As reported by the Associated Press: “The Bangor City Council unanimously approved a series of agreements to pave the way for a $70 million permanent slots facility that will eventually replace the temporary Hollywood Slots that has been in operation since November.. “Penn National Gaming Inc. has been operating a temporary slots facility with 475 […]
HollywoodPoker.com helped raise more than $30,000 for the 4th Annual Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend. The proceeds from the May 4-7 event will benefit four Austin children’s charities. New to this year’s event was the HollywoodPoker.com Texas Hold ’em Celebrity Challenge, helping to push the weekends contributions over $300,000. Quaid, who has called upon his friends […]
TitanPoker.com announces the signing of supermodel and actress Joanna Krupa as an official spokesperson. Over the past twelve months, Krupa has appeared on the cover of Maxim’s US Calendar and was also featured on the cover of Playboy. Joanna was voted ‘sexiest woman in the world’ by magazines in Australia, USA, South Africa, England, Czech […]
The odds improved Wednesday for one of the major Las Vegas-based casino companies to enter the British gaming market big-time. In London, the Casino Advisory Panel announced a short list of eight locations that will be open to development of the first Las Vegas-style casino in the United Kingdom. American operators with interests in British […]
As reported by the Post-Standard: ” .While the harness track’s new owners await permission from the state to open, they’re spending $4 million to renovate restaurants, the grandstand, parking lots, barns and a never-used casino. “No opening date has been set for the track or the casino, but American Racing officials are optimistic the track […]
Proposals to ban Internet gambling took another step toward becoming law Thursday as a House committee passed two bills designed to outlaw online wagering. The action by the House Judiciary Committee means the House could vote as early as next month on whether to shut down Internet gambling, which has quadrupled in the past six […]
Ja Rule is the latest in a series of celebrities who have entered the booming online poker market. StarsOnPoker.com opened its doors with a $500,000 Freeroll, a free poker tournament with top prize of $200,000. The cardroom offers popular multiplayer poker games like Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Low, 7 Card Stud and exclusive games like […]
Poker has soared in popularity because, unlike other sports, the average guy sitting in front of his TV set figures he can win the World Series of Poker, a champion player said Thursday. Professional poker player and television commentator Howard Lederer said the charm of poker is that “people at home believe they can be […]
To travel or not to travel, that’s the question facing millions of Americans as they contemplate Memorial Day holidays to Las Vegas and elsewhere this weekend. Gasoline prices, which averaged about $3.14 per gallon for regular unleaded on Thursday, are a large reason for their concerns. AAA predicts that the number of Americans driving and […]
The Stratosphere is approaching the city about building a nightclub atop its centerpiece tower in place of the roller coaster, which was shut down in December. Stratosphere executives were to present a site plan to the Las Vegas City Planning Commission on Thursday night. The idea is to build a 6,880-square-foot nightclub 900 feet above […]
As reported by the Sun Herald: “Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. plans to develop a casino resort in west Harrison County and has leased a site on the north side of the Bay of St. Louis south of Interstate 10… “…’While the project is in the early planning stages, we are extremely excited about its […]
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By year’s end, Venetian customers could be the first in Nevada to gamble somewhere inside the casino using a wireless hand-held device. An agreement between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Cantor G&W, the first company licensed by Nevada gaming regulators to distribute mobile gaming devices, is expected to be announced today. The deal calls for […]
As reported by the Electric Paper: “Thailand is going all out to stamp out illegal World Cup betting. “Bangkok police put the city’s bookies on notice yesterday, announcing they have set up some 100 special units to crack down on football gambling during the World Cup finals. “…’These special units will boost the existing police […]