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Melco PBL Entertainment reports that as of July 14, 2007 Crown Macau Hotel Casino became fully operational.

International News Brief: Macau, says billionaire Steve Wynn, is the safest bet on Earth.

International News Brief: Royal International Corp, operator of Vietnam's biggest casino Halong Casino, aims to raise about $100 million from its debut listing on July 20, a company official said on Thursday.

Everest Poker has announced that two of the June Everest Poker Japan Cup qualifying tournament winners were women.

PacificNet, Inc. reports today that its subsidiary PacGames Limited has been granted an Internet gaming license by the First Cagayan and Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) of the Philippines.

Edge Group's dreams of building a large resort along Harmon Avenue may have new life, a Reuters report from Israel suggests.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. on Tuesday announced Wynn Macau President Grant Bowie will leave the company Friday after nearly four years with the company.

International News Brief: International studies show youths are two to four times more susceptible to problem gambling compared to adults.

Wynn Resorts, Limited reports that Ian Coughlan has been named the new President of Wynn Macau.

University of Macau gaming management students have been in Las Vegas attending workshops at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' International Gaming Institute and touring local gaming properties.

International News Brief: Playboy Enterprises Inc. will open a gaming complex in Macau next year, as China's rising incomes fuel growth in the only place in the country where casinos are legal.

Casino City has confirmed that seven compensation claims have been filed against the U.S. in its ongoing WTO online gambling case with Antigua and Barbuda.

The $2.4 billion Venetian Macau, the Chinese gaming enclave's largest hotel-casino, will open Aug. 28 after a more than two-year building process, Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Wednesday.

Melco PBL Entertainment confirms that Crown Macau has opened hotel rooms and five restaurants to the public last weekend.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. reports that The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Asia's first fully integrated resort and the anchor property of the company's Cotai Strip development, will open on August 28, 2007.

Global Gaming Expo Asia debuts this week at the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre.

International News Brief: A newly formed company has obtained the endorsement of the Department of Tourism to invest P25 billion for the development of a tourism and gaming complex at a reclaimed portion of Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday it was delaying a portion of its expansion plans in Macau because of recent travel restrictions by the Chinese government and the scheduled openings of two large competitors later this year.

Kunihiro Sakamoto bested a field of more than 2,000 players in the inaugural All-Japan Poker Championship presented by SEGA SAMMY Group, an official satellite of the World Series of Poker.

International News Brief: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered a tighter management of electronic gaming centres and casinos that have been designated only for foreigners and Overseas Vietnamese.