Archives for May 2008
Russia: Casino director shot dead
The director of a Vladivostok casino, Yevgeny Poddubny, was shot dead on October 11 in an attack which also seriously injured the casino owner and two employees.
Poddubny was director of the Ilona casino in Amursky Zaliv Hotel, on Vladivostok’s seafront.
Shots were fired at the group next to their car on Verkhnaya-Portovaya Street at around 1 […]
Philadelphia: Deck stacked against Philly casino foes
Surging gun violence never got Kathy O’Neill to think about moving her family out of Philadelphia. Neither did an ever-struggling school system.
Only when plans popped up for two towering casinos — one just blocks from her South Philadelphia home — did O’Neill and her husband decide they needed to do something.
“We used to say, ‘I […]
Japanese wins Tinian Baccarat challenge
TINIAN, Northern Marianas — A Japanese player received the $85,000 grand prize for the Baccarat Challenge held at the Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino over the weekend.
The baccarat champion, who declined to be identified, bested 142 other players who arrived here from Japan and South Korea for the tournament.
Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino marketing and […]
Pacman pays $20,000 debt to casino
Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones paid $20,000 to a Las Vegas casino Friday to settle a criminal bad check case.
“We filed a criminal complaint. Within 24 hours, Mr. Jones found a way to make restitution,” said Clark County District Attorney David Roger. “Case closed.”
Jones paid $20,000 to cover three casino markers he received […]
Aruba: Stellaris Casino Launches New Commemorative Gaming Chip
Iguana Gaming Chip 4th Item In A Unique Collectors Item Series On Aruba.
Stellaris Casino recently introduced its 4th commemorative gaming chip showcases the island’s most typical animal: the iguana. Stellaris Casino started with the introduction of a unique line of commemorative gaming chips over a year ago. Reason behind the launch of these unique […]
Singapore casinos no threat to Macao, HK’
MACAO: China’s top tourism officials assured Macao and Hong Kong yesterday that Singapore’s decision to open two casinos won’t lead to a decline in the number of mainlanders visiting the two SARs.
China National Tourism Administration Vice-Chairman Gu Zhaoxi said the number of mainlanders travelling overseas has been soaring in the recent years at a pace […]
WTO rules against US online gambling
A World Trade Organisation panel said that the United States had failed to comply with a previous ruling ordering it to open up the multi-billion dollar cross-border internet gambling industry.
The fresh ruling about US compliance with a 2005 WTO judgement followed a renewed challenge from tiny Antigua and Barbuda, which claimed that Washington had not […]
Gambling Billionaire Seeks $1.5Bln
Oleg Boiko, who controls Eastern Europe’s largest gaming company, said his businesses planned to raise $1.5 billion this year to fund expansion in gambling, retail and real estate.
Ritzio Entertainment Group will seek $500 million to buy gaming chains in Europe and Latin America, while the Finstar holding company will look for $1 billion of new […]
Gambling on Success in Armenia: Russian firm to build casino complex near Yerevan city
According to media reports from Russia, Storm International, the second largest company in Russian gambling business, will invest $300 million to build a casino and a network of gambling halls in Armenia.
Lavrenti Gubin, Press Secretary of Storm International, says the company will build a 15-hectare gambling complex called “Shangri-La-Yerevan”.
The company aims to build a five […]
Thailand: Thaksin revives gamble on casinos
Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has revived his plan to introduce casinos to Thailand as a last-ditch gamble to boost the sagging tourism industry amid increased competition from rival Asian destinations, the tourism and sports minister said Thursday.
Pracha Maleenont said the “one region one casino” initiative was proposed in response to the opening of Hong […]