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In this month’s European News Round-Up, the Spanish Lottery opposes a new gaming act, the EU passes on online gambling resolution, Germany revises its gambling laws, and Greece’s new gaming laws encounter opposition. Read the details of all these stories here.

Lately, all eyes in the casino industry seem to be focusing their gaze longingly in the direction of the Sunshine State. With Las Vegas Sands in the midst of a three-year push to convince the Florida Legislature that destination casinos are salve for the state’s economic malaise, the policymakers in the state capitol will begin their official consideration of gaming proposals soon.

In this month’s Latin American news, reforms are on the way in Mexico, Argentina’s court rules that casinos located in Buenos Aires come under city control, regional lottery sectors call for more transparency and state control in Ibero-America, and government approves online monitoring of gaming in Peru.

In this month's top headlines: IGT was named systems solutios provieer for Revel Entertainment Group, Aristocrat made its entry into the North American VLT market, Bally announced a systems contract with Peermont Global, Konami appointed Clark A Warren and Michael Ratner, NEWave named Rob Jackson VP of sales, EC Development signed a distribution agreement with TransAct, TCSJOHNHUXLEY made a few announcements, and much more.

In this month’s European news, Schleswig-Holstein passes a law to allow online gambling, the European Commission backs Denmark’s new gaming act and remains divided over online gaming, and in the Isle of Man, a new casino is green lighted as the government receives assurances over the end of the “white list.”

In this month’s Latin American news, a casino massacre in Mexico opens the doors to casino reforms, Chilean casinos try to change their image, casinos in Ecuador are forced to close early after President Rafael Correa issues Executive Decree 873, and the Paraguayan government is looking over gambling licenses granted by the Gaming Control Board.

This month's gaming industry news headlines include: AGEM Announces Six New Members Join Organization, Contract Extension for Prater; AGA Releases Online Poker Code of Conduct; BMM Names Mike Dreitzer COO, Americas, Travis Foley VP Operations-America; Shuffle Master Appoints Louis Castle CSO, Expands License Agreement with Chartwel; VGT Granted Illinois Gaming License; and much more.

First, a few words about G2E. You probably already know it’s the largest gaming conference and trade show in the world. The trade show features more than 700 exhibitors from every part of the globe, and this gaming event will attract some 25,000 people before it ends.

In this month’s round-up, an attack on Casino Royale in Mexico leaves 52 dead, casinos are granted temporary stays of closure in Ecuador, a new gaming law is facing opposition from the casino sector in Bolivia, and a law to permit casinos on cruise ships in Chile is passed.

In this month's big news, Bally Technologies, Konami Gaming, StylGame, SCA Promotions, Penn National Gaming, Fantasy Springs announce new hires and promotions; JCM Global is granted a supplier license in Illinois VLG market; Caesars Entertainment expands to India; GLI releases GLI-11 V2.1; and much more.