As reported by the Norwich Bulletin: “Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Alan Schlesinger said he was simply trying to be left alone while gambling at Foxwoods Resort Casino when he got a Wampum Rewards card with a fake name. “Schlesinger said Thursday that he got the card in the early 1990s when he played blackjack occasionally. […]
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As reported by the Wandsworth Guardian: “Las Vegas will not be coming to Wandsworth after licensing bosses agreed to ban casinos. “The Gambling Act 2005 has produced the possibility of allowing casinos to open, creating more jobs, trade, tourism and presumably more gambling. “But Wandsworth Council’s licensing committee has banned casinos a decision rubber-stamped by […]
As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: “The Crescent City School of Gaming & Bartending has reopened to train workers as the Coast rebuilds with a bigger casino industry than it had before Hurricane Katrina. “The storm left 17,000 resort workers without jobs, including card dealers, but the number of employment opportunities could potentially double […]
As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: “According to the project manager for the redevelopment of the Broadwater Hotel site, Foxwoods Development Co. has not pulled out of its deal to build a casino there. “Mark Calvert, of investment banking firm Cascade Capital, said Foxwoods’ 60-day exclusive window to conduct due diligence ran out within […]
As reported by the Des Moines Register: “Betting by Minnesota gamblers has been so brisk at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino in north-central Iowa that state gambling regulators approved plans today for a major expansion project costing more than $20 million. “During its first three months since opening, the casino has drawn 335,000 customers who […]
As reported by the New Jersey Star Ledger: “Vincent Giblin, chairman of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, was arrested Sunday night in Spring Lake after his wife called police and reported a domestic dispute, authorities said. “Spring Lake police arrested Giblin a few blocks from his Vroom Avenue home, where he was stopped in his […]
As reported by the Pennsylvania Times-Leader: “The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is likely to decide in the next several weeks whether to proceed with its Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs slot machine casino project. “Pulling the plug on the planned $505 million complex could allow the Mohegans to exercise a clause in their purchase agreement […]
BlueGenie Gaming S.A has appointed two new executives to lead its foray into the fast growing internet gaming space. Robert Evans joins the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective Sept 18. Mr. Evans formerly served as president of online gaming entertainment company Nine.com for 2+ years until its sale to Leisure […]
The adjective amazing comes to mind. Exciting, intriguing, riveting, all those descriptors work. Hell, I’ll just say it, the 2006 World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament will have the most exciting final table ever played. Statistics alone prove this point. Combined, the final nine players in WSOP Event #20 have three WSOP Main Event […]
As reported by the Lone Tree Reporter: “The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort will open ahead of schedule and just in time for the Labor Day holiday. “With construction nearly finished, the carpeting down and the machines on the floor, workers are rushing to complete the finishing touches on the entryway and other small projects, […]
As reported by the Japan Times: “The massive Venetian Macao casino resort is set to open in 2007, and there are hopes that this mega resort, which will feature one of the biggest convention centers in Asia, will lure Japanese who are doing business in China. “It is being built by Venetian Macao Ltd., a […]
GoldenPalace.com, the online casino famous for outrageous and innovative advertising ideas, has launched a slot machine that is a tribute to one of their biggest and most recognizable spokesman, the one and only Dennis Rodman. The NBA legend and notorious bad boy has helped GoldenPalace.com with several ad campaigns, including participating in the Running of […]
As reported by the Grand Rapids Press: “The City Council is joining other governmental groups in showing support for an Indian tribe’s casino plans. “Council members voted 6-1 to file an amicus brief in support of the Gun Lake Band of the Potawatami Indian Tribe in a 2005 lawsuit. Opponents of the tribe’s plans for […]
As reported by the Durango Herald: “The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is moving forward with plans to build a new casino, hotel and convention center just north of Ignacio, with a planned spring 2008 opening. “The tribe announced Tuesday its go-ahead for the development, which includes a 45,000-square-foot casino with up to 700 slot machines, […]