The speech of President Tabaré Vázquez last Friday had several repercussions. The political party Partido Nacional (PN) expects that, according to the president words, political party Frente Amplio supports the creation of an investigative commission in the Parliament due to supposed corruption cases in the Casino National Direction. In the speech in which Tabaré Vázquez made a balance on his performance, he talked about some controversial issues that in recent times have generated concern in the public and the political system.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- Smokers may soon be out of luck: At least five of Atlantic City's casinos are making gambling areas smoke-free. The move comes in response to a law passed in February requiring gambling floors to be at least 75% smoke-free. The city's 11 casinos must tell the state by Saturday how they plan to comply with the law.

Plagued by political instability and violence in the country as well as a bitter feud between partners, Nepal's casinos, one of the kingdom's biggest tourist lures, now face an additional peril - eviction threats by disgruntled landlords. Casino Royale, named after Ian Fleming's book by the same name where super spy James Bond takes on his adversary at the gaming table, is the latest to receive a stiff warning from its landlord for running behind with the rent.

London (Reuters) - The British government said on Monday it was reviewing taxes paid on player-to-player games in casinos, such as poker, where gamblers' so-called participation fees are subject to VAT but not gaming duty. Monday's government announcement came in a statement in which the Treasury said ministers had made several incorrect statements relating to gaming duty in casinos since April 30.

Tallahassee -- Gov. Charlie Crist's goal to seal a gambling deal soon with the Seminole Tribe of Florida has hit a major snag: the Legislature. House Speaker Marco Rubio laid down the gauntlet in a letter to Crist Monday, demanding that lawmakers be allowed to approve or reject the proposed agreement between the governor and the tribe and warning that if the compact allows games now outlawed in Florida, GOP leaders "won't support it."

November 2005: Bath and North East Somerset Council votes to apply to the Government to be considered as a potential site for a new casino. May 2006: Bath is named as one of 31 towns and cities shortlisted to bid for a new casino. September 2006: the council votes that it is, in principle, in favour of licensing a small casino for Bath if the Government names it as one of the final 17 approved locations.

On the 31 August 2007, the UK Gambling Commission released the rules of casino games in Great Britain. This document sets out the rules, including layouts, odds and any side bets, for each game on the list of approved games, or approved for trial. This rules aim to ensure a consistent approach in providing casino games in Great Britain. Licensees must follow any rules for the playing of approved casino games (or games being trialed), or other games of chance.

Atlantic City will soon become the next testing ground for what many are calling the next generation of slot machine technology. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission last week approved testing of server-supported gaming in Atlantic City casinos. It means that tests will now be conducted of systems that download game content and peripherals from a central server to terminals on the floor. The “server-supported” gaming approved differs from “server-based” gaming in that the game logic will still reside at the slot terminals on the floor.

According to media reports from Russia, Storm International, the second largest company in Russian gambling business, will invest USD 300 million to build a casino and a network of gambling halls in Armenia. Lavrenti Gubin, Press Secretary of Storm International, says the company will build a 15-hectare gambling complex called “Shangri-La-Yerevan”. The company aims to build a five star hotel in the adjacent territory – with 200 rooms, a concert hall, trade center, restaurants as well as a night club.

Gestern, Sonntag, 9. September 2007, gewann ein 28jähriger Mann aus der Region Luzern den Carded Mystery Jackpot im Grand Casino Luzern.

Gauteng police are hunting for a gang of heavily-armed men who opened fire at the Carnival City Casino in Brakpan on the East Rand early this morning. At least three people have been wounded in the shooting. Thousands of people were at Carnival City for the Air Supply concert at the time. Two policewomen on patrol in the area happened to spot the armed men.

Doctors' leaders have raised concerns the opening of Swansea's GBP 13 million casino will lead to a rise in problem gambling. Bosses at the British Medical Association have warned health workers need to be prepared to see more people suffering with such problems with the launch of the new Aspers Casino. The BMA called for gambling to be recognised as an addiction and treated on the NHS in its hard hitting report, Gambling Addiction and its Treatment Within the NHS.