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Haryana High Court Issues Notice To Government Over Plans For 28 Weekly Lottery Schemes
Chandigarh, India (February 20, 2013) -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday put Punjab government on notice while taking up a petition seeking ban against conducting more than one lottery per week.

Macau Casino Bonds Are Likely To Withstand Any Crackdown Aimed At Cleaning Up Macau's Gaming Industry
MACAU (February 20, 2013) -- Goldman Sachs Asset Management says Macau casino bonds are likely to withstand any crackdown aimed at cleaning up Macau's gaming industry

Penn National Gaming Files Objection To Sioux City Entertainment Financing
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (February 21, 2013) -- Penn National Gaming, the owner of Sioux City's Argosy Casino, has filed an objection to a financing proposal by Sioux City Entertainment. SCE is one of three operators vying for the license for a land-based casino in Woodbury County.

Mainland Visitors To Have Speedier E-Immigration Clearance
MACAU (February 20, 2013) -- The government is planning to extend the use of self-service immigration clearance systems to include mainland visitors. Currently they can only use the more time-consuming manned counters for immigration clearance.

Wing Hing has its Lottery Contract Renewed for MOP500,000
MACAU (February 21, 2013) -- Sociedade de Lotarias Wing Hing Lda has had its monopoly contract on Chinese lottery extended until year-end.

Expanding Lottery Favoured Before Privatization of Management
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (February 20, 2013) -- State Treasurer Rob McCord criticized Gov. Tom Corbett's handling of the effort to boost profits from the Pennsylvania Lottery to raise money for programs serving a growing senior citizen population.

Melco Crown's Philippine Unit Prepares Share Sale
MACAU (February 21, 2013) -- Manila-listed Manchester International Holdings Unlimited Corp is raising its capital stock to P5.9 billion (US$1.16 billion) from P900 million, with a unit of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd subscribing to 2.85 billion shares or 56.9 percent out of the total increase, it was announced yesterday.

OPAP: Management Presentations To Investors Starting Today
ATHENS, Greece (February 20, 2013) - As part of the privatization process, OPAP's MGT will present to the potential bidders the company's future prospects. According to Capital?s sources the presentations will start today (to INTRALOT) and several others will follow in the coming days,

Last-Minute Casino Gambling Amendment Introduced in the Kentucky House
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (February 20, 2013) - Just as the deadline for filing new bills was to expire, a bill to amend the Kentucky constitution to allow for casino gambling was introduced Tuesday afternoon in the state House.

Full Tilt Poker Owner Chris Ferguson Reaches Settlement In Civil Case
US (February 20, 2013) -- Former Full Tilt Poker owner Chris Ferguson has reached a settlement in his civil case stemming from Black Friday with the federal government, his attorney Tweeted Tuesday according to media sources.

WMS Industries Inc.: WMS and Sky Betting & Gaming Enter Into B2B Online Gaming Content Agreement " Player Access to Premium
WMS Video Slot Content Increases with Availability on Fast Growing Sky Vegas Online Casino

Supreme Ventures Opens Odyssey Gaming Lounge
KINGSTON, JAMAICA (February 20, 2013) -- Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), as part of its strategic plan for continued expansion in the gaming industry, opened the doors to Odyssey Gaming Lounge on February 9.

SHERIFF 3D Games Now Live With Edict Egaming
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (February 20, 2013) -- Leading software provider Sheriff Gaming, has today announced that it has signed a deal with edict eGaming, to provide the gaming platform developer with its vast portfolio of innovative 3D slot games and scratch cards.

London's Hippodrome Casino Launches Online
LONDON, UK (February 20, 2013) -- London's Hippodrome Casino has launched a new online casino offering powered by Betway, with Microgaming providing a suite of popular casino games and mobile gaming applications.

Swedish Online Gaming group Betsson Acquires Rival Cherryforetagen
LONDON, UK (February 20, 2013) -- Swedish online gaming firm Betsson AB (STO:BETS B) said it had sealed a SEK286m (USD45.4m/EUR33.8m) cash-and-stock deal to acquire domestic rival Cherryforetagen ab's (STO:CHERB) online gaming sites

London Capital Holdings Falls into the Red, Slashes Dividend
LONDON, UK (February 20, 2013) -- Shares in AIM-listed financial services company London Capital Group dropped after announcing that it fell into the red last year, for which reason it decided to slash its total dividend by two thirds

Connecticut Lottery Corp Reviews Marketing Contract
ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (February 20, 2013) --The Connecticut Lottery Corp. is reviewing its marketing contracts in five categories with an RFP process open through early March.

$1 Billion in Prizes for Arkansas Lottery Players! Winnings Record Trumped on Monday
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 19, 2013) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery today announced that total prizes awarded to players in Arkansas have exceeded the astonishing $1 Billion mark early Monday.

LotteryWest Contributes to Flourishing Culture and Arts Programs
PERTH, Western Australia (February 20, 2013) -- Every time the local newsagent rings up another Lotto or scratch ticket sale, a small amount runs from the cash register into arts events such as the Perth International Arts Festival and Fringe World. Under the 1992 Lotteries Commission Act, up to 2 per cent of turnover from WA's lottery must be channelled into the arts.

Bid Deposit on State Lottery Returned To British Firm
Bidding Process Will have to be Re-Opened Again should the Administration Continue with Privatization Push
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (February 19, 2013) -- As the Corbett administration debates its next step regarding lottery privatization, the British company with $50 million on the line has had its money returned

AFSME: Lottery Bid Should Be Dropped
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (February 19, 2013) -- AFSME Council 13 -- which made its own bid for the Pennsylvania Lottery - has come forward and stated that Governor Tom Corbett should drop his bid to privatize the lottery with Camelot Global Services PA.

Further casino Zones in Taiwan Ruled Out by Premier
TAIPEI, Taiwan (February 19, 2013) -- Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Tuesday that Taiwan at present only allows special casino zones on its outlying islands for legal reasons and that more consensus is needed before such zones can be established on Taiwan proper.

SJM Holdings Executive Director say More Time Needed To Evaluate Partial Smoking Ban
MACAU, SAR (February 19, 2013) -- Angela Leong On Kei, executive director of SJM Holdings Ltd

Executive Faces Board over Advertising Contract
PERTH, Western Australia (February 20, 2013) --Outgoing TVN chief executive Peter Sweeney will front his board on Wednesday to explain the deal with Channel Seven that is costing the racing aggregator $2.2 million a year, while the free-to-air broadcaster pockets more than $8 million.

Leap Forward Gaming Announces Significant Joint Development Agreement with Venetian Macau Limited
RENO, Nevada (February 19, 2013) -- Leap Forward Gaming, Inc. (LFG) of Reno, NV announced today that they have entered into a significant Joint Development Agreement with Venetian Macau Limited (VML), a subsidiary of Sands China Ltd. and operator of The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel, Sands® Cotai Central and The Plaza™ Macao and Sands® Macao, to bring LFG's patented SaffariNet® multimedia ecosystem to their table game operations.

AGEM, AGA and JCM Global Announce 15th Annual Golf Classic Fundraiser to Benefit the National Center for Responsible Gaming
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (February 19, 2013) -- For 15 years, the annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic Presented by JCM Global has been one of the premiere events in the gaming industry, and now the fun, high-profile event is back and better than ever as organizers celebrate 15 years of fun and fundraising.

888 Holdings Public Limited Company ("888") - 888 Launches Live Roulette in Spain
GIBRALTAR (February 19, 2013) -- 888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment and solution providers, announced today that it has launched Live Casino on http://www.888casino.es in Spain.

Delay in Debut of Electronic Games in Bars & Restaurants
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (February 19, 2013) -- Minnesotans will have to wait at least another month before electronic bingo games debut at bars and restaurants. The Minnesota Gambling Control Board on Tuesday delayed approval of the first electronic "linked bingo" game. The game would link players at multiple locations.

Slot Machine Case May set Precedent
SACRAMENTO, California (February 18, 2013) -- San Diego County's Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians this month became the first California tribe to get a casino agreement through the federal courts.

Gaming Commission States Casino Decisions must be based on Impact of the Projects Rather than a Contest on Speed of Start Up
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (February 19, 2013) -- Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby said Tuesday that decisions on casinos need to be based on the impact the projects will have over a span of decades, not on how soon a casino can be built.