As a result of the vacuum in the gaming industry with respect to the ladies’ market, Cameo Casino comes with the innovative idea of this unique option. With this, they intend to cover the needs of a thumpingly growing feminine public, estimated in the 50% of online gambling followers. This large group had not been especially acknowledged yet, according to Cameo Casino creators.

Before designing Cameo Casino, hundreds of women players were asked in order to gather the necessary input to get a clear view of today’s woman expectations and interests.

TBG London is an English marketing agency. Nowadays it is working to develop a six-figure online advertising campaign for the online site Cyberslotz.co.ok, a site mainly directed to slots and casino websites.

The main objective of TBG’s work focuses in launching the new bingo game the site will have soon, as well as running ongoing online advertising campaigns, the specific target will be male and female focused websites.

This is the fourth time in two years that the slot machine maker, International Game Technology, sues its rival, Bally Technologies. All lawsuits were due to patent infringement. This particular time, IGT claims that the Bally Power Bonusing created by Bally Technologies infringes upon several patents registered by IGT in the United States.

IGT is asking the District Court to order the removal of said products. Apparently, the company had warned Bally not to use the system in casinos because it meant an infringement on its patents but they were ignored.

Connecticut's Mashantucket Pequots, Donald Trump and other groups striving to obtain the licenses for slot-machine rooms in Philadelphia promised to reconstruct the industrial sections of the city and donate millions of dollars to charity.

There are five groups interested in the two licenses available to open slot-machine casinos in Philadelphia. They all appeared at a hearing before the state’s gambling regulators. Among other things, they pledged to build a boardwalk along the Delaware River.

Red Rock Casino operators announced they will acquire the validation technology Universal Bill Acceptor (UBA) from JCM and Intelligent Cash Box (ICB).

UBA is an advanced bill validation technology that uses optical and magnetic sensors recently developed. This device is completed with the high impact Plastic Cash Box. The ICB system makes all financial transactions less vulnerable to human errors during counting process.

According to the vice-president and spokeswoman of the regional government, María Jesús Ruíz, from early this year and until 2008, 117 new licenses will be granted yearly.

The vice-president said the limitation answers to the problems that occurred in 2002, when the slots offer exceeded the demand. Today there are a total of 16.757 granted licenses in the region.

The German Justice sentenced a Casino to pay off two wives whose husbands had lost all their savings playing Slots.

The Court of Karlsruhe Judges, in Germany, listened carefully how the “gaming addicts” had written the Casino asking no to let them enter if they tried. However, and spite of the warning, the Casino's security let these two men in and they lost almost 12.000 dollars playing Slots.

More and more women are becoming addicted to gambling, according to a study carried out in Argentina, which assures they start gambling younger and feel more attracted to casino games once they’re retired.

“Although it is true that women have always preferred bingo and slot machines rather than other (traditionally more addictive) casino games, the number of compulsive female players has increased a lot”, said doctor Susan Calero, psychiatrist and director of the Addiction Services at Alvarez Hospital.

This is not the first bid made for the company, but the third in the last few weeks. Colony Capital and Pinnacle Entertainment are also trying to acquire the firm.

Last 13th March, Colony offered 38 dollars for each share of Aztar while Pinnacle offered 41 dollars on 31th March. Now, Ameristar has raised the bids to 42 dollars.

The three companies are disputing the 34-acre land Aztar owns in Las Vegas, at one of the busiest intersections of the city where the Tropicana Hotel and Casino operates.

The Russian Duma, the lower house of the Parliament, introduced restrictions to the slot machines, casinos and gambling businesses related to the flourishing gaming industry in this country.

The members of the Duma voted 305 to 105 in a first round to approve the law, something that will prohibit minors to enter casinos and other gambling establishments, and will remove slot machines from subway stations and other public places, such as airports and train stations.