PBL'S Crown Casino in Melbourne and its Burswood Casino in Perth will be used to guarantee a bond issue to help prop up the price of listed US company Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau), it emerged yesterday. James Packer's company plans to raise up to USD 250 million (AUD 290 million) in exchange tradeable bonds, as part of a move to to bolster the price of the Macau company, which has been badly hit in recent weeks by visa restrictions being imposed on gamblers by the Chinese Government.

Local casino workers are blaming their foreign colleagues for bringing the industry back into the Government's focus. Brian Phillip, president of the Association of Members Clubs (AMC) of Trinidad and Tobago, said concerns over illegal and immoral activity in local casinos and members clubs have come as a result of an influx of foreigners entering the industry.

Majestic Star Casino paid its USD 50 million licensing fee Monday for a North Shore slot machine parlor and said it welcomed an expedited timetable for the state Supreme Court to consider arguments by Pittsburgh's sports teams about casino traffic. The Detroit-based casino company paid the fee to the state Gaming Control Board, a board spokesman confirmed. The Supreme Court earlier this month rejected appeals by two losing bidders, affirming the company's license.

Garden Grove - An Indian tribe has formally proposed building a Las Vegas-style casino complex in hopes of making Garden Grove a tourist destination. The Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe's proposal calls for two casinos with 7,500 slot machines, two upscale hotels and a 10,000-seat stadium. It also promises a college scholarship for every high school graduate in Garden Grove, USD 5.1 billion to the city over 30 years, payment of USD 100 million for infrastructure improvements and nearly 10,000 permanent jobs.

Vladivostok (Itar-Tass) - A project for creation of a casino zone in the Primorsky Territory was presented at the First Pacific Economic Congress on Saturday. An area of 342 hectares near the Muravyinaya Bay on Cape Cherepakha will be provided to set up such a zone. It is almost 80 kilometres from Vladivostok. The bay is located very suitably near key transport junctions.

Sonntag, 22.07.07: World Series in Vegas zu Ende – der Hype in Wiesbaden hält an! Ausverkauftes Sonntagsturnier im Casino Wiesbaden. Ein stimmungsvolles Hold’em Turnier und 4 prallgefüllte Cash-Game-Tische. Der Erstplatzierte, Herr Thomas Wagner, teile sich das Preisgeld mit Herrn Senia Egziabher. Beide konnten sich über einen Gewinn von 1.260 Euro freuen. Der Gewinner des Turniers, Herr Wagner (li.), gratuliert dem Zweitplatzierten, Herrn Egziabher.

Horseshoe Casino in Hammond is one of two casinos under scrutiny from state legislators. Their question: Is it a building or a boat? In this year's session of the General Assembly, lawmakers considered a measure that would have permitted casinos to pay a USD 25 million fee to go from a riverboat to a barge -- allowing them to more cheaply build bigger facilities on platforms instead of boats. It was never passed.

A crowd big enough to fill a pro sports arena is expected here Saturday for that quintessential rural New England event, the Town Meeting. Generally no more than a few hundred people attend such meetings, even on hot issues, but officials are preparing for three-quarters of this town of 20,000 to show up. Residents will be marking paper ballots on whether to accept a deal with an Indian tribe to build a [[USD]] 1 billion casino.

New Zealand's casinos have been told they will have to pay the Government for a crackdown on their own operations. The Department of Internal Affairs takes NZD 4.6 million a year in fees from the six casinos but wants to take more to solve the problems they have with organised crime. The department says its ability to deal with money laundering and loan sharks has been limited by a lack of resources and casinos like Auckland's SkyCity - which pays NZD 2.2 million a year - will likely have to pay more.

Dem Champion winkt ein A-Klasse Mercedes. Von 17. bis 20. Oktober steht alles im Casino Seefeld im Zeichen des Baccaraspiels. Bereits zum neunten Mal wird auf Olympischem Boden, welchen Seefeld aufgrund der Austragungen der Olympischen Spiele in den Sechzigern und Siebzigern auch für sich beansprucht, die Baccara Weltmeisterschaft in Seefeld ausgetragen.

Philadelphia - Companies planning casinos in the city are seeking to delay payment of USD 50 million licensing fees, saying they are still jumping through hoops to obtain the licenses. "We think it's only fair that we know we can open and operate a casino before we are asked to pay for the right to do so," said Dan Fee, a spokesman for SugarHouse Casinos, which proposes a slot machine facility in the Fishtown area.

Two reports on investigations undertaken by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) into allegations around the Christchurch Casino were released by Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker today. “The first of these looks into allegations made that DIA Casino Inspectors eat for free at the Christchurch Casino. This report advises this is not the case,” said Rick Barker.