Atlantic City - A former Atlantic City gaming executive who claims she was cheated out of a job after secretly helping financial giant Morgan Stanley on a billion-dollar casino project has won a ruling that keeps her lawsuit alive. Audrey S. Oswell, former president and chief executive officer of Resorts Atlantic City, sued Morgan Stanley last October in a case involving allegations of double-dealing, corporate intrigue and fraud.

Today, former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, released the statement below. The former Senator's comments are in response to the European Union's support of Antigua's ruling against the United States and claim for compensation based on the U.S.'s violation of its World Trade Organization commitments.

Employees in the local gaming industry are now worried about their future, as a recent amendment to the Finance Bill, 2007 is likely to shut down the industry entirely. The Finance Bill, 2007 will be brought for the debate in the Parliament tomorrow. Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Conrad Enill, told the Express yesterday that previous forms of the legislation left some ambiguity with regard to the definition of a slot machine, which is illegal, and that this amendment of the proposed law was necessary.

When the Victorian Government introduced smoking bans in gaming rooms across the state in September 2002, Tabcorp was caught unawares. "It came very quickly and we didn't have the in-depth customer research that we should have," recalled former chief executive Matthew Slatter. "The impact was very dramatic."

The British Casino Association (BCA) is due to learn whether it has succeeded in its High Court challenge over the legality of the Government's new gaming policy. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell was accused during a recent hearing of treating existing gaming establishments with "blatant unfairness" as she pushes ahead with plans for 17 new casinos, including the first Las Vegas-style "super-casino".

Washington (Reuters) - A Florida congressman is expected to introduce legislation on Thursday exempting poker and some other games from the Internet gambling ban passed by Congress last year, the lawmaker's aide said on Wednesday. The bill planned by Democratic Rep. Robert Wexler would carve out "skill games" such as online poker, bridge, chess and mahjong from the online gambling prohibition that President George W. Bush signed into law in October.

James Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd is poised to apply for a gaming licence in the US state of Nevada, an essential precursor to the opening of his flagship Crown casino in Las Vegas in four years. On Thursday the company announced it had bought a stake in a Las Vegas venture that has building approval for the world's second-tallest tower.

An Application for a members’ club licence for a new gaming facility at MovieTowne, lodged since December 2006, has triggered a slew of objections from an association of local members’ clubs, who are claiming a moral high ground as the casino industry positions itself for survival after repeated threats by Prime Minister Patrick Manning to shut the industry down. The application hearing will come up for hearing once more today in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court with the last witness expected to take the stand.

The public will not be shown basic information about a review into the state's new multibillion-dollar lotteries and gaming licences because it is too "secret", Victoria's gambling watchdog has ruled. The gambling regulator said it would also be "contrary to the public interest" to release even edited documents related to the licences' reviews that are likely to determine the shape of gambling in the state for the next two decades.

The European Commission is heading for a fresh showdown over France’s gaming laws amid a threat to ban a cycling team from the Tour de France because it is sponsored by an online bookmaker. Charlie McCreevy, Europe’s Internal Market Commissioner, has expressed support for the Malta-based gambling company Unibet in its clash with the organisers of the world’s most famous cycle race.

Federal police Friday arrested the chief organizer of Rio's carnival parade, a federal judge and a prosecutor in a crack-down on illegal gaming and money laundering, authorities said. Ailton Guimares Jorge, the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools, was among 24 people arrested for alleged involvement with illegal numbers games, bingo parlors and the distribution of slot machines, police said in a statement.

The Indiana Gaming Commission is conducting an investigation of Columbia Sussex Corp. regarding statements it allegedly made about staffing levels at its newly acquired Casino Aztar riverboat. Columbia Sussex became the owner of the boat, based on the Ohio River at Evansville, Ind., when it acquired casino operator Aztar Corp. in January. Ernie Yelton, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission, confirmed that a probe has been launched at the request of the mayor of Evansville.