Archive for April, 2006
|
Apr
26
|
|
Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
Property Fact Sheet Overview Red Rock Casino Resort Spa is Las Vegas newest locals entertainment destination. It is located on 70 acres of land close to the majestic Red Rock Canyon in Summerlin and is approximately 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip and a 20-minute drive from McCarran International Airport….
Gambling in Ontario Hits $5.85 Billion
Ontario gamblers wagered nearly CAN$6 billion in 2004/5 - an increase of CAN$125 million year-on-year. Net income after costs came to CAN$1.7 billion. Most of the gambling revenue in Ontario comes from lottery sales and bingo - whilst casino gambling… Continue . …
FIFA Puts Ban on Footballers Bets
FIFA have clamped down on footballers betting in the World Cup. They are making each footballer sign a written pledge that they won’t bet on the tournament. It doesn’t stop at players though - the pledge will be signed by… Continue . …
|
|
Apr
25
|
|
Far-East Footballers arrested for fixing games
Three members of the Under-23s national soccer team in Vietnam have been prosecuted for fixing matches. Striker, Pham Van Quyen (pictured) and midfielders Huynh Quoc Anh and Le Bat Hieu met with bookmakers before matches and agreed to fix SEA… Continue . …
|
|
Apr
25
|
|
Bodog’s Advert Gamble
You would have thought that spending money advertising gambling in Las Vegas would make as much sense as advertising snow in Siberia. Well, internet gambling big boys Bodog.com don’t think so. They’ve recently, spent over half a million dollars… Continue . …
Gambling NOT sexy - adverts to carry warnings
Advertisements in the UK that promote gambling may have to carry warnings about the dangers of gamblings. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Gambling Commission are behind the decision which is part of their “socially responsible gambling”… Continue . …
|
|
Apr
24
|
|
“Titanic” director: digital 3-D will save industry
By Sheigh Crabtree LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - “Titanic” director James Cameron, warning that Hollywood is “in a fight for survival,” wants the movie industry to offer films in digital 3-D to counteract declining sales and rampant piracy. “Maybe……
“Titanic” director: digital 3-D will save industry
By Sheigh Crabtree LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - “Titanic” director James Cameron, warning that Hollywood is “in a fight for survival,” wants the movie industry to offer films in digital 3-D to counteract declining sales and rampant piracy. “Maybe……
|
|
Apr
24
|
|
Young, affluent and at a loss? Meet Martha Stewart
By Paul Thomasch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martha Stewart will hit the newsstands next month with a new magazine, betting she can appeal to busy women who have money to spend and just happened to be in grade school when she started writing cookbooks….
|
|
Apr
24
|
|
Code broadens casino advertising
Casinos may be allowed to advertise on television under new rules being considered by consumer watchdogs…….
Super-rich prosper under Labour
Casino owners, high-flying businesswomen and retail entrepreneurs have helped to boost the combined wealth of the super-rich…….
|
|
Apr
23
|
|
Russian roulette
There are huge profits to be made from doing business with Russia. But the risks are also high, says Sylvia Pfeifer….
|
|
Apr
22
|
|
Paris Hilton Banned From Daddy’s Casino
It must be tough being a Hilton. Poor little rich girl Paris Hilton has become quite the poker addict recently. In fact, so addicted, that during one particular poker game she put her beloved $180,000 bentley GT on the line… Continue . …
|
|
Apr
21
|
|
Poker legend Puggy Pearson has passed away
by Henrik Nilsson-Dahlbom The poker legend Walter Clyde Puggy Pearson recently passed away. Pearson was one of the most colorful characters in the world of poker, and ended his days in his home in Las Vegas at the age of 77. He became the WSOP champion 1973 and was the second person to be introduced in the Poker Hall of Fame in 1987. He was one of the true poker greats….
|
|
Apr
21
|
|
South Africans Aren’t So Interested in Gambling Anymore
Unlike the rest of the world, it seems as if the South Africans are tiring of gambling. Latest research has shown that fewer South Africans are gambling than when gambling was developed between 1997 and 2002 - less than 1%… Continue . …
|
|
|