Grosvenor Casinos is overhauling its marketing strategy in a bid to engage new customers, following the change in gambling laws. The casino has appointed Stream to handle its direct marketing account for its Grosvenor and G Casino brands, following a three-way pitch. The agency will be tasked with overhauling the customer visit frequency programme, working across all areas of customer retention including email, direct mail and SMS campaigns.

Sports gambling could be the answer for casinos in Atlantic City. The question would be how to help revenue in the city’s casino. Legislators have once again started discussions to legalize sports gambling in Atlantic City. The discussions have taken place several times in the past, but never has legislation been passed. With the struggles the country is having with the economy, legalizing gambling on sports in Atlantic City casinos would be a sufficient way to raise revenue.

Gordon Brown was accused of “shameful irresponsibility” last night as he prepared to give the green light to a wave of huge regional casinos. Although the Prime Minister symbolically axed Britain’s first Las Vegas-style supercasino, it emerged that 16 gambling palaces would still get the go-ahead. Whitehall sources signalled that eight large and eight medium-sized casinos would go ahead. Large casinos...

A gang of robbers who stole an estimated ZAR 250 000 from the Boardwalk casino in Port Elizabeth at the weekend may also be responsible for several brazen heists at casinos in Gauteng. Police are investigating a possible link because the modus operandi used in robberies at Monte Casino and Carnival City in Johannesburg last year closely matches that used in Sunday‘s dramatic heist.

British bookmaker Ladbrokes has ditched plans to break into the UK casino market in a blow for government plans to issue 16 new casino licenses to local authorities. The firm has called off plans to enter the UK casino market citing current economic conditions. James Purnell, the UK’s culture minister, is expected to announce in the next few weeks the formal burial of the proposed super-casino in Manchester, north-west England.

Das vergangene Wochenende endete für einen Casino-Besucher mit einem Bad im Glück: Nachdem endlich die Strapazen seines Hausbaus zu Ende waren, entschied er sich für einen entspannenden Sonntagabend im Casino Schaffhausen. Zu seiner grossen Überraschung, hatte der Familienvater kurz vor Mitternacht das grosse Glück, den Mystery-Jackpot zu knacken!

The construction of Azov City, a city in the style of Las Vegas to be developed in the South of Russia, will be iniciated in 2009, according to the Administration of Krasnodar region. “The main investment agreements will be signed in the following months, and the construction will begin the following year", says the press release issued by regional authorities.

City Council is expected to vote soon on a resolution to reopen the city’s negotiations with Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the latest attempt to decrease a USD 34 million tax appeal settlement the mayor labels as a bad deal. Newly sworn-in City Councilman Steven Moore, who was not yet on council in November when the settlement was approved, said that he is sponsoring the measure to ensure that taxpayer money is not misspent.

Las Vegas (AP) - A Goldman Sachs investment fund came closer to putting a USD 1.3 billion bet on the Las Vegas Strip, as it was approved Thursday to buy the iconic 1,149-foot-tall Stratosphere tower and casino-hotel, a mid-market property that caters to budget travelers. Managing director Jonathan Langer of Goldman Sachs & Co. told members of the Nevada Gaming Commission that the investment giant believed high-end developments on the north end of the Strip could leave some tourists out in the cold.

Philadelphia - The city's new mayor revoked a license Thursday to build a slots casino on wetlands along the Delaware River, chiding the previous administration for rushing through the approvals. Mayor Michael Nutter opposes the waterfront sites of both casinos slated to be built in Philadelphia, saying no one had fully studied their potential impact on surrounding neighborhoods.

Casino Regina is trying to track down gamblers who pocketed thousands of dollars in unearned jackpots after a change-making machine was misloaded. In October, casino staff mistakenly loaded the automated redemption machine with CAD 20 bills instead of fives. People using the machine to make change or cash in winnings were given four times the change they deserved for nearly two days.

Auf dem 1. deutschen Anwalts-Audio-Blog, gibt es heute ein Podcast zum Thema "Der neue Glücksspiel-Staatsvertrag und seine Auswirkungen auf den Merchant- und Affiliate-Bereich" Inhalt: Der Law-Podcast hat in den letzten zwei Jahren mehrfach über die Problematik für den Merchant- und Affiliate-Bereich berichtet, Glücksspiel-Seiten zu bewerben. In aller Regel führte zum Beispiel die Bewerbung ausländischer Casino-Seiten häufig zur Post vom Anwalt.