Von 17. bis 20. Oktober steht alles im Casino Seefeld im Zeichen des Baccaraspiels. Bereits zum neunten Mal wird auf Olympischem Boden, welchen Seefeld aufgrund der Austragungen der Olympischen Spiele in den Sechzigern und Siebzigern auch für sich beansprucht, die Baccara Weltmeisterschaft in Seefeld ausgetragen. Das "Spiel der Könige" hat im Casino Seefeld große Tradition und lockt alljährlich internationale Gäste auf das wunderschöne Hochplateau inmitten der imposanten Tiroler Bergwelt.
After Monterrey Council approved the integration of the Special Commission in charge of the approval of the casinos which will operate in the district, Mayor Adalberto Madero Quiroga said a public poll is being considered, in order to know if citizens accept this kind of business or not. Quiroga pointed that, after the confirmation of the Commission, the local council will have to analize and control if the new businesses comply with the requirements...
Garden Grove – About 500 Vietnamese Americans packed the Community Meeting Center on Tuesday evening, carrying banners protesting the proposed casino resort on Harbor Boulevard in the city-designated resort area. It was a standing-room-only crowd inside council chambers, and hundreds of others watched the meeting on television as they occupied other rooms at the center holding small signs and large banners that read "No casino in Garden Grove" and "Gambling destroys lives."
The casino industry in Trinidad and Tobago is bracing itself for next Monday’s Budget. Yesterday, President of the Association of Members’ Clubs (AMC) Brian Phillips, said that he was not optimistic about the upcoming presentation, but called on Government to stick by promises it made to the workers of the casino industry, if it does indeed go ahead with plans to shut the industry down.
Taiwan is considering placing a hefty bet on casinos, an official said on Wednesday, hoping a little bit of luck enjoyed by nearby Macau and Singapore will rub off on its tourism trade. Taiwan's plans come after Macau overtook the Las Vegas Strip in gaming revenue last year for first time and Singapore's inroads into the casino sector helped boost its property market.
Hong Kong: Edmund Ho, leader of the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau, has denied reports alleging he has financial interests in the businesses of the region's most powerful casino mogul. The South China Morning Post reported Monday that Ho has held a stake in the Macau casino empire controlled by tycoon Stanley Ho through a Hong Kong company for the past 15 years. The two Hos are not related. Documents filed to the Hong Kong registry of companies said Edmund Ho and his two brothers inherited from their late father a 3.3 percent stake...
Las Vegas (AP) -- Shareholders of Station Casinos Inc. approved a USD 5.4 billion takeover bid Monday from a private equity investor group that includes key members of the neighborhood casino operator's founding family. At a special meeting attended by more than 100 shareholders, chief executive Frank J. Fertitta III said the going-private transaction, for USD 90 a share, had been approved. There was no shareholder discussion, and the meeting was over in about 20 minutes.
States and cities frustrated by gamblers spending their money elsewhere are putting casinos in or near major cities to maximize tax revenue. "We're sick of people from Wichita driving through our county on the way to casinos in Oklahoma," says Janis Hellard, economic development director in Sumner County, Kan., near Wichita. "We want some of the action." Her county is one of four places in Kansas recently authorized to have casinos, although none has been built yet.
Taipei - The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said it is still some way from making a final decision on whether to allow the establishment of casinos, as the issue is still being studied. No decision has been made yet either in relation to the number of permits, locations and the amount of charter fees, the CEPD said in a statement made in response to local reports that the government plans to issue three casino permits in a bid to help promote tourism.
A multi-million-pound casino planned for Huddersfield has been given the green light by magistrates. Casino Red was yesterday granted a licence to turn the historic former Princess Cinema into a GBP 5m entertainment venue. The listed Northumberland Street building will offer a choice of games, including blackjack, roulette, a dedicated poker room and slots machines. The venue will also boast a restaurant and live entertainment facilities.
Freeport - The owners of Texas Star Casino have been dealt a pair of rejections in its efforts to put gamblers on its boat. City Council voted 3-2 to reject a rezoning request for the block of Sailfish Drive at which the boat is docked. The rezoning from manufacturing to waterfront, which was unanimously recommended by the city’s planning commission, would have allowed the board to take on passengers and begin gambling operations.
In March, when shares in Trump Entertainment Resorts were trading around USD 20, the company disclosed that it was seeking potential suitors. At that point, Donald Trump even envisioned pocketing USD 500 million (AUD 583 million) from selling at a handsome premium his one-third stake in this company bearing his name. In July, when the company announced that it had not found a buyer despite a three-month search, shares in Trump Entertainment, which operates casino-hotels in Atlantic City, closed the day at USD 10.49. Trump's stake was worth roughly USD 100 million.
