Reports from some casino companies today indicate that Louisiana casinos sustained relatively modest damage from Hurricane Rita, which touched down ju....
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Floating Casinos Wrecked, Millions in Tax Dollars Lost Daily; Mississippians for Jobs Says Rebuilding Ashore Will Assure Revenues to Benefit Citizens Again
With millions in tax revenues lost daily because Mississippis offshore gaming industry has been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and with banks and ins....
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HARRAHS, KEPPEL LAND COMMENT ON SINGAPORE CASINO BID PROCESS
We are very happy with the progress of our plans for the integrated resort and will continue the good momentum we have achieved thus far. The integrat....
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Loveman noncommittal on Caesars high-end future
Harrahs Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman says his company is taking a wait-and-see attitude on the high roller business at the recen....
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PlayTech mulls London IPO
The slide in online gaming company shares in London apparently is not deterring PlayTech Cyprus Ltd. controlling shareholder Teddy Sagi. PlayTech deve....
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Baha Mar Negotiates With Hilton For Casino Partnership
Under its heads of agreement with the Government of The Bahamas, Baha Mar is obligated to complete a deal for the branding of the casino by the end of....
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Singapore Likely To Miss Casino Tender Deadline -Sources
Singapore is likely to miss an end-September deadline to issue tender documents for a casino resort on Marina Bay, people involved in the process say,....
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Request for Proposals for the Integrated Resorts
The development of Integrated Resorts (IRs) is an important project that is expected to generate significant economic benefits to Singapore. The Singa....
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Minister admits casino mistakes
It is feared several hundred thousand pounds of taxpayers money has been wasted, now plans for St Pierre Park Hotel look unlikely to go ahead. Deputy ....
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Online Betting Website Traffic Volumes
The number one spot is filled by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, a non-profit making government body which administers and regulates horse racing and betti....
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. Announces Plans to Usher in New Era of Entertainment in Singapore
Looking to position Singapore as a leading international tourism destination, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS - News) today announced a global strat....
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Job fair seeks workers for new casino hotel
The first of several job fairs in Erie and Niagara counties intended to hire 1,000 workers for the new Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel in Niagara Falls wi....
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Smokefree cuts gaming machine revenue
Gaming machine profits have been hard hit by smokefree legislation, cutting income from machines in Ashburton pubs by around 20 per cent.Ashburton Tru....
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Gaming tycoon in Israeli fraud trial
THE gaming tycoon who plans to convert Londons Olympia exhibition centre into the capitals first super-casino along with US entertainments giant MGM M....
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Casino worker charged with first-degree theft
A casino worker was charged with first-degree theft Friday by Snohomish County prosecutors, who say she was caught on videotape pilfering cash.Sarah K....
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Casino fixer gambling on win in UK
Allan Solomon’s Isle of Capri wants to be the first US casino operator to open a large-scale venue in Britain. But only one will be allowed and comp....
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Tensions building over liberalisation of EU gambling sector
The high stakes question of whether to liberalise the EU lottery and betting industry is raising tensions between proponents of different gambling mod....
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Review of licences could put an end to pokies
PROBLEM gambling fuelled by poker machines could be a thing of the past by 2012 if the State Government of the day decides it can do without the cash ....
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Global Gaming Expo attendees warned of hepatitis-A exposure
Health officials in Nevada warned Friday that as many as 25,000 people who attended a Las Vegas gambling industry convention this month might have bee....
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435 workers at casino in Calgary go on strike
Citing pay rates verging on minimum wage and "loud and smoky" working conditions, employees at a Calgary casino hit the picket line yesterday in a bid....
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32Red online casino goes for a rolling flotation
The online casino group 32Red listed just 0.5pc of its equity on Aim yesterday after deciding to press ahead with a float despite pulling a planned fu....
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Peppermills $230 million expansion includes 17-story hotel tower
In the works for six years, the Peppermill Hotel-Casino unveiled plans Thursday for a $230 million expansion, including a 17-story, all-suite hotel to....
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Opposition mounts to Las Vegas-based companys Reno plans
A group of residents has launched a petition drive against a Las Vegas-based companys plans to build a major resort in south Reno, saying it will wor....
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Gaming Partners International Corporation Announces $50,000 Contribution to the Gaming Industry Katrina Relief Fund
Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC - News) today announced that Gerard P. Charlier, the companys Chief Executive Officer, has pre....
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92-Year-Old Las Vegas Man Wins Megabucks(R) Jackpot for the Second Time
Elmer Sherwins frequent visits to the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas paid off in a way few can imagine when he became the first person in t....
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Kyls online casino restrictions rebuffed
Kyl tried to attach an online gaming restriction to a federal spending package but an unnamed Democrat objected to such a move and stalled the effort.....
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Man shot outside casino
Someone shot and critically wounded a man in the middle of a bustling casino parking lot Thursday, but police had no luck identifying a suspect or wit....
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Council caught up in casino bid row
BIRMINGHAM City Council is caught up in a "conflict of interest" row after it was claimed senior officials have been helping the National Exhibition C....
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Las Vegas Griffin Investigations Files Bankruptcy
A Las Vegas company known in the casino world for tracking cheaters has filed for bankruptcy after losing a court battle to two gamblers who say they ....
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Wynn cuts borrowing cost of Macau casino project
Wynn Resorts Ltd. this week cut the borrowing cost for its Macau gaming project amid bank demand for investment opportunities.Wynn Resorts lenders agr....
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NICE Awarded $2.5 Million Dollar Deal to Supply Digital Video/Audio Capture Solutions with Content Analytics to Isleta Casino and Resort; Isleta Will Deploy in a Mass Implementation for Enhanced Secur
NICE Systems NICE, a global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions(TM) today announced its sele....
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Las Vegas company that tracks casino cheats files for Chapter 11
Griffin Investigations, Inc., a company known in the casino world for tracking cheats, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing a court battle....
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Hotel-casinos link up with jobs Web site
Some Las Vegas hotel-casinos have joined a nationwide online effort to recruit displaced Hurricane Katrina victims, tourism industry officials said We....
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Mini-empires rise from video poker landscape
West Virginia lawmakers set out to control illegal gambling by creating a state-run industry that allowed bars, restaurants and fraternal organization....
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Lottery equipment maker attracts acquisition offer
Shares of lottery equipment maker Gtech Holdings Corp. rose Monday after the company said it was considering an acquisition offer from an unidentifie....
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Greektown drops plan to build new Detroit casino
Greektown Casino officials plan a $200 million expansion and 400-room hotel at their current downtown site and are dropping a plan to build a new comp....
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Furniture market boosts July tourism
About 3.4 million people visited Las Vegas in July, up 5.7 percent from the same month a year ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority rep....
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Experts: Table games need attention to attract affluent younger crowd
While televised poker continues to bring hordes of young, novice gamblers into casinos, properties are doing little to teach them how to play other ta....
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Multimedia Games Downloadable Gaming System Receives GLI Approval
Multimedia Games, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGAM - News) announced today that the downloadable and configurable module of its Casino Commander(TM) game management....
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MIRAGE Announces Commitment to Rebuild and Rebuild Quickly in Biloxi, Mississippi
MGM MIRAGE announced today that plans for recovery and rebuilding its Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, MS are underway. As the assessment process has beg....
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Regal Hotels Pulls Out of Macau Venture
Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd. said it has pulled out of a joint venture in Macau with U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp., opting to....
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Rod Stewart has to pay casino $US2m
A US jury has decided that rock star Rod Stewart should pay a Las Vegas casino $US2 million ($A2.6 million) plus interest for a cancelled show in Dece....
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Casino companies still paying displaced workers salaries
Many casino workers who lost homes and jobs in Hurricane Katrina will still receive their paychecks by mail or in person -- a small ray of hope for pe....
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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY Provides Update on Impact of Hurricane Katrina
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT - News) today provided an update on the impact of Hurricane Katrina to its Gulf Coast area employees and oper....
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Shuffle Master posts record results
Las Vegas-based gaming equipment supply company Shuffle Master Inc. stayed on a roll in Fiscal Year 2005 with record earnings for the third quarter, c....
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Gambling boom awakens sleepy Macau
Contrary to what you may have heard and read, Macau is not Las Vegas, at least not yet. But it is enjoying an unprecedented boom thanks to a US$12 bil....
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Floating Casinos Down on Their Luck
The glitzy, three-story floating casinos that define this adult waterfront playland were picked up and hurled as much as a mile onto streets and sidew....
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Boyd buys land under Barbary Coast
Moving to consolidate its control of one of the smallest but most valuable parcels of land on the Strip, Boyd Gaming Corp. on Monday bought the land u....
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Threat to casino town
The authority to issue border passes has been transferred from the Aranyaprathet district officer to Sa Kaew provincial officials, possibly “cutting....
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Bio on Stuey Ungar reveals that poker champ didnt play all his cards right
Poker has so permeated the national consciousness in recent years - with games on TV, bestselling books and even a weekly column in The New York Times....
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PartyGamings problems leave red faces in the City
INVESTORS cannot say they were not warned. PartyGaming shares looked overvalued when they were floated at the end of June at 116p. The nearer they got....
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The Perils of Casinos That Float
Bernie Burkholder, dressed in scuffed tennis shoes, shorts and a dirty shirt, could have been any other shell-shocked survivor of Hurricane Katrina, d....
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Gaming leaders mull Miss. moves
In another sign of the gaming industrys anxiety about its future in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, CEOs of the top casino companies are expected to....
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Gambling den owner arrested, 70 machines seized
Confirming public suspicions that gambling dens are still thriving in the capital, city police arrested on Monday evening an owner of a gambling den i....
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A gambler was caught with 360 suspected counterfeit RM1 coins as he walked into a casino in Genting Highlands on Monday.
Tabcorp announced it will launch a self-exclusion service on Monday that allows gambling addicts to ban themselves from accessing their Internet or ph....
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Two men with fake RM1 coins held
A gambler was caught with 360 suspected counterfeit RM1 coins as he walked into a casino in Genting Highlands on Monday. The 34-year-old man was about....
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Floating casinos bulldoze history
The giant floating casinos of Biloxi were known to gamblers from Louisiana to Alabama as "The Boats," but when Hurricane Katrina came calling, they we....
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PartyGaming Loses Third Of Its Value On Warning
PartyGaming, the controversial poker web site operator that earns most of its revenue where its services are considered illegal, on Tuesday lost a thi....
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PartyGaming Shares Plunge as Growth Rates to Slow
Shares of PartyGaming Plc, the online poker operator that sold $1.9 billion of stock in a June initial offering, fell as much as 28 percent after the ....
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Casinos update
Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos are asking employees to contact them while they reorganize in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.---Imperial PalaceAll ....
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Caledons king of cash
MUCH of the attention in the casino industry has been focused on the astounding profit spinning of the casinos situated in the main urban centres.But ....
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William Hill backs winner as poker gamble pays off
BOOKMAKER William Hill said yesterday that sporting results had turned in its favour after weaker returns earlier this year caused profits to fall 6%.....
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PartyGaming up on talk of trump card
RUMOURS that PartyGaming is preparing to trump a £790 million takeover offer for Empire Online continued to excite shares in the AIM-listed gambling ....
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Uncertainty and fear to rebuild
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Before Katrina, Mississippis Gulf Coast had evolved from a swampy backwater to a boom town of casinos, tourism and beachfront e....
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William Hill takes knock from tipster
The William Hill boss yesterday blamed a stupendous run by a newspaper tipster for depressing the bookmakers results.David Harding said the Racing Pos....
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Harrahs is hoping to build temporary Mississippi casino
Harrahs Entertainments top executive is recommending the Mississippi government allow the company to build a temporary casino on land to replace its G....
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William Hill to return up to £300m to investors after profits fall
BRITAINs biggest bookmaker William Hill today said it planned to return between £200 million and £300m to shareholders over the next 18 months as it....
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Gaming VC bets on poker move
There was better news for online casino games operator Gaming VC today after the group reported maiden half year figures ahead of a move into Spain an....
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Casino gang strike, but police expect to nail them
Police are hunting 12 armed robbers who stormed the Emperors Palace casino, holding several employees hostage.In the latest of a series of armed raids....
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States might lose millions as casinos are shuttered
Mississippis floating casinos were left in ruins after Hurricane Katrinas rampage.The assessment was incomplete last week, but Webster Franklin, CEO o....
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Fight rages over Vegas sinful slogan
The five-word slogan turned out to be a marketing masterpiece, a mantra that marked the unceremonious end of Las Vegas family-friendly era and the ful....
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Heist at Emperors Palace Casino
About 12 robbers stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the Emperors Palace Casino outside Johannesburg at 5.45am today, Peermont Global Limited sai....
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Thailand wants to limit access to Cambodian casinos
Thailands Ministry of Interior wants to reduce the number of hours that nationals of both countries can cross the Thai-Cambodian border here, mainly b....
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Pattni, Somaia in dispute over casino
The fate of 29 employees of the Riviera Casino in Kisumu hangs in the balance, following a dispute between the government, a local bank, businessmen K....
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MOST CASINO STAFF WANT WORKPLACE SMOKE BAN
Two-thirds of staff want a ban on smoking in casinos, according to a study by Bristol researchers. Some 65 per cent of casino employees want smoking b....
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PartyGaming raises the stakes in £800m battle for control of Empire Online
PartyGaming, the worlds largest online gambling group, is considering a rival bid for Empire Online, the Aim-listed online betting firm which has rece....
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Steve Wynns biggest gamble also his grande
Twenty-five years ago, the hotel/casino mogul dreamed of a casino exotic and beautiful, the likes of which this town had never seen. The dream became ....
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Online gamer Sportingbet bidder for Empire-sources
Online betting group Sportingbet has made a takeover approach to recently-listed Internet gaming services firm Empire Online Ltd., sources familiar wi....
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Police given 15 days to stop illegal gambling
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Arturo Lumibao gave the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 15 days to stop illegal gambling. He gave this directive....
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Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Establishes Relief Fund for Employees
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE - News) today announced plans to provide team members living in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina wit....
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Harrahs Continues Relief Effort in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET - News) today announced it is continuing its efforts to assist employees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Harr....
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Senecas narrow search to 3 sites for new casino
The Seneca Nation of Indians has narrowed its Buffalo casino site search to three locations and will announce its final choice by the end of the month....
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Ranks £65 million gamble
The dealer does not always win. Thats the cautionary message from Rank Group, which - unlike too many of its customers, apparently - is losing money o....
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Resort vision shared by the Government
The resorts draft Local Plan, which sets out the framework for development over the next 10 years, was the subject of a public inquiry earlier this ye....
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HURRICANE KATRINAS AFTERMATH: Casinos looking for answers
While the Gulf Coast casinos either destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina were all covered by some form of business interruption and prope....
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How an Israeli dentist pulled a £500m poker profit
While in Monte Carlo for a dental conference in 1996, Aharon Shaked wandered into one of the towns famous casinos. There, amid the glitz and the excit....
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Gaming operator Empire in bid talks
ONLINE gambling operator Empire Online has been targeted in a 270p a share merger just two months after its stock market flotation. The company, which....
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Casino firms worry about employees, unsure about prospects for returning
While Mississippis Gulf Coast sifts through the wreckage wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the director of the states casino regulatory agency is already ....
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Coast casinos set up hot lines for employees
Gaming companies with casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have begun setting up hot lines for employees to call.Larry Gregory, executive director of....
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Founders number comes up as 888 online casino plans £800m flotation
The online casino 888.com confirmed plans yesterday to float in London, and thereby become the latest gambling website to crystallise the multimillion....
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Harrahs Continues Relief Effort in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
Harrahs Creating Command Center to Assist Affected Employees LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET - New....
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Mississippi dockside casinos devastated by Katrina
Hurricane Katrina has dealt a devastating blow to dockside casinos along the U.S. Gulf Coast, crippling a key element of the regions economy and casti....
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Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Reopens Ameristar Vicksburg
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASCA - News) announced that it reopened its Vicksburg casino at 4 p.m. Central time today after the facility was clos....
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Casino to raise profile of resort
A NEW casino that represents the biggest single leisure investment in Scarborough for more than 30 years, is set to open its doors in a few weeks time....
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Miss. Could Consider Land-Based Casinos
Hurricane Katrinas devastation of the Gulf Coast gambling industry could sway Mississippi legislators to consider allowing land-based casinos and scra....
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Rod Stewart testifies at breach-of-contract trial
Singer claims he missed concert because of prior throat surgerySinger Rod Stewart told a jury Wednesday that he was in no shape to perform a New Yearâ....
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Reformed gambler says hes lost R30m at the tables
More than 1 000 compulsive gamblers have been officially banned from casinos in the Eastern Cape, the Daily Dispatch Online reported on Thursday.Among....
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Online casino Cassava plans LSE float for 888.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Cassava Enterprises said on Thursday it intends to seek a full listing on the London Stock Exchange for its online casino 888.com.T....
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Issue of parking sinks bid for SunCruz Casinos berth at port
Plans for SunCruz Casinos to resume South Florida day cruises from Port Everglades were rejected on Tuesday by a county government selection panel, bu....
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Roundup: Casino fever sizzling in Macao
Macaos scorching gaming business is keeping booming, as the latest official statistics showed that this years gambling revenue reached 29.8 billion pa....
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Casino winners robbed
A COUPLE emerging from Sydneys Star City Casino were robbed of their winnings at gunpoint.A 19-year-old man has been charged over the hold-up, which t....
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Pokie fans betting the house
AN investigation has been launched into illegal credit offered at poker machine venues, leading to huge losses for punters. Concerns have also b....
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Former Governor Ventura now promoting internet gambling
Ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura is the new pitchman for a foreign-based Internet gambling site that takes bets on everything from football games to trial verdic....
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Penn National Gaming Provides Update on Gulf Coast Area Properties
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN:Nasdaq) reported today that Casino Magic - Bay St. Louis, Boomtown Biloxi and Casino Rouge closed on Sunday, August 2....
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Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Provides Update of Hurricane Damage
The company has not been able to estimate the extent of damage to the Isle-Biloxi or to the new casino barge under construction there. However, it app....
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Harrahs Entertainment Provides Update of Hurricane Damage
The company is still unable to estimate the full extent of damage at Harrahs New Orleans, Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Gulfport, although it i....
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Online gambling technology co Zone4Play heads for AIM
Israeli interactive gambling company Zone4Play is planning an issue on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London. Company co-founder, presiden....
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Casinos, biotech on Frances protected list
Casinos, biotechnology and antidote production are on a list of 10 key industries that the French government wants to keep out of foreign hands, Les E....
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US Gaming Giant Plans to Hire 4,000 for US$700 MLN MacAo Project
The United States gaming giant Wynn Resorts has vowed to hire some 4,000 employees for its Macao project, local media reported Wednesday.The Macao Pos....
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Illegal casinos have sinister undertones
Investigators are warning there is more than meets the eye when it comes to illegal casinos.Auckland man An Yi Li has been fined $12,000 plus costs, f....
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