Hancock County - On Saturday, Silver Slipper Casino reopened after damage from Hurricane Gustav was repaired and today the casino was closed by Hurricane Ike. "The casino's fine," said General Manager John Ferrucci, but nobody can get to it because the road is covered with water. If the flooding recedes overnight, the road crews will be out to scrape away the debris and the casino will reopen tomorrow, he said.
The Packer-controlled Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) pays rent of just AUD 1 a year for its Crown casino complex in Melbourne. A Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation report, tabled in parliament on Thursday, reveals Crown's owners will pay AUD 1 a year for its Southbank site for the first 40 years of its 99 year lease and market value for the remaining years, Fairfax newspapers reported on Friday.
Kansas’ 12-year-old legal challenge to the 7th Street Casino in Kansas City, Kan., has been dismissed by a federal judge on a technicality - again. This time, however, the case may finally be over, clearing the way for the tribal casino to upgrade its games and possibly expand. “This case is moot,” U.S. District Judge Richard D. Rogers said in a 23-page decision made public Thursday.
Fresh reunification talks on the divided Cyprus island may lead to a triple turn over of the casino industry in North Cyprus. Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met, on September 3, 2008, in the separated former capital Nicosia to start new round of reunification talks after a four-year break. This is the first time since the 1974 conflict that two moderate leaders will try to solve seriously the Cyprus problem. Greek Cypriot leader, president Demetris Christofias and his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Talat started negotiations...
The Philippines may never be known as a casino gambling mecca such as Las Vegas or Macau, but they could improve their foreign investments. That is according to their trade secretary Favila. On Monday Trade Secretary Favila told the House of Representatives that exploring the option of a casino gambling complex modeled after Las Vegas could be beneficial to improving foreign investments.
The soon-to-open Red Hawk Casino will host a job fair Sept. 21-22 at its temporary employment and training center in El Dorado Hills. The casino, operated by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, is scheduled to open in the final quarter of this year along Highway 50 outside Placerville. Those who apply for jobs online in advance will be interviewed by casino representatives for open positions.
Governor Deval Patrick had his casino gambling proposal shot down by the legislature in Massachusetts shortly after he took office. He vowed that he would continue his fight even after the defeat of the proposal. This week, a door seemingly opened up to Patrick. One that would have allowed him to bring the casino gambling he desired to the state. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe sent a formal letter to the governor asking to open discussions about building a casino.
The Commission of Economic Development, Industry and Commerce of the House of Representatives approved the legalization of gambling houses in Brazil. The text, belonging to Representative Vicentinho Alves, will have to be treated by other commissions. Betting income generated is planned to be allocated to the Health sector. In the proposal presented before the representatives, casino operation would be limited to the North, North-East and Central-West of the country...
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Foxwoods Casino has agreed to work with state and city leaders to move its long-delayed slots parlor planned for the South Philadelphia waterfront to the Gallery at Market East, The Inquirer has learned. Two sources familiar with the agreement, struck between Foxwoods and Gov. Rendell and Mayor Nutter this week, said the plan was to revive a vision for a downtown casino built over the Gallery.
The 21 licensed casinos by the Tourism Company of Puerto Rico have brought USD 314 million this fiscal year 2007-2008 (from July to June) to the Puerto Rican economy, which represents a 2.02% growth for the sector with regards to the previous year. Executive director of the Tourism Company, Terestella González Denton, informed that during the annual convention of the Puerto Rican Hotels and Tourism Association (PRHTA), which is being held in San Juan until next Friday.
