Asia Pulse reports this week that the South Korean authorities intend tounilaterally block Internet access of Koreans to some 128 “online gamblingrelated” sites this year.”As of the end of August, we have blocked localpeoples’ access to such illegal gambling sites which operate their serversoverseas and target Korean customers,” Information and CommunicationMinister Rho Jun-hyong told a […]
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State-owned monopoly Holland Casino is to be given a licence to offer gamesof chance on the Internet. The Lower House has supported a proposal byJustice Minister Piet Hein Donner for a two-year trial. The Netherlands hasan estimated 300,000 people who sometimes try their luck with an illegalgame of chance on the Internet, according to Donner. […]
As reported by the Miami Herald: “A Sunny Isles Beach man who was declared acasino winner — then later was told he was a loser — might get good newstoday, casino officials said. ‘.’We hope we can come to an amicableagreement,’ said Mike Bloom, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &Casino near Hollywood. “Bloom […]
As reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal: “The Indiana GamingCommission is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to sanction developers ofa casino in Orange County for failing to secure all financing for the $382million project by a May 1 deadline. “The disciplinary action, if approvedas expected, would come nearly six weeks before the French Lick casino’sunveiling, […]
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “The Sycuan Indian band mightsomeday build a second large casino in East County. “Under a provision thatthe tribe negotiated into its amended, 5,000-slot compact with Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Sycuan could open a second casino on 1,600 acres of adjacentland – including the golf course – that the tribe has […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “Casinos rebounded from athree-day shutdown in July to post their second-highest monthly win in cityhistory. “The city’s dozen casinos reported combined gaming revenue of$494.4 million in August, according to figures released by the state CasinoControl Commission. That’s a 4.5 percent increase from the same period lastyear, a […]
Like a terrier herding small livestock, Barbara Hewitt is consumed withdeveloping and implementing the training programs essential to a company thesize of MGM Mirage and for the growth it has planned. The company, which isalready at 70,000 employees, will grow by 28,000 workers in the next fiveyears just to keep up with announced expansion plans. […]
I wanted to share a few thoughts from my visit to Macau. Last year the Sunsent our tourism reporter Richard N. Velotta to Macau (and Beijing andSingapore) and Richard wrote a top-notch series of stories that helped Sunreaders understand the power of the Chinese economy and its tourism impacton Las Vegas, the vibrancy of Macau […]
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. has appointed Jerome Klint to the position of VicePresident of Construction, effective September 1, 2006. Reporting to AlanRose, Senior Vice President of Construction, Klint will be responsible forconstruction of Ameristar projects, including department administration andcoordination of pre-planning, budgeting, contracting, purchasing and on-siteobservation of construction. Klint brings 20 years of senior managementexperience in […]
Event five of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open concluded late Sunday night withNew Yorker Jeremy Shor coming from behind to defeat an accomplished fieldand capture the championship. The final table included one Shannon Shorr,ranked second best poker player in the world by Card Player magazine. JeremyShor and James English of South Florida began their head’s […]
As reported by the Purcell Register: “Toxic fumes emitted from arestaurant’s drain at the new casino kept Goldsby and Purcell Fire andRescue busy for about 10 hours last week. “Goldsby Fire Chief Larry Paulksaid they responded to a chemical spill call around 7:30 p.m. last Thursdayat the Riverwind Casino. “.Purcell Fire Chief Mike Clifton said […]
As reported by the Australian: “Macau Governor Edmund Ho has ruled outgranting any more casino licences in the city – a move that protects the $3billion investment of James Packer’s PBL. “The city would stick to sixcasino operators, he said, including Macau veteran Stanley Ho (no relationto the Governor), the veteran’s daughter, Pansy Ho, who […]
Mount Airy Resort & Casino announced today that it has awarded its firstround of construction contracts as it continues to move forward with plansto build a $360 million hotel and gaming complex in the heart of thePoconos. The majority of contracts have been awarded to Pennsylvania-basedcompanies. “One of our main goals in building Mount Airy […]
The Vegas-style casino site famous for free tournaments has added more freechances to win cash and prizes to its September line-up. The champion of thefree Three Card Poker Tournament that starts on Monday will win anall-expense paid trip to Aces.com’s Hollywood Premiere Party for ‘Aces theMovie’. Four free Blackjack tournaments beginning Sunday offer cash prizes.The […]