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Friday 14th December 2007
Rank Group Scraps Final Dividend
Online gambling group Rank has announced that it is to scrap its final dividend as a result of indifferent results from its bingo and casino operations. The group is one of the UK’s largest...


Friday 14th December 2007
Western Canada’s Newest Casino Opens For Business
In Canada, the new 10,000 square foot Starlight Casino has opened featuring 850 slot machines, 45 gaming tables, a poker room and 1,000-seat, interactive sports bar. A joint project of Gateway...


Friday 14th December 2007
Hop-On Seeks Casino Hosts
Hop-On Inc, a leading developer of mobile gambling technology, has announced that it is looking for software distributors to license and distribute its mobile gambling programs and online casino...


Thursday 13th December 2007
Chinatown Elvis ends up in casino
An insurance worker used a fish n chip shop and a load of Cantonese CDs to propel himself to the dizzy heights of a casino star turn. Barry Cox, from Merseyside, will be performing at the Venetian...


Thursday 13th December 2007
Viva Las Vegas
It really will be Viva Las Vegas in the north-eastern Spanish region of Aragon if developers get their way. Aragonese authorities have announced that they are planning the world's biggest casino c...


Thursday 13th December 2007
Ladbrokes and Gextech Strike Deal Around the Fantastic League™
Leading gaming solutions provider Gextech today announced that they will team up with Ladbrokes, the world-leader in the global betting and gaming market, to jointly operate the Internet version of...


Thursday 13th December 2007
WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Trophy to be Named After Chip
From the moment the event was first introduced in 2006, the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event was considered by many to be the biggest test of a poker player’s true skill. A mixed game format,...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
Troubled Tropicana seeks licence renewal
The Tropicana Casino is eagerly awaiting news as to whether the New Jersey Casino Control Commission will renew its licence, despite a barrage of complaints about the mecca. According to the Phil...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
DiCaprio busted at casino
Despite not doing much gambling, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio was busted on a recent trip to a casino in Morocco. Staying at Marrakech's Es Saadi Gardens and Resort, the actor decided to chanc...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
Online Poker Starting to Simmer Down?
Following on from the announcement of his company’s first quarter results, Sportingbet plc CEO Andy McIver told The Evening Standard newspaper the Internet poker boom might just be starting...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
January To See New Online Poker Offering
Isle Of Man-based online gambling software developer Microgaming has announced plans to unveil a beta version of its latest poker software offering at next month’s International Casino...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
Progressive Player Wins Millions Online
Online casino software developer CryptoLogic has announced that one lucky player won over two million dollars online over the weekend thanks to its Millionaires Club progressive slot. The record...


Wednesday 12th December 2007
Rank Group Adds To Shareholders
Giant UK gambling group Rank, which also operates successful online gambling sites, has announced that property group Richardsons Capital has acquired 9.3 percent of the firm via a contracts for...


Tuesday 11th December 2007
Casino takes legal action over schools
A Nevada-based casino group has filed a court challenge against teachers calling for higher taxes on massive meccas. Schools want bigger casinos to pay more tax to generate more money for educatio...


Tuesday 11th December 2007
Short Stacked Turton Fights Back to Win APAT UK Amateur Championship
The G Casino in Manchester was host to the latest leg of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, the UK Amateur Championship. Over 200 runners took part, and it was the guy who finished at the...