Archive for November, 2005

Nov
16
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 16-11-2005
New Online Casino Just For the Ladies
(PRWEB) November 16, 2005 — Although has always been a man’s affair, women all over the world are beginning to frequent the scene more than ever before. Online provide an exciting and fun atmosphere, as well as fast-paced games which both men and women enjoy. And because ladies have begun to truly make their mark in the online world recently, Lady’s Casino, a new, only-for-women online site has been made for those thrill-seeking women on the net….

Global Online Gambling Will Hit $10bn
The latest predictions measuring the global online industry has been released by EMarketer - and they expect worldwide revenues of $10 bn in 2005 - thats the house take, not the turnover or churn. Despite online being… Continue .The Weblog is sponsored by: …



Nov
16
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 16-11-2005
Highland Resorts Voted Leading Casino Resort
Genting’s Highland Resorts has been voted the World’s leading resort at the World Travel Awards Genting’s head of strategic investments Justin Leong said Genting was an integrated resort that offered not only casinos, but also entertainment, meeting places… Continue .The Weblog is sponsored by: …



Nov
15
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 15-11-2005
Las Vegas’ Wynn: How to be a winner
By Marla Matzer Rose - In an industry filled with big aspirations and outsized egos, Stephen Wynn has made a name over nearly 40 years in as a man who accomplishes his goals with a deliberate and single-minded drive. His success has confounded skeptics, from his turnaround of the Golden Nugget in the early 1970s to this year’s opening of the splashy Wynn on the former site of the Desert Inn….



Nov
15
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 15-11-2005
Bets are down on gambling by phone
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop - SINGAPORE Governments across Asia are lifting restrictions on gambling, and analysts forecast a huge increase in the number of new built in the region. But while builders are pouring concrete, there is another frontier line opening up for gamblers here: cellphones. “Wireless devices are now ubiquitous and in Asia in particular, the percentage of advanced devices and the gaming on these devices is very high,” said Matti Zinder, chief executive of Spin3, an Israel-based …



Nov
14
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 14-11-2005
Wireless Gaming in Vegas. Atlantic City Next?
With Nevada desperate to walk the legal side of internet gambling, earlier this year, they legalised the use of wireless or handheld gaming within licensed properties - basically the opportunity for guests to play by the pool on… Continue .The Weblog is sponsored by: …



Nov
14
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 14-11-2005
Casino gambling jumps in Britain
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) — The number of gamblers has jumped in Britain since the government abolished a 24-hour registration period for new visitors. report 100,000 new visitors have entered their doors since the waiting period was lifted five weeks ago, the Times of London said. They predict there will be 250,000 new gamblers by the end of the year. …



Nov
12
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 12-11-2005
Gambling surges as casino law is relaxed
THERE will be a quarter of a million new gamblers within a year, after the abolition of strict rules on entry caused a surge in first-time visitors, The Times has learnt….

Oh what a lovely war (for the prisoners)
With a casino, a football league, an internal postal service and its own glossy news magazine, Ruhleben may have been the most sophisticated prisoner-of-war camp in history.

Leisure Set Takes Bets
Online gaming group is to buy two more companies in the sector for cash and shares. The highly acquisitive company said it had agreed to buy Costa Rica-based Nine.com for an initial ?20.7m and Antigua-based English Harbour for an initial £9.5m.



Nov
11
Filed Under (Site News) by Mark on 11-11-2005

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