Saturday, August 26. 2006
MONG LA, Shan State - Myanmar's jungle casinos are open for business again, only this time with a new media twist that allows casino owners to dodge an official ban on their operations and Chinese gamblers to play for even higher stakes without leaving their homes.
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Roulette is one of the more popular table games for newcomers to play in Las Vegas, yet it offers some of the worst odds. Still, I was fascinated by new gaming technology offered by Shuffle Master called "Rapid Roulette." I have seen it more and more frequently on casino floors. Read more >
Friday, August 25. 2006
Gala Coral pushes disabled accessGaming company Gala Coral Group is rolling out a marketing campaign aimed at helping disabled people find and access Gala Bingo Clubs.
The campaign has been developed in conjunction with Direct Enquiries, the nationwide access register, which has ...
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Wednesday, August 23. 2006
Seoul - A South Korean crackdown on illegal gambling parlors is facing an uphill battle due to widespread mistrust of the government and the huge amount of money involved in the country's booming gaming industry.
The crackdown began last week after local media reported that a ...
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JAMES Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting plans to buy his family's stake in a group of British casinos as a prelude to a push into the European gaming market.
The deal is expected to take place before the end of the year and follows recent gaming investments in ventures worth up ...
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The football season is starting – both football (soccer) and football (American). Fans of each may be baffled by the other, but when it comes to the web, they will find the offerings comfortingly familiar. I started looking at official sites for London football clubs for a specific ...
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A former bookkeeper for a doctor's office pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing more than $2.3 million from her employer to buy lottery tickets. Annie Donnelly, 38, spent as much as $6,000 a day playing lotto and scratch-off lottery games, prosecutors said. She faces four to 12 ...
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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd., Australia's biggest gaming company, reported a 25 percent increase in second- half profit after the resolution of a television broadcast dispute encouraged gamblers back to its betting shops. Net income rose to A$250.6 million ($190 million) in the six months ...
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Tuesday, August 22. 2006
TREASURE ISLAND — The launch of one of Florida’s largest floating casinos will be delayed for a month because the ship’s former owners failed to file proper evacuation and fire prevention plans, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it will take four to six weeks to complete ...
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Monday, August 21. 2006
The prosecution is considering seizing from gambling parlors illegally reprogrammed video slot machines, which provide larger jackpot winnings than legally permitted, officials said Monday. About 60,000 such game machines are in operation at arcades around the country, according to ...
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Sunday, August 20. 2006
Gambling can be an addiction every bit as serious as drink or drugs, and it can destroy lives and families. Yet at the same time that government spends millions in campaigns against drugs and warning against drink, it is taking a radically different line on gambling.
When the ...
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Friday, August 18. 2006
Florida generated more casino gambling trips than all but four states in 2005, according to a report by Harrah's Entertainment Inc. The report was compiled from two surveys, the National Profile Study and the U.S. Gaming Pool, conducted by Roper Reports GfK NOP and TNS respectively.
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888 Poker have been quick to follow on the heels of rivals Mansion Poker by sponsoring a top football team. Sevilla FC, the current UEFA Cup holders, now have the famous 888.com logo blazened across their shirts.
With Middlesbrough from the UK and Toulouse from France already ...
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Wednesday, August 16. 2006
ST. LOUIS — The former chief executive of online gambling company BetOnSports was freed on $1 million bond Wednesday after spending nearly a month behind bars following his arrest on racketeering and fraud charges.
David Carruthers, 48, was released after a hearing before ...
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Sunday, August 13. 2006
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- It's a little after noon, and a crowd has started to gather in Boston's Chinatown. Some are reading the Sing Tao Daily or the Ming Pao Daily News. Others clutch plastic bags filled with snacks. All look up whenever the deep roar of an engine sounds as though it's ...
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