Vladivostok is likely to lose gambling areas in Russkiy Island. The Head of Russian Union of Manufactures and Businessmen (RSPP) Alexander SHOKHIN off....
[click here to read more]2008-03-26
Will there be enough Sporeans for casino jobs?
THREE out of four jobs at its casino have been pledged to Singaporeans but this is a quota the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort may not be able to f....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Don’t ruin our social lives: Save bingo halls
Many elderly and female players say a visit to the bingo is a social lifeline for them where they can meet friends in a safe, warm and friendly enviro....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
$3 Casino Rama bet nets $8.9M jackpot
Steady play on a slot machine for under an hour won Anna Falco a record $9 million on the weekend.The 53-year-old woman from Woodbridge was playing th....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
The billion-dollar men of betting
PUNTING with TAB Sportsbet this year will reach the previously unthinkable mark of $1 billion. Thats one billion dollars. Thats $50 bet by every Austr....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Macao rises as gambling mecca
At 11 in the morning, six Asian men sit hunched over baccarat tables in a room with hardwood floors, plush carpets and paintings of European landscape....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Lottery winner George Wass married to his sister Alice
A married couple who won £5.3million on the lotto are brother and sister.George and Alice Wass share the same mother from different relationships.The....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Casinos lucky days running out
long-held belief in the casino industry is no matter how bad the economy gets, gamblers will somehow come up with the cash and keep making trips to th....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Wyandotte Nation may build Kansas casino
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering acquiring 11 acres in suburban Wichita from the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, which could allow the tribe ....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Legislation would let dog race gambling expand, give tax breaks to track owners
While its leaders decry expanded gambling in Florida and warn of billions in state budget cuts, a measure pending in the Republican-led state House wo....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
N.J. Casinos Adopt $25K Chips
Its enough to pay for a decent car, a wedding, or a year at Rutgers University, with some money left over for beer.And it fits in the palm of your han....
[click here to read more]2008-03-21
Louisiana casinos win $234 million in February
La. Louisianas state-licensed casinos won just above $236 million from gamblers in February, a sharp jump from last year, helped along by special even....
[click here to read more]2008-03-21
Firms show interest in buying Tropicana
The Tropicana Hotel Casinos state-appointed conservator said Tuesday that he and his financial advisers received "multiple expressions of interest" fr....
[click here to read more]2008-03-21
Gambling czar bet millions on Kentucky getting casinos
His casino empire, his personal finances and his integrity all are under siege.He recently lost his only New Jersey casino license in a high-stakes ca....
[click here to read more]2008-03-20
Paradise Casino Opens at Kam Pek Casino Macau
Hong Kong-listed Paradise Entertainment Ltd has unveiled the largest e-table casino in the world in Macau at the Kam Pek Casino, hoping to parlay its ....
[click here to read more]2008-03-25
Owners of Plaza casino-hotel denies delay rumors
The developers of The Plaza, a proposed multibillion-dollar casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, are denying rumors that the project is on hold becau....
[click here to read more]2008-03-20
Casinos contribute $1B to state economy
The gambling industry brought $1 billion to Iowa in 2007, according to a state report.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission report shows the 17 riverb....
[click here to read more]2008-03-20
Medal for soldier who stopped casino shooter
A North Dakota National Guard staff sergeant who tackled a gunman in a Las Vegas casino has been decorated for valor.Justin Lampert, 25, an Iraq war v....
[click here to read more]2008-03-20
Attorney General says state can ban smoking in Indian casinos
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says in a legal opinion that the state can expand its smoking ban to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos. In 2003, la....
[click here to read more]2008-03-20
