As reported by the Radio New Zealand: “The racing industry is to receive a $30 million package of tax-breaks. Details were announced today at the conclusion of Auckland’s Racing Carnival Week. “A key change will see the duty on gambling profits cut from 17.9% to 4%. “Racing Minister, Winston Peters, says that means gaming duty […]
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As reported by the South Africa Money Web: “A strong showing in financial 2005 from the East Rand’s Emperors Casino, coupled with a bigger stake in that operation helped Peermont Global deliver a 33% increase in headline profits for the year to end-December 2005. “Pallavi Ambekar, an analyst at Coronation Fund Managers ? which holds […]
As reported by the Norwich Evening News: “City Hall leaders are planning to turn down a unique opportunity for Norwich to become the new Las Vegas of the East and be the location for one of the country’s new casinos. “Under last year’s Gambling Act, three new types of casino will be allowed to operate. […]
As reported by the China Standard: “Shares of Melco International Development, controlled by the family of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, soared by more than a quarter to a record HK$14.60, after the company said it has clinched the last available gambling subconcession in Macau. “The stock rose as much as 27.7 percent to HK$14.75 during […]
As reported by the CBC Radio: “Guy Coulombe says it is too early for the Quebec government to decide to move Montreal’s casino. “Coulombe heads an intergovernmental committee that is examining whether the casino should be moved to the Peel Basin, in the heart of some of Montreal’s poorest neighbourhoods. “There’s a lot of good […]
As reported by the icCoventry: “Labour opposition leader John Mutton has called on Birmingham and Solihull to back Coventry’s bid to have Britain’s first pilot super-casino. “He said they should give up their respective plans for a pilot at the Birmingham City Football Club and at the National Exhibition Centre. “He spoke after Coventry’s Tory-run […]
Dynasty Gaming Inc., a global online gaming sector leader with a first-to-market aggregate player, cash-wager version of Mahjong, today announced the signing of a contract with Golden Palace Limited. The contract, through Dynasty’s Mahjong Systems Limited subsidiary, covers the installation and payment of royalties for the Company’s Mahjong Mania gaming software. Mahjong is acknowledged as […]
For dad this Father’s Day, you can’t go wrong if you pick poker. However, cards and chips are just the starting point. The World Poker Tour has gone “All-In” with an array of branded merchandise that will bring a smile to dad’s face. Here’s a brief look at what’s coming for Father’s Day and where […]
With “Cinderella” stories and buzzer beaters capturing the imagination of basketball fans everywhere, the NCAA tournament has become one of the biggest sporting events of the year. With Selection Sunday taking place this weekend to announce the 65 participants in the 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, it’s safe to say that the popularity of “March […]
Juggling gauchos, an assortment of drag queens and one tired topless revue apparently can’t pack in fans like they used to. And that’s bad news for the parent company of the Riviera. Las Vegas-based Riviera Holdings Corp., which owns the 50-year-old Strip hotel-casino and Riviera Black Hawk Casino near Denver, on Wednesday revealed a nearly […]
As reported by the Tribune Democrat: “A new study emphasizes that Seven Springs Mountain Resort’s plans for a 500 slot-machine casino would cater mostly to existing clientele and would not radically transform the resort or the countryside that surrounds it. “‘This is not going to change who we are or what our guests have come […]
As reported by the Saipan Tribune: “Tinian moved a step closer to becoming Micronesia’s Las Vegas, with two companies now in the process of establishing hotel casinos on the island. “Representatives of the Marianas Resort Development Co. Inc. and the Department of Public Lands signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday in relation to a new […]
As reported by the Arutz Sheva: “The Oasis Casino, which sometimes had a daily turnover of close to a million dollars, was built in Jericho after the signing of the Oslo Accords, over ten years ago. In 1999, it made a profit of $54 million from the close to 2,900 people who visited the casino […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “If you’re at least 21 and living in Allegheny County, Harrah’s is counting on you to lose $400 at its slot machines during the casino’s first business year. By year four, if you’re not sick of losing, you’ll be expected to forfeit $521 annually. “Harrah’s Entertainment rationalizes its higher-than-industry-average […]