Archive for October, 2006

Oct
27
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 27-10-2006
Queen cancels another engagement
The Queen has cancelled an afternoon at Newmarket racecourse, a day after a back strain forced her to pull out of the opening of Arsenal’s new stadium….

Jowell compares US gambling ban to prohibition
12.15pm: Culture secretary says US anti-gaming legislation could fuel the kind of fraud and exploitation last seen during the prohibition era….



Oct
27
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 27-10-2006
Macau Climbs Above Vegas
Macau is finally overtaking Vegas as the world’s biggest destination. The former Portuguese enclave, near Hong Kong, is set to take $6.8bn in revenues this year - $0.2 higher than Vegas predictions Macau has really taken off in… Continue . …



Oct
25
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 25-10-2006
Overseas firms bid for UK casinos
Changes in the law encourage rush on the industry….

Donald Trump and Steve Wynn - New Best Friends?
The king of the Vegas strip met with the king of the Atlantic City Boardwalk at a Mets game last week and more seemed to be on the cards then just baseball. Could it be that Steve Wynn, who… Continue . …



Oct
25
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 25-10-2006
Gutshot Poker
Gut (gat) n 1a. the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine. 1b. the entire alimentary canal. 2. (often pl) the bowels or entrails esp. of an animal. 3. slang. the belly; paunch. 4. a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms used in the manufacture of fishing tackle. 5. a narrow channel or passage. 6. (pl) informal. courage, will power or daring; forcefulness….



Oct
24
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 24-10-2006
Bodog Buys Australia’s Betcorp
Betcorp is the latest sportsbook to bow out of the internet industry by selling out its Canadian and Costa Rican operations to Bodog.com Since the US made online an almost impossible venture by their last minute inclusion… Continue . …



Oct
24
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 24-10-2006
Casino announcement delayed for fear of appeals over Prescott’s role
The decision over where to build Britain’s first Las Vegas-style super has been delayed amid fears that it will trigger a spate of costly legal challenges from snubbed operators…

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Oct
23
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 23-10-2006
Betcorp sells up
Online group Betcorp has decided to sell its operations after US laws made it illegal to transfer money to overseas sites….



Oct
23
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 23-10-2006
New casino ‘will face costly legal challenges’
Plans to disclose the site of Britain’s first super-casino have been postponed amid warnings that the project will soon be mired in costly legal challenges….

French seaside town says Non! to the ‘Ryanair riff-raff’
With its film festival, racetrack and casino, the French seaside town of Deauville is the height of chic. So its fashionable residents have struck up a No Budget Flights association to prevent planeloads of visitors arriving on low-cost flights…



Oct
22
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 22-10-2006
Neo-Nazi arrests in skinhead demo
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Scholes celebrates 500th in style
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Oct
22
Filed Under (News Roundup) by Casino Man on 22-10-2006
Think-tank raps Blair over nuclear policies
The Government’s Energy Review was a messy political compromise which leaves Britain trapped in a ‘poker game’….