It’s all go, this industry, isn’t it? Just when you sit down for a breather, some law changes or a merger happens and it all begins again… But that’s also part of the reason it’s so exciting.

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) have announced new rules for gambling advertisements in the UK.

Officials at a Blackpool regeneration company insist the future for the British seaside resort is positive despite it losing out recently on the right to host the UK’s only ‘supercasino’.

Cantor Gaming, online and mobile gaming provider, has snapped up The Kismet Group, a leading supplier of online gaming platforms and content.

Unicum Group and SmartGames, the two major Russian gaming suppliers, have signed an agreement to merge in a significant move to consolidate its strengths of gaming manufacturing in the domestic and international markets.

Grosvenor has opened its first new generation of contemporary casinos in the southeast, with the launch of its G Casino in Luton.

Carlsberg is gearing up for a major UK launch of Tuborg, the second biggest brand in the Carlsberg group. The beer is to hit pubs and off licenses in April, and the brewer is expecting a big response.

Money Controls’ newest bill and ticket acceptor, Ardac Elite, is undergoing exhaustive trials in casinos around the world and, judging by the results from over three months of testing in the Casino' di Sanremo, its future is assured.

Amatic’s latest offering is the successful Roulette Grand Jeu Prestige now available with four players, due to its elegant design perfectly fitting in any casino.

FutureLogic has appointed Eric Meyerhofer, the company’s former President and CEO, to the position of CEO/CTO. The company also announced that Frank Eckary has joined the company as President, bringing more than two decades of broad technology and senior business management experience to the organization.

The world's oldest casino, Casino Di Venezia, had a record year in 2006, despite much of the rest of Italy's casino industry enjoying only slight profits or, in some cases, a loss of two or three per cent.

eBet has entered a new segment of the gaming market via an exclusive distribution agreement for the Latin American market with Octavian International.

Gaming Laboratories International’s recent 6th annual Regulators Roundtable and Users Conference drew a record crowd of more than 250 regulators from over 30 jurisdictions across the United States and Canada.

iView Systems, a leading provider of security and surveillance solutions, has earned certified status in Microsoft Corp.’s Partner Program recognizing iView Systems’ expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, iView Systems has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customer needs.

Abbiati has equipped the latest Carnival ship ‘Freedom’, an 110,000 tonne floating resort.

Online gaming specialist Microgaming is releasing its first eagerly awaited HITMAN game, following a global licensing deal between the software provider and games giant, Eidos Interactive. The release follows in the footsteps of Microgaming’s hugely popular Lara Croft series.

Grosvenor Casinos is championing the way in responsible gambling with the launch of a pioneering Responsible Gambling Policy and Training Programme.

Bally has released nine new video and reel-spinning slot products to the international gaming market.

The nine new titles that were released for international sale are: Tower of Power (French), Super Fireball Frenzy (International English), Super Fireball Frenzy (Chinese), Double Dragon (International English), Jade of the Dragon (International English), Gifts From The Gods (French), Fixin’ To Win (International English), Fixin’ To Win (Spanish) and Silver Knight (International English).

With its gleaming top box soaring over casino floors, Tower of Power lives up to its name by offering slot players a towering assortment of incremental progressive jackpot opportunities. This five-reel, 15-line stepper slot housed in the advanced ALPHA Elite S9E cabinet, is reminiscent of Bally’s renowned Millionaire 777s progressive game.

Quixant, designer and manufacturer of the world’s most sophisticated computer platforms for slot machines, has been selected by Interblock to provide its QX-10 gaming PC for their latest generation of multiplayer games.

An Indian poker player who learned the game online in just four months has come third in the inaugural Asian Poker Classic, India’s first professional poker tournament.

Isn’t today’s gaming industry all about slots, table games and luxurious non-gaming amenities? From the latest industry news, you might conclude that it is also about an increasing number of lawsuits. Here are some goodies from just the past several weeks:

A New Jersey Superior Court ruled that former Resorts Atlantic City President Audrey Oswell might proceed with her lawsuit against Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley.

It may seem like Colombia is Flavour of the Month, but truth be told, this country in South America is just going through a tourist and development vortex, specially in glorious Cartagena on the Caribbean. We’ve just done a three-week trek from Bogotá to Medellin, Bucaramanga and Cartagena, twice, and we have really liked what we have seen.

No es que Colombia sea el ‘Sabor del mes’, pero la realidad es que el país sudamericano se encuentra en una vorágine de desarrollo turístico, especialmente en la gloriosa Cartagena, sobre el mar Caribe. Hemos hecho un recorrido de unas tres semanas yendo desde Bogota hasta Medellín, Bucaramanga y Cartagena, a la que hemos visitado dos veces, y nos hemos deleitado de lo mucho bueno que hemos encontrado.

Ricki Chavez-Munoz travels with the Boss guys from Europe to Colombia and South East Asia, to find that gaming is also about loving what you do...

Jon Bruford interviews IGT Europe’s main man, James Boje, about the present and future for the gaming behemoth.

Interblock's star is undoubtedly on the rise, so Jon Bruford met Interblock CEO Tomaz Zvipelj, company founder Joc Pececnik and Aristocrat's Manager for Multi-Station Gaming, Australia and Asia Pacific, John Wilson at ICE in January.

Part two of our report includes many of the gaming world's giants, and a host of interesting product and innovation. Read on...

Welcome to part two of our ICE 2007 show report. There was almost too much of interest at Earls Court this year, hence the two-part review of what has become arguably the most vital, energetic and fascinating of all the international shows. Every company seemed to have an innovation, a new product, an exciting promotion; we kick off this concluding part with a look at Octavian, who had a two-tiered stand which was considerably larger than last year's. But the story isn't about the stand, it's about the product, and with some exciting partnerships and enterprising product, Octavian have a bright year ahead.