Dubai Organizes 1st World Electronic Game Championship (AME Info)

Index Conferences and Exhibitions - member of Index Holding, and in conjunction with the Dubai International Character & Licensing fair, is organizing the biggest gaming exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa Region, The Dubai World Game Expo (DWGE) during the period 28th to 30th of October 2008, at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Gaming N ews (Casino City Times)

SINGAPORE -- (PRESS RELEASE) -– CryptoLogic Limited's investment in Mahjong Time, a provider of online mahjong software and an official partner of the World Series of Mahjong, has helped the Internet gaming software company take major strides in Asia. Mahjong Time has recently signed a licensing agreement under which the company gains access to 50 per cent of the Internet cafés in China.

Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Announces Three New Members Join Organization (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers announced today that its Board of the Directors has approved the membership applications of three new companies, bringing the trade group comprised of the world's leading gaming suppliers to a total of 53 members.

Opinion: The Real Point Of World Of Warcraft (Gamasutra)

[At Gamasutra sister weblog GameSetWatch, 'The Game Anthropologist' column tackles gaming communities -- most recently, Michael Walbridge undertakes the daunting task of summarizing World of Warcraft's social environment in its entirety.] "Oh no, not another article about World of Warcraft. Tired of hearing about it." If you've ever thought that, stop reading. You won't find this interesting. ...

An Industry Profile of the Casinos & Gaming Market in Eastern Europe: Providing Five Year Forecasts, Data on Key ... (Centre Daily Times)

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6d11d7/casinos_gaming_i) has announced the addition of the "Casinos & Gaming in Eastern Europe" report to their offering.