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International News Brief: The Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Singapore Tourism Board have responded to casino guru Steve Wynn's scathing criticism of Singapore officials' handling of the process leading up to the submission of bids.

International News Brief: A group of skilled gamblers cheated professional accountants of up to HK$620,000 at a time in games of 'show hand,' a district court heard Wednesday.

Companies vying to sway government decision-makers in an effort to win two potentially lucrative casino development opportunities in Singapore need to have ambitious ideas beyond casino gaming, America's ambassador to the city-state said Tuesday.

The battle for casino supremacy in Macau has moved to a new frontier.

International News Brief: The Executive Yuan has no set stance on which of Taiwan-controlled outlying islands would be suitable for establishing casinos, Cabinet spokesman Cho Jung-tai said Tuesday.

International News Brief: National Bank of Abu Dhabi has rejected allegations against it by a casino in London, vowing it will fight the case in a British court.

International News Brief: Illegal bookmakers, widely believed to be draining billions of dollars from the Jockey Club are being squeezed out thanks to the legalization of soccer betting two years ago.

International News Brief: Israel’s Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Finance Committee today that he was beginning practical preparations for construction of a casino in Eilat.

International News Brief: The kidnapping of a Chinese woman was carried out to make quick money after the alleged suspects gambled and lost at the casino, says an explanation posted on the internet.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Limited and its Asian gambling partner, Stanley Ho's Melco International Development, plan to build a second casino in Macau.

International News Brief: A Thai university has reignited the debate over casinos by offering a course in casino and gaming management.

International News Brief: Gambling takes many forms in the Indonesia’s capital and continues to be backed by well-known figures. Former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin recently renewed his call for its legalization.

International News Brief: Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proposed that Israel change the law and allow casino gambling hotels to operate in Eilat.

International News Brief: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday rejected renewed calls for the legalization of jueteng, an illegal numbers game, saying it would only encourage laziness among Filipinos.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and Tabcorp have firmed as possible winners of Singapore's multibillion-dollar casino developments following a further shake-out of potential bidders.

International News Brief: Presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo confronted Pangasinan Archbishop Oscar Cruz during a congressional hearing yesterday on reports linking the Arroyos, along with police officers and national and local officials, to jueteng.

News Brief: Macau tycoon Stanley Ho yesterday unveiled plans for what will be the gambling haven's largest casino, the Oceanus, a colossal downtown entertainment complex covering three city blocks.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter revenues jumped nearly 69 percent from a year earlier helped by strong revenue growth at its Sands Macau property.

Hotel Properties Ltd. and Metro Holdings Ltd., which were last month named on a shortlist of 14 groups bidding to develop a casino resort in Singapore, no longer plan to continue with their joint bid.

International News Brief: House leaders on Friday emphasized the need for close coordination between the police and the Bureau of Internal Revenue running after jueteng lords who are also tax cheats.