Hong Kong casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group announced this week that the company has received government approval to expand its planned development on Macau’s Cotai strip, pitting it against the newly opened Venetian. Galaxy currently runs five casinos in China’s gambling enclave in Macau, including StarWorld, which opened last October. It is also building Galaxy World Resort on Cotai, a reclaimed strip linking two outlying islands...

A deal to allow Las Vegas-style gambling on tribal lands in Florida could face a major obstacle: the state Legislature. Governor Charlie Crist said he would likely submit any agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lawmakers for approval, although there are “mixed interpretations” about whether he must.

Sugal & Damani, the main lottery operator in India, confirmed its plans to continue its international expansion, after having been chosen as winner of the tender corresponding to the third license of the British National Lottery. The National Lottery Commission considered that Sugal & Damani offer was solid and that the company had complied with the seven demanding norms required by the tender process.

Sacramento - A coalition of labor and horse racing interests announced Friday that it will ask voters to pull the plug on a huge tribal gambling expansion negotiated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The owner of two racetracks and the hotel workers' union will team up on a campaign that could put four new initiatives on the February ballot and cost tens of millions of dollars. Some tribes with casinos that are not part of the expansion said they might join the effort.

Reportedly, the already known fact that the E.U. is currently investigating Greece’s gaming practices (among those of other member countries), possibly creates some scepticism as regards OPAP’s already stated potential interest in acquiring a 49% stake in casino Mont Parnes (located in the Athens greater area) once this is set for privatisation.

Las Vegas (AP) -- Gambling giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. announced a USD 1 billion expansion Thursday for its flagship Caesars Palace hotel-casino in a bid to compete with a wave of new megaresorts planned for the Las Vegas Strip. The company plans to build a 665-room tower called Octavius, three pool villas for high rollers, add an extra 263,000 square feet of convention space and upgrade 512 of its oldest rooms.