The new Resorts World Manila casino which opened this summer is said to have doubled the number of gaming tables in the city and be on track to increase annual revenue by nearly 125 percent.

Britain's Brightshare, which manages online affiliate marketing for Jackpot Factory Group, has become the third recipient of eCogra's Affiliate Trust Seal.

The Affiliate Trust Seal shows that casino and poker affiliate schemes adhere to operational and player-protection standards set by eCogra, a nonprofit organisation based in London.

Two London card cheats were sent to prison after digital video recording helped catch them. The men, reported to be 24 and 46, were recorded making a total of seven cheat moves on two separate visits to the London Clubs casino at the Empire, Leicester Square. Their actions included card swapping under the table during three-card poker.

Casinos Austria International will next year introduce a new brand with the launch of an entertainment complex in Brussels.

Viage, located in the newly-opened Anspach Center on Anspach Boulevard, will include restaurants, bars, chill-out zones, and an event area with a capacity for a thousandstrong audience, as well as a casino.

Casino operators Stanley and Harrah's are both developing their online sites in the UK. Stanley Casinos is launching a Chinese-language version of its online Circus Casino as part of its plan to integrate Internet and offline brands.

Alfastreet Gaming Instruments in the UK funded an expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for charity.

The firm's John Seed hopes to raise more than $7000 to buy a powered wheelchair for a disabled child after climbing the mountain, which at nearly 5900 meters is the highest in Africa.

More than 80 percent of floor space is now booked up at next year's International Gaming Expo (IGE) and Amusement Trade Exhibition International (ATEI), according to organiser Clarion Gaming Exhibitions.

Casino Technology is to debut up to ten new games at events in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.

They include African Moon, Chinese Gate Treasure, Girls With Diamonds, Rumble in the Jungle, Super Market and Viva Cuba Libre, as well as a new version of Gamopolis II. All are available in both Gemini and Gemini Sensa cabinets.

Three more companies have joined the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), bringing the membership to a total of 81.

A casino with 200 tables and 2000 slots is to be built as part of the 1bn Euro ($1.5bn) King's City resort development on the shore of Lake Velence, near Budapest in Hungary.

Regulators in New South Wales have approved the Gaming Standards Association's Game to System (G2S) standard.

Storm International has begun operations at its XO Casino in Bishkek, the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. The Art Deco-style casino in the Hyatt Hotel has 12 tables with games including Russian poker, punto banco, blackjack, and roulette.