In a meeting held by the Management Council of Lotteries, Pools and Casinos of the estate in Argentina (ALEA), organized this week in the city of Santa Fe, different associations gave their support to MAGIA 2008, a new exhibition of the gambling sector that will be held this year in Buenos Aires. According to the organizers of the event, ALEA authorities approved unanimously the joint organization of MAGIA 2008...

RummyRoyal, a British online gaming operator, has determined that, by percentage of population, the number of online gamblers in Iran is the highest in Asia. Despite religious fanatics who demand that personal freedoms be subjugated to their particular perception of how individuals should live their lives, and the existence of laws that attempt to block and forbid online gambling, the citizens of Iran are one of the most avid groups of customers playing at online casinos.

With banks tightening their belts and consumers tightening their wallets, it's a good time to be Frank Merola. As a bankruptcy attorney specializing in the casino business, Merola – who today joined the restructuring team at investment bank Jefferies & Co. – has been involved in just about every major Chapter 11 case in gaming for the last 15 years.

World gaming guru and ‘Wizard of Odds’ Michael Shackleford, will address the Gaming Conference at the Australasian Gaming Expo on 24-26 August 2008, according to organisers of the event, the Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association (“AGMMA”). Mr Shackleford will deliver a keynote presentation to the Gaming Conference on Sunday 24 August and will also speak on Tuesday 26 August.

Irish Minister For Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, has published the Report of the Casino Committee - Regulating Gaming In Ireland! This report makes some 32 recommendations that have significant public policy implications regarding the future architecture of many aspects of gaming and betting in Ireland. Announcing the publication, the Minister said: "I am very anxious that we get things right in relation to our gaming and betting codes.

Eine Delegation aus Beamten der Europäischen Handelskommission will zum Ende des Monats Gespräche mit Verantwortlichen der US-Regierung aufnehmen, um sich über die Marktbeschränkungen bezüglich Online Glücksspiel zu unterhalten, welche für Europäer restriktiv und diskriminierend zu sein scheinen.

The outlook for Macau's gaming industry, which has been plagued by visitor restrictions imposed by the mainland government and commission caps, is expected to remain flat with a lack of catalysts, according to analysts. "The recent events have compounded these fears [of a pending supply glut and its impact on the mass market players], and we see no respite in the third quarter," Citi analyst Anil Daswani wrote in a report.

Hollywood, Florida (PRNewswire) - The 4th annual Florida Gaming Summit, which takes place October 6-7 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino here, will present the leading gaming, legal, financial and tribal experts to analyze the myriad issues concerning one of the country's most dynamic gaming markets. Session topics at the popular conference, which draws attendees from numerous states, will include the Seminole Class III gaming compact...

Despite concerns about the regulatory and tax environment in the UK, Harrah’s Entertainment seems to be ready to take another punt on the nation. The company announced it had hired London-based Insight Public Affairs as an adviser to compete for new gaming licenses in the United Kingdom. Eight large casinos - with up to 150 slot machines and jackpots up to USD 7,931 - are up for grabs, to be opened in Leeds, Southampton, Great Yarmouth, Middlesbrough, Solihull, Hull, Milton Keynes and Newham.

Atlantic City, New Jersey - A new casino on the outskirts of Atlantic City's Route 30? Don't bet on it. That's the message from a city councilman who says a proposal to build a casino on the White Horse Pike - away from the existing casino zones on the Boardwalk and the marina district - has only a limited chance of happening. Penn National Gaming wants to build a casino on the 23-acre property.

One local gaming house has already started to adjust to the sluggish market. The Crystal Palace Casino has now been forced to make adjustments to its operating hours, something its owners attribute to a falloff in the number of tourists coming to play a hand or two of cards or some other table game. "We are trying to get the efficient use of the operating hours of the casino," said Robert Sands, Baha Mar's VP of External Affairs.

bwin, der weltweit führende Anbieter von Online-Gaming-Entertainment,verzeichnet einen Rekordandrang auf das Sportwettenangebot der EURO 2008. Eine erste Bilanz - exklusive des Finalspiels am 29. Juni - zeigt, dass täglich bis zu 220.000 Kunden auf das bwin Angebot setzen. Seit Beginn der EURO wurden schon mehr als 16 Millionen Sportwetten abgeschlossen. Pro Spieltag wurden in der Spitze mehr als eine Million Sportwetten abgeschlossen. bwin hatte bis zu 400 Wetten pro Spiel und insgesamt mehr als 11.000 EURO-Wetten im Angebot.