As reported by the Manila Standard Today: “Despite jobs for residents and millions to the city coffers, one official thinks that Manila has one casino too many. “The state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is set to open more gaming tables in fun houses and exclusive clubs with VIP rooms which translate to better lighted […]
Monthly Archives: June 2006
As reported by the Las Vegas Business Press: “Outdoor enthusiast David Bert is working seven days a week on a new venture and he couldn’t be more excited. Since March, he’s been building and operating Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa’s ‘Adventure Spa,’ and he says it’s the fulfillment of a dream he’s been pushing […]
As reported by the Canadian Press: “Nearly a month into Ontario’s smoking ban, Windsor bingo hall operators say many Michigan customers are staying home. “Business has dropped so much at some bingo parlours that owners are considering layoffs and at least one may close its doors, according to a report Monday in The Detroit News. […]
As reported by the Aristocrat Herald Sun: “Gaming machine company Aristocrat Leisure has completed the sale of a 28 per cent interest in its African operations to a local partner. “Aristocrat said it would record a net profit of about $6 million on the partial sale to Yabohle Investments — a consortium led by Matemeku […]
The Greek Sportsbook, a leader in online sports betting, continues its prominence in college sports with more offerings on college football for the upcoming season. This week, The Greek Sportsbook is the first to release odds on the #1 recruiting class for incoming freshman for 2007. The Greek will use the rankings that are found […]
It took nearly four hours for Erick ‘E-Dog’ Lindgren and Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow to get heads up at the FullTiltPoker.Net Pro Showdown at Red Rock Casino, but just one hand for Lindgren to claim the victory and the $600,000 first-place prize. On June 22, Lindgren and Matusow outlasted five other Team Full Tilt members, […]
PartyGaming Plc (LSE: PRTY), operators of PartyPoker.com, The World’s Largest Poker Room(TM), today announces the launch of its new backgammon product, PartyGammon.com. Known as “the game of kings” and requiring skills of timing and calculation, backgammon is one of the world’s most popular games and one of its oldest, with variants dating back more than […]
After week two of the Bingohall.com World Championship of Online Bingo, 70 lucky players have already qualified to compete for what looks set to be the most coveted prize in the history of bingo on the Internet. The first two weekly Semi Final Freerolls attracted a record number of participants, all trying to win their […]
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway has come to an agreement with the New York Racing Association to simulcast the entire six week Saratoga Race Course meet beginning July 26. The agreement between the two tracks gives visitors to Saratoga Springs, NY the opportunity to wager and view the popular Saratoga races in two locations just minutes […]
Bodog.com, the online gambling and entertainment giant, has signed on as the official sponsor of Baron Davis and Paul Pierce’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” A Magic Night of Poker, Players and Stars Friday July 7th. For this private event, the Avalon and Spider Club in Hollywood will be transformed into a Las Vegas-style casino. Top […]
We all like the option of playing poker in our pajamas with no one watching us, but sometimes it would be nice to have a more interactive alternative as well. Soon there will be. For quite a while people have been talking about adding webcam to internet poker. Now a new site, PharaohsPokerPalace.com, has committed […]
The Pokagon Gaming Authority, a wholly owned, unincorporated instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potowatomi Indians, has successfully closed its financing of $305 million in Senior Notes due 2014. The proceeds from the notes will be used to partially finance the construction of Four Winds Casino Resort. “We are excited to have completed our senior […]
Following a disappointing 2-1 loss to Ghana that eliminated the U.S. team from the World Cup, speculation quickly arose about Bruce Arena’s future coaching the Americans. Head coach of the team since 1998, Arena has become a fixture in American soccer, but after directing the fifth-ranked U.S. team to a winless trip in Germany, his […]
As reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal: “A legal feud between the partners in the Orange County casino project apparently has expanded with the filing of a second suit. “A subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Lauth Property Group has filed a lawsuit against Bloomington businessman Bill Cook, its partner in the French Lick project. The filing comes after […]