Asian Tidbit -- The Standard, a Chinese newspaper, reported today that the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing will now allow gaming companies to list on the exchange, provided they do not offer gambling services to residents of Hong Kong. Officials with the exchange said that so long as a company complies with Hong Kong's Gambling Ordinance, it would not be "contrary to public interest if a listing applicant or listed issuer is involved in a gambling activity."
Data Hub -- Nevada's gaming revenues increased 10.3 percent in January compared to January of 2002, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported today. However, the revenues are still 6.1 percent below the revenues of January 2001.