Casino City releases Global Gaming Almanac

NEWTON, Massachusetts -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Casino City Press announces the release of the 2009-2010 edition of Casino City's Global Gaming Almanac, which provides more than 450 pages of comprehensive, up-to-date market summaries,

financial data, statistics, and profiles of properties, owners, and regulators for more than 200 international gaming jurisdictions.

This edition of Casino City's Global Gaming Almanac is the first to include current and historical gaming revenue charts and tables based on data collected from regulatory agencies and commissions around the world. Year-over-year revenue data and gaming revenue growth percentages are included for each gaming type, along with inflation adjusted revenue figures and annual taxes collected from gaming activities. All figures are provided in local currencies and in U.S. dollars.

Industry analysts consult the Almanac for world market data to support business plans, analyze local and foreign competitors, and monitor worldwide trends.

Casino City's Global Gaming Almanac also provides market summaries and statistics for each segment of the industry including casino and card room gaming, race wagering, sports betting, commercial bingo, lotteries, charitable gaming, and online gaming. Also provided are counts and distribution of gaming properties, devices, and tables, and an overview of the current and historical regulatory environment, pending legislation, and major trends. Detailed profiles are provided for more than 2,600 gaming properties, more than 200 gaming property owners, over 260 international regulatory agencies and commissions, and nearly 530 agency and commission executive contacts.

The Almanac is also available on CD with unique analysis tools allowing the creation of custom gaming property and market reports by geographic area and type of gaming facility. The CD includes the entire contents of the print edition in PDF format along with over 180 annual reports of international gaming property owners, an interactive world gaming property map, and contact data files for the agencies and commissions.