In einer Presseaussendung vom Montag den 29. September 2008 gab die Kahnawake Gaming Commission die Ergebnisse und daraus resultierenden Konsequenzen ihrer Ermittlung im Ultimate Bet Skandal (wir berichteten ausführlich) bekannt. Der Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) Chairman Dean Montour sieht in dieser Veröffentlichung die Hauptschuld bei dem Bracelet Gewinner von 1994 und ehemaligen Ultimate Bet Mitarbeiter Russ Hamilton.

Macao (Xinhua) -- Results of an official survey released on Monday showed that average earnings (excluding bonuses and allowances) for full-time employees in Macao's gaming Industry rose by 7.4 percent year-on-year to 15,565 patacas (1,946 U.S. dollars) in June this year. Average earnings for casino dealers grew by 0.3 percent in June over the same period of last year to 13,776 patacas (1,722 dollars)...

After the approval by the Commission of Financial, Industrial and Commercial Development of the Chamber of Representatives of the casino legalization in Brazil, Yogonet.com talked in exclusive with Carlos Eduardo Canto, head of Febrabingo, to know his opinion on the matter. Some days ago, the Commission of Financial Development of the Chamber of Representatives approved the legalization of casinos in Brazil, What is your opinion?

Casinos Austria International will be presenting its extensive range of gaming products and services at the SAGSE Gaming and Amusement Buenos Aires 2008 from 15 to 17 October 2008. SAGSE Buenos Aires is the largest annual event of its kind in South America, attracting visitors and exhibitors from all across the region. Casinos Austria International enjoys international renown as a leading gaming services provider and investor.

According to the companies C&GS Group from Peru and Argentinian Excellence Group, the “Gaming Exhibition for the Caribbean region” will be inaugurated on March 12-13, 2009, in the Exhibition Center of Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino. “Due to a market need, we decided this project to come true, with the first edition of AGS 2009”, pointed the organizing companies of this event, though their leaders, Patricia Alarcón and Elizabeth Leiva Goycochea...

Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen said Friday Macau’s gaming industry entering a period of consolidation, “precisely” at a time when the government is comprehensively assessing the development and size of the sector. “Through this consolidation, the governor hopes that Macau’s economy and society can develop in a healthier and more sustainable way,” he said.

Control and regulatory entities, as well as the most representative institutions of the gaming sector from all Latin America will be present in the 16th edition of SAGSE, with their own booth in Costa Salguero Center in the City of Buenos Aires. SAGSE organizers pointed that “all the main institutions of the national and international gaming sector will be present”...

Die nächste Verleihung der International Gaming Awards findet am Montag, den 26. Januar 2009 im Londoner Millennium Gloucester Hotel statt. Seit der Premiere im Januar 2008 haben die International Gaming Awards darauf abgezielt, die Erfolge der internationalen Glücksspielindustrie herauszustellen. Die Auszeichnungen sind Motivation für die in der Branche tätigen Unternehmen und Anreiz, immer neue und innovative Unterhaltung zu bieten.

The next International Gaming awards will take place on Monday 26 January 2009 @ the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London. Since last year the International Gaming Awards have focused attention on the highest achievements in the worldwide gaming indutry in order to motivate and inspire those who make our industry and to educate and develop the tastes of those who we entertain.

Penn National Gaming could be about to walk away from a state casino deal. Spokesman Eric Schippers said company executives were in Cherokee County, on Monday, meeting privately with county officials on “our thought process and the challenges of the competitive landscape.” “We wanted to show the county a courtesy and communicate with the county first,” said Schippers.

The Latin American gaming exhibition has more than 200 national and international exhibitors and the support of all the institutions that regulate the gambling activity, which will be present in the five main pavilions of Costa Salguero Center. “SAGSE is the greatest event, so it has been declared of economic interest by the House of Legislators of the City of Buenos Aires. Last year, the business volume exceeded USD 300 million during the three=day exhibition”, according to the organizers in a recent press release.

After seeking to ban Western dance and pop music, Malaysian northern state of Kedah wants to phase out gaming houses, something the non-Muslims, especially ethnic Chinese, resent. State Chinese Community Affairs Committee chairman Tan Wei Shu said although gambling was wrong in Chinese culture, the community would kick up a fuss if the local authorities shut down common gaming houses, reported a newspaper.