Bookies' IT boss gives it to us straight from the horse's mouth If you've ever fancied a flutter, either online or down at the bookies, the chances a....
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2005-04-12
Another casino boat runs out of luck
Seems a sure bet in this city that a casino boat sails on rough waters. The Mardi Gras Queen Casino, a floating gambling boat that opened in Januar....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage And Mandalay Resort Group Finalize Merger
Ten months after announcing the biggest merger in gaming history, it's finally a done deal. The south end of the resort corridor is now almost exclus....
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2005-04-12
casino security workers ogled women, complaint says
Four more surveillance camera operators at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino used the equipment to ogle women, according to a complaint filed Tuesday....
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2005-04-12
Argosy Casino for sale
Penn National Gaming, parent company of Casino Rouge, announced Tuesday it would sell off Argosy Casino Baton Rouge in order to proceed with its $2.2 ....
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2005-04-12
Having the cake and eating it
As usual, Singapore wants to have its cake and eat it, said the international media reporting on the Government's decision to reverse its ban on casin....
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2005-04-12
Casinoi or restaurant
Is it a floating restaurant or a casino in disguise? The $600-million Jumbo Kingdom holds its grand opening Thursday and its owners hope it would soon....
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2005-04-12
Will Casinos Be Allowed To Charge Cover Fees?
A bill before the Nevada legislature would allow casinos to charge an admission fee.Before you freak out, let me explain that this would never actuall....
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2005-04-12
SA Groups in Race for Singapore Casinos
Two local casino groups have confirmed they have moved into the next round in their bids to secure lucrative contracts to develop casino, hotel and en....
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2005-04-12
Laid-off Construction Workers Wins Poker Tournament
Kevin Cantwell lost his construction job in November, but not to worry, his hands earned him a hefty payout just the same."The Shrewsbury man poc....
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2005-04-12
Full House Resorts Applies for Listing
Full House Resorts, Inc. today the filing of an application for listing on the American Stock Exchange. The Company anticipates the application proces....
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2005-04-12
Pagcor ‘excesses’ hit
SEN. Jinggoy Estrada charged Monday that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) paid the Hyatt Marina Hotel Casino about P489 million for ....
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2005-04-12
Kerzner shortlisted for Singapore casino
Two weeks after it lost two casino bids in the U.K., Kerzner International Ltd. announced Friday that it has been short listed by the Singapore Govern....
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2005-04-12
Lotto couple in £16m nightmare
An elderly Norfolk couple were last night exposed as the unlikely fronts for an overseas betting business that netted a £16m National Lottery jackpot.....
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2005-04-12
Australia TabCorp - Singapore casino shortlist
ustralia's TabCorp Holdings Ltd. said on Monday it has been short listed by the Singapore government to build a casino resort in the city-state. The f....
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2005-04-12
Casino networks feel mainland heat
Las Vegas Sands' marketing agents in the mainland have so far dodged the country's gambling crackdown, but company president William Weidner said seve....
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2005-04-12
Internet gambling:A whole new game
By any measure, poker is hot, with the lexicon of Texas Hold 'Em — the flop, the turn, the river — becoming standard vocabulary on college campuses, e....
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2005-04-12
Bookies to stake £520m in bid war
Bookie, William Hill is expected to launch a £520m bid this week for Stanley Leisure's 620 betting shops. But Coral Eurobet, the third biggest bookma....
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2005-04-12
nickels to millions, slots evolve over 100 years in Nevada
Five cents was a good bet in 1905, when Nevada recognized slot machines."A nickel was considered a big amount of money then," said Marshall ....
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2005-04-12
Tabcorp hold free online gaming licences
The Tasmanian Government says an amendment to gaming laws has allowed Kerry Packer's PBL and the gambling company Tabcorp to hold inactive online gami....
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2005-04-12
Singapore moves into next round of selecting casino operators
Singapore has invited gaming operators to come up with detailed proposals for two casino resorts in the city-state, nearly a week after legalizing cas....
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2005-04-12
Riverboat struggle with tax increase
Though the state's share of revenue from Illinois' riverboat casinos increased slightly last year, most of the nine boats saw declines in both receipt....
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2005-04-12
Former British fortress to host one of Singapore's casino resorts
A former British colonial fortress which has been struggling to succeed as a theme park and beach resort is now hoping to finally make it to the ranks....
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2005-04-12
SunCruz confirms its Hollywood shutdown
SunCruz Casinos confirmed on Friday that it will halt operations at Martha's restaurant in Hollywood, at least for the time being.The day cruise compa....
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2005-04-12
Playtech introduces U.K. style Bingo
Playtech launched a new UK-style, 90 ball online bingo game this week that complements its established US-style 75 ball game which was introduced 18 m....
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2005-04-12
New payment processor: UKash
Well known online gambling e-cash processor Proc Cyber Services Limited seems to be involved in a new British-focused processing company for online ga....
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2005-04-12
Integrated resort on Sentosa need not be an iconic landmark: Sun International
South Africa's gaming operator Sun International thinks the integrated resort on Sentosa need not be an iconic landmark. That is because it will be ca....
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2005-04-12
Florida House, Senate split on taxation, rules for slots
Anti-gambling Republicans on Friday attempted to shackle slot-machine operators with tight regulations and heavy taxes, as the state Legislature conti....
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2005-04-12
New Century loses casino bid
Singapore has eliminated at least one Hong Kong bidder from the competition to open a casino resort in the city state.Officials notified New Century G....
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2005-04-12
Genting expands gaming interest with Macau buy
THE Genting group, which is on a mission to expand its gaming business beyond Malaysia into Singapore and elsewhere, is said to have bought a stake in....
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2005-04-12
Casino Owner Rolling The Dice On New Properties
Over the last couple of years, Boyd Gaming Group made two huge bets that eventually put it at the same table as the big boys of the gaming industry.O....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage Invited to Submit Proposal for Singapore Casino
MGM Mirage today announced that it, along with CapitaLand, has been invited by the Singapore government to submit a joint proposal for an integrated r....
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2005-04-12
Some Fear Ohio Legalized Gambling
Even without the glitz of real casinos, legal gambling is almost everywhere. Gamblers can bet on horse races, church bingo, charity poker and a mind-n....
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2005-04-12
Illinois Lottery Launches $150 Million Summer Promotion
Illinois Lottery Launches $150 Million Summer Promotion ....
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2005-04-12
SunCruz to fold Hollywood gambling-ship operations
Gambling ship operator SunCruz Casinos will shut down its Hollywood operations and lay off 90 workers Sunday, local employment officials said.A spokes....
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2005-04-12
IT firms have solutions for casino industry
Apart from niche technology players that cater specifically to the global casino industry, conventional IT giants like IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Micro....
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2005-04-12
Casinos tax plan to fund Festival
A TAX on hotels and casinos in the Capital has been proposed as a funding solution for the cash-strapped International Festival.The controversial idea....
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2005-04-12
Tabcorp tipped for $5bn casino tango
TABCORP is expected to team up with Village Roadshow for the next round of proposals for Singapore's two casino and resort projects which could be val....
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2005-04-12
Planned Indiana casino attracts just one bidder
Investors led by billionaire Bill Cook of Bloomington, Ind., filed the only application yesterday to build a casino in the French Lick area.If Indiana....
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2005-04-12
More Top Casinos Join Player Protection Initiative
The number of quality online casinos committed to player-sensitive, international and monitored regulation this week rose to 53 with the announcement ....
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2005-04-12
Slotland Proves Customer Service is Vital to Online Loyalty
These days, whether you're driving your car, surfing the net, or watching a football game, there no missing the number of new casinos springing up and....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage, Ho Talk About Future Casinos
The newly approved joint venture of MGM Mirage and Pansy Ho is in talks for locations for future casinos in Macau to follow up on the planned US$975 m....
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2005-04-12
Application for Orange County Project
Only one company applied to build the state's 11th casino in Orange County, proposing a $240 million project so formidable that no one else wanted to ....
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2005-04-12
Caesars Entertainment Reports Record Results
Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: CZR) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2005, including an all-time record for quarterly EBIT....
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2005-04-12
Macao casinos claim fearless to Singapore's gaming sanction
One day afterSingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sanctioned two casinos in the state city on Monday, both of Macao's two leading gaming operator....
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2005-04-12
Blair in Favour of Super Casino's
Large casino complexes do not pose a threat to British society,despite concerted opposition to their establishment under the new Gambling Act,said Pri....
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2005-04-12
VLTs should be restricted to casinos
Video lottery terminals should not be allowed to exist outside of casinos and there should be restrictions on how much people can dump into individual....
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2005-04-12
Asia lays bet on casino gambling
This week Singapore agreed to build two casino resorts aimed at overseas visitors, ending a 40-year-old ban.With an estimated price tag of $3bn, the t....
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2005-04-12
Casino Merger Still Possible
Talks over the possible merger of a proposed state-tribal casino and a casino at Canterbury Park racetrack will continue -- even without the participa....
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2005-04-12
Blair: Super-Casinos Aren't a Threat
Large casino complexes do not pose a threat to British society, despite concerted opposition to their establishment under the new Gambling Act, said P....
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2005-04-12
French Out Bet the British in Online Gambling
The French have taken to online gambling like a duck a l'orange to water, according to Europe-wide figures from analysts Nielsen//NetRatings."Feb....
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2005-04-12
Blackpool? Site of UK’s first super-casino
Blackpool remains the favourite location for Britain’s first Las Vegas-style casino, according to the man who led the town’s £1 billion initiativ....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage to build 975 million dollar hotel-casino in Macau
MGM Mirage said the Macau government has approved its joint venture with a daughter of Asian gaming tycoon Stanley Ho to open a major hotel-casino res....
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2005-04-12
Eight in Singapore casino race?
Singapore's announcement that it will build two casino resorts worth about US 3 billion combined has the city aflutter with talk of which gaming compa....
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2005-04-12
If state OKs real slots, Indians' free ride could end
When it comes to the difference between electronic bingo machines vs. slot machines, most people, including gamblers, don't know or care. They couldn'....
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2005-04-12
Make a bet on CryptoLogic?
CryptoLogic Inc. is cashing in on the on-line poker craze. But with the stock already up sharply, should investors be holding or folding?Shares of Cry....
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2005-04-12
Ukbetting's football content site Football365 will provide 3, the UK's first video mobile network, with a managed site which customers can access directly through their 3G video mobile phones.
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Singapore's announcement on Monday that it will build two casino resorts worth about US$3 billion (1.57 billion pounds) combined has the city aflutter....
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2005-04-12
Ukbetting launches its first mobile phone soccer channel
Ukbetting's football content site Football365 will provide 3, the UK's first video mobile network, with a managed site which customers can access dire....
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2005-04-12
In search of buzz, Asia bets on gambling
Dazzled by the prospect of soaring tax revenues and an influx of free- spending tourists, Asian governments are starting to drop their bans against ca....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage partner has familiar last name in Macau gaming circles
When 21 companies were competing in 2002 for three gaming concessions in Macau, MGM Mirage didn't make the cut. The three concessions went to Stanley ....
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2005-04-12
Deal for President Casino Resort Complete
Broadwater Development LLC has completed its deal to buy the 240-acre President Casino Broadwater Resort property.The deal was closed Friday, two days....
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2005-04-12
Deal for President Casino Resort Complete
Broadwater Development LLC has completed its deal to buy the 240-acre President Casino Broadwater Resort property.The deal was closed Friday, two days....
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2005-04-12
Mohawks Favored to Win Casino
The St. Regis Mohawk Indian tribe is now the odds-on favorite to get the first - and likely only - Catskills casino, according to Albany's top Democra....
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2005-04-12
Singapore Casino decision issue
The government has rolled the dice on the casino issue, but exactly how the chips have fallen will only be known on Monday when Prime Minister Lee Hsi....
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2005-04-12
Singapore warms to casino
TABCORP and Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting are likely to get serious about Singapore's first casino licence after former prime minister Le....
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2005-04-12
William Hill in talks to buy Stanley
British bookmaker William Hill is in talks to buy the betting shops of rival Stanley Leisure for £500m ($943.2m). The gaming group said the potential ....
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2005-04-12
William Hill bets on Stanley
WILLIAM HILL is in talks to buy the betting-shop division of gaming group Stanley Leisure for £500m in a deal that would see it leapfrog Ladbrokes to....
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2005-04-12
EU probe threatens Labour's plan to sell off the Tote
The European Commission competition supremo, Neelie Kroes, is planning a full investigation into the sale of the Tote, the pooled betting company.The ....
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2005-04-12
Final OK of MGM-Mandalay deal foreseen
Illinois gaming authorities were receptive to an MGM Mirage proposal over the management structure of a riverboat casino that could lead to the final ....
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2005-04-12
Internet ´sweepstakes´ raises gambling questions
Every morning, D.R. "Doc" Carson makes his way to this city´s newest Internet cafe and pulls up a chair in front of a terminal. He skips th....
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2005-04-12
NTUC chief says casino debate is about creating jobs
NTUC's Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng said the big casino debate was really about jobs. He estimates that up to 10,000 jobs could be created if Singa....
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2005-04-12
Millennium Stadium could be supercasino
THE Millennium Stadium could become one of eight venues for super-casinos across the UK.If Labour wins the election it is understood to be planning to....
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2005-04-12
Global Cash Access Signs Multi-Year Contract with Trump Casino Resorts
Trump Casino Resorts has signed a multi-year agreement to use the innovative products and services of Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA), a leading suppli....
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2005-04-12
Online poker craze lifts ukbetting
Online betting specialist ukbetting has recorded its maiden underlying profit after a surge in interest in online poker and other games in the past si....
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2005-04-12
Nanny takes to gambling
It's not the kind of thing one expects from an orderly cradle-to-grave nanny state but the smart money says it's almost a sure bet the Singapore gover....
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2005-04-12
Internet Sites Show Poker Pros the Money
In the last couple of years poker professionals -- many of them Las Vegas residents -- have struck endorsement deals with Internet poker sites and reg....
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2005-04-12
Nevada Players Ante Up Online
Every day hundreds of Las Vegas residents break the law for a shot at fame and fortune or just a bit of fun.They work in casinos and in offices. They ....
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2005-04-12
Nevada Bill Allows Cover Charge
The Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved a bill that would allow casinos to charge admission to areas where gaming is conducted under c....
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2005-04-12
UK Government Could Renege on Agreement
The government could renege on an agreement to build only one super casino and instead allow at least four, it emerged today."Labour sources have....
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2005-04-12
Reno Casinos Helped by Tourism Campaign
Whether it's bringing RV drivers to Winnemucca or avid cyclists to Rachel, rural Nevada tourism is getting more sophisticated and having more success,....
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2005-04-12
Ex-Treasury mandarin to take role in floated IG
Sir Alan Budd, the former Treasury mandarin who was chairman of the Gambling Review Body, is to become a non-executive director at IG Group, the sprea....
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2005-04-12
Gambler sues casino over his depiction on reality TV show
A professional gambler has filed suit against Green Valley Ranch Station Casino, claiming that he has been banned from other casinos and gambling tour....
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2005-04-12
Las Vegas visitors spend even more
A new visitor study demonstrates something retailers like Andy Vecchio have known for months -- travelers came to Las Vegas in record numbers last yea....
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2005-04-12
MGM Mirage seeks fastest path
The final chapter in MGM Mirage's $7.9 billion buyout of Mandalay Resort Group begins today when company officials meet with Illinois gaming regulator....
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2005-04-12
Internet casino buys monkey name
An infinite number of newly discovered monkeys trying to name themselves could have pounded on their keyboards a long time before coming up with this ....
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2005-04-12
Singapore to announce decision on casino next week
Singapore will announce next week whether it will allow a casino to be built after months of debate over whether economic benefits outweigh the social....
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2005-04-12
Gambling stocks are hot
How's this for a payout? A $10,000 investment in Canadian land-based gambling stocks would have earned nearly $23,000, a 127% return. The same investm....
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2005-04-12
Problem gambling associated with brain impairments
Researchers learned that decision-making functions and inhibitory control in chronic pathological gamblers appear to be altered and may influence the ....
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2005-04-12
Singapore Likely To OK Casino, May Issue 2 Licenses
Singapore will likely lift a decades-old ban on casinos next week, arguing that economic benefits outweigh the social costs of expanding legalized gam....
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2005-04-12
Trump Accuses Tribe, Developer of Scam
Billionaire Donald Trump, self-proclaimed master of the deal, says he was bamboozled in a business transaction involving the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel ....
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2005-04-12
Stanley joins battle to run super casino
Liverpool based gaming group Stanley Leisure yesterday threw its hat in the ring in the battle to be the operator of Britain's only Las Vegas-style su....
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2005-04-12
Betfair bids for Tasmanian licence
THE Tasmanian Government is close to granting a licence to the British betting exchange Betfair, giving the company a toehold in the Australian gambli....
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2005-04-12
Gamble on upgrade is a punt on smokers
CONRAD Jupiters casino on the Gold Coast will spend $53 million on an upgrade in an apparent attempt to soften the financial blow of the upcoming blan....
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2005-04-12
Bill to limit gamers on ads is withdrawn
A bill that would have eliminated state gaming regulators' power to decide whether casinos' billboards or other advertisements were too racy was withd....
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2005-04-12
Casinos no salvation for native Americans
To get to Sedona you travel through a lush, winding canyon, its juniper and cypress trees lining a pleasantly gurgling stream. Then you emerge into br....
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2005-04-12
Casino win springs to March record
Borgata, Tropicana and Resorts were the standouts in a record-breaking March for the casino industry.Overall, citywide gaming revenue rose 1.9 percent....
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2005-04-12
Casinos hit the jackpot
Swiss casinos had a winning year in 2004, taking in SFr769 million ($645 million), an increase of 37 per cent on the previous year.But the gambling jo....
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2005-04-12
City casino given the go ahead
Isle of Capri was given the licence under the Gaming Act of 1968 and the casino is due to open late 2006.The company had been hoping to open a "s....
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2005-04-12
Crash unsettles gamblers
It was past 4 p.m., and Capt. Rick Turner of the Friendship IV wanted to get going. He had to shuttle 149 gambling-hungry passengers from his catamara....
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2005-04-12
Secret Service Investigates Counterfeit $10's Around Nevada
Check your wallet, check your cash. There's a counterfeit ring going on around the state and it involves 10 dollar bills. More than 50 thousand in ten....
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2005-04-12
Trump forced to yield power at A.C. casinos
On "The Apprentice," he's the boardroom boss, a hard-to-please chief executive whose whims decide the fate of would-be underlings dismissed ....
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2005-04-12
53.5m upgrade at Conrad Jupiters on the Gold Coast
Tabcorp???s Chief Executive of Casinos, David Banks, today announced plans for a $53.5 million refurbishment of Conrad Jupiters hotel and casino on th....
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2005-04-12
"Casino" in Name Isn't So Lucky
A new regulation that prevents bars from having the word 'casino' in their names has cost at least one local bar owner about $1000."What was Youl....
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2005-04-12
Revenue Rises for Kansas City Casinos
The Kansas City-area's four casinos posted higher revenue in March compared with the year-ago month, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commi....
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2005-04-12
Philippines to Hold Poker Championship
The Poker Club of the Philippines and the Philippine Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) will hold the country's first Poker King Challenge, a series of non-w....
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2005-04-12
JCM Granted Arizona Tribal Gaming Licenses
JCM American has entered all corners of the Grand Canyon State. The currency-handling company was granted a temporary gaming license by the State last....
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2005-04-12
Man Wins $2.3 Million at Niagara Fallsview Casino
A St. Catharines contractor is $2.3 million richer after hitting a Megabucks slot machine jackpot at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort early this mornin....
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2005-04-12
Gaming Win Up in February
February's gaming win by Nevada casinos wasn't the double-digit increase from a year ago, but the $909.5 million collected from gamblers was still res....
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2005-04-12
Win Win Gaming to Acquire Pixiem
Win Win Gaming, Inc., a Las Vegas-based operator of international lottery games and related gaming ventures announced today that it has agreed in prin....
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2005-04-12
Powerball Jackpot Grows to $25 Million
Powerball keeps getting bigger. There were no jackpot winners Saturday but 304,347 players across the nation won a total of more than $2 million in pr....
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2005-04-12
The Jumbo: Resto or casino?
Despite an official statement from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) that it has no deal whatsoever with Macau gambling kingpin Stanl....
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2005-04-12
Betfair on course for Australia
Betfair, the online betting exchange, could be on the brink of securing a licence to operate in Australia. Australia is its third biggest market, ....
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2005-04-12
Aussie firm plans gaming R&D unit
The $25-billion Tabcorp, Australia???s premier leisure, gambling and entertainment group, is planning to establish a research and development centre i....
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2005-04-12
WTO Revises Guidelines on Internet Gambling
The United States and Antigua both claimed to be winners Thursday after the World Trade Organization partly reversed an earlier ruling on US restricti....
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2005-04-12
US theme park giant in Singapore casino bid
US theme park giant Universal and Malaysia's Genting Group said Friday they have submitted a proposal to build an integrated casino resort on Singapor....
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2005-04-12
Dome owner Casino hope crumbles
The curse of the Millennium Dome could be about to strike again. The future profitability of the controversial attraction is at risk because the struc....
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2005-04-12
Triads infiltrate Soho casino
Chinese gangsters are alleged to be laundering cash by lending it illegally to hapless punters on a losing streak One of London's most popular casinos....
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2005-04-12
Mexico pressured to lift casino ban
If a group of Mexican businessmen and supportive lawmakers have their way, you may soon be able to add a trip to the craps table or roulette wheel to ....
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2005-04-12
Online gambling operators cheer U.K. commission
Canadian online gambling companies applauded Friday after the British government moved to regulate the industry and allow it to operate within Britain....
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2005-04-12
Where seaside gambles are a smart move
With its casinos, oysters and old-world charm, Deauville has panache even in the off-season. Why can't British resorts be more like this, asks Victori....
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2005-04-12
Online betting firm???s founder scoops a 6.5m jackpot
MARK BLANDFORD, executive director and founder of the online betting firm Sportingbet, has cut his holding by 17%.He sold 2.5m shares at 260p to raise....
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2005-04-12
Phil Green's big win play havoc with casino group's profit
An extraordinary series of big wins at the roulette table by Philip Green, the retail billionaire, is behind a London casino's warning that its profit....
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2005-04-12
Poarch Band Bingo Hall Celebrates 20th Anniversary
For 30 minutes Saturday night, bingo took a backseat."At 6 p.m., the Poarch Band of Creek Indians celebrated the 20th anniversary of Indian Bingo....
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2005-04-12
Maine Tribes Want Slots
Maine's two largest Indian tribes, hoping to boost ailing revenue streams, have submitted separate bills that would allow them to operate slot machine....
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2005-04-12
Condos Should Increase Casino Visitation
Luxury condominiums being built throughout Las Vegas should help drive additional traffic to casinos, not slow it down as some critics contend, a new ....
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2005-04-12
Players Have Good Month In Nevada Casinos
For the second straight month, Nevada casinos reported modest increases in the amount of money won from gamblers, posting a 3.8 percent gain over Febr....
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2005-04-12
Online Bookie Optimistic About Lawsuit
Online bookmaker International All Sports has told shareholders it's confident it can successfully defend a claim by the Commonwealth Bank that it sho....
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2005-04-12
Sheriffs Unite Against Video Gambling
The sheriffs of Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties are banding together to crack down on illegal gambling, according to a report in the Hickory (N.C....
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2005-04-12
Schwarzenegger Plan Blocked
The Schwarzenegger administration's bid to bolster the state gambling commission with a major staffing increase was blocked yesterday by an Assembly c....
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2005-04-12
Bahamas Gets Another Resort
A rival to the Bahamian mega-resort Atlantis will rise across the harbor in Nassau with a Las Vegas-style casino, developers announced Thursday. It wo....
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2005-04-12
Former Governor Criticizes Minnesota Proposal
The previous Republican governor rebuked the current Republican governor Thursday for his proposal to open a state-run casino in the Twin Cities, warn....
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2005-04-12
Fight Continues for UK Gamblers Money
Drastic cuts in UK government ambitions to reform the gambling industry appear to have pole-axed foreign investors, but the battle for the British gam....
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2005-04-12
Chartwell Welcomes UK Legislation to Regulate Internet Gaming
Chartwell Technology Inc. (TSX:CWH), a leading provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote gaming industry is pleased to report the p....
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2005-04-12
Portland Mayor Opposes Casino
Casino gambling may be creeping closer to Portland, but Mayor Tom Potter still wants nothing to do with it."The state of Oregon agreed this week ....
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2005-04-12
Gala Considers Stock Market Flotation
BINGO hall operator Gala is checking its numbers for a possible stock market flotation, it was said today."The business, which is owned by privat....
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2005-04-12
Iowa Commission Finishes Tour
Two days of travel brought the members of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to Ottumwa. And the commission's chairwoman said the travel has been l....
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2005-04-12
Cranes Move into Macau Way of Life
As reported by the Agence France Presse: "???The rise of the casinos in the southern Chinese territory has been dubbed a miracle: GDP growth for ....
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2005-04-12
Fair Grounds' Slot Plan Goes to Court
As reported by the Times-Picayune: "Over the objections of the Fair Grounds' new owners and against the advice of the city's top attorney, the Ne....
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2005-04-12
Singapore To Deliver Full Account of Casino Decision
As reported by the Channel NewsAsia: "The Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports has assured there will be a full and proper accoun....
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2005-04-12
GSA S2S Protocol Implemented
Marking an adoption milestone, the Gaming Standards Association (GSA) announced that its new System-to-System (S2S) protocol has been successfully imp....
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2005-04-12
Kenilworth Welcomes WTO Online Gambling Dispute
Kenilworth Systems Corporation (OTC PS: KENS): Regardless who is right or wrong, the Internet can never be regulated and controlled like Kenilworth Sy....
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2005-04-12
Newport Grand Plans Expanded Gambling
As reported by the Providence Journal: "The cavernous fronton at Newport Grand, where the world's best jai alai players once thrilled fans and be....
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2005-04-12
Artonic Penny Parade Awards First Jackpot
Atronic's Penny Parade (R) Wide Area Progressive (WAP) awarded its first jackpot for $82,751.62 at River Rock Casino in California on March 30th.Carol....
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2005-04-12
Gaming Technology Summit Returns
One of the gaming industry's most exciting new conferences, Gaming Technology Summit, returns to the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas May 25-26, 2005, ....
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2005-04-12
Harrah's Reports Anticipated Results
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) said today it expects to report Adjusted Earnings Per Share of 95 to 99 cents for the first quarter of 2005.Th....
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2005-04-12
New Revenue May Translate to Blitz of Las Vegas Ads
Flush with an extra $25 million in room tax revenue, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board will next week discuss a revised budget tha....
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2005-04-12
Las Vegas Sands Still Awaits Decision
Las Vegas Sands Corp., owner of The Venetian, is still awaiting a decision on its request to reconsider a multimillion-dollar construction defect judg....
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2005-04-12
Churches: Bermuda Casino Boat Plan Gambles with Island's Future
A coalition of churches including the AME has hit out at plans for croupier training and for a casino boat moored off Bermuda."Spokesman Rev Haro....
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2005-04-12
Glasgow's casino gamble set to fail
MULTI-million-pound gambling developments planned for Glasgow are on the brink of collapse after the announcement that the government will only allow ....
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2005-04-12
Uncertainty looms over gaming sector
Other Internet gaming companies are indicating that they will be relocating executives to other jurisdictions due to the new burden of income tax.Spok....
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2005-04-12
Gambling Bill set to become law
The Gambling Bill has been approved by the House of Lords after the government scaled down plans for eight regional "super-casinos" to just ....
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2005-04-12
WTO to Rule on Internet Gambling
A World Trade Organization appeals panel is expected to rule Thursday on whether the United States should drop prohibitions on Americans placing bets ....
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2005-04-12
Labour climbdown on Gambling Bill
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has bowed to Opposition pressure and limited her controversial scheme for "super casinos" to a single prototy....
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2005-04-12
Resort's 'strong case' for casino
The government conceded on Tuesday that there will only be one regional "super casino", instead of the eight previously planned by ministers....
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2005-04-12
Web bookies demand higher security standards
Giving all Internet users decent firewalls would go a long way towards preventing DDoS attacks, says Internet bookmaker Blue SquareOnline gambling com....
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2005-04-12
GREEK COMPANIES INTERESTED IN BUILDING A TIRANA CASINO
The joint venture of the Greek company "Club Hotel Loutraki SA" and the Austrian "Casinos Austria International", on one hand, and "Hyatt Regency Hote....
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2005-04-12
Glasgow looks to be on a loser as a centre for new super-casinos
AMBITIOUS plans to create a ??162m Las Vegas-style super-casino in Glasgow by 2007 as part of the proposed redevelopment of the SECC site, looked doom....
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2005-04-12
Steelman impresses Asian officials with speed, quality of Sands Macau
High standards: Steelman impresses Asian officials with speed, quality of Sands Macau. Paul Steelman knew that his work in Macau set new standards for....
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2005-04-12
LCI loses out over Ramadan
FOR more than a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of prayer, fasting and charity. It is also, according to London Clubs International, a time when Mu....
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2005-04-12
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is still winning big.
The 2,010-room casino hotel, which has bowled over its competitors since opening in July 2003, posted gross operating profits of $223.5 million last y....
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2005-04-12
Plaza hopes strategy will woo growing Hispanic community
Over the next several weeks, the Plaza hotel and casino expects to introduce Hispanic-theme slot machines, Spanish-speaking blackjack dealers and socc....
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2005-04-12
Government back pedals over super casinos
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today conceded that there will only be one regional "super casino", instead of the eight previously planned b....
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2005-04-12
Climbdown saves super casino plan
Tessa Jowell has reached a deal with the Tories to save the Gambling Bill agreeing to the creation of one regional "super casino" and not ei....
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2005-04-12
Punters eye right royal result
Prince Charles could cost bookmakers a fortune after switching the Royal Wedding to the same day as the Grand National. The prince and Camilla Parker ....
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2005-04-12
Ocean Jewel Casino Buys Out Rival
The owner of the Ocean Jewel Casino of St. Petersburg on Monday bought out VTM Management Inc., which operated Majesty Casino from Johns Pass in Treas....
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2005-04-12
NETeller upbeat for 2005
Shares in online money transfer group NETeller slipped back despite announcing it has now signed up 1.5mmembers and remains "very positive" ....
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2005-04-12
Contra Costa Officials Consider Indian Casino Ban
Contra County supervisors are poised to consider a resolution banning the creation or expansion Indian gaming casinos.Supervisors John Gioia and Gayle....
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2005-04-12
Lady Luck unkind to casinos operator LCI
Casinos operator London Clubs International today issued a surprise profit warning following a poor run of luck for the company at the hands of punter....
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2005-04-12
London Clubs International PLC - PRE-CLOSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 27TH MARCH 2005
On 25th November 2004 we indicated that overall business levels in ouroperations since the half year had been broadly in line with expectations,althou....
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2005-04-12
Government forced into compromise over US-style super-casinos
The number of American-style super-casinos may be cut in a last-minute compromise to stop the Gambling Bill being lost because of lack of parliamentar....
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2005-04-12
Packer meeting fuels online gambling deal fears
The Tasmanian Government has broken ranks with its interstate counterparts on the controversial issue of online gambling. The ABC has learnt that at a....
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2005-04-12
Packer set to revolutionise racing
Australian media magnate Kerry Packer is planning to revolutionise racing and sports gambling.British betting exchange firm Betfair, which is backed b....
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2005-04-12
Dailey Wins $10 Mil. Pala Casino Resort
Pala Casino Resort & Spa has tapped Interpublic Group's Dailey & Associates to handle its branding and advertising assignments, the agency sai....
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2005-04-12
Gambling Bill: Amendments
Minister for Sport and Tourism (Mr. Richard Caborn): This statement provides information about a number of amendments tabled on theGambling Bill, whic....
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2005-04-12
Details of Russian Hackers??? Attack on UK Online Bookies Revealed
The Russian Interior Ministry has investigated attacks on UK online bookmaking services by Russian hackers.Four Russian citizens were charged with the....
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2005-04-12
Bonanza for the bookies as ??10m is placed in bets
The general election will produce the biggest political betting bonanza with more than ??10million being gambled on the outcome, bookmakers said today....
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2005-04-12
Take it or leave it for Gambling Bill
The government has issued a "take it or leave it" ultimatum to the House of Commons in a bid to effectively wash its hands of the Gambling B....
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2005-04-12
Is Illinois gambling sinking?
Since its inception in 1991, riverboat gambling has delivered an economic bonanza in Illinois, generating billions of dollars for casino owners and fo....
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2005-04-12
Which port is No. 1?
When Port Canaveral passed Port Everglades near Fort Lauderdale in cruise-passenger traffic several years ago, leaders at Port Canaveral began billing....
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2005-04-12
IT'S NO BLUFF: CASINO OSCARS
TV poker is upping the ante ??? with an awards show of its own. The first-ever "Casino Awards" are being prepared for a December debut on ca....
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2005-04-12
Casinos revitalize towns, but future uncertain
Ornate black and gold street lamps line the newly paved sidewalks of Elgin???s downtown, and dozens of stately Victorian homes have been repainted in ....
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2005-04-12
Senecas' role in casinos expanded
Making good on a campaign promise to increase the Seneca Nation's control over its casinos and impress the bond market, Seneca President Barry E. Snyd....
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2005-04-12
250m at stake in tribe's gamble
FOUR hundred years after welcoming the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth Rock, the native American Seconke Wampanoag tribe is proving less hospitable to the....
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2005-04-12
China reports 10,000 arrests in gambling crackdown
Police carrying out a nationwide anti-gambling crackdown have arrested more than 10,000 people and closed more 400 illegal gambling parlors disguised ....
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2005-04-12
The last spin of the wheel
The future of the gambling bill will be decided this week - and Michael Howard may hold all the chips, writes Nick Mathiason It is the ultimate game o....
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2005-04-12
Hands across the ocean
Philosopher and poker obsessive Nicholas Fearn sails off on a cruise with Europe's most feared players, Dave the Devilfish and Il Capitano a....
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2005-04-12
Gambler says Borgata took him on limo ride back to debt
Four years ago, Donald Carroll asked state regulators to prohibit Atlantic City's casinos from giving him credit. It was one of the few safeguards com....
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2005-04-12
A look at Illinois' nine riverboat casinos
Illinois law allows 10 riverboat casinos in the state. One casino license has been tied up in a dispute between the state and casino operators plannin....
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2005-04-12
Cost of Las Vegas jaunt jumps 11 percent in year
A Vegas vacation isn't as cheap as it used to be.Not only are gasoline prices at record highs, the price of lodging and dining in Nevada has increased....
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2005-04-12
Station Casinos quiet about Reno land
Station Casinos Inc., often blamed for hurting Northern Nevada gaming revenue with a tribal casino just outside Sacramento, is getting a warm reaction....
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2005-04-12
Bigger Stadium & Casino Bid
Plans to extend the KC Stadium's capacity to 35,000 and to develop a new hotel and leisure complex on the site have been submitted to the city council....
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2005-04-12
Casino boat arrives but no plans on use
The owners of the Corinthian are currently deliberating whether or not to go ahead with plans to use the ship as a casino.The Corinthian slipped almos....
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2005-04-12
Casino chips worth P20M lost
An estimated P20-million worth of casino chips are missing from several branches of Casino Filipino, Rep. Imee Marcos of Ilocos Norte said on Saturday....
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2005-04-12
Problem gambling funds looking more likely
Two months after Gov. Kenny Guinn pledged to raise 200,000 to treat gambling addicts, a chief backer of that effort remains "cautiously optimisti....
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2005-04-12
Reno hotel wins judgment from IGT subsidiary
A Washoe County District Court jury has awarded 1.7 million dollars to the operators of the Siena Hotel Spa Casino in Reno over a complaint involving ....
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2005-04-12
CCC fines Caesars
Caesars Atlantic City was fined $75,000 by state casino regulators Wednesday for a series of violations involving the cash boxes at its gaming tables.....
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2005-04-12
Blues can win 250m ground off new casino
Birmingham City's hopes of building a new ??250m stadium rest on the gaming bill being passed in Parliament. The Premiership club are in discussions w....
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2005-04-12
Global Cash Access renews contract with Harrah's Entertainment
Global Cash Access, a supplier of cash access and related marketing services to the gaming industry, has renewed its contract with Harrah's Opera....
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2005-04-12
Boyd Gaming makes blue chip investment deal
When Iowa became the first state to legalize riverboat gambling in 1989 and the first boats began cruising the Mississippi River two years later, it m....
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2005-04-12
Macau beats the odds
Even as the Singapore Turf Club is facing stiff competition from soccer betting, a new threat looms on the horizon with the possible introduction of a....
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2005-04-12
Addicted to gambling? Step inside the casino
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission took a gamble yesterday in a bid to quell the number of problem gamblers by giving them access to counsellor....
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2005-04-12
Caesars Player Magazine
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Miami Beach-based custom publishing company Onboard Me....
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2005-04-12
Gambling reform hangs in balance
Culture department officials were yesterday locked in talks with representatives from the casino industry in an attempt to salvage the government's co....
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2005-04-12
Casino Supporters Spent $450,000 on Campaign
As reported by the Washington Evening Journal: "The Washington County Citizens for Good Jobs Committee-funded by the casino group that wants to b....
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2005-04-12
Indiana Casino Revenue Plan Approved
As reported by the Indianapolis Star: "Counties without casinos would get $1 million a year in casino-tax revenue and Harrison County would lose ....
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2005-04-12
Illinois Lottery Adds New Instant Lottery Game
On Monday, April 4, Lotto players will have an extra chance to become a millionaire. The Illinois Lottery is adding a Monday Lotto drawing on top of t....
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2005-04-12
's to Resume Illinois Project Construction
As reported by the Paducah Sun: "Harrah's Entertainment says construction of a $62 million hotel and entertainment center should resume within a ....
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2005-04-12
Illinois Governor Proposes Doubling Slots, Games
As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times: "Ending his long flirtation with expanding gambling, Gov. Blagojevich on Thursday proposed doubling the num....
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2005-04-12
Wynn keeps plans shrouded in secrecy
A curtain of secrecy has descended around Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn's new $2.7 billion, 2,716-room megaresort at the corner of Sands Avenue and t....
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2005-04-12
High-stakes baccarat still rules town
The spectacular opening of the Sands Macau casino last year shook up the territory's gaming market by revealing the latent demand for quality mass-mar....
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2005-04-12
Lee 'dead set' against gambling but casino decision not his to make
Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Thursday he is "dead set" against gambling but the decision to go ahead w....
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2005-04-12
Gov. says doubling casino sizes would create 300M Dollars for schools
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday said he would block the creation of more casinos for Illinois but that existing casinos should double in size to gene....
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2005-04-12
House panel OKs bingo machines, sliding tax scale
Gamblers going to a jai-alai fronton and three tracks in Broward County to play slots would be sitting at electronic bingo machines under a bill a Hou....
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2005-04-12
States bet on gambling for revenue
Gambling revenues, once a mere trickle, have become a critical stream of income in a number of states, in some cases surpassing traditional sources su....
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2005-04-12
Younger Singaporeans more open to casino concept
Many older Singaporeans are against the idea of having a casino in Singapore, compared to the younger people who do not see it as a big deal. Singapor....
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2005-04-12
Former casino manager indicted for scam
A former manager at the Cherokee Nation Casino in Catoosa faces up to two decades in prison stemming from charges that he embezzled tens of thousands ....
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2005-04-12
Man gets EI benefits after quitting smoky casino
An Orillia man has become the first person in Ontario to get employment insurance benefits after quitting a job because of second-hand smoke. Rob....
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2005-04-12
Caesars Completes Sale of Its Interests in South African Casino
Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: CZR), one of the world's leading gaming companies, today completed the sale of its ownership and management interest....
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