Archives for April 2008
Casino winners camera shy
They might have won over half a million dollars, but the four locals that won the Caribbean Stud Jackpot early Saturday morning at Kings Casino, have suddenly become very shy.
As a matter a fact, the four winners don”t want anyone to know their names, nor do they want their faces posted in the paper - […]
Artist builds Vegas sign with cards, dice
LAS VEGAS - Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Super Glue. Add an artist who likes to stack things and mix in some Vegas glitz. “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,” or at least welcome to a life-size replica of the famous sign […]
CEO of Antiguan Online Casino arrested in US
In another apparent attack on Antiguan gaming licensees, the EO of an Antiguan licensed online gaming company has been arrested by United States authorities.
Chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet Plc was detained Wednesday in New York on a fugitive warrant, just two months after the Chief Executive of BetOnSports Plc, David Curruthers, was arrested […]
Botswana: Casino workers accuse manager of abuse
FRANCISTOWN: About 12 employees of the Thapama Admiral Slots Casino yesterday refused to go to work because they feared their manager. The employees who assembled in the library at the Francistown-East constituency office on Monday say the manager harasses and generally abuses them. They went to the constituency office to seek help “because we could […]
Slot machine multiplies deposit by 10
BRIDGEPORT, Ind. - Gamblers raked in nearly half a million dollars over two days on a slot machine that multiplied by 10 the amount of money that players put in, a newspaper reported.
Caesars Indiana lost US$487,000 before a player notified officials of the problem with the machine, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., reported Friday.
Kathryn Ford […]
24 hours in Macau
In gambling circles they say the house always wins. If so, then with all of its chips on the table-a charming historic center, unique Portuguese influence, and a new generation of mega-gaming resort developments rapidly rising on reclaimed land-it seems a sure bet that once-sleepy Macau is poised to hit the tourism jackpot.
8am: Start at […]
Psychologist wins World Series of Poker
Jerry Yang, a 39-year-old psychologist who uses his professional training in his card-playing arsenal, won the top prize Wednesday of $8.25 million at the World Series of Poker.
Yang vaulted quickly from eighth to the chip lead soon after play began Tuesday afternoon.
He knocked out seven of the eight other players at the final table, reminiscent […]
Global gambling revenue to hit $144b
LAS VEGAS - Global gambling revenue is estimated to hit $144 billion in 2011 after growing at an annually compounded rate of 7.2 percent a year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report being released Thursday.
Gambling revenue is expected to rise from $101.6 billion in 2006, driven by new casinos and upgrades of existing casinos in […]
Playboy announces big casino and shops in Macao Studio City
After selling men’s clothes and accessories in China for almost 20 years, Playboy Enterprise Inc will open a 40,000 square-foot entertainment complex, including gaming facilities and bunny-suited waitresses, in Macao in late 2009.
Playboy Mansion Macao will include dining, entertainment and retail shops, company Chairman and Chief Executive Christie Hefner said in Macao yesterday. It will […]
Macau economy surges as mainland gamblers crowd casinos
MACAU - On a Monday morning the gaming halls of Macau’s newest casino, the Grand Lisboa, are packed as punters from the Chinese mainland crowd the baccarat tables.
Most are dressed in jeans and trainers, but an abundance of luxury brand shopping bags reveal their rising spending power.
Chinese consumers and gaming liberalisation have made Macau one […]