St. Louis - Former online gambling executive David Carruthers remained in federal custody Monday as his attorneys worked to finalize the terms of his bond. A spokeswoman for U.S. Judge Mary Ann Medler said Carruthers had not met all the terms of his bond by the close of business Monday. She said Carruthers could be released as early as Tuesday morning. Carruthers' bail is set at USD 1 million.
A local real estate investor has emerged as the potential buyer of two gaming-enabled properties in the North Las Vegas redevelopment area. Jeffrey Fine, son of local developer Mark Fine, has reportedly entered into a contract to purchase the Mahoney's Silver Nugget casino and the adjoining RV park along with the Opera House Saloon & Casino. All three properties cover 20 acres with frontage along North Las Vegas Boulevard.
If James Vann has his way, Matamoros will begin to resemble Las Vegas. “It’s going to be big,” said the Harlingen businessman about his plan to eventually operate six casinos on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Vann, along with several business partners on both sides of the border, will open their second Viva Las Vegas Casino in Matamoros on Wednesday.
Hammersmith/Luebbecke. „From the strategic point of view“, says Rolf Klug, member of the board Merkur and Spielothek International, “we made a big leap ahead”. The proud announcement of having signed a licence agreement with the Walt Disney Company Ltd. in Hammersmith (UK) was made a few days ago.
The world’s largest gaming company, Harrah’s Entertainment, is examining a move to break into the British casino market. The firm, listed in New York and valued at USD 11 billion (GBP 5.8 billion), is studying a proposal to buy two British casino groups, Stanley Leisure and London Clubs International (LCI). These two companies are in the advanced stages of completing a GBP 634m merger.
As Betonsports faces meltdown, shareholders in the online gambling firm are considering taking legal action against the company's advisers - Evolution Securities and Baker Tilly. The company was brought to the London stock market two years ago, but institutional investors are unhappy that the history of Betonsports founder Gary Kaplan was not made clear in the company's offer document.
Oh the lure of a slot machine. Gubernatorial independent candidate Kinky Friedman says casinos in Texas could bring in billions of dollars for education. "When I'm elected governor, legalized casino gambling will not be far behind," said Friedman. "I want to constitutionally dedicate that money to education, so the 6 to 8 billion gets to education."
London (Reuters) - Internet gaming group BETonSPORTS, which removed its chief executive from his job following his detention in Texas last month on racketeering charges, said on Friday it was closing down the U.S. business, the driver of most of the company's profits. The company's decision to halt operations in Costa Rica and Antigua, where its U.S. operations are based, puts a question mark over how BETonSports will recover from the ongoing court action it faces in the United States.
The Casinò di Venezia, in Vittoriosa reopened its doors yesterday evening as it was given the green light to start operating again after the Gaming Authority had cancelled its licence on July 17. A casino spokesman said the requirements of the Gaming Authority were satisfied and it was, therefore, back in business after over three weeks of being shut - a period that has translated into the loss of a few hundreds of thousands of liri, he said, hoping it would be recuperated in due course.
Las Vegas (AP) -- Former Hollywood talent agent Jamie Gold pulled off his best acting job ever early Friday, bluffing his way to victory at the World Series of Poker and taking home the grand prize of USD 12 million. Gold, of Malibu, Calif., somehow convinced Paul Wasicka he had a weaker hand, getting him to push all his chips in the pot. The 36-year-old Gold screamed for joy to see Wasicka pocket 10s to his pair of queens.
Day Four of the World Series of Poker was a bloodbath and the reigning champion, Joe Hachem, was among the victims. Barry Glendenning in Las Vegas reports. Of the 8,773 players dealt cards on Day One of the World Series of Poker main event, only 45 remained as of last night. With the tournament set to finish on Thursday, there are genuine concerns (well - whisper it - hopes) that matters may be drawn to a premature close, thereby affording the occupants of the pressroom some long overdue pool-side lounging time.
It may be a few months before they return, but Ho-Chunk Nation officials announced Wednesday roulette, craps and poker will return to their Baraboo casino after a brief, legally induced hiatus. The games were pulled at midnight June 30 last year after a State Supreme Court ruling. The ruling was reversed a few weeks ago. Ho-Chunk Casino Executive Administrative Officer Jon Greendeer said the ruling is a strong victory for both the state and the Ho-Chunk Nation.
