Antigua and Barbuda has accused the US of failing to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that it discriminates unfairly against online gambling companies based in the tiny Caribbean island nation.

Bosses of a Glasgow hotel will hear this week if they can transform part of Scotland's largest ballroom into a casino. The four-star Thistle Hotel in Cambridge Street wants to make its ground floor an up-market gambling venue - as first revealed in the Evening Times in December.

A leading academic has concluded that a regional casino in Cardiff would be good for the city. Professor Peter Collins, who is director at the Centre of Study of Gambling at the University of Salford, believes that a regional casino would have a positive effect on the Welsh capital.

Bosses at the Town Hall have expressed an interest in bringing a new casino to Bedford. Under The Gambling Act recently passed by parliament, three new types of casino will operate in Britain. The plans are for one regional casino, eight large casinos and eight small casinos.

What are the Prospects for open Markets in Europe? Europe presents a patchwork of regulation and case law. So what are the prospects for a liberalised gaming market in europe? Legal experts will discuss a number of court challenges and rulings around the world. The conference theme will focus on a number of topics but it will concentrate on expected de-regulation of the German market, its potential for growth and any legal pitfalls.

Hilton is expected to announce the return of about GBP 3.8 billion to investors next Thursday when it completes the sale of its hotels wing and outlines its strategy as a group that is devoted purely to gambling.

Hamas is planning to prevent the casino in Jericho from ever opening again soon after it forms the new Palestinian Authority cabinet, sources close to the Islamic movement said over the weekend.

New Orleans - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.'s Harrah's New Orleans Casino is committed to helping rebuild New Orleans' tourism business, and pledges to get the Mardi Gras party started with fun and excitement, with a re-opening ceremony on Friday, February 17th at noon central standard time at the Canal Street entrance.

The Casino Advisory Panel (CAP) has scotched newspaper claims that four cities have been shortlisted as frontrunners for a regional supercasino.

Watching from the sidelines, Harrah's Entertainment executives could only look on during the past five months as its New Orleans competitors raked in gaming revenue from recreation-starved residents and hurricane recovery workers. Early Friday morning, Louisiana's largest casino gets back into the game.

MGM Grand Paradise, a Macao-U.S. jointly invested gaming business, has vowed to hire some 5,000 employees, local media reported Thursday. Macao Post Daily quoted sources from the enterprise as saying that the under-construction gaming resort is to start the hiring plan later this year.

Casino operator Trump Entertainment Resorts sees profitability improving in the third quarter of 2006 as the formerly bankrupt company attracts more upscale clients, its new chief executive, James Perry, said on Monday.