The latest casino to be built in Northampton is due to open in the next few months, creating almost 200 jobs. Work began on the venue in Commercial Street in the centre of Northampton a number of years ago. The building was originally planned to open early in 2007, but the company operating the development, London-based casino firm Aspers, has now announced it will open its doors in June.

A casino has lost its bid to open for 21 hours a day after councillors rejected its plans to open from 10am each morning. The Gala Maybury Casino, near The Gyle, wanted to open throughout most of the morning for the first time, and only close its doors at 7am. The maximum normal opening hours for casinos were set at midday to 6am by new UK gambling laws last September. However, local councils have the power to vary this.

Groß war die Freude nicht nur bei der Siegerin, sondern auch bei allen Zuschauern im Concord Card Casino in Wien, als Julia Ruff (28) Jurastudentin aus Berlin, am Finaltisch ihren letzten Gegenspieler vom Tisch genommen hat. Julia hat erst verhalten und abwartend gespielt, wie auch schon in der Qualifikationsrunde am Freitag, wo auch gute Hände im Spiel waren. Als nur noch gesamt 3 Pokerer am Tisch waren, hat Julia ihre Spielweise aggressiver gestaltet, wie sie auch selbst grundsätzliche ihre Spieltaktik beschreibt

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he personally called U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and asked him to give "some attention" to four Indian gambling compacts before the federal government reversed itself and finalized the agreements last month. The action has led to widespread speculation that one or more of the tribes might claim the deals to expand their casinos are valid, even if voters reject the compacts next month.

Teilnehmer der Tennis Senioren EM zu Gast im Casino. Vom 11. bis 26. Jänner findet die Tennis Senioren Europameisterschaft in der Casino Tennishalle in Seefeld statt. Anlässlich dieses traditionsreichen Sportevents gab es im Casino einen großen Empfang für die Teilnehmer.

The government approved last week the tender of a casino hotel in the city of Rivera. The resolution was approved by President Tabaré Vázquez and ministers of Economy, Danilo Astori, and Tourism, Héctor Lescano. The aim of this measure is to promote the touristic development in this district, in the Northern part of the country, which shares a border with Brazil.

Stanley Ho Hung-sun's Sociedade de Jogos de Macau has postponed its initial public offering after being asked to undertake procedural clarifications by the Securities and Futures Commission, sources said yesterday. An SFC official who declined to be named, however, told Dow Jones Newswires that the regulatory body will not comment on specific cases.

Am vergangenen Wochenende spielten insgesamt 160 Teilnehmer im Eventbereich des Casino Baden-Baden um Preisgelder in Höhe von 65.200 Euro. Unter Ihnen viele bekannte Gesichter aus der nationalen und internationalen Pokerszene. Die Tagessieger erhielten jeweils mehr als 10.000 Euro Preisgeld.

A lack of big special events and fewer high-end gamblers figured in a 14 percent drop in the November win for Nevada casinos, to USD 981.1 million, compared with the same month a year earlier, regulators said last week. The state Gaming Control Board reported that the best evidence of fewer high-rollers was the baccarat win for the casinos in November - down nearly 61 percent.

Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, a Wyndham Grand Caribbean Resort, has reopened its 650,321 sqm casino after a USD 5 million expansion and remodeling project. The work at this Caribbean resort included an addition of 180 slot machines, 12 gaming tables, a bar with five 50-inch plasma television screens and new carpeting, chairs and tables.

Detroit -- The city's three state-licensed casinos took in USD 1.335 billion in 2007 as revenue growth slowed to 2.4 percent, Michigan regulators said today. Revenue had grown 6.1 percent the year before. Michigan's wagering tax brought in USD 160 million in 2007, the Michigan Gaming Control Board reported. The tax brought in USD 158 million on revenues of USD 1.303 billion in 2006.

Gestern, 14. Januar 2008, gewann ein Gast aus dem Kanton Aargau beim Automatenspiel-Klassiker „Super Cherry“ und konnte sich CHF 103'000.-- auszahlen lassen. Der Herr freute sich riesig über den Gewinn und will sich nun in Ruhe überlegen, wie er sein Geld investieren möchte.