LONDON - Daily Mail, The Times & Guardian
Billionaire gambler wins High Court bid to avoid paying £2m casino debt for 'unfair game'
'Fat Man' wins legal battle over £2m gambling debt
Judge writes off Fat Man's £2m gambling debts at casino

The Mail article gives a detailed and vivid account of Mr Fouad al-Zayat's play at Aspinalls. The dispute originally caused by management's refusal to change a dealer and has ended with the club accused of giving illegal credit.

www.aspinalls-club.com

Macau - CNN Talk Asia & Macau Daily Times
Steve Wynn: Casino mogul moves on Macau
One dead as CotaiJet collides with fishing boat
http://cotaijet.com.mo/en/home.aspx

Grand Lisboa jackpot winners win over HK$2.2 million
Gambling scam cheats businessman out of 3.5 million yuan
 

STOCKHOLM - The Local
Sweden may open door to foreign gambling operators

PORT OF SPAIN - Trinidad Express
Stop these 'nasty' casinos now

RENO - Yahoo/AP
Int'l Game Technology COO Steve Morro to resign
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IGT
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IGT
 

British News
£10m racetrack could expand, investors told
www.towcester-racecourse.co.uk
Robbers with gun hold up bookies - Telford

Unclarity remains over Betbrokers funds - Daily Telegraph
Betbrokers forced to refuse wagers as funds run low - The Times. 10th June.
www.betbrokers.com
www.winningedge.com
 

Online & Interactive
Playtech H1 profit soars
Buoyant Playtech amasses $300m war chest
www.playtech.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PTEC.L

Additional news
PacificNet Inc. Reaches Settlement in Bondholder Suit 
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PACT.PK
 

Hurricane Gustav
Shares of Gulf Coast casino operators gain - CNN/AP
 

LAS VEGAS - Yahoo/Business Wire
Progressive Gaming to Effect Reverse Stock Split
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PGIC - Presently at 69 cents.

INDIANA - Yahoo/PRNewswire
PokerTek Installs First Fully Automated Poker Room in Indiana at French Lick Resort Casino
www.frenchlick.com
 

LAS VEGAS - PRNewswire
Gaming Standards Association Welcomes Nine New Members
www.gamingstandards.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eckyMPgg-M4 - G2S Ginsu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMJHm9EszWs - New World
 

MANCHESTER - Manchester Evening News
Women at risk from gambling
www.did.stu.mmu.ac.uk/commercial/gambling_forum.php

POIPET, CAMBODIA - Irin Asia
CAMBODIA: Gambling fuels poverty
www.flickr.com/search/?q=poipet+casinos
 

Additional news
Tennis: Gambling cloud haunts Davydenko after upset loss
Betting on a Palin withdrawal
www.intrade.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_U-7CTAJcw
McCain More Likely to Drop Palin, Bookmakers Say
Tattersalls wins licence to run new lotto game - ABC News
Surprise over no tax hike for gaming sector - Malaysia
 

SOUTH KOREA - Bloomberg
Kangwon, Paradise Fall on Plan to Double Casino Tax
www.kangwonland.com
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=SEO%3A035250
www.paradisegroup.co.kr/en
www.paradisehotel.co.kr
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=KDQ:034230

NEW YORK - Bloomberg
Dollar Climbs to Six-Month High Against Euro as Oil Price Falls
 

Hurricane Gustav
Two Pinnacle Entertainment Properties in Louisiana Report Minimal Damage from Hurricane Gustav - Yahoo/PRNewswire
No disaster for Hard Rock with Gustav - USA Today
Casinos spared major damage from storm - Biloxi Sun-Herald
 

Online & Interactive
Gaming VC Says Offer Talks Ended, Earnings Will Meet Estimates
www.gamingvc.com
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GVC.L
 

Macau
Macau casinos could benefit from loosening of travel restrictions between China and Taiwan - Analyst opinion
Ahead of the Bell: Macau casinos
 

Additional news
The personal and social impacts of pokie machines - New Zealand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1I2Jguik7M
Poker gurus go all in for growth of game in Asia - Hong Kong Standard
 

LAS VEGAS - CNN/AP
Star Trek: The Experience closing down

GERMANY - Spiegel Online
Football Bodies to Investigate Match-Fixing Claims

LONDON - Daily Mail
Has lucky No 17 cost high-rolling soccer boss £5 million?

Las Vegas Sands
Sands 'misunderstood' in Macau: president - Macau Daily Times
A Macau profit not yet in sight: Venetian

"Las Vegas Sands president and chief operating officer William Weidner said yesterday that the company had so far not made a single dollar from its Macau operation and he was unsure when the investment was likely to turn a profit."

Las Vegas Sands Plans to Build Casino in Taipei or Kaohsiung - CENS.com

"The ideal sites for casino, said Weidner, are places with large population and convenient transportation, like Taipei and Kaohsiung."

Online & Interactive
Internet Poker Fans Are Playing Politics at Party Conventions

Additional news
Police release name of man, 24, killed in River Cree Casino shooting
Amax Shareholders Approve All Resolutions at Annual General Meeting
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott Stars in New TV Show This Week
Armed robbers jailed after series of raids on bookies - Rugby
Multibuild wins casino contract - Aberdeen