A GLITZY Monte Carlo-style casino could rejuvenate the fortunes of Liverpool’s former State ballroom. City bar boss Peter Lee wants to attract an up-m....
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Bookmakers lose £1m on Weymouth match
Bookmakers, who lost £1 million on the Blue Square Premier match between Weymouth and Rushden and Diamonds, admit that it is improbable that the FAs i....
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A fresh push for casino gambling
State lawmakers from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio - plus the head of the House budget-writing committee - today launched a fresh push for Las Vegas....
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Goa asks offshore casinos to shift further down in sea
Goa asked the casino vessels operating off the Mandovi river shores in the state to shift further down in the Arabian sea. The state government in a c....
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Businessmans plea over casino plan
One of Yarmouths best-known businessmen has stepped into the debate over where the resorts large casino should be built - claiming it will “kill off” ....
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Ladbrokes casino machines pay off
Punters may have been left looking at snowbound and waterlogged racecourses on the bookies television screens for much of this worst winter in years, ....
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Centre in the frame for casino plan
THE ExCeL exhibition centre in Newhams Docklands could soon be home to a new large casino.The exhibition centre in Custom House is already planning to....
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Bill would allow tribal gambling
American Indian tribes in Texas are trying again to reopen their casinos with legislation filed Tuesday that would provide a defense to prosecution fo....
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Cagayan casino plan relies on opening of new airport
The Cagayan Freeport and Special Economic Zone is projecting to create over 5,000 additional jobs with the expected entry of three land-based casino o....
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The chips are down for casino-owning tribe
The Indian tribe that owns the biggest casino in the country on 1,500 wooded acres here - and wants to expand its Foxwoods gaming brand to Philadelphi....
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Casino gambling in the islands
The main attraction of a Caribbean vacation has always been the sugar-white sand and clear, turquoise sea of a quiet beach. But some visitors prefer t....
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Google should not be allowed to advertise online gambling say MPs
The MPs backed a warning by the Church of England warning that the search engines actions were irresponisible. The motion, brought by Khalid Mahmood, ....
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Plans for casino at former cinema site
DONCASTERS landmark Odeon cinema could be demolished and replaced with a casino, if developers get the go-ahead from councillors.The 1930s Art Deco bu....
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Gambling Heiress Bets on Macaus Recovery
At a time when Macau faces an uncertain hand, Pansy Ho is placing bets on the Chinese gambling enclaves future.Ms. Ho, the 45-year-old daughter of Mac....
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Ritzio opens premium Allegre Casino
Peruvian architect Willie Gomez-Moron, famous for his casino designs in Las Vegas, Vienna, Sharm el Sheik and elsewhere, has created the height of ele....
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Casinos lower prices to pump up business
With December and year-long revenue results expected to be posted this week, Nevada’s gaming industry has been forced to deal with sharp declines in c....
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New Painted Hand Casino building in Yorkton to open in March
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) will officially open its newly redesigned Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton to the public on March 11.The....
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Roll of the dice on Las Vegass shabby downtown
Travel north on the Strip, past the glittering islands of the Bellagio, Excalibur, Venetian and other resorts, and — keep going — it finally appears l....
[click here to read more]2009-02-10
Bingo comes to Bolivia, by way of Russia
As Washington watches its influence wane in Latin America, Russia is picking up the slack, with military exercises and arms deals in Venezuela, billio....
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US firm pulls out of casino site
The American owners of a casino in Coventry have confirmed they are to pull out. Isle of Capri Casinos said consultation had begun with employees with....
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PartyGaming links up with Spanish casino group
PartyGaming on Friday said it hoped to strengthen its position in the Hispanic market through the launch of a three year alliance with Spain’s leading....
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We trusted former mayor who stole our cash, says Carlisle club boss
The secretary of a Carlisle club which a former city mayor stole £38,000 from said they trusted her because of her background.Jayne Yeomans, 49, – may....
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City Council members dont mention new city hall during casino talks
One three-word phrase was conspicuously absent from Wednesdays discussion of a planned new casino in downtown Las Vegas: "new city hall."Despite the f....
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British Casino Association looks for sure bet to succeed Lady Cobham
Lady (Penny) Cobham is standing down as chairman of the battered British Casino Association. The BCA has lost two of its biggest members and a large c....
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Tories back slot machines and win tycoon Trevor Hemmings’s £200,000 jackpot
The Conservative Party accepted £200,000 from a slot machine tycoon’s businesses shortly after calling for softer rules on arcade gambling, The Times ....
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City of Dreams to stage major recruitment fair this week
City of Dreams, the integrated entertainment resort set to be open on the Cotai Strip, officially announced yesterday its major recruitment drive of 7....
[click here to read more]2009-02-04
No deal in Tropicana casino sale
There is a chance that the "stalking horse" that wants to buy Tropicana Casino and Resort may not finish the race or even get out of the starting gate....
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Casino billionaire bankrolls Labor
Figures linked to Macau-based casino magnate Stanley Ho have donated well over $1 million to the Labor Party.One donation of nearly $500,000 was rejec....
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Betfair demands all gambling operators set limits
ONE of Australias biggest online betting agencies has challenged racing ministers to force all gambling operators to offer customers pre-set spending ....
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Maryland gets 6 slot machine bids for 5 licenses
Maryland received bids for fewer slot machines than state officials had hoped for Monday, as developers wheeled boxes containing details of the six pr....
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Holland Casino plans major investment
State-owned Holland Casino, which has a monopoly on the Dutch casino market, wants to invest ‘hundreds of millions of euros’ over the coming 10 years,....
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Melbourne Casino comes good on pokies refund promise
Almost all of the 1,200 people playing poker machines at Melbournes Crown Casino when it was evacuated last Friday have been refunded the money stuck ....
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All aboard for the big casinos
The first clues that this could be a different kind of railroad experience are in a passenger guide that includes drawings depicting the proper way to....
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Casinos See Big Super Bowl Weekend
Las Vegas will get a much needed economic boost this weekend as 295,000 people are expected to watch NFL Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The fact that one of....
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GALA CORAL HITS THE JACKPOT WITH STYLISH NEW CASINO
Gibraltar’s new Gala Casino has opened its doors in the heart of the Ocean Village complex. An investment of £6.5 million, it is a vibrant, colourful ....
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Great Yarmouth casino and leisure scheme approved
Great Yarmouth District Council has granted planning permission for a 250,000 sq ft leisure scheme in Great Yarmouth. The scheme, called ‘The Edge’, i....
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Trump casinos get deadline extension
Donald Trumps struggling casino company today won a two-week reprieve to continue talks with lenders and bondholders as it fights to avoid bankruptcy.....
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Pound Slides to Lowest Versus Dollar Since 1985 on Bank Concern
The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since September 1985 and a record low versus the yen on speculation the U.K. government will nat....
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Online gambling sites win this round
Kentucky, a haven for gamblers who want to bet on horse racing, has hit a setback in its efforts to stop unregulated online casino gambling.In a 2-1 r....
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Northern Indiana casino adding $130M hotel tower
The opening of a new 22-story, glass-walled hotel has Blue Chip casino hoping for bigger crowds of gamblers than it has seen since a nearby Michigan c....
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Poker business magazine to launch
A week after ending one title, Dennis Publishing is bucking the economic gloom by launching what it claims to be the first ever business-to-business p....
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Playboy to shut down online gaming operation
Playboy’s online gaming operation, which was licensed by the Lotteries & Gaming Authority of Malta, will shut down its service on January 29, recentpo....
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Irish gamblers bet on inauguration speech cliches
To mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States of America, Irish bookmaking chain Paddy Power are offerin....
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Numbers up for Lotto sales staff
Workers at the National Lottery kiosk in The Bridges, Sunderland, were devastated when they were made redundant last month.Hundreds of customers wanti....
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Meet a gentleman bookie who started a betting revolution
There are plenty of men in their mid-50s who can look back on a life in racing and betting and consider how much has changed in the last 40 years. Onl....
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New German horse betting channel
German horse racing/betting channel e8 television has launched on Astra (19.2° East). The channel, which transmits horse races from around the world, ....
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Santa Ana Star Casino first to launch social networking Web site
Santa Ana Star Casino, one of New Mexicos leading American Indian gaming casinos, has become the first in the country to launch a social networking We....
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The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), an organization comprised of lawmakers from states with casinos and other forms of state-regulated gaming, formally adopted a resolution
key reason that the Illinois Gaming Board rejected a bid to put a casino in Waukegan was that indicted businessman William F. Cellini still stood to ....
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National Council of Legislators From Gaming States Adopts Resolution Supporting 100% Smokefree Gaming Venues
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), an organization comprised of lawmakers from states with casinos and other forms of sta....
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British betting group seeks to end Greek ban
British sports betting group Stanleybet said Wednesday it had taken legal action to reopen two Greek outlets that were closed last year after pressure....
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