A 24-year-old man, Israel Rodriguez, who shot himself in the head during a game of Russian roulette remained in critical condition at the Boston Medical Center last night.

Rodriguez was visiting with friends at a home on East Laurel Street early Monday morning when he pulled the rigger on a .38 revolver after emptying of four rounds of ammunition then putting it to his head, police said.

The board was reported to have been briefedby its investment banking adviser, UBS, several weeks ago about a proposal to split Tabcorp into separate casino and gaming-wagering companies, but has been left unimpressed.

The demerger was suggested as a way to lift the market value of its casinos, including Sydney’s Star City, by distancing them from Tabcorp’s challenged poker machines and wagering operations. A focused casino business, valued at more than $4 billion, would also be more attractive for takeover offers from possible suitors like James Packer’s Crown, the argument went. But with share markets posting their worst performance in 26 years and the cost of debt making large deals prohibitive, sources close to Tabcorp said the move could have left the company with Mr Packer as the only likely bidder. He has long coveted its Sydney casino.

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In a surprise move, the bookmaker omitted to say how much gross profit it made from the £500 jackpot machines, as it has done in the last two years’ annual reports to parliament.

A spokesman said: “With the current climate we are in it is something we don’t have to do, and we have decided not to do it.”

The report for the year to March 31, which was presented to parliament yesterday, did however make clear gross profit had increased 3.1% to £164m “reflecting growth in the [shop] estate from the change in mix towards gaming machines”.

A senior Tote source added that the proportion of gross win (the amount won from punters) generated by horse racing had decreased in part because of the popularity of machines. He declined to say whether horse racing bets had been pushed into decline by machines.

The government’s ownership of thousands of touch-screen roulette terminals is particularly sensitive as ministers insist they are “on probation” and recently ordered the Gambling Commission to conduct a review of such high-stakes slot machines.

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The update features a huge addition to the amazing Colosseum in the shape of the all new Roulette mode.

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Genting International Resorts & Casinos is launching CircusCasino.com this year, which will offer over 100 online casino, card and table games including online roulette, blackjack and craps.

On 13 March 2008, Genting International P.L.C. (the “Company”) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Genting Stanley Alderney Limited (“GSAL”), has received approval from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (“AGCC”) for an online gaming licence and that it anticipates GSAL to commence the online gaming business during the later part of the second quarter of 2008.

Further to the announcement of 13 March 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company announced that it has launched its first online casino brand, “CircusCasino.com”, in the United Kingdom. “CircusCasino.com” will be operated by GSAL and will offer a range of over 100 online casino, card and table games.

Players from around the world will be able to access “CircusCasino.com” and view the Play for Fun games. However, from launch only players from the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands will be able to deposit funds and Play for Real games.

The Genting International group’s UK operations includes 44 clubs including Crockfords in Mayfair and Circus, Maxims and Mint brands.

Presently, CircusCasino.com forwards to StanleyCasinos.com (with the Circus Casino Title brand) and the current bonus for online casino games is 150 UK Sterling Pounds (GBP) and for playing online Poker, players will get a 300 UK Sterling Pounds (GBP) welcome bonus. There are monthly loyalty bonuses, casino comp points and Poker players will receive Circus Points every time they play our real money cash games and tournaments.

When it comes to the Roulette games, StanleyCasinos.com is offering American Roulette, European Roulette and Mini Roulette.

Here’s a list of the classi Roulette games that most people know about:

1. American Roulette
2. French Roulette (also known as the European Roulette or Single Zero Roulette)

Here’s a full list of those online Roulette variant games that we can introduce you to and which you can play at online casino today:

1. American Roulette
2. Bonus Roulette (pays out of 35:1 - this is a great payout so we thought we should mention it)
3. Double Bonus Spin Roulette (Player’s Suite)
4. Double Bonus Spin Roulette
5. Double Zero Roulette (also known as American Roulette)
6. European Roulette Gold Series
7. Flash Roulette (Instant Play)
8. French Roulette
9. High Limit Roulette (for high rollers)
10. Hot Streak Bonus Roulette
11. JAVA Roulette (Instant Play)
12. Live Dealer Roulette (this is usually a classic Roulette game played with real live dealers at an online casino)
13. Multi-Player Roulette (comes in European - single-zero - and American - double zero - versions)
14. Player’s Suite Roulette
15. Racetrack Roulette
16. Roulette La Partage
17. Roulette Monte Carlo
18. Roulette Pro
19. Single Player Roulette
20. Single Zero Roulette (also known as European or French Roulette)
21. VIP European Roulette (of course, this would carry a single zero)

Later, we’ll show you where you can play these new and exciting variants of Roulette at online casinos.

The device consists of a clicker that records the deceleration speed of the rotor and ball, a remote computer device concealed inside a mobile phone or MP3 player, and an earpiece that instructs a player which zone the ball will land in.

Mr Howe says a gambler with the equipment can gain an edge of between 20% and 100% over the casino, overturning the casino’s normal 2.7% edge over customers. “Next year is free hunting for anyone interested in making money from casinos,” he said. “All you need to use this is nerves, a good front and consistency.”

Further, it was reported that:

Keith Tayler, an ex-croupier and gaming inspector, says regulators are unwilling to ban predicting devices because it would amount to an admission that wheels can be biased. “The commission would be opening themselves to litigation or disputes at the table,” he said. “The last thing a casino wants is punters arguing about why their numbers have been missed all evening.”

The Gaming Commission wrote to Mr Tayler last year stating: “We now agree that roulette wheels can develop a bias of the type you describe and that, particularly with the use of electronic equipment, players can use the bias to predict with some accuracy the segment of the wheel in which the ball will come to rest, thereby giving them an advantage.”

No one from the world’s leading manufacturer of roulette wheels, TCS John Huxley, was available for comment.

Professional gamblers were reportedto be rushing to buy the £1,000 devices that they believe will enable them to win millions of pounds in casinos when the UK gambling industry was intended to be deregulated in 2007.

Hundreds of the roulette-cheating machines - which consist of a small digital time recorder, a concealed computer and a hidden earpiece - were tested at a government laboratory in 2004 after a gang suspected of using them won £1.3m at the Ritz casino in London.

After the research, which was never made public but which was seen by the Guardian, the government’s gambling watchdog admitted to industry insiders that the technology can offer punters an edge when playing roulette in a casino, and the advantage can be “considerable”.

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