Playboy Enterprises Inc. has announced that it intends to open a gaming complex in Macau in 2008. The decision came after reports of rising incomes in China’s enclave, which is competing with Las Vegas as the gaming capital of the world.

“Macau has vast growing power as a travel destination, with the number of visitors expected to double between 2006 and 2011,” Christie Hefner, daughter of Hugh Hefner and Playboy Chairman and Chief Executive, explained. She also added that $2 billion will be invested in the Playboy Mansion Macao that will be built in partnership with Macao Studio City.

Since the beginning, controversy has tarnished the opening of the Gran Casino Aljarafe, but it didn’t stop its activity. In fact, besides the first croupiers’ course organized by the city when the casino opened, now there is a new group of young people studying at the casino and since yesterday they have set foot in the casino, but now as professionals.

They will work during the practice hours included in the studies contract that, currently, allows them to acquire the knowledge needed to develop the profession that they have been learning since March.

Excellent news for online gambling companies and online gambling fans. South Africa will be the next country to legalize online poker and online gambling in general, answering in this way to the growing demand of this industry in the country.

After the United States experience, that showed than prohibiting online gambling does little to solve the regulatory problems of the business, many countries have followed the American example of giving a legal and regulatory frame to online gambling companies. Some of the countries that have followed this path are: Spain, Italy, Singapore, United Kingdom and now South Africa, just to name a few.

The company Heal Technology has announced that they will be launching in the market a new line of electronic roulettes that will have the TITO system. They also talked about FADJA and the presentation of their new gaming platform.

In spite of the cost that the investment of putting this new hardware in the machines implies, it is still very productive because it is expected that, in the short term, the advantages will be very superior to the initial investment, which is why it turns out to be so promising.

Early this morning, the Stardust Hotel and Casino was demolished, leaving behind a rich part of the history of Las Vegas. The demolition ended a yearlong goodbye to the classic 48-year-old resort that was considered in its glory days the ultimate in opulence and style.

Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack were regulars of the Stardust and it was the original home of the illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy. The venue was also the scenario of organized crime activities that inspired the book and movie “Casino”.

The British justice has sentenced Martín Fitz under the charge of scam on a roulette game in the Gala Casino. Now, he has to face an undetermined number of community service hours.

The scam is known under the name of ‘top hatting’ and it consists on taking advantage of the distraction of the dealer, as well as the casino inspectors, people in charge of the security of the casino and the rest of the players that are at the table when the ball stops on a number. On that moment the scammer moves his chips and puts them on the number that turned out to be the winner.

The Mohawk Indian Tribe is a step closer to open a casino in the Catskills since the New York Interior Department approved their casino projects environmental review. The agency concluded that the projected casino would not have any important impact on the environment.

The Interior Department’s approval is seen by the Tribe as the greatest gift for the holiday season. “It's a terrific Christmas gift for the tribe,” Leslie Logan, the Mohawk Tribe spokesman, said. “That’s how we are feeling.”

With the crowning and proclamation of the Queen, the celebrations start in the Institute of Technology Federico Gonzalez Suárez, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Next Sunday 3rd, the students have programmed an Open House, where different demonstrations, contests and experiments will take place. The Physics and Math students will present technical experiments and solutions to use the computer and design games.

The Gran Casino of Cartagena, which is operated by the Gran Madrid Group, is going to be opening its facilities next November 16th. The place has 1500 square feet of surface and, after investing nine million euros, it will employ a total of 103 persons.

The staff will be formed by the 70 professionals that were doing their job in the Casino Costa Cálida, in the Hotel Hyatt Regency La Manga and other 33 incorporations.

Island Casino has become the fist floating casino of Mexico and has been installed in the coast of Veracruz. James J. Monaham is the president of the Fiesta Cruise Line and is an investor that has another five casinos in different parts of the country.

Manaham has declared recently that he is very confident about the clients attending exited to this new leisure place and about gamblers going not only from Mexico but also from the United States as well.