Selects Town of Oxford as Host Community for the Oxford Highlands Resort-Spa-Casino
 

U.S. ELECTIONS - Huffington Post
Report: McCain Exploded With Rage During Gambling Outing

LAS VEGAS - Business Week/AP
Nevada regulators endorse new casino
www.aliantecasinohotel.com
www.stationcasinos.com
 

WAUKEGAN - Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS Launches Premium, For-Sale, Multi-Game Gaming Machine on Popular Transmissive Reels(TM) Platform
www.wms.com/secretHQ/
www.wms.com/gameroom
 

MELBOURNE - Sydney Morning Herald
Casino to access gambler's loan records

"Last year, he told the court he was flown about 30 times on Crown's VIP jet and was regularly handed bags and boxes of cash, and given a promise of a 20 per cent rebate on all losses."

Casino denied access to gambler's taxes
The gambler - Melboure Age March 2007.
Problem gambler used false name - Herald Sun March 2007.
 

CALIFORNIA - Monterey Herald/AP
Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors

"The California Highway Patrol arrested the 52-year-old bus driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officials said that he did not have the proper license to carry passengers and that the vehicle had an invalid license plate."

www.colusacasino.com
 

British News
Poker launch at Casino Red - Huddersfield Town
NEC casino plan safe from credit crunch - Birmingham Post
Postman stole £10,000 in gift vouchers - Bolton
Call for bookies' ban in poor areas - BBC
 

Additional headlines
Two men appear in court charged with stabbing woman at Crown
Two men charged in casino slaying - Edmonton.
Police make arrests in Vegas casino shooting - Orleans Casino
A.C. police: Bank robber caught at the slots
 

RENO - Yahoo/AP & PRNewswire
IGT settles lawsuit with Las Vegas Gaming
International Game Technology and Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. (LVGI) Announce Investment and Business Development Agreements
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IGT
www.lvgi.com
 

MACAU - Macau Daily Times
Macau stocks slide in a slowdown world economy

Galaxy: 1.28HKD - Melco Int: 1.39HKD - Shun Tak: 1.98HKD - SJM: 1.53HKD.

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=0027.HK,0200.HK,0242.HK,0880.HK&d=v1
 

MANILA - Earth Times/DPA & ABS CBNNews
Construction of Philippine gaming city to start next year, official
Construction of Philippines' Las Vegas version to start by 2009
www.pagcor.ph/ecity.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAGCOR
Philippine Gambling and Gaming Industry - Skyscraper City

LAS VEGAS - PRNewswire
Casino Gaming, LLC Unveils '7 Point 7,' a New Craps Bet at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas
www.casinogamingllc.com
www.casinogamingllc.com/7point7.htm
 

QUEENSLAND - Brisbane Times
$21.5 million jackpot? Here's $100 instead

"Management of Jupiters casino in Townsville has been forced to issue an embarrassing apology after revealing the whopping cash prize displayed on one of its "Round One" machines last Wednesday was in fact an error."

www.townsvillecasino.com.au
 

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Herald
'Million-dollar' dress dazzles at poker tournament
Sky City Festival of Poker

NEW YORK - Yahoo/AP
Empire Resorts joint venture gets $250 mln
www.empireresorts.com
www.empireresorts.com/index.php?id=100 - Concord Entertainment City
www.monticellogamingandraceway.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NYNY
 

Additional headlines
Quebec man sues lottery for $13.5M over 7 seconds - unlucky !
Boyfriend of woman stuck to toilet wins $20,000 in Kansas Lottery
Dutch Professor Cites Poker as Skill Game
Card Player Bulgaria Launched - www.cardplayerbulgaria.com
ASA bans gambling ad
Gutshot Poker Moving to the Cake Poker Network