A 40 minute debate raised by a Brit Labour MP in the House of CommonsThursday on football shirt sponsorship, mobile gambling and the absence ofprosecutions for breaches of current gambling regulations, grabbed theheadlines the following day. During the forty minute sitting, also attendedby Minister for Sport Richard Caborn, Labour MP Ben Chapman said that he […]
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Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. shares fell sharply Friday after the company’sbid for a Singapore gambling license was rejected, crimping plans foroverseas expansion. Isle of Capri, based in St. Louis, watched its sharesplunge $1.14, or 3.8 percent to $28.91 in midday trading on the New YorkStock Exchange. Volume was heavy. Earlier Friday, Singapore awarded itssecond […]
As reported by the Lawrence Journal-World: “They’ve tried slots for tots andbusted. “But a key state senator said Friday that expansion of casinogambling to pay for a backlog of repairs at regents universities might hitthe jackpot. “.The six public universities have said they need $727 millionto repair and maintain their facilities, including $285 million at […]
SPONSORSHIP deals between online gambling companies and football clubs couldbe banned in the UK if it is decided that they encourage children to gamble.The news comes after the Gambling Commission announced that it willinvestigate whether shirt sponsorship deals – such as those at Middlesbroughand Tottenham Hotspur – unfairly expose young fans to online casinos orgambling […]
It doesn’t exactly look like Casino Royale, tucked into a far corner of ahardly glamourous shopping centre far from Singapore’s glitzy Orchard Road.The smell of fat used by cheap food stalls lingers in the air, and the arrayof shops offer kitsch and knick-knacks at bargain prices. But behind thethick glass door and past wood-panelled walls […]
Casino bosses have met Luton’s faith leaders as they seek to pave the way toa large, new gambling den at the former Vauxhall site. Grosvenor Casinos’chief Paul Armitage held talks with the town’s Council of Faiths andChurches Together as a way of smoothing community relations for its bid torun one of the nation’s new wave […]
Australian mother of two Kate Jamieson was jailed today for a maximum ofseven years by Judge Roland Williams in the Victorian County Court. Jamiesonpleaded guilty to 13 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deceptionand 23 counts of theft. The court was told that while she was working as aloans officer for a bank between 2001 […]
The transportation minister in Macau, China’s booming casino capital, hasbeen arrested for allegedly accepting bribes, the government said Thursday.The suspect, Ao Man-long, is the most senior leader to be detained in theformer Portuguese enclave since it returned to Chinese rule in 1999. Hisarrest comes as the territory off China’s southern coast tries to shed itsreputation […]
The first settlement in New York Harbor was established by Dutch fur tradersin 1613 and was called New Amsterdam. These early traders were adventurers,gamblers, willing to take big risks for big profits. One particularly shrewdplayer, Peter Minuit, convinced the resident Native Americans to sell himManhattan Island and Staten Island for about $24 worth of goods. […]
Following the lead of Great Britain, Spain is the latest country to embraceonline gambling and it is only a matter of time before the United Statesdoes so to….or we can dream it does. According to IGamingBusiness,Madrid’s regional government is set to regulate gaming through theintroduction of licenses. “The move comes in the wake of Italy’s […]
In the 17th century, ancestors of the Pequot Tribal Nation lost theirposition as the dominant culture along New England’s Atlantic Coast. Today,the Pequots – now owners of the world’s largest casino – aim to secure aposition along Philadelphia’s Delaware riverfront to build a $560 millionslots palace. If Foxwoods Development Co. wins a license Dec. 20 […]
Gambling businesses in Lake Stevens would pay one of the lowest tax rates inSnohomish County if a proposal before the City Council is approved. Thecouncil is expected to review the proposal tonight . According to a 2005study conducted by Lake Stevens, only Sultan has a lower gambling tax thanthe proposed 5 percent tax Lake Stevens […]
It’s been a little over two weeks since the first legal slot parlor inPennsylvania opened at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs racetrack. Three moreslots parlors are expected to open at other racetracks within the next threemonths. Ultimately, 14 parlors are expected to open in Pennsylvania,bringing in what is hoped will be sufficient additional revenue […]
It could also prove the defining event in his personal corporate andbusiness development — cementing his commitment to a Pacific and thenglobal gaming future. For the first time, we can reveal the full detail ofthis extraordinary resort casino proposal, dubbed “Harry’s Island”, onSingapore’s Sentosa Island. Ostensibly, the “Harry” is mid-20th centuryHoward Hughes-style adventurer Harry O’Brien, […]