The cult US TV series, World Poker Tour (WPT), is the first poker show to be broadcast on prime time television in the UK. ITV4 has licensed series I ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-31
Online Casino Posts Odds Regarding New Dress Code
Bodog, an online gambling site that combines online casino games with sports gambling, has posted odds with regards to the new dress code initiated by....
[click here to read more]2005-10-26
Online Casino Industry Set For Financial Rebound
Like any sector in the market place, the online casino industry will see financial dips and peaks. Recent speculation about the IPO´s of several well....
[click here to read more]2005-10-26
Guggenheim Hermitage Still in the Game
There was the 18th-century "Portrait of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich" and a quiet discussion about the Russian czars life. There was an enthusiastic docent....
[click here to read more]2005-10-26
Wynn to Close Gallery
Word around the Las Vegas art community is that Steve Wynn is closing the gallery at Wynn Las Vegas. A source close to Wynn said this week that the re....
[click here to read more]2005-10-26
A race to refloat Gulf casinos
Some experts thought it would take years for the Gulf Coasts casino industry to rebuild after being flattened by Hurricane Katrina.Beau Rivages recent....
[click here to read more]2005-10-26
Gambling watchdogs mission to reform
One month into the existence of the gambling industrys powerful new watchdog, Peter Dean is reflecting on the public outcry that greeted the biggest o....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
Listed companies exit to cut their losses on casino cruise ship
Two listed companies that invested a combined HK$111 million into junket operations on the Omar III cruise liner have unwound their stakes.The two com....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
Blow for Galaxy VIP rooms
The planned listing of high-stakes gambling rooms at Macaus Galaxy Casino has been further delayed at least until next year because of adverse market ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
Columnist Jeff Simpson: MGM, Lanni just keep growing
MGM Mirage Chairman and Chief Executive Terry Lanni thinks big.The states biggest employer and taxpayer has four huge projects on its plate, but Lanni....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
Castaways fate sealed, bowling alley to be spared
Implosion of the derelict Castaways Hotel & Casino could happen as early as January, pending city approval. Once the requisite demolition permits are ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
Century Casinos Announces Extension of Agreement With Oceania Cruises Until 2012
Century Casinos, Inc. (CNTY) announced today that it has extended the Casino Concession Agreement with Oceania Cruises, Inc. until the year 2012. Curr....
[click here to read more]2005-10-25
The king of real estates cashing out
NEW YORK (Fortune) - Tom Barrack, arguably the worlds greatest real estate investor, is methodically selling off his U.S. real estate holdings as pric....
[click here to read more]2005-10-24
Broward drafts slots-rules plan
Broward County unveiled a 422-page framework Friday for regulating casinos, a task taken on by county commissioners after lawmakers failed this spring....
[click here to read more]2005-10-24
New betting system set to take off
A betting system which was rejected by the New Zealand racing industry seven years ago, is about to take off, on the other side of the world.Members o....
[click here to read more]2005-10-24
Some lose more than their shirt at casinos
Cell phones galore, enough eyeglasses to open an optical store, car and house keys, new clothing with the sales tags still attached, suitcases, wallet....
[click here to read more]2005-10-23
Casino robbery: 3rd man held
A third Zimbabwean man has been arrested in connection with a multimillion-rand robbery at Montecasino earlier this month, said police. The 30-year-ol....
[click here to read more]2005-10-23
Low confidence index hits gaming stocks
Just six months ago, the stocks of the biggest gaming companies were riding high on a wave of economic growth in Las Vegas that continues to defy the ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
An ill wind on Gulf Coast blows casino operators some good
Godzilla at his most dyspeptic never visited destruction upon Tokyo such as that inflicted on the Biloxi/Gulfport/Bay St. Louis stretch of Mississippi....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Lake Tahoe casino chips on eBay for $1 million
In one of the highest legitimate bids in eBay history, a collection of Nevada casino chips and tokens - some from the felt tables of Bugsy Siegels Fla....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
PartyGaming ‘may look at acquisitions’
PARTYGAMING, the London-listed owner of PartyPoker, the world’s largest internet poker site, hinted at acquisitions yesterday after it unveiled a sh....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Gambling industry called to intensify their expansion
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Cde Reuben Marumahoko has called on gaming and lottery industry to expand their services in order to create emplo....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
"M" is for megaresort
A proposed $1.8 billion, 79-acre mixed-use resort could bring Henderson its tallest and biggest buildings to date. Anthony Marnell III has received in....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Winning lottery ticket worth $340 million was sold in Oregon Gold Rush town
Someone in this Gold Rush town struck it rich with a $340 million Powerball ticket.The winner of the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot bought the lu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Now, Fairmount and the rest of Illinois horse racing industry want the casinos to pay for that lost business. Legislation, to be presented in Springfield next month, would require a 3 percent tax on c
The state hit a jackpot of its own from this weeks record Powerball game.The Powerball run, which started Aug. 13 and ended Wednesday night with a rec....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Casino tax measure
At Fairmount Park, the effect of a decade of casino competition is spelled out in shorter weekly horse racing schedules, and counted out in lighter pu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Casino plan for pier fire resort
Proposals to create a regional casino at a holiday resort where a big fire damaged part of its landmark pier have been revealed. Southend Pier was bad....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Lloyds confirms police lawsuit
JOHANNESBURG Lloyds confirms police lawsuitFri, 21 Oct 2005....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
New resorts to take up Station in Reno area
Station Casinos has spent the past decade building a lucrative empire of locals casinos with its properties becoming as much a part of Las Vegas neigh....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Nevada regulators approve Hooters casino licensing
The new Hooters Casino Hotel, scheduled to open in early February, won a final approval Thursday from Nevada regulators after a top company executive ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Macau visitor arrivals up 13 pct in first nine mths
Macau, the only city in China where casinos are legal, recorded 13.7 million visitor arrivals in the first three quarters of the year, up 13 percent f....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
PartyGaming comfortable with market expectations for 2005 UPDATE
PartyGaming PLC, owner of PartyPoker.com, the worlds most popular poker website, reported in-line third quarter to end-September trading, an encouragi....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Harrahs Entertainment, Keppel Land Team Up With Centre Pompidou
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. and Singapore partner Keppel Land have entered into a strategic alliance with the Centre Pompidou of Paris, France, one o....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
NIGA head says casinos, communities will rebound
National Indian Gaming Association Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. visited the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville earlier this week to meet with Tunica-Bi....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Uncertain Future For Harrahs In Lake Charles
The gaming industry took a hard hit from hurricane Rita, but some casinos are already back up and running, or will be in the near future. That does no....
[click here to read more]2005-10-22
Ainsworth sues retired policeman
It was July 28, 1993 and Australian poker machine king Len Ainsworth had taken a posse of Aristocrat Leisure staff, including two of his sons, to a li....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Columnist John Katsilometes: A casino chip collection not online you should know about
An anonymous Denver businessman is auctioning his extensive collection of casino chips on eBay. The opening bid for the 6,800-chip collection is $1 mi....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Hoyzer proposed fixing matches, says betting boss
Robert Hoyzer, the referee at the centre of Germanys match-fixing scandal, came up with the idea of rigging games, the alleged ringleader of the two-m....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
The games afoot at £7m casino
GLAMOROUS Las Vegas-style showgirls dancing on stage will welcome select guests to the opening of the £7 million Opera House Casino in Scarborough on....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Progressive Gaming Plunges on 3Q Outlook
Progressive Gaming International Corp. saw its shares plummet Thursday after the maker of slot machines and video games said it now expects to post a ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Boardwalk runs out
The suspense is over for employees of the Boardwalk on the Strip, who have learned that the hotel will close Jan. 9.On Friday, parent company MGM Mira....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Lottery Jackpot Hits $340 Million
A ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers drawn in Wednesdays Powerball game to win the $340 million jackpot. The drawing capped off a day of he....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Lakeside bids to run casino
ONE of the 17 new casinos set to be built in the UK could be coming to Frimley Green as part of a £30million development at the Lakeside Country Club....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Sisters win appeal over casino dismissal
The Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed two rulings of the Industrial Tribunal and awarded two sisters a total of Lm10,200 between them after establis....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Casino tax income soars 17 pct in first 3 quarters
Macaos income from direct gaming tax rose 17.7 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters, according to official statistics issued here on Thurs....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Jordan admits gambling mistakes
NBA legend Michael Jordan has admitted his famed love of gambling has got him into "stupid" situations in the past. But Jordan, who led the Chicago Bu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday he is abandoning his proposal to create a downtown casino district as a way of revitalizing the citys shattered economy, bitterly complaining of resistance from politici
Britains casinos have missed out on a boom in online gaming over the past several years, but deals with sports-betting firms still offer a belated rou....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
New Orleans Mayor Drops Casino Idea
Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday he is abandoning his proposal to create a downtown casino district as a way of revitalizing the citys shattered economy....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
City removes iron gates to casino bridge
About 200 police were deployed in Tao Poon area while city workers removed two iron gates on a bridge leading to a building that used to house a casin....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Expansion on the cards at spread betting firm
SPREAD betting firm Sporting Index was today gearing up for expansion after changing hands in a £75.8m deal.The group, which allows punters to bet on....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Church accuses online casino ad of linking booze and gambling
A poster ad campaign for online casino company Victor Chandler, featuring Rowland Rivron, has attracted a complaint from The Methodist Church, which l....
[click here to read more]2005-10-21
Croat admits guilt in German bets scandal
A Croatian man admitted his guilt on Tuesday in a two million euro German match-fixing scam that has deeply embarrassed soccer authorities preparing t....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Unprecedented eBay Auction Receives $1 Million Opening Bid for Collection of Historic Casino Chips and Tokens, Announces Marina Capital LLC
In one of the highest legitimate bids in eBay history, a collection of Nevada casino chips and tokens -- some from the felt tables of Bugsy Siegels La....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
PartyGaming to reveal its hand
When online poker-room PartyGaming (PRTY.L: Quote, Profile, Research) warned on growth last month, its shares took one of the most dramatic dives in r....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Empire Online says profit will be 10% lower than City forecasts
The fledgling online poker industry was hit by yet another warning yesterday as Empire Online admitted that profits for this year will fall 10% below ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Mississippi casino boats are moving onto dry land
Mississippi is betting that casinos will help revitalize the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast. A new law allowing them to rebuild onshore was signed Mond....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
B135bn gamble on casino resort
A Thai-Japanese joint venture yesterday announced a 10-year, 135-billion-baht development plan to build a floating Phuket Bay International City. Umez....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Poker Industry Expo to be held December 3-4, 2005 in Costa Rica
Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the Poker Industry Conference and Convention will be held the weekend of December 3-4, 2005 in Costa Rica at the ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Two new resorts will give Henderson piece of the Strip
Six miles south of the Strip on Las Vegas Boulevard, two relative newcomers to the gaming business are betting big on resorts that aim to create an al....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Bellagio is favorite Vegas resort, visitor survey shows
A new independent tourism survey says Bellagio is the favorite casino resort in Las Vegas.And, of visitors who are members of a frequent-player loyalt....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Gamings tangled web
As Americans help fuel the growth of Internet gambling, which will generate $12 billion in revenue this year, the battle over its legality continuesTh....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Mississippi governor signs laws allowing casinos devastated by Katrina to rebuild on land
Floating casinos that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina can be rebuilt on solid ground under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Haley Barbour that c....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Racing Victoria offers alternative to Betfair
Racing Victoria has made a lucrative multi- million-dollar offer to Tasmania that would see an increase in prizemoney, more races and the scrapping of....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Online gaming firms bet on tie-up
Leisure & Gaming said the purchase of Stanley Entertainment would boost its customer base and complement its recent purchase of online gambling firm V....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Comprehensive Casino Control Bill released for public discussion
The Casino Control Bill released on Monday for public discussion is a comprehensive one. However those who have been following the debate closely sinc....
[click here to read more]2005-10-19
Kangwon Land Casino Under Probe
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) Monday launched a probe into Kangwon Land, the country’s casino for Koreans in Chongson, Kangw....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Moscow to raise taxes on gambling in 2006
Moscow city authorities are planning to double the gambling tax on slot machines and to increase the taxes on gambling tables and bookmaking offices b....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
New casino breaks membership record
More than 5,000 people have already become members of the St Thomas Street casino even though it hasnt opened yet.The casino began taking advance memb....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Singapore Draft Casino Law Proposes Levies
The Singapore government is going ahead with plans to impose levies on Singaporeans and permanent residents visiting the city-states two proposed casi....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Casino companies to rebuild in the Gulf
Floating casinos that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina can be rebuilt on solid ground under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Haley Barbour that c....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Billions in lottery money "just sitting in the bank"
A committee of MPs criticised distributors of National Lottery money on Monday for keeping 2.4 billion pounds that was earmarked for good causes stuc....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Bets down to create a British Nevada
The West Midlands should sell itself as the Nevada of Britain in an attempt to persuade the Government to grant licences for super-casinos, argues a b....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Belgian Gaming Commission Grants License to Casinos Austria International
Casinos Austria International today announced that it has been granted a license to conduct gaming activities in Belgium by the Belgian Gaming Commiss....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Kangwon Land Casino Under Probe
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) Monday launched a probe into Kangwon Land, the country’s casino for Koreans in Chongson, Kangw....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Casino yacht back in hands of owners
Customs officials were last night ordered off a 196-foot luxury yacht they had raided earlier in the day after a lawyer obtained a Supreme Court injun....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Slots gambling hits a bump in the road
Pennsylvanias unprecedented attempt to create a layer of middlemen to supply slot machines to the states casinos is beginning to bog down the introduc....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Blair adviser acted for Packer casinos
A FORMER Downing Street adviser lobbied the government to relax gambling laws and pave the way for valuable casino contracts on behalf of Kerry Packer....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Salvation Army & Methodist Church Win Award for Gambling Bill Campaign
The 2005 Third Sector Excellence Award for PR Strategy has been awarded to The Salvation Army and The Methodist Church. Third Sector is the weekly mag....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Online casino planned for Ryanair flights
Ryanair is set to launch an online casino that will operate in tandem with a new in-flight entertainment service. The facility is designed to give a f....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Boss Vegas
Oscar Goodman slips into a red-sequined Liberace gown, glances approvingly at himself in the dressing rooms oversize mirror, then turns to a local rep....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Casino plan places big bet
A pair of well-heeled Miami businessmen are bankrolling a $261 million hotel and casino project in Black Hawk that is laden with great potential as we....
[click here to read more]2005-10-18
Macau casino revenues rose a less- than-expected 4.5 percent in the third quarter from the year-ago period and were little changed from three months earlier.
LADBROKES, the betting arm of Hilton Group, is understood to be weighing up a bid for Rank Group, the £2.5 billion owner of Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Casino takings disappoint as arrivals slow down
Macau casino revenues rose a less- than-expected 4.5 percent in the third quarter from the year-ago period and were little changed from three months e....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Six bidders seen withdrawing from integrated resort race: Merrill Lynch
Six more bidders are expected to drop out of the race for the integrated resort project in Singapore, says investment bank Merrill Lynch. The governme....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Great Canadian Gaming to miss analyst profit predictions: normal variations
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. said its third-quarter profits will come up short of market expectations, news that sent shares of the company for a wild ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Gaming seen to suffer after storms
Gaming company third-quarter earnings are being pounded by the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, although the effect is likely to wash out i....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Lauth hit with suit over casino
A Chicago gambling company that vied for an Orange County casino license is suing former partner Lauth Property Group of Indianapolis, alleging Lauth ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Abandoned float pushes Betfair chief to quit - with £10m shares in pocket
Betfair chief executive Stephen Hill remains eligible for more than £10m worth of shares, despite quitting the betting exchange yesterday after the b....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Changes are on the horizon Casinos, CCC, regulators negotiating proposed changes to Casino Control Act
They range from relatively benign changes in the way cards or dice are handled to more serious proposals involving security on the casino floor.Altoge....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Gambling ship goes in dry dock while owners seek to fund repairs
JOHNS PASS - The Ocean Jewel gambling ship is high and dry today. The last shuttle from the floating casino returned to port last night, and it may be....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Seminoles want out of casinos, hotel contract
The Seminole Tribe wants to buy out its contract with the developer of its Hard Rock hotel casinos, less than two years into a deal that could cost th....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Ibrox casino plan boost as rival bid scrapped
PLANS for a £120million super casino at Ibrox have been boosted after Manchester United scrapped proposals to build a Las Vegas-style complex at Old ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Betfair not planning imminent flotation
Betfair on Friday quashed speculation that it was planning an imminent flotation that newspapers estimate would value the group at up to 1 billion pou....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Playboy eyes Macau casino
Playboy Enterprises, the company behind Playmates and Bunnies, has set its sights on putting its rabbit-head logo on a casino-equipped entertainment c....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Betfair May Defer IPO Plans Until After 2006 World Cup, FT Says
Betfair, the worlds biggest Internet betting exchange, may defer plans to hold an initial public offering this year, the Financial Times said, withou....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Singapore govt drafts legislation in preparation for casino resort projects
Singapore has drafted a casino control bill in preparation for the planned development of two casino resorts here, and will release it for public cons....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
U.S. casino profits seen strong, but stocks weaken
U.S. casino operators are likely to post robust quarterly earnings despite Gulf Coast hurricane damage and concerns over flagging consumer demand that....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
Hard Rock secures $1.25 billion loan
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino recently secured $1.25 billion in project financing from Credit Suisse First Boston for its planned expansion on 24 acres....
[click here to read more]2005-10-17
£10M FLATS, SHOPS AND CASINO PLAN
A £10-million development could bring flats with a half-million price tag to Cleethorpes - possibly the most expensive seen there.This is the first s....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Manchester United Abandons Casino Plans
Manchester United soccer club has abandoned plans to build a casino on land close to the English teams Old Trafford stadium, the teams owners said Thu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Diamond I and The Palms Resort and Casino Sign Letter of Intent; To Forge Working Relationship Regarding WifiCasino GS
Diamond I, Inc. (OTC BB: DMOI), a developer of wireless gaming products, today announced that in a Letter of Intent, The Palms Resort and Casino, winn....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Locals casinos aim for Asian gamblers
In Las Vegas Chinatown, its not unusual to find signs, bus-stop ads and other promotions in Chinese and other Asian languages.For Coast Casinos, a bil....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Hoping for Brand Slam
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is doing a lot more than padding its bottom line with the sale of Wynn-branded retail and hotel products, a top executive said this ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Betfair prepares for Malta move if betting exchange taxation changes
Betfair, the internet betting exchange, is threatening to relocate to Malta if the Treasury moves to alter the tax regime covering gamblers winnings. ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Ladbrokes plans major expansion beyond Europe
LADBROKES is set to unveil plans for a massive overseas expansion that will see it open betting shops outside Europe for the first time, The Scotsman ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Banker rips off wealthy clients to spend at TAB
A former Bank of New Zealand manager fleeced his wealthy Asian clients of $1.5 million to fund a three-year betting spree at the TAB. Yong Joon Shioon....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Sportingbets profits soar as punters flock to virtual tables
Sportingbet, the online gambling group that owns Paradise Poker, announced a dramatic increase in annual profits yesterday and said its online poker b....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Dome developers gamble on London casino contract
DEVELOPERS are gambling on getting permission to open a casino to ensure mega success for a glitzy entertainment hub in The Dome.PermissionAnschutz En....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Betinternet expands into Web casino market
The firm will add a suite of casino games and slots, provided by RealTime Gaming, to complement the existing gaming and sports betting opportunities a....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Perini gets construction contract for Cosmopolitan hotel-casino
Perini Building Co. has been awarded the construction contract for The Cosmopolitan, a hotel-casino project planned for the Strips south end. In addit....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Two Conn. Tribes Denied Rights To Build Casinos
Two Connecticut Indian tribes lost their bids for federal recognition Wednesday, a decision that will bar them from building casinos in a state that i....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Accusations fly over casino bid
Rosemont Mayor Donald Stephens intimated Wednesday that Hyatt hotel chain officer Nick Pritzker is behind efforts to malign Stephens, Rosemont and the....
[click here to read more]2005-10-16
Gambling board losing public trust
The state board established to oversee legalized slot machine gambling in the commonwealth just cant seem to get anything right. It ignores purchasing....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Website to tackle gambling addiction
Singapore has launched a website to address anticipated cases of gambling addiction four years before the city-state opens its first casino.The govern....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Gambling Act proves purpose
“The Department of Internal Affairs is to be congratulated on regulating the tighter laws around gambling,� says Graham Aitken, National Operation....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Caesars Tahoe becomes MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
Caesars Tahoe becomes MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Blanco slams Nagins plan for casino district
Gov. Kathleen Blanco delivered a decisive blow Tuesday to New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagins proposal to revitalize his devastated city by placing casinos i....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Perini lands $1B Las Vegas casino construction contract
Perini Building Co. signed a construction contract worth $1 billion to build The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The contract was awarded t....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Mifal Hapayis to operate online lottery
Mifal Hapayis - Israel National Lottery, one of only two entities in Israel licensed to operate gambling services (the other being the Israel Sports B....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Zero, Zip, Zilch: That’s How Often Casino Customers Return to Properties With Poor Guest Service
Zero. Zip. Zilch. That’s how often customers will return to a casino with poor service. That’s also how much value customers place on poor service....
[click here to read more]2005-10-15
Nevada casinos win $989 million in August, 13th positive month
Nevada casinos won $989 million from gamblers in August, giving the clubs a 9.3 percent increase over August 2004 and their 13th positive month in a r....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Unprecedented eBay Auction Offers Historic $1 Million Collection of Casino Chips and Tokens
Pieces of Las Vegas will be auctioned off today for at least $1 million in the biggest legitimate opening bid in eBay history. Those pieces -- a vast ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Empire Online, PartyGaming Lose Appeal on Concern About Growth
Empire Online Ltd. and Gaming VC Holdings SA shares led Internet gaming stocks lower amid concerns about growth prospects and competition in the indu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Gulf Coast a graveyard for thousands of slot machines
C.J. "Mac" McClendon spent years installing slot machines on the Gulf Coast. These days, hes exhuming them from the steely graves of wrecked casino ba....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
PitBOSS Entertainment Completes Colorado Casino Acquisition
PitBOSS Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB: PBSS) today announced the company has completed a controlling interest asset and shareholder acquisition with AAA ....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Shares of internet gambling firms flop
THE losing streak suffered by investors in internet gambling stocks gathered pace yesterday after comments from the founder of Empire Online sparked f....
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Additional casinos interested in Coast
Legislation allowing Gulf Coast casinos to move 800 feet onshore could mean several new casino ventures, predicts one Jackson gaming lawyer."If the nu....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Singapore launches Web site for gambling addicts 4 years ahead of casino launch
Singapore has launched a Web site for problem gamblers as part of the governments plan to address concerns over a possible spike in bankruptcies and g....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Partypoker move hits Empire stock
Partygaming will no longer let players of websites owned by rivals like Empire Online and Coral Eurobet gamble at the same tables as its Partypoker cl....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Boulis investigation dredges up big names
In life, the rags-to-riches odyssey of slain casino-boat mogul Konstantinos (Gus) Boulis earned him friends and enemies from almost every milieu.And i....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Empire revenues up despite flat poker market
The slowdown of growth in internet poker does not appear to have affected Empire Online which said that revenues jumped 71 per cent in the third quart....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
PartyGaming Plc New platform launch
PartyGaming Plc (PartyGaming or the Group), the worlds leading onlinegaming company, announces today that it has taken a further step towardsestablish....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Pinnacle Entertainment Announces Reopening Of LAuberge du Lac
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK - News) announced that it has reopened LAuberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, La., which closed due t....
[click here to read more]2005-10-14
Singapore slips but others face bigger issues
Singapore is expected to become one of the worlds premier gambling destinations when casino megaresorts open in 2009. In the meantime, intense governm....
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Wynn sells $100 million worth of paintings
Casino magnate Steve Wynn has sold-off two paintings - one by Vincent van Gogh and the other by Paul Gauguin - to billionaire hedge-fund investor Stev....
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Sydney firm facing $54m lawsuit over pokies deal
South American casino owner Luis Fuentealba has begun a $US41 million ($54 million) damages action against Sydney-based Aristocrat Leisure, the worlds....
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Aristocrat Announces Multi-Million Dollar South American Contract
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. with its distributor, Caravell Gaming S.A.C., Monday announced the receipt of a multi-million dollar contract from Corpor....
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Gamings here to stay, but it can still shoulder more taxes
The little dust-up over gaming at the Mississippi Legislature during the past couple of weeks brought two gigantic opposing political forces into play....
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Rapid growth of online gambling bestows a tide of troubles
Four of a kind, full house and royal flush. Such phrases are music to the ears of dedicated poker players - and now novices as the game enjoys a surge....
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Blackpool: Britains faded Vegas gambles on casino salvation
Dazzling lights, an Eiffel Tower of its own and the constant ker-ching of slot machines make Blackpool Britains answer to Las Vegas. ADVERTISEMENT ....
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For a million bucks, not just a token auction
Its not unusual to see chips and tokens from Nevada casinos pop up on eBay and other online auction sites.It is unusual when a collection of chips and....
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Casino di Venezia seeks new lustre with relaunch
Strange, but true. For over a year the piano nobile of the Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa, with its beautiful vaulted ceilings, huge chandeliers from....
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Hurrahs Entertainment to delay plans to rebuild Gulfport casino
Harrahs Entertainment Inc. plans to build a larger casino to replace the gutted Grand Casino Biloxi, but the company has delayed a decision on whether....
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Ex-footy star in gambling campaign
FORMER AFL player David Schwarz has thrown his support behind a new $3.3 million State Government campaign to tackle problem gambling.Mr Schwarz, who ....
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Gambling opponent:Halt casino expansion
Connecticut anti-gambling advocate Jeff Benedict led a national coalition Friday in calling for a two-year moratorium on new tribal casinos built off ....
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$200-a-day ATM limit at gambling venues
SOUTH Australia will lead the nation in developing a code of practice for financial institutions to limit ATM cash withdrawals to $200 a day at gaming....
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Costello hits out at States gambling revenue dependence
The State Gambling Ministers and the Federal Community Services Minister, Kay Patterson, today agreed to develop a voluntary code of conduct to limit ....
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Mayor moves to heal New Orleans lifeblood industry
Mayor Ray Nagin called Friday for a major expansion of casino gambling in hurricane-hit New Orleans in a desperate attempt to quickly heal its battere....
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Gala buys Coral to form 4 bln stg gaming group
Gala said on Friday it was buying Coral Eurobet for 2.18 billion pounds in a deal that would merge Galas casinos and bingo halls with Corals betting s....
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Tsuu Tina casino approved
The Tsuu Tina First Nation has approval for its casino. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is giving the green light to the nations plans for a ....
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Funded by online casinos, alliance wants to protect against Internet poker ban
One of the most valuable poker skills is the ability to successfully bluff your opponents.And thats what a new Las Vegas-based group is trying to do: ....
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New Yorks appellate court followed a precedent set by the states top court. Two years ago, the Court of Appeals invalidated the St. Regis Mohawks casino because the legislature also did not approve th
Irelands largest bookmaker, Paddy Power PLC, withdrew a billboard campaign Wednesday that portrayed Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper table ....
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NY court invalidates Oneidas Turning Stone casino
A New York State Appellate Court has upheld a lower courts ruling invalidating the Oneida Indian tribes Turning Stone casino because the legislature d....
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Gas prices could hurt Las Vegas
This gambling mecca could lose millions of tourists if gasoline prices get stuck above $3 a gallon in Southern California, a new survey suggests. The ....
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Gulf Coast casinos get second chance
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrinas destruction of the Mississippi Gulf Coast may lead to a bigger and stronger gambling industry as casinos ab....
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Pokies money missing
MANAGERS at two RSL pokies venues have allegedly stolen almost $200,000 to feed their gambling addictions. A senior manager at a suburban RSL cl....
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Gambling addict stole £10m to feed habit
A GAMBLING-mad former financial consultant stole £10 million to bankroll an unsuccessful obsession with horse racing, it emerged today.Graham Price, ....
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Conned by the casino addict
A GAMBLER is facing prison after he conned victims out of a fortune to bankroll a huge betting spree.David Halligan lost £800,000 at casinos after he....
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Leading Poker Vendor Tribeca Tables Chooses Phantom Fibers Advanced Wireless Platform For Mobile Poker
Phantom Fiber Corporation (OTCBB:PHFB) the leading developer of wireless platform software announced today a five-year exclusive license agreement wit....
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Labour’s casinos gamble with people’s lives
One of the poorest communities in Britain is one step closer to getting a super casino thanks to New Labour’s relaxation of the gambling laws. Range....
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FAIRGROUND GAMING LISTS ON AIM
Fairground Gaming, the newly-established investment company in the online gaming sector, has today announced the commencement of trading in its Ordina....
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EC casino licences soon up for grabs
THE Eastern Cape is expected to call for proposals for the provinces remaining two casino licences, Economic Affairs MEC Andre de Wet said yesterday.I....
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THE FUTURE OF GAMBLING: Innovation is served
Game change may be just a click away for casino slot operators. Server-based gaming will make it so.At the recent Global Gaming Expo, slot makers prev....
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Sun pledges to uphold ideals of founder
Although the Las Vegas Sun now is delivered with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the community-spirited newspaper maintains the pledge that it gave its ....
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Gamblers Lose Average W2.5 Mil. Each in 10 Months
A total of 270,190 people have lost 681.5 billion won gambling in a local casino from October 2004 to July this year, an opposition lawmaker claimed T....
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Conned by the casino addict
HALLIGAN: Lost £800,000.A GAMBLER is facing prison after he conned victims out of a fortune to bankroll a huge betting spree.David Halligan lost £80....
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Miss. Lawmakers OK Casino Move to Dry Land
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says hell sign a bill this week to let hurricane-battered coastal casinos move a short distance onto dry land.The state....
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Casino opponents targeting done deal
The Seneca Nation of Indians is still days, if not weeks, from announcing its choice of the site for a Buffalo casino, but that is not preventing oppo....
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Small step towards eliminating gambling harm
Pop-ups small step towards eliminating gambling harm “The introduction of pop-up messages on pokie machines are a short step in the right direction,....
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Casino Robbery
Police hope security cameras caught some of the robbers who held up a casino boat in Freeport over the weekend. Police say a gang of four to six armed....
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$1 million jackpot on 2c pokie
A SHEPPARTON maths teacher has won $1 million playing the 2c pokies at Crown casino. Don Anderson, 54, became an instant millionaire after risking jus....
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Hopes for super casino are raised
HOPES that Sunderland could host an American-style super casino have been raised after hints from the Government.Ministers scrapped plans for eight re....
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Macau casinos face longer odds
By every measure, Macau is booming. The former Portuguese colony at the mouth of Chinas Pearl River saw its economy grow 28% last year. Tourism arriv....
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Harrahs Entertainment to Acquire Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) signed an agreement with Imperial Palace, LLC, to acquire the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The....
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Golden Nuggets to provide new luster for Landrys Restaurants
A merger of fish and chips took effect this week as Landrys Restaurants Inc. closed on the acquisition of the Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel in downto....
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Columnist Jeff Simpson: Steve Wynns prospects in Singapore, Station Casinos plans in Reno and more
Steve Wynn exudes a quiet confidence about his companys chances of landing a highly sought-after license to develop a casino in Singapore. Unlike many....
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Columnist Jeff Simpson: Steve Wynns prospects in Singapore, Station Casinos plans in Reno and more
Steve Wynn exudes a quiet confidence about his companys chances of landing a highly sought-after license to develop a casino in Singapore. Unlike many....
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Reed helped defeat online gambling ban in 2000
Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed worked behind the scenes to help defeat a proposed congressional ban on online gambling five years ago.De....
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Reed helped defeat online gambling ban in 2000
Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed worked behind the scenes to help defeat a proposed congressional ban on online gambling five years ago.D....
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5 GUNMEN HOLD UP L.I. CASINO BOAT
Five-hundred party cruise passengers aboard a Long Island casino boat were held at gunpoint by five men who looted the gambling ships money room, poli....
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10 SUPER-CASINOS ON WAY
MINISTERS are set to perform a giant U-turn and allow up to 10 new Las Vegas-style super-casinos in Britain. The move comes after pressure from town h....
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Crystal chips in with £140m float
THE Crystal Gaming Group, which runs online casinos in South Africa and the US, is lining up to float on AIM. The Isle of Man-based group is believed ....
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Poker gives dog tracks a full house
The numbers started dropping for the greyhound racing industry in 1988. And the hits just kept on coming.Indian casinos, gambling boats, the Internet ....
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Celebrity tenants help fuel Vegas boom
The boom in high-rise condo projects in this citys canyon of casinos known as the Strip has spawned its own new status symbol -- the celebrity residen....
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Casinos lash out at Manning
Association of Members Club of TT (AMC) president, Brian Phillip, has lashed out against Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s plans to control the proli....
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Can signatures save casinos?
With just months remaining until a ban on minicasinos takes effect in Tacoma, casino workers have taken to the streets to gather signatures on an init....
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Gambling-mad sailor sold MoD computers with missile secrets
Top-secret Cruise missile information ended up in a second-hand shop after a Royal Navy rating sold Ministry of Defence computers to fund his gambling....
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New gambling laws: Your views
What do you think of the governments new rules on gambling? New laws will allow gamblers to go straight to the casino and start betting, rather than g....
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Casino owners worried
MEMBERS of The Association of Members Clubs of Trinidad and Tobago (AMC) are up in arms over a decision by Government to get tough on them. Prime Mini....
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Gaming firm in dispute with insurer
Pinnacle Entertainment, left with three damaged casinos in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, is headed for a dispute with one of its insurance ....
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Expert: Casinos will be only part of future resort development
The days of building a standalone casino on or near the Strip are over.Instead, the future of Strip-area development will be casino communities, a rea....
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Cantor takes a punt on online gambling
Inter-dealer broker Cantor Fitzgerald is moving to take advantage of the widespread popularity of Internet gambling with the launch of a new online ga....
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Minister signals more big casinos
Fears of a network of huge Las Vegas-style casinos springing up across the country were revived yesterday after the Government said it would consider ....
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Super-casino board starts work
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is due in 2007 to specify areas in England, Wales and Scotland for a "super-casino" and 16 other smaller ones. Minister....
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Gambling addict wanted arcade ban
HELPLESS gambler Darren Towns today told how he could end up losing everything because he finally snapped after wasting thousands of pounds in fruit m....
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Onshore casinos clear first hurdle in Mississippi House
The House Gaming Committee late Thursday took the first step toward allowing casinos to move off the water and onto the shore along the Mississippi Gu....
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Struggling Sands affiliate files for bankruptcy
GB Holdings Inc., a minority shareholder of the parent company of Sands Casino Hotel, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after it cou....
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New gambling regulations come into force
New regulations to prevent and minimise the harm caused by gambling, including pop up messages on gaming machines showing how much money has been won ....
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Wining and dining best way to woo women
Forget expensive presents or costly jewellery. Wining and dining is the best way for men to woo women, scientists said on Tuesday.Researchers at Imper....
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Gaming helps shape Las Vegas into total resort destination
Tourist numbers have been going nowhere but up in Las Vegas with casino resorts springing up over the years. Visitors last year hit an all-time high o....
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