Archives for May 2008
Poker king
Australian poker king Joe Hachem has pocketed nearly $3 million after winning the world’s second biggest poker tournament. His victory at the Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, earned him $US2.2 million ($2.8 million), according to reports. “He’s very emotional, very humble and over the moon,” brother Tony Hachem said. The 39-year-old from Melbourne shocked […]
Macau: Teenager wins casino jackpot
A casino in Macau has been ordered to pay out nearly $100,000 (£51,000) in prize money won by a 16-year-old girl who was too young to enter the casino.
The Sands Casino had said the win was invalid because the girl was underage. But gambling authorities in the Chinese territory said the rules only specified a […]
Casino robbed
Armed robbers stole $1.1 million dollars from a casino in Brussels, authorities said. The robbery took less than five minutes, prosecutor Eric Dehon said, adding that no one had been injured in the heist. Shortly after 4:00 am, four men dressed in black and wearing hoods entered the casino in the centre of Brussels brandishing […]
PartyGaming in talks to buy Empire gambling sites
Internet gambling group PartyGaming is in advanced talks to buy the gaming assets of smaller rival Empire Online in a deal industry sources valued at around $40 million.
Sector leader PartyGaming said yesterday it was in talks to buy part of Empire, which confirmed it was selling gaming assets to become an investment company.
“It’ll include Empire’s […]
Kuala Lumpur: Bookie jailed for soccer bets
A Malaysian soccer bookmaker was sentenced to two years in prison and fined a million ringgit ($286,000, §207,000) for accepting bets on European matches, reports said yesterday.
Ong Seh Sen was accused of running an illegal gambling operation on matches played in English, Spanish and Italian soccer leagues, and became the first Malaysian bookie convicted under […]
Bad slot! Jackpot winner to lose prize
A Hong Kong woman who won 43 million dollars in a Macau casino may not get her money because the slot machine was not working properly, the territory’s gaming inspector said yesterday.
The machine showed the woman had won the equivalent of 5.5 million US dollars after putting in just five Hong Kong dollars.
But the South […]
Supercasino
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed away from UK plans to build a Las Vegas-style supercasino in the northern city of Manchester, saying there might be better ways to encourage economic growth there. A source close to government said: “The regional casino is pretty much dead in the water”, adding that plans for 16 new […]
Uganda: Unveiling Casino Simba
The humongous Casino Simba neon sign blinking in bright colours stood imposingly on Garden City mall and the outdoor projector screen got every passer by glued on what’s happening inside. But for those who had invites, it was a red carpet welcome, with overhead lightings and long legged ushers clad in black and gold.
The elegantly […]
Second Life bans gambling
The virtual world “Second Life” has banned gambling, a cautious legal maneuver that could dent revenue and spark anger among fans.
Although “Second Life” is home to large corporations, such as Toyota and Intel, which have virtual advertisements and marketing promotions, thousands of gambling shops dominate commerce in the online world.
Virtual characters, known as “avatars,” may […]
Girl lost in poker game pleads for help
A teenage girl in southern Pakistan, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, has asked authorities to save her from being handed over to a middle-aged relative.
Rasheeda, 17, said she has filed applications with the police and a local councillor asking them to stop Lal Haider, 45, […]