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Friday 4th January 2008
Duke Street Capital Set to Make Offer for Mecca
According to the Sunday Times newspaper, private-equity firm Duke Street Capital has made an offer to Rank for its Mecca bingo operation but the gaming firm's board is not believed to be interested...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Californians to Vote on Casino Expansion
According to a leading authority on gaming law, aboriginal tribes in California have been spending more money than ever before in the run up to a vote next month on whether to allow casino...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Casino defies smoking ban
Although much of the US is now subject to a smoking ban in public places, in one Colorado casino, gamblers are still lighting up legally. According to Anorak website, Tuesday was the first day whe...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Viva Las Vegas, as gambling on The Strip is up
The year hasn’t been great for either the US economy or poker at large. Most of 2007 saw the US economy lagging, and with the rise of new gambling markets like Macau, Vegas might have felt...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
2008 Canadian Poker Championships Announced
HeadsUp Entertainment have announced the schedule for the 2008 Canadian Poker Open, which will take place in Calgary on 5th-9th March. Players from Canada are beyond are expected to attend with an...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Online Casino Awards Released
The Kahnawake-licensed AllJackpots.com online casino has been named as the winner of two honours from independent Internet gambling guide Online-Gambling-Insider.com in its annual awards list. ...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Novice Player Hits Big at Online Casino
Online casino BodogLife.com announced that its final Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament of the year saw 756 players battling it out for the $25,000 first-place prize with a...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Beat’s Make Good News at Absolute Poker
Online casino AbsolutePoker.com has announced that players took home over $6.5 million over 2007 thanks to its Bad Beat Jackpot. AbsolutePoker.com introduced the Bad Beat Jackpot feature to its...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Online Player Banned For Life
One of the world's most popular online poker rooms, PokerStars.com, has announced that it has permanently banned a young player from not only using its website but also its land-based tournaments...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
UK Money Laundering Guidelines Published
The UK Gambling Commission has compiled and published a regulatory document entitled The Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. The publication follows extensive...


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Vietnam To Allow Gambling
According to news agency VNA, Vietnam has announced that it is seriously considering the legalisation of gambling after years of discussions. The Asian nation’s Ministry of Finance along...


Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Priest charged over casino intrigue
A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested, accused of perjury in front of a grand jury regarding his relationship to a mobster. Reverend Joseph Sica, who advises Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Lou...


Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Asia's oldest casino to be rebuilt
Macao's first ever casino resort Hotel Lisboa is to undergo redevelopment, Xinhua news agency reports. The Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) casino operator will launch a rebuilding project to be ...


Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Betting Terminal to Integrate Texas Holdem Poker Software into Game Terminals
January 3, 2008 (London, UK) -- Betting Terminal Inc., a company with game terminals located across the globe, has announced that they will integrate BackgammonMasters poker game software into...


Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Australian Government Ruling Draws Fire
In Australia, the Vice-President for the New South Wales Council For Civil Liberties has claimed that the nation’s new proposed Internet censorship laws would not stop computer-savvy...