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Gaming News Archives » 2006 » SeptemberSeptember 29, 2006Mohegan Sun Gives Away House
On Saturday, September 30th, Tanya Memme, the quick-witted host of A&E's Sell This House, will award one luck winner a new house courtesy of Mohegan Sun.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Friday, September 29, 2006 - 18:51 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Entertainment IGCE features industry leaders
The International Gaming Conference & Expo (IGCE Europe), slated to take place November 5-7 in Dublin at the historic Fitzpatrick Castle, will feature an extensive and comprehensive program and roster of speakers, unprecedented within the industry of online sports and casino/poker/skill games wagering.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Friday, September 29, 2006 - 15:56 | Comments(0)
Categories: Business & Finance | Gaming September 28, 2006Online gambling soon to be legal in Italy
After Italy tried to ban all IP addresses of online gambling site in February it seems that things have changed. Much like the UK, Italy is now moving towards regulating the online gambling industry.
Starting on January 1, 2007, it will no longer be illegal for Italian citizens to gamble online.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 12:58 | Comments(3)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Law Dreamgate optimistic about casino prospects in Singapore
Dreamgate Corp, a supplier of gaming machines, is convinced of its prospects to be the supplier of the two future casinos in Singapore. They are currently setting up an office there to make ready for the upcoming business opportunities.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 12:04 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance September 27, 2006Korea Air starts regular non-stop flights to Las Vegas
Koreans can now fly regularly to Las Vegas. Korean Air will provide three non-stop flights a week from Seoul Incheon to McCarran International Airport.
This decision follows Japan Airlines’ announced its plan to discontinue its three weekly nonstop flights to McCarran Airport in Las Vegas from Narita International Airport in Tokyo.
Posted By Tom Travis | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 20:45 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Las Vegas Calgary Catholic schools quit using casinos as fundraisers
Catholic schools in Calgary, Canada, have consented to stop using casinos and bingo games to raise funds. However, until they figure out how to make up the $2 million that these activities bring in each year they plan to continue as usual.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 18:26 | Comments(0)
Categories: Business & Finance | Law Student uses MySpace as inspiration for hot poker networking site
Provided you don't live under a rock, you are aware of two of the hottest online trends today, MySpace and poker. A student at SUNY Fredonia University used this rationale to create CardsLife.com, a social networking site specifically for poker players.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 13:33 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Poker | Entertainment | Gaming Online Poker Room for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Community Opens
ComeOutPoker.com, the world's first online poker site catering exclusively to the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) community, launched its real online poker room today.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:40 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Poker | Gaming September 26, 2006Celebrity poker event for charity with Madonna and Hugh Grant
Australian cricket player Shane Warne is reportedly planning to raise money for charity with the aid of the queen of pop, Madonna, Hollywood actor Hugh Grant and Trudie Styler, the wife of singer Sting who will attend a poker game in a gambling event.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 13:34 | Comments(0)
Categories: Poker | Business & Finance | Entertainment Gambling software developer moving to Ireland
CryptoLogic Inc., a software developer from Canada, is relocating its head office to the "friendlier" environment in Ireland. This is following a growing moral divide between North America and Europe over the subject of Internet gambling.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 13:10 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Technology September 25, 2006Fire at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas fire department reported a 3-alarm fire at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. Traffic was closed off on Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road as a result while the fire department handled the fire.
Posted By Tom Travis | Monday, September 25, 2006 - 14:26 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Las Vegas Russians actors paid to fight gambling in form of beggars
Russian actors are being paid to pretend to be impoverished beggars in a government plan to discourage people from gambling.
They beggars are supposed to tell passers-by how they were once rich executives who lost everything after they became addicted to gambling.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Monday, September 25, 2006 - 14:05 | Comments(0)
Categories: Business & Finance | Law September 24, 2006T.J. Cloutier voted Best Poker Player of All Time
777.com’s “Best Poker Player of All Time” poll wrapped up this week with poker legend T.J. Cloutier raking in the most votes of the online gambling community.
Posted By Tom Travis | Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 20:23 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Poker | Entertainment | Gaming September 22, 2006Cavalia gallops to Rio Las Vegas
Cavalia, the spectacular equestrian odyssey, takes its magic to Las Vegas as part of the North American tour. Cavalia has been received with incredible enthusiasm by critics and public alike in every city it has visited since the tour began in 2003.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Friday, September 22, 2006 - 11:04 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Entertainment | Las Vegas Titan Poker names first tournament player
Titan Poker, one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, announced that Hou Kam from North Ryde, Australia, is the first player to have qualified for The Tournament Titan.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Friday, September 22, 2006 - 10:58 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Poker September 21, 2006Harrah's Entertainment is suing over ownership of the WSOP.com domain
The results of this case could be a land mark in internet domain history, although it is not clear what will the end result be. Typically this type of case would be won by Harrah's if they were fighting over a domain that was blatantly stealing from their name brand.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 13:13 | Comments(0)
Categories: Poker | Business & Finance | Law | Entertainment Slot machines at tracks and new casinos in Ohio ballot initiative
How about playing slot machines while enjoying a day at the races?
Ohio State’s November 7th ballot will include a referendum permitting the operation of 31,500 slot machines at seven commercial horse racing tracks and two casinos.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 11:48 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Law | Gaming Indian casino declared illegal to gamble in
When building a luxurious casino, it is advisable to do it where gambling is legal.
What do you do if the new Indian casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel, was mistakenly built in an area where gambling is illegal?
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 11:26 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Law September 20, 2006Church of England calls for regulation of gambling advertising
In statement issued by the Church of England has requested that all advertisements that promote gambling will carry health warnings about the danger of developing gambling addiction. The Church claims that the potential benefits of doing this should outweigh the drawback of extra financial costs for advertisers.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 13:17 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Law | Gaming September 19, 2006Activision launches World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions on Sept. 19
With the release of World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions, which is the follow-up to 2005's top-selling poker video game from Activision, high stakes poker is reaching new heights.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 14:53 | Comments(0)
Categories: Poker | Entertainment | Technology | Gaming $1 Billion Waterpark Resort Planned for Las Vegas
Who says you can't ski in Las Vegas? A local Nevada LLC begs to differ. A group of former Disney and Universal Studios executives, designers, architects and engineers have partnered with Thinkwell Design and Production to create a unique destination resort to be built in Las Vegas.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 14:07 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Entertainment | Las Vegas South Korea initiates programs to fight student online gambling addiction
A new plan to prevent Internet addiction as well as online gambling was revealed by the South Korean government. The plan is suppose to help fight addiction among the nation's student population. It includes providing educational materials, group counseling, and dedicates one day every week in which students will not be able to use the Internet for recreational purposes.
Posted By Tom Travis | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 12:56 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Law | Gaming September 18, 2006Slot Machine Player's Jackpot Denied
A man who claims he won a $737,000 jackpot on a slot machine is planning to sue the casino he played in, after the casino declined to pay him, saying that it was not really a legitimate win but a big mistake.
Posted By Tom Travis | Monday, September 18, 2006 - 12:48 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Law | Technology | Gaming Colorado casinos aim to raise bet limit from $5
Colorado casinos are hoping to draw more out-of-state gamblers. To do so they are considering backing an initiative to raise the betting limit from $5.
Industry officials are in preliminary discussions of trying to put an initiative on the ballot in 2008.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Monday, September 18, 2006 - 12:20 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Law September 17, 2006Ohio Representative admits accepting thousands of dollars in casino chips
Bob Ney, an Ohio representative, admitted of improperly accepting tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of gambling chips from a businessman in London. The Justice Department said Ney accepted the casino chips and parlayed them into $50,000 in total gambling winnings playing card games.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 14:28 | Comments(0)
Categories: Business & Finance | Law New gadget will enable Roulette prediction
Gamblers in the UK are already planning on purchasing roulette-cheating machines which consist of a small digital time recorder, a concealed computer and a hidden earpiece. This technology can provide gamblers an edge when playing roulette in a casino, and the advantage can be quite considerable.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 13:08 | Comments(0)
Categories: Law | Technology | Gaming September 15, 2006Harrah's awarded customer valuation patent
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) today announced that it has been awarded United States Patent No. 6,993,494 by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The patent, the 18th in the Harrah's U.S. portfolio, is titled "Resource Price Management Incorporating Indirect Value."
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Friday, September 15, 2006 - 19:20 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Technology Coalition to legalize video gambling
The Indiana Licensed Beverage Association (ILBA) has planned public meetings around the state to convince lawmakers that they should legalize the devices when the general assembly convenes in January 2007.
Intercasino.com Wins Award
Strictly Slots magazine conducted their annual reader's poll for their 2006 Best of Slots Awards issue, which crowned InterCasino.com 1st place in the Best Online Casino for Slots category, 2nd Place for Best Player Reward Program and 3rd place for casino with the Fastest Payouts.
Posted By Tom Travis | Friday, September 15, 2006 - 17:37 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Gaming September 14, 2006River Belle to sponsor Orbital Commerce Project 2006 spaceflight
River Belle to sponsor Orbital Commerce Project 2006 Spaceflight Tour and offer two lucky winners a space flight training course valued at $300,000.
Posted By Tom Travis | Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 20:43 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Entertainment 888 posts record H1 profit, closely monitoring US gambling legislation
888 Holdings PLC, the world's second-biggest online gaming group, reported a record first half profit in the six months to June, 88% up on last year.
Posted By Tom Travis | Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 15:14 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Law | Gaming Set back for Mega-casino in Glasgow
Glasgow's hopes of operating the UK's first mega-casino were delayed yesterday after official research said it would increase problem gambling, especially in deprived areas across the city.
Posted By Tom Travis | Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 13:30 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Law U.S. senator wants to add online gambling ban to U.S. defense bill
Bill Frist, the American Senate Majority Leader, is trying use a bill that authorizes U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle online gambling debts.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 13:00 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Law One week left to vote in 777.com’s “Best Poker Player of all time” poll
The vote in 777.com’s “Best Poker Player of All Time” poll is about to end. 777.com’s latest poll will close next week and the gambling community has until then to voice their opinion.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 09:17 | Comments(0)
Categories: Poker | Entertainment | Gaming September 12, 2006Las Vegas airport to undergo major improvements including new terminal
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas will be vastly upgraded, including a new terminal, a new Rent-A-Car Center and more. The city's ever growing flow of tourism will no doubt be made easier.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 14:06 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Las Vegas Atlantic City casino winnings increase considerably in August
The transformation of Atlantic City into the next Las Vegas got a strong reinforcment by the revenue boost casinos have had and continue to have. This fact, along with future plans of casinos expansion, is another step towards turning Atlantic City to an entertainment center, like Las Vegas.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 13:46 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Entertainment September 11, 2006Online Casinos Use Nudity in spam to Lure Gamblers
It appears that while land-based casinos in Las Vegas give out cheap or even free alcoholic beverages to lower the mental abilities of the gamblers, online casinos do not have that luxury, so they try to distract gamblers in different ways.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Monday, September 11, 2006 - 14:30 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Law | Technology Ultimate Blackjack Tour to air on CBS
The Ultimate Blackjack Tour will begin airing on CBS next Saturday. The success of televised Blackjack is expected to match the popular televised poker tournaments.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Monday, September 11, 2006 - 13:57 | Comments(0)
Categories: Entertainment | Gaming September 10, 2006SportingBet Chairman Peter Dicks released on bail
Peter Dicks, SportingBet’s Chairman, was released on bail on Friday from Riker's island. Dicks was arrested for what was reffered to as "computing gambling".
Posted By Tom Travis | Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 14:17 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Law | Sports Pennsylvania likely to have casinos by early 2007
Gambling industry analysts are watching Pennsylvania this month as it is moving toward licensing slot machines at racetracks, which is the first step toward the eventual operation of 14 casinos in Pennsylvania.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 13:47 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Law September 8, 2006Las Vegas Sands Reports Promotions
Las Vegas Sands Corp. today announced the promotions of several key executives to further reflect the company's ever-expanding presence in Asia.
Posted By Tom Travis | Friday, September 8, 2006 - 18:04 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance | Las Vegas Diamondhead Casino, Trump Entertainment Extend Due Diligence
Diamondhead Casino Corporation and Trump Entertainment Resorts announced today that they have extended to October 23, 2006, the terms of a letter of intent signed on June 8, 2006, pursuant to which the parties intend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate a destination casino resort in Diamondhead, Mississippi.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Friday, September 8, 2006 - 17:54 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance September 7, 2006Second Internet gaming executive arrested
Online bookmaker Sportingbet Plc said its chairman, Peter Dicks, had been detained by the United States authorities, mirroring the detention in July of another online gambling CEO, David Carruthers, on racketeering charges.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Thursday, September 7, 2006 - 21:20 | Comments(0)
Categories: Online Gambling | Business & Finance | Law | Sports Casino mogul Stephen Wynn bets on Macau
American billionaire Stephen Wynn made one of his biggest gambles this week when he opened an inovative $1 billion hotel-casino in Macau.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Thursday, September 7, 2006 - 20:33 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos September 6, 2006Las Vegas mayor, Oscar Goodman, wants to open a mob museum
Las Vegas mayor wants to take a National Historic Landmark, the old federal courthouse where he tried his first case, and turn it into a mob museum. Many of Goodman's constituents and some former FBI agents are appalled by the idea.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 14:34 | Comments(0)
Categories: Entertainment | Las Vegas Stardust resort in Las Vegas will soon be demolished
The Stardust hotel and casino in Las Vegas is to be demolished in favour of a newer, shineier resort. A piece of Las Vegas' history will soon be gone.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 14:20 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Las Vegas Pinnacle Entertainment from Las Vegas will buy Sands casino in Atlantic city
After weeks of rumors, yesterday's announcement made clear Pinnacle's plans to try to acquire an Atlantic City casino. A revamped and expanded Sands will have heavy competition in Atlantic City.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 13:53 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Las Vegas Casinos reopen post Katrina damages
Casinos are starting to come back to life after heavy damages caused by Katrina. One of the new casinos has even increased its number of employees, largely due to lack of competition.
Posted By Grant Nelson | Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 13:30 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos September 5, 2006Trump Entertainment Names New VP
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMP) announced today that Gregg Caren, a 20 year veteran of the hotel and hospitality industry, has been named Vice President of Hotel Sales for the Company.
Posted By Suzanne Moore | Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 20:33 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Entertainment | Gaming Paragon Buys Vancouver Casino
Paragon BC, a division of Paragon Gaming Inc., a Las Vegas-based gaming company, has purchased Edgewater Casino, Inc. in downtown Vancouver at the Plaza of Nations and plans to enhance the gaming and entertainment experiences for local guests and visitors from around the world.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 20:25 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Entertainment | Gaming | Las Vegas September 4, 20065 dead in boat crash at "Highroller Poker Run" competition
Five people were killed and one injured in a boat crash in Oklahoma. The accident occured during a poker competition that uses boats to reach different stops to get the playing cards.
September 3, 2006California Legislature defeats Gov. Schwarzenegger’s push to expand Indian gambling
What might have been a major expansion of Indian casinos was defeated by the California Legislature, rejecting Gov. Schwarzenegger and tribal groups' bills. What was a couple of years worth of negotiating remains unattained, at least until next year's efforts.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Sunday, September 3, 2006 - 08:54 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Gaming September 2, 2006Police raids the home of WSOP 6th place winner Richard Lee
Richard Lee, 6th place winner of the 2006 WSOP, is suspected of running an illegal gambling and booking website. This is the 2nd scandal revolving the WSOP finalists.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Saturday, September 2, 2006 - 19:22 | Comments(0)
Categories: Poker | Sports Man sentenced to 30 years for poker game shooting
58-year-old Freddie Edwards was found guilty of murdering a fellow poker player with whom he had an argument over a game rule.
September 1, 2006Wireless gambling endorsed by Nevada regulators
A big step towards wireless gambling in the state of Nevada. the state regulators endorsed IGT to compete in the new market for hand-held, mobile gambling devices. This will enable gamblers to play poker, blackjack, slot machines and more anywhere in the resort, as long it is a monitored area.
Posted By Tom Travis | Friday, September 1, 2006 - 21:45 | Comments(0)
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Law | Technology | Las Vegas WSOP winner of $12 million Jamie Gold might lose half in law suit
A Las Vegas district court judge has issued a restraining order to prevent Gold from collecting his winnings until a lawsuit, brought by Bruce Crispin Leyser, a TV executive from Los Angeles, is settled.
Posted By Jeremy Hopkins | Friday, September 1, 2006 - 19:53 | Comments(1)
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