San Francisco - Payday has finally come for hundreds of thousands of U.S. customers whose money has been tied up for months in a beleaguered Internet money-transfer service popular among gamblers. Under a deal reached with the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan last month, Neteller has begun to allow consumers access to their accounts following a months-long federal investigation.

Espelkamp/Lübbecke. The European sales organization of the Gauselmann Group, MERKUR GAMING, has had a new leadership structure since August 2007. “This restructuring is to send a clear message of the successful new orientation of MERKUR GAMING and to create a robust basis for future success,“ says Jürgen Stühmeyer, member of the board of Merkur responsible for sales.

The fifth edition of Peru Gaming Show counted with the presence of several local operators such as SAM Holding, Dakota, Cirsa and Fargo. However, during the first day most exhibitors pointed that there were few visitors. At 12,30, organizers officially inaugurated the event on Wednesday, with a press conference held by Elizabeth Leiva, with the participation of lawyer Constante Traverso, from APEJA, Fredy Gamarra, head of Sonaja and Miguel San Román, Director of Mincetur.

London (Reuters) - Internet gaming software firm Playtech said on Friday it was planning to buy up European rivals to increase its dominance and boost the number of poker and casino players on its network. The UK-listed, Israeli-run Playtech provides gambling Web sites around the world with online games like poker, blackjack, roulette and spoof. Avigur Zmora Playtech's Vice Chairman told Reuters that the firm was looking to buy up rivals to bolster its position in Europe.

Nearly two decades after the legalization of Indian gaming, the Navajo Nation is scrambling to join the industry. Time and financial strategy are of the essence, said Robert Winter, CEO of the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, during a recent gaming forum at San Juan Community College. As the Nation moves forward with construction of its first casino near Church Rock on Interstate 40, time and financial strategy are of the essence, said Robert Winter.

Concerned casino workers are seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Patrick Manning to once and for all resolve issues relating to the regularisation or proposed elimination of the local gaming and gambling industry. The union representing the workers, Union of Members Clubs and Lottery Workers, said this request comes on the heels of several meetings with Minister in the Ministry of Finance Conrad Enill which they saw as inconclusive.

A new class of hopeful croupiers has just walked through the door of the Lucky Gaming Training Centre in Macau and already they are being put through their paces. Dotted around rows of green baize gaming tables, the new recruits giggle nervously as they try to shuffle and deal the cards under the watchful eye of their instructors. In three months' time these cooks, drivers and shop assistants hope to be employed in one of Macau's many casinos.

A poll has shown that Slovenians are not too enthusiastic about the gaming resort US company Harrah's Entertainment is planning to build in western Slovenia with its local partner Hit, Slovene Press Agency reports. While 38% of those questioned believe such a resort would benefit Slovenia and its tourist industry, while also bringing more competition in the market, 30% think that the arrival of a foreign multinational would bring troubles for Slovenian gaming companies, according to the poll.

Majestic Star Casino paid its USD 50 million licensing fee Monday for a North Shore slot machine parlor and said it welcomed an expedited timetable for the state Supreme Court to consider arguments by Pittsburgh's sports teams about casino traffic. The Detroit-based casino company paid the fee to the state Gaming Control Board, a board spokesman confirmed. The Supreme Court earlier this month rejected appeals by two losing bidders, affirming the company's license.

Unlike local civil initiatives, the mayors of western Slovenia are in favour of a EUR 750 mln gaming resort that US company Harrah's Entertainment plans to build there with its local partner Hit, provided certain issues they deem vital are tackled, Slovene Press Agency reports. Mayor of Sempeter-Vrtojba Dragan Valencic, who presented positions of the local community, added though that the meeting with Harrah's senior executive Jan Jones did not yield any specific new information on the project.

Mexico City (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Televisa, which has a growing betting business, said on Tuesday it is trying to convince the government that a planned 20 percent tax on gaming is too high and will hurt the industry. Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, last month presented a long-awaited fiscal reform plan, part of which would close off corporate tax loopholes.

(AP) - Illinois gambling regulators signed off on plans Monday to move the Casino Rock Island to a new USD 150 million complex with a hotel, conference facilities and a third more gaming tables. The long-planned move from a riverboat in downtown Rock Island to an inland site near Interstate 280 and Illinois 92 was unanimously approved by the Illinois Gaming Board during a special meeting in Chicago.