The 2005 Casino & Virtual Gambling Market Research Handbook has just been released and is now available for immediate shipment by Casino City Press.

\"There are very few reference publications that cover the virtual gambling industry with such depth and breadth as the Casino & Gaming Market Research Handbook,\" says Michael Corfman, president and founder of Casino City Press. \"We\'re pleased to offer the newest edition of the virtual gambling handbook, which has been completely updated to cover the new face of the casino and virtual gambling industry in today\'s environment of mergers, acquisitions, and worldwide market expansion.\"

The virtual gambling handbook is designed to provide an expanded understanding of the virtual gambling industry with information on every state and international jurisdiction offering gaming. Just some of many issues covered in this edition include the economy, the troubled global state of unrest, U.S. and international markets, and the increasing trend by states to consider expanding virtual gambling to generate revenue.

The virtual gambling handbook provides an analysis for the major industry sectors, including current and expected market opportunities, along with detailed assessments of every virtual gambling market from lotteries to riverboats, casinos to tribal virtual gambling markets, slot machines to table games; pari-mutuels to legal sports betting. A profile analysis of almost 100 key players and a future market outlook are also provided.

The Casino & Gaming Market Research Handbook is authored by Terri C. Walker. Ms. Walker is a respected virtual gambling and gaming industry expert, and more than 20,000 copies of her market research handbooks and reports have been used worldwide.

The Casino & Gaming Market Research Handbook is also available on CD in PDF format.

For more information about the Casino & Gaming Market Research Handbook, visit GamingAlmanac.com/MarketResearchHandbook/ or call 617-332-2850 or 800-490-1715 ext. 620.

Casino City Press is a leading publisher and distributor of reference books and directories for the virtual gambling industry.