Casino News
Tough times for upmarket London casino
Posted on 23 十一月 2009 at 09:11 by Bev Freeman
Times are tougher than expected at an upmarket London casino which had been linked with a possible sale.The Daily Telegraph reports Fifty's representatives went to court this week following reports it was going into administration.Jonathan Russell sa...
Donald Trump ties up row over casino firm
Posted on 23 十一月 2009 at 09:11 by Bev Freeman
Property mogul Donald Trump has tied up his dispute with bondholders of the casino firm in his name.The tycoon has settled for 10 per cent of Trump Entertainment Resorts once it emerges from bankruptcy, the Belfast Telegraph reports.Trump announced h...
Bookmaker signs continental deal
Posted on 23 十一月 2009 at 09:11 by Bev Freeman
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has announced a five-year sports betting deal with the French company PMU.Paddy Power is thought to have overcome 13 other companies to clinch the PM you agreement, which follows the news of legislation which will open up ...
Ladbrokes closes down London casino
Posted on 23 十一月 2009 at 09:11 by Bev Freeman
Bookmaker Ladbrokes has closed its casino in Paddington, West London, resulting in the loss of nearly 100 jobs.The licence is to be sold to Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, who is the owner of the Thistle and Guoman hotel chains.The deal is believed ...
Las Vegas nightclub owners file for bankruptcy
Posted on 23 十一月 2009 at 09:11 by Bev Freeman
Owners of a nightclub and lounge on the strip in Las Vegas have filed for bankruptcy protection.The Associated Press reports Prive Vegas LLC and PVPH LLC filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in court in Florida last Wednesday.They stated they wish to ke...
Trade group approves first affiliate programme
Posted on 16 十一月 2009 at 14:11 by Chloe Flint
The new trade group for egaming affiliates has rubber-stamped its first affiliate programme.The Gambling Affiliates Union (GAU) says Affstorm’s affiliate programme will be permitted to carry the GAU’s eye logo after changing a clause in its terms and...
Bally reaches supply agreement with Macau casino
Posted on 16 十一月 2009 at 14:11 by Sarah Banks
Bally Technology has reached an agreement with SJM to supply the operator with casnio management products.Bally is set to provide the Macau-based firm with technology for its new Oceanus casino, due to open next month, and will also supply slot loung...
Internet gaming firm to expand in Europe
Posted on 16 十一月 2009 at 14:11 by Gavin Smith
Online gambling firm 888 Holdings is looking to make significant moves in France and Italy, according to reports.The Financial Times says the company will look for a licence from France when it opens up a regulated market and will also muscle in on I...
Investment firm increases interest in casino chain
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Gavin Smith
The private equity company Apollo Management is upping its investments in Harrah's Entertainment, buying bonds in the casino chain, according to reports.The New York Post reported the move, which is thought to be geared towards giving the company mor...
Genting says casino resort will open on original date
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Sarah Banks
Genting has dismissed speculation that its integrated resort at Sentosa will open earlier than its predicted January date.Chairman and chief executive Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay said the Resorts World project was "on track" to open in Singapore in January....
Gambling addict jailed for £30,000 swindle
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Chloe Flint
A gambling addict has been sent to prison for 15 months in Scotland after he conned £30,000 out of a work colleague.Alexander Shields told Lynn McFarlane he wanted to leave his wife for her and said his partner wanted to take his daughter out of the ...
£3,000-a-night casino card cheat jailed
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Bev Freeman
One of Britain's most notorious casino cheats has been handed a prison sentence after conducting a three-year fraud spree.Turkish National Abdullah Toksoz, 40, of Croydon, would bypass casino security using Bulgarian, Italian and other identities to ...
Gaming firm making industry waves
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Gavin Smith
NetPlay TV, the interactive television gaming company, now represents one of the industry's most profitable and successful multimedia gaming businesses, according to commentators.ProActive Investors closely examined the firm, saying how it has pushed...
Stanley Leisure Group creator dies
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Sarah Banks
Lord Steinberg of Belfast, who grew a single unlicensed betting shop at the back of a Belfast milk shop in to the Stanley Leisure Group chain of bookmakers and casinos, has died aged 73.Leonard Steinberg, born in Belfast on August 1, 1936 was the gra...
More work needed before internet gambling returns to US
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Chloe Flint
The internet gambling world will need more support from traditional casino groups if it is to succeed in a bid to become legal again in America, according to reports.Efforts in the US are ongoing to make gaming over the web legal again, with one of t...
Australia to looking to overhaul web gaming
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Bev Freeman
Australia looks set to become one of the latest countries to overhaul its online gambling industry in effort to pick up some of the estimated 634,000,000 US$ its residents spend on unregulated gaming sites based abroad.Although current laws in Austra...
Online gambling companies look to bounce back
Posted on 10 十一月 2009 at 13:11 by Gavin Smith
Online gambling firms are looking to consolidate over the next couple of years as they hope the expansion of broadband and new government reforms will bring about a new period of progress in the industry.Bosses are hoping that after a period of uphea...
