Archive for January, 2007
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Jan
30
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‘Super-casino’ site to be named
The venue of Britain’s first “super-casino” is to be announced, with Blackpool and Greenwich the favourites….
Glasgow waits for casino decision
Glasgow is waiting to hear if it has been chosen as the location for the UK’s first super-casino….
Ministers fear challenge if Dome is first supercasino
Ministers are braced for recriminations in the North, legal challenges and a revival of the cronyism row involving John Prescott if the home of Britain’s first supercasino is named as the Millennium Dome…….
Ban on gambling adverts on TV to be lifted
A ban on casinos, betting shops and other gambling operators advertising on television was relaxed by the Government on the eve of today’s announcement of the first Las Vegas-style super-casino….
Men hoping for a trump card
Fingers will be crossed today as the locations of 17 new casinos are announced. For the companies that want to run them, the stakes are high. Harry Wallop reports….
Super Casino Site To Be Revealed
Cities competing to host Britain’s first Las Vegas-style supercasino will find out who has hit the jackpot this morning….
Secret explosion of the supercasinos in waiting
Labour has unleashed a gambling revolution by stealth, approving plans for major casinos in nearly 50 towns and cities…
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Jan
29
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Think tank backs Blackpool casino
Britain’s first super-casino should be built in Blackpool, according to a government think tank….
Suicide bomber kills four in Israeli resort
James Bond may finally have made his peace with communism. Tonight, the actor Daniel Craig will be the first Bond to walk up the red carpet in Beijing after Casino Royale was finally allowed past the censor and into Chinese cinemas….
New award for Oscar-favourite Mirren
James Bond may finally have made his peace with communism. Tonight, the actor Daniel Craig will be the first Bond to walk up the red carpet in Beijing after Casino Royale was finally allowed past the censor and into Chinese cinemas….
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Jan
29
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China allows 007 to come in from the cold
James Bond may finally have made his peace with communism. Tonight, the actor Daniel Craig will be the first Bond to walk up the red carpet in Beijing after Casino Royale was finally allowed past the censor and into Chinese cinemas….
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Jan
28
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Supercasino bid winner to be announced
Bidders competing for Britain’s first Las Vegas-style supercasino will this week learn who has hit the jackpot. Blackpool is currently the bookies favourtie ahead of the Millennium Dome…
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Jan
28
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Tiny horse is a big help to blind owner
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Sinn Fein in final plea on police
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Oldest mom, 67, ‘tricked doctors’
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Mother charged with murders of son and daughter
The mother of two young children has been charged with their murders, Scotland Yard said today. The 29-year-old has been charged with the murder of her three-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son whose bodies were found at an address in Hackney, London…
Police granted more time to quiz baby murder suspects
Police were granted further time today to question four people over the murder of a 17-month-old baby. Hugo Wang was taken by ambulance from a house in Salford and admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary unconscious with serious head injuries…
Store bosses probe ’skiving’ staff internet clips
Supermarket bosses are investigating after ’skiving’ staff allegedly posted film clips of their worktime antics on the internet. See some of the video posts here…
WTO says US a big fat cheater
In a long-expected final ruling in the complaint filed by Antigua and Barbuda, the World Trade Organization has ruled that the United States is a big fat cheater. Antigua has been involved in a long-running complaint against the US that… Continue . …
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Jan
28
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UK Supercasino Decision Due
Bidders competing for Britain’s first Las Vegas-style supercasino will learn this week who has hit the jackpot.The Millennium Dome and Blackpool are the two frontrunners amongst the seven shortlisted areas….
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Jan
28
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‘Winning was not enough… I was out of control’
Lies, theft, ruined relationships, huge debts – compulsive gambler Justin Williams would go to any lengths to feed his desperate habit. As Labour ushers in a new era of 24-hour gaming and super-casinos, he issues a chilling warning about the potential human fallout….
‘These subpoenas and arrests are sheer hypocrisy’
The US crackdown on online gaming may not be so much about morals as hard cash, Mark Choueke discovers. The Americans, suggest the cynics, want to drive foreigners out to establish their own Vegas gambling brands….
Neteller Cards No Good in US
In case you are one of the people who think “it’s all going to be alright, everything will work out in time,” this is the front desk with your WAKE UP CALL! Neteller has now stopped issuing Neteller cards and… Continue . …
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Jan
27
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Britain becoming hooked on music awards
By Lars Brandle LONDON (Billboard) - In 1989, the British music industry gambled on a tactic to rev up its annual BPI Awards ceremony. With a new, snappier name — the BRIT Awards — the country’s version of the Grammys was televised live for the……
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Jan
27
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Is it worth the gamble?
With the Government poised to announce the first super-casino next week, Tom Leonard joins the high rollers and low achievers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to see what is on the cards for Britain….
Super-casino plan faces legal action
Plans to announce the site of Britain’s first super-casino next week look set to be mired in legal action, it emerged yesterday….
Is Macau piling too many chips on new casinos?
The island’s gambling boom, with heavyweight US gaming operators vying with local tycoons, could be at its peak, says Mark Kleinman….
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Jan
26
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Can US Citizens Super Bowl Bet?
In light of the unexpected exit of the most valued sportsbook Pinnacle and NETeller Plc from the US market, there are thousands of anxious US sports bettors if not ten thousand. The upcoming Super Bowl 2007 featuring the two giants, Indianapolis Colts versus Chicago Bears will be on 4th of February, 2007. Super Bowl Betting is one of the highest volume sports bets in United States. At USDBET.com, there is great news for Super Bowl bettors in 2007….
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