During Nov. 28th-30th, the 13th Zhongshan International Games & Amusement Fair (G&A) was successfully held, covering 60,000 sq.m exhibiting space, an upgrade of 32,000 sq.m compared with last year.

Ledyard, Connecticut (Reuters) - Most of the past 400 years have been miserable for the Mashantucket Pequot. Almost annihilated by English settlers and the smallpox, the survivors were enslaved and scattered. Reduced to just a few dozen members by the 1970s, they grew lettuce and tapped maple syrup, living in poverty in trailers on a scrap of Connecticut woods. Gambling has changed all that.

The International Casino Exhibition became this week the center of attraction of the global gaming industry. In the three-day event, exhibitors talked about a very good business level but with few public from Latin America. Among the highlights, it is important to remark the important business volume and the quality of roulettes and electronic table games showcased in the different stands.

According to media reports from Russia, Storm International, the second largest company in Russian gambling business, will invest USD 300 million to build a casino and a network of gambling halls in Armenia. Lavrenti Gubin, Press Secretary of Storm International, says the company will build a 15-hectare gambling complex called “Shangri-La-Yerevan”. The company aims to build a five star hotel in the adjacent territory – with 200 rooms, a concert hall, trade center, restaurants as well as a night club.