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Monday 6th October 2008
Online Casino Shuts Down
Australian online gambling site Lasseters recently revealed that they will be ceasing all operations on the online casino section of their site. Whilst players can still withdraw funds, the last...


Saturday 4th October 2008
The end of an era as world’s first regulated casino closes
It may not be the world’s best know casino group but the demise of Lasseters in Australia draws down the curtain on a great era for the casino industry. Just nine years ago the group was the...


Friday 3rd October 2008
Online Casino Tournament To Pay Out $100,000
AllSlots are keeping their reputation as the best slots site around with the inaugural World Series of Slots, which pays out $100,000 at this stage. Players will vie over the next few days for...


Friday 3rd October 2008
Two Big Names Lead EPT London
The £5,400 buy-in European Poker Tour kicked off at The Victoria Casino in London, where 300 players were whittled down to 77 at the same time that the last nine of the WSOPE Main Event battled it...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Casino job cuts are starting to build up
In a move which many had been expecting for some time it appears that the number of employment positions in the casino industry is set to take a sharp fall. Despite signs that the industry in...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
How is the slowdown impacting the online casino industry?
While the physical casino venues continue to struggle the online casino sector is a whole different ball game with different costs, different business strategies and a totally different outlook....


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Sheldon Adelson bails out Las Vegas Sands Corp
Sheldon Adelson has been forced to come to the rescue of his pride and joy, Las Vegas Sands Corp, after the group he runs flirted with possible banking issues regarding one particular banking...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Are casinos becoming ever more vital for state budgets?
As the US economy continues to crumble in the face of a delayed rescue package and a falling housing market it seems as though the value of the casino industry to many states around the US has...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Valley View Casino ‘is lucky’
Valley View Casino in San Diego, California is the luckiest casino in the southern area of the state. That is according to readers of the Southern Californian Gaming Guide, who have voted for the ...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Adelson pledges more cash to Las Vegas Sands
A casino chief has invested further in his company, pledging a multi-million dollar sum to the business despite the global financial crisis. Las Vegas Sands chairman, chief executive and principal...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
Parlay’s Italian Job
Canadian online bingo software developer and licensor Parlay Entertainment Incorporated has signed a deal with Italy’s Microgame SpA that will see it launch two new online bingo networks next...


Thursday 2nd October 2008
CryptoLogic Signs First Casino Customer in Russia & CIS
October 2, 2008 (Dublin, IRELAND) – CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Kurastica, a spin...


Wednesday 1st October 2008
Polish casino extension opens
The newly renovated Casinos Poland gambling venue at the Marriott Hotel in Polish capital Warsaw has opened. In a statement from Century Casinos, a firm that holds a 33.3 per cent stake in Casinos...


Wednesday 1st October 2008
WagerWorks Integrates With Orbis
London-based online casino and games developer WagerWorks has announced that it has integrated its RGS gaming system with the Orbis OpenBet platform. WagerWorks is the online subsidiary of...


Wednesday 1st October 2008
AsianLogic Releases First Half Results
Hong Kong-based online gaming software developer and operator AsianLogic Limited has announced its interim results for the first half of the year showing a 208 percent rise in total revenues to...