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Tuesday 27th May 2008
Casino mogul hosts wounded soldiers
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who runs the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, funded a trip to gambling capital Las Vegas for 40 wounded soldiers this weekend, it has been reported. The soldiers took...


Tuesday 27th May 2008
Intertops Gets an 'A' for Customer Service from Leading Sportsbook Watchdog
May 28, 2008 (Antigua) – After an anonymous test, Intertops.com/Sportsbook has been recognized by a leading sportsbook watchdog for its quick and thorough answers to customers' online betting...


Tuesday 27th May 2008
Like Value Added Tournaments? Time to Head to The Empire!
As poker players, we all love a tournament where you buy in and the generous sponsors add a bit of cash to the prize pool, right? Well, if you’re in London this week you should head to 'The...


Monday 26th May 2008
Las Vegas Sands old To Payout $43.8 Million
While the secret world of gaming licences and exactly how they are obtained never seems to hit the press, a court case in Clark County Court has blown this area of the casino business wide open....


Monday 26th May 2008
New Buffalo Tourism Benefits From Casino Venture
Even though it has been less than a year since the opening of South West Michigan’s first casino, in New Buffalo, it appears that the venue has total transformed the tourist trade in the...


Monday 26th May 2008
Join Shane Warne In Las Vegas
Online casino operator 888 made one lucky Australian poker player’s dreams come true last month thanks to its Unltimate Home Game Tournament. Nathan Perry from New South Wales won the...


Monday 26th May 2008
PokerRoom Adds 23 New Games
Gibraltar and Kahnawake-licensed online casino PokerRoom.com has announced the launch of a special 25th edition of its Grand Tournament alongside the debut of 23 new games. PokerRoom.com stated...


Monday 26th May 2008
888’s Rival Deal
In its fourth deal this month, Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings has signed a strategic agreement with RivalPowered.com, a leading provider of game-server software and thematically...


Monday 26th May 2008
Lottomatica Finalises Atronic Purchase
Italian lottery technology and solutions provider Gruppo Lottomatica has announced the completion of its purchase of casino gaming equipment developer and manufacturer Atronic from Germany’s...


Sunday 25th May 2008
Should Casinos Be Smoke Free?
If there is one thing which is splitting the opinion of casino players down the middle it is the ongoing attempt by many states to outlaw smoking in casinos altogether. While there are many...


Saturday 24th May 2008
Pacman Munches Through $20,000 In Casino Chips
As is becoming the norm these days, another sports star has fallen into the trap of gambling and over extended his finances to say the least. Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’...


Friday 23rd May 2008
Asian Coast Developments Target Vietnam Casino Market
It has been confirmed that Canadian based developer Asian Coast Developments will be investing $4.5 billion to build the first casino resort in Vietnam. It seems that Vietnam is the next target...


Friday 23rd May 2008
Casino Arizona Reaches For The Skies
In a move which will see a major expansion of their current facilities, Casino Arizona has started work on a 15 storey extension to their casino at the join of Loop 101 and Indian Bend Road. The...


Friday 23rd May 2008
Winston praises Wynn poker facilities
Roy Winston has praised the poker room on offer at the Wynn casino in Las Vegas. The World Poker Tour (WPT) titlist, who has never won a major tournament at the resort, said in his Card Player blo...


Friday 23rd May 2008
PokerStars Open Live Poker Room in Macau
PokerStars have announced they will unveil a live poker room in Macau tomorrow. The new ‘PokerStars Macau’ poker room will host upto 250, and is to be situated inside the Grand Waldo...