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Betting Association and Sports Betting Operators Denounce Awarding of National Lottery License
BRUSSELS, Belgium (January 14, 2013) -- The Belgian Betting Association (BBA), Stanleybet Bingoal and Betfirst on January 7, sought for the second time to have the sports betting license issued by the Commission on Gambling to Loterie Nationale de Belgique, the Belgium National Lottery, annulled.


LCI Installing ‘Super Roulette Jackpot’ System from Gaming Support
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (January 14, 2013) -- Gaming Support announced today that London Clubs International (“LCI”) is installing its ‘super roulette jackpot’ system with integrated casino signs in nine of its UK properties. LCI is owned by Caesars Entertainment and is one of Europe’s leading casino operators.


January Gaming Revenue Still Heading Towards New Record: Analyst
MACAU, SAR (January 15, 2013) -- January continues to head towards a new gross gaming revenue monthly record in Macau, U.S.-based brokerage Sterne Agee says.
According to its checks, table-only gross gaming revenue stood at MOP12.0 billion (US$1.5 billion) through to January 13.

PokerStars Parent Company Wants To Buy US Casino
SYDNEY, Australia (January 16, 2013) -- Rational Group US Holdings, the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, is asking New Jersey casino regulators for permission to buy the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel for an undisclosed amount. If approved, the deal would mark the first purchase of an Atlantic City casino by an Internet gambling company.

Philippine Authority Says Okada Faces FBI Probe on Casino Permit
MANILA, Philippines (January 16, 2013) -- Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is reported to be facing a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation probe, adding to a Philippines justice department inquest into how he got a casino permit, the chairman of the Asian nation's gambling authority said in an interview with a reputable News source today.

Kansas County Would Get $7.25 Million Settlement
Penn National Gaming is proposing a $7.25 million settlement with Cherokee County in a dispute over a casino that was never built
EL DORADO, Kansas (January 15, 2013) -- Penn National Gaming is proposing a $7.25 million settlement with Cherokee County in a dispute over a casino that was never built.
A Local News source reports that Cherokee County sued Penn National for $53 million in 2008 after the company decided not to build a casino in southeast Kansas. The company cited competition from a resort just south of where it planned to build the casino.

11 Firms In Running For Mass. Gambling Facilities
BOSTON, Massachusetts (January 16, 2013) - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says a total of 11 companies seeking to develop a resort casino or slots parlor in Massachusetts have submitted preliminary applications along with $400,000 non-refundable entry fees. According to a local broadcast station, among those beating a 5 p.m. deadline on Tuesday was a group seeking to build a casino in the town of Milford.

Churchill Downs Unveils New Media Center/Simulcast Room
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 15, 2013) -- Churchill Downs has unveiled a multi-purpose facility known as The Parlay, which is intended to replace the Joe Hirsch Media Center for working media while also serving as the primary base for off-season simulcast bettors.

Transferrable Gaming Machines Wanted
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (January 16, 2013) -- The hospitality industry wants venues to be able to transfer gaming machines between bars and earn a percentage-based commission from their profits.
Hospitality New Zealand says new establishments are finding it hard to get a gaming license when many regions have caps on the number of machines.

Gambling Control Board Considering Proposal to Allow Pai Gow Poker at Oxford Casino
AUGUSTA, Maine (January 15, 2013) -- Maine's gambling control board is considering a proposal to allow a new a variation of poker at one of the state's casinos.
The gambling control board will see a demonstration of the game and review proposed rules for it.

Chief Executive of Major Casino Linked To Investigation By Taiwanese Authorities
DUNGOG, NSW, Australia (January 16, 2013) -- The chief executive of a Major Sydney Casino has been reportedly linked to an investigation by Taiwanese authorities into the alleged channelling of $US180 million ($170.4 million) in illicit gambling funds from Taiwan to the Chinese gambling enclave Macau, according to local publication .

Bet&Move to Partner With Income Access
LONDON, UK (January 15, 2013) -- Bet&Move, the real money mobile casino, has entered into agreement with digital marketing firm Income Access. The collaboration will see Income Access institute Bet&Move's new affiliate marketing programme, while also tailoring its iGaming-specific software and marketing services for Bet& Move's unique platform offerings. The partnership will provide Bet&Move with industry-leading software solutions

Zynga Hit by Lawsuit Based on Employee Unpaoid Overtime
NEW YORK NY (January 15, 2013) - A Subscription based publication has reported that Zynga Inc. was hit with a proposed class action Monday in California federal court by a former software engineer at the social media gaming firm accusing it of alledgedly failing to give engineers proper overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt from such wages.

Clubs Say Raffles are No Longer A Winning Prospect For Fundraising
Groups Cite Extensive Record Keeping Involved As Reason For Discontinuation
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (January 13, 2013) -- Filing the paperwork with the state for raffles, daily drawings and pull tabs has become a big job for social clubs and organizations and led to some discontinuing small games of chance. A local news publication reports that the games raise funds to be used in-house and in the community, but Act 2 of 2012 requires extensive record keeping in order to account for the money.
If the lawmakers want to help they could simplify the reporting requirements or legalize video poker machines that were money makers for the Club and others.
A lawmaker also wants to have another shot at legalizing video poker so taverns and clubs could compete with casinos and raise money for property tax relief.

Clubs Vexed by an Overload of Paperwork
People who keep the records and file the reports at these clubs are a small group of volunteers. We're not CPAs
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania (January 15, 2013) -- Legislators suggest there are changes on the way for Pennsylvania's Act 2 law that regulates small games of chance at private and nonprofit clubs. The operators of private and veterans clubs say it can't come too soon. The deadline for nonprofit organizations and charities to submit annual and semi-annual reports as dictated by last year's Act 2 legislation has been extended by the Corbett administration.
Claims the effect of a reporting deadline extension is superficial - the delay may be more about the state's readiness rather than a helping hand for clubs.
"I think it (the extension) may because the state was ready to start accepting the reports. The system may not be functional yet or they haven't staffed for it."

Record Lottery Ticket Sales Means $81 Million Boost For State Government
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 15, 2013) -- Record sales of lottery tickets led to a record profit for state government last year, the director of the Kansas Lottery told lawmakers Tuesday. "As a result of the record sales year, the lottery was able to transfer to the state's financial coffers approximately $72 million, a record amount," acting Lottery Director Dennis Taylor said in a report to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee. In addition, lottery winners paid about $9 million in income taxes on their winnings, for a total profit to the state of about $81 million.

International Lottery & Totalizator Systems Receives Order for New Intelimark FLX-2 Terminals From Sports Toto Malaysia
VISTA, California (January 15, 2013) -- International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (ILTS) (OTCBB: ITSI) announced today that the Company has received an order valued at approximately US$11 million from Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd (STM) for new Intelimark FLX-2 lottery terminals, CheckWin units, associated services and software .

Paddy Power International Ltd.. Receives Sports Betting License In Schleswig-Holstein
KIEL, Germany (January 15, 2013) -- A few days ago the betting organizer Betbull Group, Paddy Power International Limited, received a concession to the organization of sports in Schleswig-Holstein. Alexander Leip, Managing Director of Betbull Holding SE, is pleased with the positive response from the user

Novomatic Taps Capital Market - 100-Million Bond Issue Comes
VIENNA / GUMPOLDSKIRCHEN (January 15, 2013) -- The Lower Austrian gaming company Novomatic taps again to the capital markets with the issuing a corporate bond of at least 100 million euros. The six-year issue is also addressed to small private investor's, the denomination will be 500 euro, the interest rate 4.00 percent likely. The Group intends to use the money for investments and acquisitions. Novomatic intensified since mainly on companies in the online gaming sector, looks great for potential in the eyes of Director-General Franz Wohlfahrt