Tidbit from China -- A survey from China's Organizing Committee of the Internet Civilization Project(OCICP) indicates that the country is home to 5,292 online gaming sites. The survey doesn't specify whether the sites are all gambling- and betting-related or whether that figure includes skill- and arcade-based online games. Additionally, more than 40 percent of online users surveyed said they were always playing online games, and the majority said they would like to see Chinese-made online games for them to play.
Fixed-Odds Crunch -- British gaming operator John Griffith has identified the introduction of fixed-odds betting terminals in betting shops as the reason adult gaming centers are finding current trading conditions tough. Griffith, who owns a gaming center in Tooting, London, said the introduction of the terminals is "really having an impact on us."
Gallagher in the House? -- Former Park Place Entertainment CEO Tom Gallagher said this week that he is considering throwing his hat in the ring for a congressional seat in Nevada. Gallagher, 59, told the Las Vegas Sun that he decided last week to explore running against Republican Rep. Jon Porter for his seat in October. Porter is a freshman congressman who, until now, was facing no credible challenger for Nevada's Third Congressional District. "This is still at the exploratory level at this point," Gallagher said Monday. "I want to make sure there is sufficient interest in my doing this and support for doing this."