Genting Bhd., the Malaysian gaming operator thats expanding into Singapore, said revenue from its latest venture will make it the worlds third-largest....
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New Jersey casino revenue rises even as 1 casino shuts doors
New Jerseys casinos brought in more in November than they did in the same month last year, even though the Sands Hotel Casino closed its doors. The in....
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Online gambling closer to legalisation
Cabinets approval last week of the Draft Gambling Amendment Bill brings legal online and cellphone gambling one step closer.One interpretation of Pret....
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PUBLISHING and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has been unsuccessful in obtaining a casino licence from the Singapore government, as part of the Eighth Wonder Asia syndicate.
Betting giant Ladbrokes is believed to be in talks with Britains biggest racecourse operator about a joint casino venture at the Wolverhampton track. ....
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Packer loses on casino bid
PUBLISHING and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has been unsuccessful in obtaining a casino licence from the Singapore government, as part of the Eighth Wonder ....
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Four held for casino van heist
Four men charged in connection with the –1.6 million holdup in September of an armored van at a casino on Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, were yest....
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Florida tribe’s Hard Rock coup
The Seminole Indians have ridden in with $965m to snap up the restaurant chain from Rank, writes Matthew Goodman THE Seminole Indian tribe knows how....
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Russia proposes limiting gambling to four zones
Russian lawmakers are hoping to stem the tide of gambling in Moscow and other major cities with a Kremlin-sponsored bill that would limit casinos to f....
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Anti-gambling pill fails test
A San Diego pharmaceutical firm said clinical trials were a flop for an orally administered drug aimed at blunting addicts’ urge to gamble.“The re....
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Levy hits out at gambling probe
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has branded the governments plans to investigate the legality of gambling sponsorship in football ridiculous. Sports mi....
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Slot machines seized in Paphos raid
OVER 20 illegal slot machines were confiscated on Monday night by police in the Paphos district. According to police reports, the Paphos Police Depart....
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Harrahs spent record $17.8 million on casino question
Harrahs Entertainment spent $17.8 million in its unsuccessful bid to bring casino gambling to Rhode Island, nearly doubling by itself the previous sta....
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Genting wins Singapore casino license
Singapore awarded its second casino resort contract Friday to Genting International, whose proposal of a venture worth 5.2 billion Singapore dollars i....
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New gambling rules put shirt deals at risk
Premiership clubs could be forced to terminate lucrative sponsorship deals with gaming companies after the government announced it is to examine wheth....
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Hard Rock sold off cheap, say analysts
Investors and analysts gave a cool reception to the £490 million sale of the Hard Rock Cafe chain by Rank Group yesterday, describing the price tag a....
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150 JOBS AT CITY CASINO
Work is under way to create a new casino costing £7m and creating 150 jobs. Stanley Leisures Nottingham Circus casino will open in the spring at The ....
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Ladbrokes to buy online casino 888
A £490M takeover of online gambling group 888 by bookmaker Ladbrokes is imminent. The two companies have been in talks for over a month and a source....
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Viva Macau gets green light to fly in December
Viva Macau, the first low-fare airline based in Macau, officially received the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Ma....
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Illegal Gambling Machines Seized
ELEVEN slot machines have been seized from taxi offices and takeaways in a swoop on illegal gambling.Officials from the Gambling Commission with polic....
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Singapore to name winner of casino bid this week
Singapore is expected to announce the winning bid for its second casino resort this week in a deal worth as much as US$3.5bil. The city-state is build....
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In the 17th century, ancestors of the Pequot Tribal Nation lost their position as the dominant culture along New Englands Atlantic Coast.
Station Casinos Inc. said on Monday it received a management-led buyout offer from a group including its Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Fertitta f....
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Tribe sees a big prize in a riverfront casino
In the 17th century, ancestors of the Pequot Tribal Nation lost their position as the dominant culture along New Englands Atlantic Coast.Today, the Pe....
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Aristocrat hopes to cash in
ARISTOCRAT Leisure Ltd hopes to share in the spoils of Publishing and Broadcasting Ltds move into Asian casinos as it continues its aggressive interna....
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One step closer to casinos in Cyprus
THE first concrete steps towards the establishment of a casino on the island have taken place following the conclusion of studies commissioned by the ....
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Del. slot casinos start to feel the squeeze
For more than a decade, Delawares three slot machine casinos have essentially had a license to print money for state government, racetrack-casino owne....
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William Hill ready to gamble on Rank buyout
Bookmaker William Hill is considering a takeover bid for Rank, the leisure group that is in the throes of selling its Hard Rock cafe business for an e....
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Company loses access to online betting server
The Kahnawake Mohawk reserve’s gaming commission has suspended a LaSalle company’s access to an online betting server on the territory after the f....
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Bookmakers are planning to trial roulette-based gaming machines in their shops, despite opposition from Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell.
Brownstein Hyatt & Farber is placing a big bet in Las Vegas. The politically connected Denver law firm will merge Jan. 1 with Schreck Brignone, a Las ....
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Bookmakers plan to shop test roulette-type gaming machines
Bookmakers are planning to trial roulette-based gaming machines in their shops, despite opposition from Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McD....
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Harrahs to pay $30 mln over tribe casino project
A San Diego jury has ordered Harrahs Entertainment Inc. to pay $30 million in damages to the Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians for interfering i....
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Port officials OK SunCruz deal for a second casino boat
second casino boat is coming to the Port of Palm Beach.Port commissioners Friday approved a contract with SunCruz Casinos, a deal that could bring th....
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Lack of clarity on online gambling
Pretoria High Court judge Willie Hartzenberg this week granted the Gauteng Gambling Board a declaratory order, banning online gambling – other than ....
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Last resort (with casino) in Singapore
Gambling stocks are on a roll. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Gambling Index is now tripling gains of the broad market index. Harrahs, the worlds large....
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Casino owner, employee beaten in $30,000 robbery
For ten minutes, two bandits held the Venezuelan manager of a St James casino and several employees at gunpoint yesterday. They beat him with a gun bu....
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£5million poker on the web
FOOTBALL ace Teddy Sheringham yesterday launched the world’s biggest ever online Grand Slam poker event. The former England striker, 40, was surroun....
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Swiss casino staff get big tip back from bosses
A casino in the Swiss city of Lucerne has agreed to hand over to staff 2.4 million Swiss francs (1.5 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) in tips which....
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Budget airline plans flying casino
Ryanair, in the middle of a hostile bid for fellow Irish airline Aer Lingus, is continuing to break ground as a non-conformist operator with plans to ....
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Online gambling to be regulated
The government unveiled plans on Tuesday to regulate Internet gambling and said a recent U.S. ban on the industry risked driving it underground. Howev....
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