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International News Brief: Macau's education authorities have observed a sharp fall in the number of students in high schools and blamed the increasing number of casinos for the serious dropout phenomenon.

International News Brief: According to an online gambling company exec, Israelis are prevalent visitors on online gambling sites.

International News Brief: Three orders from the Sands Macau casino helped propel Australian slot-machine maker Aristocrat Leisure to record profits and sales last year, the company announced this week.

International News Brief: A correspondent of the national daily Jugantor and electronic media ATN Bangla, was attacked after sending a report to the daily about a gambling programme at the Ekuesy Fair.

International News Brief: San Juan Mayor Joseph Victor Ejercito vowed to block attempts by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or any private individual to open a casino in his town.

International News Brief: North Korea is caught up in a rift with its closest friend, China, following the closure of a little-known casino that was an important income-earner for the impoverished Pyongyang regime.

International News Brief: US gaming giant Harrah's on Wednesday became the latest international gaming firm to enter the race to build Singapore's first casino.

Scientific Games Worldwide, Ltd. Has completed an agreement with Sports Toto Co., Ltd., a Korean company, to supply equipment, a software license and related software maintenance and support for its development of a fixed odds gaming system.

International News Brief: Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew says that the government's move to call for project proposals was the right step.

MGM Mirage reports that the Mississippi Gaming Commission has unanimously granted a waiver of approval with respect to the Company's application to engage in gaming activities in Macau S.A.R.

International News Brief: After teasing shareholders for two months with the possibility of a Macau gambling investment deal, Fortuna International Holdings has at last announced a HK$50 million agreement to take a 30 percent stake in a casino hotel in the territory.

International News Brief: In the 1980s and 1990s, many of the whales were Japanese businessmen. But today, according to Las Vegas moguls, more than 50 per cent are Chinese.

Casino gaming is continuing its rapid expansion into the Chinese gaming enclave of Macau, and the industry's leading slot machine manufacturer announced Tuesday it was creating a division to serve the growing market.

The company, now preparing to open the $2.5 billion Wynn Las Vegas April 28, wants to build a gambling house at the Marina Bayfront near Singapore's central business district.

International Game Technology reports the formation of a new company division to service the Asian gaming markets.

A fountain featuring 2,100 pounds of melted chocolate at the Jean-Philippe Patisserie is showcased inside the Spa Tower at the Bellagio.

International News Brief: Gaming giant Tabcorp is set to take on Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd and a host of US gaming operators in the multi-million-dollar battle to create Singapore's first casino.

International News Brief: By the end of the decade, Macau could well surpass Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling market according to analysts.

Youbet.com said today that it plans to launch a horse racing entertainment website in March of this year exclusively for access by customers in Mainland China.

International News Brief: The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, or MUIS, has submitted a paper to the government, stating clearly its stand against the building of the casino.