This April 24th in Viña Del Mar, councils of the traditional casino cities will gather in order to generate an instance to confront their position against the new law that regulates the sector. The meeting will count with the presence of Mayors of Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña Del Mar, Pucón, Puerto Varas and Puerto Natales, to create a round table…

One three-word phrase was conspicuously absent from Wednesday’s discussion of a planned new casino in downtown Las Vegas: „new city hall.“ Despite the fact that a proposed, and controversial, new city hall is an essential element in the plans for a casino-hotel in Union Park, council members did not refer to the city hall plans before they approved the plans and variances the casino project needs to get off the ground.

An official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who visited a quarterly meeting of the San Pasqual tribe in San Diego County to heal a rift on the tribal council was told last week that no rift exists. James Fletcher, who several weeks ago sent a letter to the tribe saying that he felt the tribal government was non-functional, and that a non-functioning government couldn’t operate a casino, was told by some members of the tribe at the meeting…

Developers who want to build a resort at the site of the first racially integrated hotel-casino in Las Vegas got a big boost Wednesday from the City Council. Now the people behind the proposed revival of the Moulin Rouge need a financial backer. The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved three items developers needed to proceed with plans for a resort they say would revive the spirit of the Moulin Rouge…

By a vote of 7-0, the Metro Council voted Wednesday to file a lawsuit and use any legal means necessary to get information about the economic impact of Pinnacle Entertainment’s proposed riverboat casino project in south Baton Rouge. Pinnacle had released an economic impact study in May, but declined through its lawyers to release a revised study that it recently submitted to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

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.

Manchester City Council is continuing to campaign for a regional casino to be located in the city. Council leader Sir Richard Leese met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week who told them a casino was not „dead in the water“. The government has said it wants a review of the issue which will be led by Salford MP Hazel Blears.