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Friday 30th November 2007
Danoptra appoints Director of Legal Services
Danoptra Holdings Ltd, a leading player in the UK gaming and amusement machines sector and parent company of Gamestec Leisure Limited and Bell-Fruit Group, has announced the appointment of Nick...


Friday 30th November 2007
No Hurrahs for Harrah’s in the UK
The planned expansion of Las Vegas casino giant into the UK has been dealt a potentially fatal blow after it was revealed they will not be able to purchase a share in online gaming group Rank. ...


Friday 30th November 2007
The Big Guns Hit the Bellagio
The Bellagio is home of poker's biggest hitters, and of course 'The Big Game'. With years of history which has seen the best players in the world compete at the casino, it is not surprising that...


Friday 30th November 2007
Live Poker Dealers Fret About The Rise of the Machines…
Back when Doyle was winning his first World Series and Daniel Negreanu really was a kid, casinos didn’t mind the fact that poker wasn’t the biggest earner for their business. The...


Friday 30th November 2007
Rank Director to Step Down from Post
One of the most experienced businessmen on the Board of Directors at Rank has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the year. Non-Executive Director Brendan O'Neill is to leave at...


Thursday 29th November 2007
Ireland dithers over casino future
Although casinos currently operate in Ireland as private members' clubs, the government could be hindering the gaming industry by delaying decisions. Justice minister Brian Lenihan claimed that a ...


Thursday 29th November 2007
Rank rejects Harrah's offer
UK casino operator Rank has rejected a business proposal Harrah's Entertainment, according to the Daily Telegraph. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) owners offered to buy a 28 per cent stake in Ran...


Wednesday 28th November 2007
Five Diamond Classic Kicks off at the Bellagio
The Bellagio is well known as one of the most luxurious casinos in Vegas, and today sees the start of the Five Diamond Classic. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino was awarded a AAA Five-Diamond Award,...


Wednesday 28th November 2007
Bodog Celebrates 1 Billion Hands of Poker
Online casino BodogLife.com celebrated dealing its one-billionth hand of poker on Sunday with generous rewards for each player at the table where the milestone hand was dealt. After weeks of...


Wednesday 28th November 2007
Hitman Targets Online Casino
Online casino AllJackpots.com has announced the launch of a Hitman video slot game to coincide with the release of the film of the same name. Like the downloadable Viper version,...


Tuesday 27th November 2007
Star City casino donated to Labour
In a similar situation to the cash for favours allegations being made back in Britain, it has been revealed that a New South Wales casino made a massive donation to the Labour party in the run-up t...


Tuesday 27th November 2007
Ronaldson Triumphs at All Africa Tournament
After winning the All Africa Poker Tournament recently at the Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino in Swaziland, Greg Ronaldson announced that he would like to follow in the footsteps of Raymond Rahme. ...


Tuesday 27th November 2007
Harrah’s Knocked Back by UK Gaming Group
According to reports in The Telegraph, an offer from Las Vegas-based Harrah’s Entertainment to purchase a large portion of British land and online gambling group Rank has been rejected. The...


Tuesday 27th November 2007
Details Emerge on ‘Mystery’ Playtech Deal
Online casino software provider Playtech has announced that the deal it signed late last week with an Asia-facing licensee is to run for three years and could be worth up to five millions dollars...


Tuesday 27th November 2007
Harrah’s Knocked Back by Online Casino Group
According to reports in The Telegraph, an offer from Las Vegas-based Harrah’s Entertainment to purchase a large portion of British land and online gambling group Rank has been rejected. ...