Expansion of Regional Gaming Machine Caps Announced
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 22, 2006) -- On October 12, 2006 the Premier launched ‘Taking Action on Problem Gambling,’ the Victorian Government’s five year strategy to combat problem gambling. One of the key initiatives is the extension of the regional caps from five to nineteen regions. A Ministerial order was published in the Government Gazette on the same day, setting out the regions and the criteria that the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) must use to determine the maximum permissible number of gaming machines available......................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Approves Eleven Permanent Gaming Machine Operator Licenses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (December 20, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously approved 11 applications for permanent slot-machine gaming operator licenses, including five for the first standalone casinos awarded under the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004...............................Subscribers

Venues Announced For Gaming Machine Removals
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 18, 2006) -- Minister for Gaming, Daniel Andrews, today welcomed the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) announcement of venues that will have a total of 543 gaming [pokie] machines removed as part of the Bracks Government’s second round of regional caps.................................Subscribers

Venues To Lose Gaming Machines In Gambling Crackdown
VICTORIA, Australia (December 18, 2006) -- The Victorian Government has announced which gaming venues are to lose gaming [poker] machines under its plan to cap machine numbers in nineteen (19) Victorian regions................................Subscribers

Reconfiguration of the VLT Network and Establishment of Four Gaming Centres -Accessibility to VLTs in Québec to Diminish by Close to One Third
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (December13, 2006) - Loto-Québec is reminding the public that its plan for the establishment of four gaming centres in the province is part of a series of initiatives outlined in its 2004-2007 Development Plan...............................Subscribers

VLT Modification Responsible for Drop in Player Numbers
NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada (December 6, 2006) -- A change to video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Newfoundland and Labrador has led to a small drop in the number of players.............................Subscribers

Video Lottery Revenue Remains Strong Despite Competition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (November 29, 2006) --West Virginia’s video lottery turnover hasn’t been affected by the mid-November opening of Pennsylvania’s first video slots facility...........................Subscribers

Slovenske Loterie a.s. Seeks Strategic Partner for Expansion
Expression of Interest Sought for Investment in Established Video Lottery Operation
BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic (November 27, 2006) -- Slovenske Loterie a.s., the largest operator of video lottery terminals (VLT(r)) in Slovakia, announced today it is inviting submissions of an Expression of Interest in the acquisition of a strategic number of the company's shares. Effectively, the company is seeking to partner with a qualified investor to further develop its video lottery route operation in the Slovak Republic...............................Subscribers

Next Generation of Slots More Sociable
LOS ANGELES, California, USA (November 22, 2006) – Gaming machine manufacturers are reportedly trying to increase the social aspect of their machines by linking up [slot] machines so players can share payouts and the thrill of winning...............................Subscribers

Consortium Seeks to be Sole Operator of State’s Gaming Machines, Claims to have a Plan to End Problem Gambling
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 21, 2006) -- A consortium bidding to operate Victoria's gaming [poker] machines, claims to have technology that will end problem gambling in the state.......................Subscribers

New Gaming Machines 'Promote Responsible Gambling'
DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia (November 20, 2006) – Gaming machine players can keep track of their spending and the odds of winning "the big one" with the launch of a new line of machines......................Subscribers

Gaming Referendums, Three States Say No to Expanded Gambling
UNITED STATES (November 8, 2006) -- Residents of Ohio, Rhode Island and Nebraska said no to gambling measures on Tuesday, while voters in South Dakota failed to repeal video lottery and Arkansas lifted a statewide ban on charitable bingo and raffle games................................Subscribers

Is UK Gaming Machine Operator a Takeover Target?
LONDON, United Kingdom (November 1, 2006) -- Shares in Talarius soared 22p to 2591/2p today as the arcades and gaming [fruit] machines operator admitted it was being courted by a suitor...................................Subscribers

Understanding the Keno Debate; 421 Would Expand Lottery Act To Include Video Keno
NEBRASKA, USA (November 1, 2006) -- Initiative 421 is proposed to amend the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act to allow video keno in Nebraska by local Nebraska businesses.......................Subscribers

Provincial Treasurer to Review VLT Payout Ratio
CANADA (October 30, 2006) – Provincial Treasurer Mitch Murphy will reportedly look into allegations that the odds of a video lottery terminal (VLT) player winning on P.E.I. are lower than in the rest of Atlantic Canada...........................Subscribers

State Supreme Court Clears Video KENO Measure for Ballot
LINCOLN, Nebraska, USA (October 27, 2006) -- The video keno initiative before Nebraska voters is sufficiently different from 2004’s casino gambling proposals to remain on the November 7 ballot.......................Subscribers

Video Lottery to Face Fourth Vote
SOUTH DAKOTA (October 26, 2006) -- South Dakota voters have supported video lottery three times in the past 14 years, but Forward South Dakota has reportedly gathered enough signatures to put Initiative ‘No. 7’ on the November 7 ballot.............................Subscribers

Senate Approves Amendments to State Gambling Law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (October 24, 2006) -- The state Senate voted 50-0 this morning to approve a package of 30 amendments to the slots law of 2004...........................Subscribers

Delaware Casinos to Offer Multi-Player Video Lottery Machines
DOVER, Delaware, USA 9October 20, 2006) -- The facilities at Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Midway Slots at Harrington Raceway have received their first set of multi-player video lottery machines...............................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Gambling Law Reform Still Unresolved
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA (October 19, 2006) -- State lawmakers are reported as saying that they need more time to resolve their differences over reforming the state's gaming [slot] machine gambling law.............................Subscribers

Government Announces Regional Gaming Machine Caps
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 12, 2006) -- The Victorian government has reportedly extended its regional caps policy from five to 19 areas around the state which will result in a total of 540 machines being moved from six areas............................Subscribers

Maximum Jackpots on UK Gaming Machines to be Increased
LONDON, United Kingdom (October 6, 2006) -- Maximum jackpots on gaming [fruit] machines are to be increased after ministers caved in to controversial demands for increased payouts in pubs and betting shops.........................Subscribers

Lottery Machines Arrive At Vernon Downs
VERNON, New York (October 4, 2006) -- The first round of video gaming machines has reportedly been delivered to the new 26,600-square-foot gaming facility at Vernon Downs.  There will be 777 machines housed in the facility..........................Subscribers

Record Breaking $2 Million Jackpot Up for Grabs in First Ever Multi-State Video Lottery!
CASHOLA (October 3, 2006) -- Ca$hola, the first ever multi-state progressive video lottery game to be offered among U.S. states, has reached a record breaking jackpot of over $2 million and will continue to grow until won..........................Subscribers

Dreamgate Aims To Make Slot Machines
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (October 2, 2006) -- Dreamgate Corp Bhd, which now distributes and assembles gaming machines, reportedly wants to manufacture its own gaming [slot] machines in three to five years and will continue to focus on Asian markets............................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Releases Estimates From Financial Suitability Task Force Report
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (September 27, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today posted on its web site revenue projections for all six of the Category 1 applicants from a report of the Financial Suitability Task Force...........................Subscribers

Regulators Award First Gaming Machine Licenses
Governor Rendell Applauds Gaming Control Board Says Gaming Control Board Action Moves Homeowners One Step Closer to Property Tax Relief
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (September 27, 2006) -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell applauded the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today after it approved conditional slot-machine gaming operator licenses...........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Manufacturer Aims to Strike it Rich in Singapore
SINGAPORE (September 28 2006) -- Dreamgate Corp Bhd, confident of its prospects to supply gaming machines to the two upcoming casinos in Singapore, is setting up an office there to prepare for a surge in business activity.....................Subscribers

Senate Approves Gaming Machine Amendment
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (September 27, 2006) -- The Senate has reportedly unanimously approved legislation to make a number of changes to Pennsylvania's two-year-old law that legalized gaming [slot] machines...........................Subscribers

Cyberview to Supply Ladbrokes with 4,000 Additional Next Generation Server-Based Gaming Machines
Total Number Ordered by Ladbrokes Now at 7,000
Company Continues as Ladbrokes Sole FOBT Supplier
LONDON & LAS VEGAS (September 25, 2006) -- Cyberview Technology, a leading provider of downloadable server-based systems to the gaming industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply an additional 4,000 next generation Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to Ladbrokes, the UK’s largest bookmaker...............................Subscribers

Initiative Would Authorize Slot Machines at Commercial Horse Racetracks in Ohio
AURORA, Ontario, Canada (September 19, 2006) -- Magna Entertainment Corp. reported today that that the Ohio Secretary of State has confirmed that a referendum question on the proposed addition of Article XV, Section 12 to the Ohio Constitution (the "Initiative") will be submitted to voters at the November 2006 general election............................Subscribers

Delay in Approving VLT Casino Contract Depriving the State of Needed Revenue
NEW YORK, USA (September 18, 2006) -- State Comptroller Alan Hevesi has reportedly written to the state Division of Lottery, warning its delay in approving a video lottery terminal (VLT) casino contract for Aqueduct racetrack is costing the state needed revenues and risking bankruptcy for the New York Racing Association (NYRA).................................Subscribers

Estimated 30% of St.-Petersburg’s Gambling Establishments Fail to Meet New Regulations
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (September 7, 2006) -- New regulations concerning gambling establishments came into force last week. Not only has the Committee for Management of State Property declined to.............Subscribers

Japanese Gaming Machine Makers Move Into South Korean Market
SEOUL, South Korea (August 31, 2006) -- Japanese video gambling machine makers are boosting operations in South Korea, according to a local industry sources...............Subscribers

New Gaming Machine Expansion Blocked
LOS ANGELES, California, USA (September 2, 2006) -- Bill(s) that would have allowed for some 20,000 new gaming [slot] machines on several reservations, in addition to the 60,000 already there has reportedly stalled..........................Subscribers

State Allows Increase in Gaming Machine Numbers
PERTH, Western Australia (August 30, 2006) – The WA Government has reportedly given Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) the green light to install another 250 gaming machines in its Burswood casino..............................Subscribers

Push to Amend Gaming Machine License Rules
ADELAIDE, South Australia (August 29, 2006) – When the SA State Parliament resumes today after the winter recess one lawmaker is reportedly planning to move an amendment to legislation that would prevent clubs handing over gaming [poker] machine entitlements to hotels.........................Subscribers

Call for the Introduction of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
DUBLIN, Ireland (August 24, 2006) -- Betting shops in Ireland have called for legislation to be introduced that would allow gaming [slot] machines, 'fixed odds betting terminals', or FOBTs.......................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Approves Two Supplier Licenses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (August 23, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to approve licenses for two companies...............Subscribers

Gaming Machine Manufacturer Back In The Black
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 23, 2006) -- Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd is back in the black after booking a full year profit and is flagging further earnings growth this year...................................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Manufacturer Aristocrat Reports Record Profit
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 22, 2006) – Gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure says the outlook for the year remains positive after reporting a record profit.......................Subscribers

Chilco Announces Sale of First Slot Machines
LOS ANGELES, California, USA (August 18, 2006) -- Chilco River Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CRVH) is pleased to announce that the company recently exhibited its new line of slot machines at the Peru Gaming Show 2006.......................Subscribers

PA Gaming Control Board to Release Updated Applicant Information
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (August 16, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will make available to the public the ownership stakes of applicants for gaming licenses in the Commonwealth.............................Subscribers

Minister Announces Reduction in Gaming Machine Spending Growth and Machine Numbers per 1,000 Adults
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 3, 2006) -- Spending on gaming [pokies] machines grew just 3.3 per cent in the 2005/06 financial year - the third lowest since machines were introduced into................Subscribers

Smoke Ban Has a Significant Impact on Gaming Machine Revenue
NEW ZEALAND (August 5, 2006) -- The smoking ban in pubs and clubs is reported to have dramatically affected gaming machine revenue with spending on gaming machine down ..........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Operator Defends Numbers
VICTORIA, Australia (August 4, 2006) – In reply to the State opposition’s recent announcement that it would cut Victoria's 27,500 gaming machines by 20 per cent, about 5500 machines, if it wins government at the upcoming election, Tabcorp................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Expenditure Hits $2.5 Billion
VICTORIA, Australia (August 4, 2006) – Victorian Gaming machine expenditure reportedly reached 2.472 billion last financial year, just $90 million shy of the record........................Subscribers

Lottery Prepares to Defend Gaming Machine Revenue
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (August 2, 2006) – During a recent commission meeting the state Lottery Director John Musgrave is reported as saying................Subscribers

Gaming Company Announces Receipt of Delaware State Lottery Contract
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (July 31, 2006) -- Shuffle Master announced today that it has been awarded the first Delaware State Lottery System multi-terminal video lottery machine contract which will result in placements of...................Subscribers

Lawmakers Agree, No Cuts to Gaming Machine Numbers
CANBERRA, ACT, Australia (July 30, 2006) – ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and Opposition Leader Bill Stefaniak both confirmed their support yesterday for the current cap on gaming machine numbers..................Subscribers

Loto-Québec Awards Contract For Repairing the Province's VLTs to Large American Firm
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (july 27, 2006) -- Loto-Québec is reported to have recently issued a three-year $21-million contract to................Subscribers

Court Rules Discount Coupon Machines Constitute Gambling
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, USA (July 27, 2006) - The Court of Appeals reportedly ruled today that machines that dispense merchandise discount coupons, but also offer buyers a chance to win cash prizes, constitute illegal gambling...........Subscribers

High Court Asked to Put Video Lottery Measure on Ballot
PIERRE, South Dakota, USA (July 27, 2006) -- The South Dakota Supreme Court was asked today to place a measure that would repeal video gambling on the fall ballot................................Subscribers

Push To Break Gaming Machine Duopoly
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 27, 20060 -- Members of the Victorian State Government gaming licence review panel were told yesterday by Woolworth’s partner in about 6,800 of Victoria's 27,500 suburban poker machines.............................Subscribers

Governor Says VLTs Should be Considered
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (July 25, 2006) – Governor Jon Corzine said on Tuesday that New Jersey should at least consider allowing video lottery terminals (VLTs). ............................Subscribers

Fewer People Playing VLTs in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada (July 21, 2006) -- Fewer people are playing Nova Scotia's video lottery terminals (VLTs), resulting in a multimillion-dollar drop in revenues for the government.............Subscribers

Gaming Machine Numbers to be Slashed
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 24, 2006) -- Gaming machine numbers will be slashed by............Subscribers

Controversial VLT Project Delayed for Several Months
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada (July 18, 2006) -- A decision on smart cards for video lottery terminals (VLTs) has been delayed for.................Subscribers

PA Gaming Control Board Approves Four Supplier Licenses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (July 20, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to approve licenses for................Subscribers

Internal Affairs Electronic Monitoring of Gaming Machines Under Way
NEW ZEALAND (July 13, 2006) -- Work begins in earnest on Monday (July 17) to connect more than 20,000 gaming machines in some 1600 pubs and clubs to an electronic monitoring system (EMS).............Subscribers

Response to VLT Venue Surpasses Expectations
NEW YORK, USA (July 10, 2006) -- State Senator Thomas Libous and other officials at Tioga Downs handed out hundreds of scratch-off New York Lottery tickets to consumers who attended the VLT venue’s ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning..........Subscribers

Rhode Island Joins with Delaware and West Virginia to Offer New Progressive Gaming Machines
RHODE ISLAND, USA (July 6, 2006) -- Rhode Island is joining with Delaware and West Virginia to offer new progressive gaming [slot] machines with jackpots reportedly as high as $2 million........................Subscribers

Victorian Gaming Machine Revenue…….
VICTORIA, Australia (July 5, 2006) -- New figures show Victoria has 556 pubs, clubs, taverns and bars with gaming [poker] machines. 518 licensed venues are gaming machine free................................Subscribers

Government Looks for Up-Front Fee In Exchange for Generous Gaming Machine Tax Rate
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (July 4, 2006) – The NSW Government is reportedly in the process of negotiating for the renewal of state’s exclusive casino operating licence..............................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Approves Supplier Regulations
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (June 28, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to approve regulations governing suppliers of slot machines and associated equipment in the Commonwealth..........................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Approves Manufacturer, Supplier Licenses 
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (June 28, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to approve licenses for three companies that filed applications to be manufacturers of slot machines and associated equipment in the Commonwealth..................................Subscribers

Smart Card Marketing Systems Commence Pilot in Florida Video Lottery Market
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 28, 2006) -- Smart Card Marketing Systems announced today that they have commenced a pilot with a few of their co-brand card merchants in the Florida video lottery market.............Subscribers

Senate Approves Bill to do Away with Gaming Machine Middlemen
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (June 27, 2006) - The state Senate reportedly approved legislation on Tuesday that would abolish a requirement that gaming [slot] machine manufacturers.............................Subscribers

Senators Pull Gaming Machine Proposal
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (June 27, 2006) – Californian race tracks are looking to introduce special gambling machines that can replay 250,000 historic races from the past 30 years...........................Subscribers

Registers for Gaming Machines Delayed
KIEV, Ukraine (June 25, 2006) -- The Cabinet of Ministers has extended, by its ordinance, the introduction of the registers of monetary settlements, which are designed for gaming [slot] machines for gambling with coins..........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Sales Issue May Delay Licenses
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA (June 17, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board may have to delay awarding fourteen (14) gaming machine licenses if the issue on how gaming..............................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board to Hold Licensing Hearings on Conditional Category 1 Applications
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (June 15, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold Licensing Hearings on the six applications it received for conditional Category 1 gaming licenses in Harrisburg on..................................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Begins Comment Period on Draft Regulations
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (June 15, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today began 5-day public-comment periods on four sets of draft regulations.................................Subscribers

Government Poised to Grant Major Increase in Prizes for Gaming Machines
LONDON, United Kingdom (June 13, 2006) – The government is reportedly poised to agree to a major increase in jackpot prizes for gaming [fruit] machines...........................Subscribers

Gaming Machines Upgrades Cause Hardship for Small Clubs
NEW ZEALAND (June 11, 2006) -- The NZ Government has set a deadline of March 18 next year for all of New Zealand's 21,000 gaming machines to be hooked up to an electronic monitoring system............................Subscribers

Gambling Proves a Nice Little Earner for State Government
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 31, 2006) – Budget papers reportedly reveal the Victorian State Government stands to collect nearly...........................Subscribers

Are Gaming Machine ‘Middlemen’ Really Necessary?
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (May 24, 2006) – some lawmakers reportedly want to get rid of a provision that requires casinos in the state to buy their gaming [slot] machines from suppliers rather than getting them directly from manufacturers.......................Subscribers

Estonian Firm Eyes Ukraine's Gaming Machine Industry
UKRAINE, Kiev (May 25, 2006) -- Olympic Entertainment Group, a major player in the gambling industries of the Baltics and Belarus, has reportedly said that it plans to invest over €30 million euros in the development of its business in the Ukraine........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Revenue Slows
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (May 18, 2006) – According to local media reports, recently released figures reveal clubs and pubs have experienced a dramatic reduction in revenue increases from gaming [poker] machines...........................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Approves Three Manufacturer Licenses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (May 19, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to award licenses to three (3) companies that filed applications to be manufacturers of slot machines and associated equipment..........................Subscribers

Canadian Company Launches Gaming Machine Testing Facility
CANADA (May 18, 2006) -- A small Moncton company is hoping to break into the lucrative market in testing gambling machines...........................Subscribers

Video Lottery Network Restructuring: Target 2007
QUEBEC, Canada (May 15, 2006) - The restructuring of Québec's video lottery network is in full swing with the target completion date of 2007 well within reach. This undertaking is the result of the Government of Québec's having authorized Loto-Québec, back in November 2004, to create a subsidiary responsible for.........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Maker Gambling on Court Decision
OHIO, USA (May 1, 2006) -- The Ohio court system is being asked to decide if the popular Tic-Tac Fruit games popping up in bars and truck stops are gaming [slot] machines or games of skill...................Subscribers

Alarm Raised at Increase in Gaming Machine Numbers
BRISBANE, Qld., Australia (May 6, 2006) – New figures show the number of gaming [poker] machines in Queensland has topped.......................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Backers Amalgamate Plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (May 2, 2006) -- There will likely be just one gambling issue on the November 7 ballot.............................Subscribers

State Issues Rule Book for Gaming Machine Operators
FLORIDA (April 23, 2006) -- The state of Florida has reportedly released a 116-page rule book for operating gaming [slot] machines at four Broward County pari-mutuels, detailing what kind of gaming facilities they can build...........................Subscribers

Poll Finds Majority Support for Restricting VLT Access
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (April 18, 2006) – Senator Jean Lapointe is proposing a bill that would ban video lottery terminals (VLTs) from all establishments except.......................Subscribers

Attorney General Rejects Ballot Language in Gaming Machine Proposals
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (April 14, 2006) - The attorney general told three groups pursing the legalization of gaming [slot] machines at racetracks that their proposals can not go on the ballot because.......................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Numbers Continue to Decline in……
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (April 11, 2006) -- The number of gaming [poker] machines in the community has dropped, according to latest statistics from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)..............................Subscribers

Video Lottery Petition Drive Begins
SOUTH DAKOTA, USA (March 30, 2006) – Opponents of video lottery terminals (VLTs) have joined the gaggle of groups circulating petitions to send issues to the November general-election ballot.......................Subscribers

German Gaming Specialist Releases Final Results
ALTENHOLZ/HAMBURG, Deutschland (March 30, 2006) - The SDAX-listed gaming specialist FLUXX AG (ISIN DE0005763502) presented its final accounts for 2005 at today"s Annual Press Conference in Hamburg..........................Subscribers

VLT Revenue Up in Smoke
ALBERTA, Canada (March 26, 2006) -- Legislation, including a provincial law that tightened restrictions on public tobacco use on January 1, is expected to reduce the government's VLT take in 2006-07................................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Tax Deal Struck
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 27, 2006) – Apparently ClubsNSW and the state government have kissed and made-up. The two have been in dispute since the government announced in June 2003 gaming machine tax increases that included lifting the top rate from................................Subscribers

Residents from Massachusetts and Rhode Island Spent $1.7 Billion at Regional Gaming Facilities
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, USA (March 22, 2006) -- Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents spent nearly $1.7 billion last year at Connecticut casinos and Rhode Island ..............................Subscribers

UK Firms Face Increased Gaming Machine Tax
LONDON, UK (March 22, 2006) – UK gaming/betting firms were dealt a blow in Wednesday's budget when the government imposed licence fees on all electronic fixed odds betting machines................................Subscribers

Gaming Machines to be Hit Hard in Budget
LONDON, United Kingdom (March 21, 2006) -- Business in Sport and Leisure, a trade body representing gambling and other leisure companies, has called on the Chancellor to adopt a "pragmatic view" on taxing gaming [fruit] machines.........................Subscribers

Legislative Committee Considers Gaming Machine Bill
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, USA (March 17, 2006) -- Governor Robert Ehrlich, as part of his annual legislative package, has once again submitted a proposal to bring gaming [slot] machines to Maryland..............................Subscribers

Canadian Gaming Association - Study on VLT Gaming in Canada
TORONTO, Canada (March 16, 2006) -- VLT gaming in Canada is well-regulated and operated with a high degree of public accountability, according to a fact-based, research report commissioned by the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)..........................Subscribers

Iowa Senate Votes to Ban Lottery Machines; Debate Begins in House Today
DES MOINES, Iowa, USA (March 14, 2006) -- The Iowa Senate on Monday night reportedly voted to completely ban the Lottery's TouchPlay machines from stores and taverns in the state....................Subscribers

Poll Indicates Majority of Voters Back Gaming Machines
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (March 13, 2006) – According to a recent poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, a majority of Massachusetts voters want to legalize ...........................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Releases List of Nine New Manufacturer Applicants
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (March 8, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released a preliminary list of the nine entities and associated applicants that submitted applications for licensing as manufacturers of slot machines and ...............................Subscribers

Racetracks May Add Non-Cash Video Stations
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (February 28, 2006) – Texas' racetracks reportedly want Legislators to approve the introduction of video lottery terminals (VLTs) that would be overseen by the Texas Lottery Commission..............................Subscribers

Government Releases Issue Papers for Gaming Licence Review
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 2, 2006) – The state Government has reportedly released four issue papers for its review into gaming machine, wagering and club keno licences...............................Subscribers

State to Get Look-Alike Gaming Machines
OKLAHOMA, USA (March 1, 2006) -- Until November 2004, Oklahoma casinos were restricted to bingo-based Class II machines................................Subscribers

Mainland VLTs Match Macau’s Gaming Machine Takings
CHINA (March 1, 2006) -- Video lottery terminals (VLTs) on the mainland are reportedly now generating as much gambling revenue as Macau’s gaming [slot] machines...............................Subscribers

Petitions Circulating to Eliminate Video Lottery
SOUTH DAKOTA, USA (February 28, 2006) – Petitions are reportedly circulating in South Dakota that seek to eliminate the video lottery.............................Subscribers

Control Board Approves Six Gaming Machine Manufacturers
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (February 28, 2006) – The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to award licenses to six companies that .................................Subscribers

Anti-Gambling Forces Rally to Support Bill to Rescind Law that Legalized Gaming Machine Venues
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA (February 24, 2006) -- Anti-gambling forces will reportedly assemble in Harrisburg on March 6 to hold a public hearing on a bill to rescind the law that legalized..........................Subscribers

Gaming Interests Form New Trade Association
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA (February 24, 2006) -- Companies associated with the new gaming [slots] machine venues ............................Subscribers

Government Approves VLT Review
SASKATCHEWAN, Canada (February 24, 2006) – The government is reportedly launching a review to determine if reducing the number of video lottery terminals ...........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Manufacturer Returns to Profitability
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 21, 2006) -- Gaming machine manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd today reported a net profit of .............................Subscribers

Gaming Machines Account for More Than 60% of Government's Gambling Revenue
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (February 22, 2006) -- Gaming machines have reportedly created a windfall for the Queensland State Government, with ..........................Subscribers

Clubs Vote to Reject Government’s Tax Offer on Gaming Machines
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 17, 2006) -- NSW registered clubs have reportedly rejected an offer by the State Government to modify its planned gaming machine tax increases.........................Subscribers

Government Dragging Feet on Gaming Machine Reform
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 15, 2006) -- The Victorian Local Governance Association has demanded that the Minister for Gaming, John Pandazopoulos release ...............................Subscribers

Decision Expected Shortly on Gaming Machine Suppliers
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA (February 14, 2006) --The state Gaming Control Board is reported to be close to resolving the logjam on how gaming [slot] machine distributors will be licensed in .............................Subscribers

Duma Committee Backs Bill Banning Gambling Business in Moscow
ST.PETERSBURG AND SOCHI (February 7, 2006) -- The State Duma on January 12, 2006 called on the lower house to pass in a first reading amendments to the Licensing Law banning ........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Numbers Down 15%
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (February 2, 2006) -- The numbers of gambling licences has declined since the introduction of the Gambling Act 2003, according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)...............................Subscribers

Governor Wants More VLTs and Restrictions Relaxed on Quick Draw Keno
NEW YORK (January 29, 2006) – Governor George Pataki has reportedly asked state lawmakers to authorize another three VLT venues.............................Subscribers

New Lottery Board Criticizes Administration Over VLT Contracts
RHODE ISLAND, USA (January 24, 2006) – The newly appointed Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery held its first meeting on Monday at Rhode Island Lottery headquarters, electing ............................Subscribers

Reduction in Gaming Machine Numbers Has Little Impact on Government Revenue
ADELAIDE, South Australia (January 23, 2006) -- Expenditure on gaming [poker] machines has dropped only .............................Subscribers

Initial Findings for Electronic Warnings on VLTs Released
EDMONTON (January 13, 2006) - The first scientific study on electronic warnings built into video lottery terminals (VLTs) suggests the features are having limited success at best...................................Subscribers

China LotSynergy Announces Another Acquisition, Second in Recent Weeks
HONG KONG (January 15, 2006) -- China LotSynergy, a GEM-board-listed provider of lottery ticketing systems, said it is paying ...........................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board Receives 25 Application Submissions for Gaming Machine Operator Licenses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (January 9, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it has received .......................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Expenditure Nearly Back to Pre-Smoking Ban Levels
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 8, 2006) -- Smoke-free laws introduced in 2002 triggered a slump in gaming machine expenditure, but the latest figures from the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation........................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Critics Slam Review Appointment
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 5, 2006) -- Anti-gambling campaigners have reportedly criticised the appointment of a former public servant to hear community concerns during .........................Subscribers

Government Orders Gaming Machine Probe
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 5, 2006) -- The Victorian government has reportedly ordered an inquiry into profiting through gaming [poker] machines installed in sporting and community clubs...............................Subscribers

Governor Signs Gaming Machine Bill
FLORIDA, USA (January 4, 2006) -- Governor Jeb Bush reportedly signed into law on Wednesday a bill allowing gaming [slot] machines in four Fort Lauderdale area betting sites..............................Subscribers

Gaming License Review Begins
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 4, 2006) – The Victorian State Government reportedly announced that it has started a long-awaited review of the gaming [slot] machine, wagering and keno lottery licenses held by Tabcorp Ltd. and Tattersall's Ltd............................Subscribers