Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp. says the US casino operator needs about $2 billion to complete five separate hotel projects in Macau.

Instead of the 8-10 percent market share that had been expected, the City of Dreams grabbed less than 7% of the Macau market during it's inaugural month.

A small casino is planned for the resort this fall, a few table games and slot machines, with a full scale gambling establishment in place by April 1, 2010.

Unfortunately for the gambling community, legislation has taken a back burner due to the economic crisis. The Bill will be on temporary hold until September at the earliest.

NetPlay has signed a new television distribution deal with the broadcast company STV Group Plc. to launch the first live interactive television casino in Scotland.

The North Carolina development has broken ground on the addition of a third hotel tower, part of a $663 million expansion that is scheduled for completion by 2012.

Singapore's new Marina Bay Sands development will be delayed until January or February due to difficulties getting construction materials such as sand and steel.

Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have launched a joint advertising campaign to position southeastern Connecticut as a gambling destination.

Bernie Goldstein, one of the founders of Isle of Capri Casinos and a pioneer in riverboat gambling, passed away from cancer on July 12.

The government has given the Hong Kong Jockey Club permission to have horse races on five more days this year as well as adding fifteen simulcast days to the racing schedule.

At the World Series of Poker Main Event, Frank issued the traditional “Shuffle up and deal” to kick things off. Afterwards, he addressed the media on the topic of legalizing online gambling.

Casinos all over the country are experiencing revenue drops and fewer visitors but the Oklahoma tribal casinos are not seeing so much of that.

Fernando Chui will take over running Macau from Edmund Ho on December 20. As the only candidate, it was no surprise when he was elected with 94% of the vote of the Election Committee.