Las Vegas based Eighth Wonder has included Brazilian soccer star Pele in its team, hoping that this move will help them obtain Singapore’s second casino license. A 5,000-seat stadium named after Pele will be part of Harry’s Island gaming and leisure resort if Eighth Wonders wins the bidding.

The soccer star will also be in charge of the Pele Sports Academy that will promote youth participation in sports. “Pele will become Harry's Island ambassador for goodwill, sportsmanship and the pursuit of excellence," a spokesperson for the company said.

This week, Rhode Island voters rejected a proposal that would have allowed Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., and the Narragansett Indian Tribe to build a casino in West Warwick. Days before the ballot, Governor Donald Carcieri said he was worried that a new casino would harm the businesses of the two gaming facilities in the state, Newport Grand and Lincoln Park.

Governor Carcieri was especially concerned because the two gaming facilities give to the state 60 percent of their gaming revenue. On the other hand, the new casino supporters claimed that it would generate jobs and economic profits.

The StarWorld Hotel and Casino will open this week in Macau, heating up competition at the Chinese enclave. The hotel and casino features a 500-room hotel, an outdoor pool and a casino with 371 slot machines and 300 gaming tables.

The StarWorld is owned by the Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. from Hong Kong, which also owns the Grand Waldo Casino and Hotel that opened on September 29th. “It is expected that Galaxy's market share may reach 25 percent by the end of the year,” Lui Che-Woo, Galaxy Chairman, said.

The envelope opening was planned for last September 8th, but it was postponed because of an impugnation presented by Boldt. The manager of the hotel, Alejandro Balher, informed that the impugnation was answered and rejected.

Besides Boldt, there are also Newtronic, the current provider of slot machines and the company Kaskira.

Boldt had not accomplished and important requirement that was the complete revision of the place where there was supposed to be a gathering on the real situation of the hotel.

Once known as the crown and jewel of Mississippi’s gaming industry, the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino will reopen for business on Tuesday, one year after Katrina’s disaster.

The reopening ceremony took place at the front entrance of the hotel, with 3,800 employees (400 more than before Katrina’s strike) under a sunny sky and a light breeze.

James Bond is afraid of heights, or at least Daniel Craig is. The 38-year-old actor confessed his fear when confronted to a scene that involved a 60-meter-high crane.

The actor has been quoted as saying that it was borderline fear and fun, but that he knew he had to do the part so he overcame his panic. But this is not the first time he had to confront his fear; similar phobia symptoms had previously appeared when shooting fight scenes on a high flight of stairs.

Five of the imputed, among them the president of the company BetOnSports, have been arrested and will have to explain to the justice the reasons for evading 3,300 million dollars in taxes because of accepting illegal bets on the web.

The Hazard Games division of the Tourism Company in Puerto Rico will establish next July 1st new regulations for casinos, which will try to offer a more secure environment for players, according to an article published today by Yogonet.com.

The project to build a casino in the city of Cincinnati is being backed by Simon Leis, Hamilton County Sheriff. The casino would be located downtown, if it obtains enough votes to be approved.

A man, who wishes to be known as Mike, won more than £200,000 in the Super Stud Poker at The Grosvenor Casino in Yarmouth. He’s 39 years old and has been a casino regular for about 15 years.