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.

Biloxi, Mississippi (AP) - Developers of the Gold Coast casino in Biloxi are asking the Mississippi Gaming Commission to approve a definition of the mean high tide water line that will make their inland casino site legal. A 2005 law allowed Gulf Coast casinos - in the wake of devastation of Hurricane Katrina - to rebuild 800 feet onshore. RW Development, led by Ray Wooldridge, owner of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was informed yesterday that Antigua and Barbuda and the United States had agreed to another deferral of arbitration proceedings, as the two countries seek to finalise a bilateral agreement that would bring years of conflict over the Internet gambling industry to an end. Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort yesterday told the Antigua Sun that the parties have agreed to a further extension of their talks to 11 July.

2007 and the first semester of 2008 have been marked by a “change of attitude” towards online gambling on the part of both the executive and the judiciary. This can be largely explained by the sending of a reasoned opinion by the European Commission to France last June, which put pressure on the one hand on the government to modify its gaming legislation to make it consistent with European law, and on the other hand on courts.

Ritzio International reports an opening of its first gaming club in Serbia. The company has launched a 330 sqm facility featuring 51 gaming machine and entertainment services in the country’s capital Belgrade. Ritzio enters Serbia with its key format of modern accessible middle-size gaming venues. The company intends to develop Vulcan chain of gaming clubs to spread around the country’s urban areas.

The Norwegian Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs has introduced strict new laws on gaming terminals operated by Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian state-owned gaming company. Under the rules, gaming machines will only be accessible to pre-registered users via prepaid cards. In 2007, the EFTA court and the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that Norsk Tipping could continue to be the sole operator of gaming terminals in Norway, on grounds that it seeks to limit gambling opportunities.