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International News Brief: The gambling industry's growth boosted GDP by 25 percent in the first quarter, but some warn that Macau must diversify its economy.

International News Brief: Bookmakers in Mumbai say the betting rates right now show that the Congress-NCP combine and its alliance partners will win the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

International News Brief: Singaporeans are split over the idea of allowing a casino to be opened in the island state even with restricted entry, according to a recent survey.

International News Brief: Gambling Macau-style has changed dramatically since Sands, a subsidiary of the Venetian company that owns its namesake hotel-casino complex in Las Vegas, opened in May.

International News Brief: Macau police arrested a Hong Kong mini-bus driver who allegedly used a fake credit card to pay back a HK$ 90,000 debt to loansharks in Hong Kong.

nternational News Brief: Hundreds of China’s entertainment venues have been shut down following a campaign to clamp down on prostitution, gambling and drugs.

International News Brief: Many countries are using different methods to control and restrict gambling within their borders.

International News Brief: Lower-income people may be barred from Singapore's proposed first casino if the government decides to go ahead with the project, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.

International News Brief: A Canadian has dragged a casino in Nepal to court for violating the norms of blackjack.

International News Brief: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced plans for a casino resort, hoping to cash in on the wildfire expansion of gambling around Asia.

nternational News Brief: Land-starved Singapore is relaxing its property ownership rules to sell an exclusive waterfront development that may include a casino.

International News Brief: Israel’s Ministry of Finance income and property tax division has ruled that profits from illegal gambling are subject to the regular tax rate.

International News Brief: While doping scandals rock the Olympic games in Greece, police in Hong Kong Saturday busted an underground network of illegal sports gambling.

International News Brief: The opening of more casino industries in the Asian region will present more opportunities for operators to expand but it could also pose a threat to their existing businesses due to increased competition, according to GK Goh Research.

International News Brief: Hong Kong's obsession with gambling reached unusual extremes on Monday when 115 people were arrested for betting on insect fights.

International News Brief: Indonesian police have raided a gambling den reportedly owned by former East Timor militia boss, Eurico Guterres, who has been convicted of crimes against humanity in his former homeland.

International News Brief: Four men were arrested in Vietnam for operating an illegal network that took bets on Euro 2004, taking the total number of gambling-related arrests during the championship to 643, police said Wednesday.

Executives for Venetian owner Las Vegas Sands Inc. said Tuesday the company is moving quickly to cash in on a small part of the world that is expected to surpass Nevada in a few years as the world's largest gambling destination.

International News Brief: A ban has been put on the movement of building materials from Thailand to a new casino complex under construction in Cambodia, adjacent to the Chong Sa-ngam border checkpoint in Si Sa Ket province.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd is in talks to win a management contract at one of Macau's new Las Vegas-style casinos as it seeks to become one of the world's biggest operators of high-roller gaming businesses.