Espelkamp - Another electronic Casino saw its grand opening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia in June under the label PALMS MERKUR CASINO. The new modern reference object was jointly designed by MERKUR CASINO and the Bulgarian cooperation partner CASINO TECHNOLOGY and continues to prove that this joint venture involves two competent and professional partners with entrepreneurial spirit.

Espelkamp - Unter dem Label PALMS MERKUR CASINO feierte im Juni ein weiteres elektronisches Casino in der bulgarischen Hauptstadt Sofia seine Neueröffnung. Das von MERKUR CASINO und dem bulgarischen Kooperationspartner CASINO TECHNOLOGY gemeinsam gestaltete neue Referenzobjekt ist ein erneuter Beleg dafür, dass bei diesem Joint Venture zwei professionelle und kompetente Partner unternehmerisch agieren.

We hope that casino owner Don Barden thought ahead and entered the World Series of Poker, which started Thursday in Las Vegas. If he's lucky and plays his cards right -- perhaps a long shot, the way things have been going lately on the North Shore -- he could convert a USD 10,000 entry fee into an USD 8 million first prize, as an immigrant social worker did last year by besting 6,300 other contestants.

Sacramento - Inland governments and tribes are fighting to preserve millions in payments meant to help public agencies deal with the burdens of the region's tribal casinos. Local cities, sheriff's departments and other agencies have collected more than USD 40 million in gambling mitigation payments from a tribe-funded account since 2005, the most in the state. The money has paid for everything from traffic signals to police officers.

The state of Indiana sees the need to try and compete with casinos in other states. The expansion of casino gambling is happening quickly around the United States, and competition for the gambling dollars is growing. Indiana has just passed a new rule that could help bring high roller gamblers into their casinos. Junketeers will have lower registration fees and will also no longer have to be a licensed casino supplier.

Na also, es geht doch! Am dritten Starttag (1C) der USD 10.000 World Championship Texas No-Limit Hold'em war die Hütte Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino endlich rappelvoll. 1.928 Pokerspieler gingen an den Start, sodass diesmal auch die gut 60 Tische im Brasilia Room komplett besetzt waren. Damit stieg die Gesamtzahl auf 4.376 Teilnehmer an und es fehlen am Sonntag nur noch weitere 1.982, um die Zahl des WSOP Main Events aus dem Vorjahr zu erreichen.

Soeben hat das Grand Casino Baden bei Zürich von der Eidgenössischen Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) die Genehmigung für die neue Pokervariante «Badener Hold’em» erhalten. Beim «Badener Hold’em» handelt es sich um eine Hold’em-Variante, die sich vom Texas Hold’em in folgenden Details unterscheidet: Beim Initialdeal erhält jeder Spieler 3 Holecards, von denen er eine vor dem Flop mucken muss.

Douglas County Commissioners voted 3-2 Thursday to deny a 109-foot sign advertising Max Baer Jr.’s Beverly Hillbillies Mansion and Casino at the northern end of the county. Chairman Kelly Kite and Jim Baushke voted in favor while commissioners Nancy McDermid, David Brady and Doug Johnson voted against the sign that has been debated a half dozen times.

Juneau, Alaska - Southeast Alaska's regional Native corporation is continuing to push its investment in a second California casino. That's despite growing opposition from local residents, including the town's city council. Sealaska is working with a Pomo Indian group to develop the gambling resort about 90 miles north of San Francisco.

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned an agreement Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to allow Las Vegas-style slot machines, baccarat, black jack and other card games at its facilities, which include the Hard Rock casinos in Tampa and Hollywood. The court ruled that Crist does not have the constitutional authority "to bind the state to a gaming compact that clearly departs from the state's public policy by legalizing types of gaming that are illegal everywhere else in the state."

New York (Associated Press) - A leading casino operator could become a player in Maryland's slot machine gambling debate. Penn National Gaming said it is considering buying a site in Cecil County that could become one of the state's five authorized slots venues. The entry of Penn National, one of the country's largest gaming companies, could boost efforts to pass a November referendum that would authorize slots gambling.

Ontario's push to allow Las Vegas-style sports gambling in casinos in a bid to boost sagging revenues is an irresponsible move that could deepen a troubling trend of gambling addiction in the province, critics said Thursday. Ontario casinos do have some sports betting but it's limited to the government-run Pro-Line lottery in which gamblers select the outcomes of three or more contests on a "parlay" ticket.