A crowd big enough to fill a pro sports arena is expected here Saturday for that quintessential rural New England event, the Town Meeting. Generally no more than a few hundred people attend such meetings, even on hot issues, but officials are preparing for three-quarters of this town of 20,000 to show up. Residents will be marking paper ballots on whether to accept a deal with an Indian tribe to build a [[USD]] 1 billion casino.
New Zealand's casinos have been told they will have to pay the Government for a crackdown on their own operations. The Department of Internal Affairs takes NZD 4.6 million a year in fees from the six casinos but wants to take more to solve the problems they have with organised crime. The department says its ability to deal with money laundering and loan sharks has been limited by a lack of resources and casinos like Auckland's SkyCity - which pays NZD 2.2 million a year - will likely have to pay more.
Dem Champion winkt ein A-Klasse Mercedes. 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.
Philadelphia - Companies planning casinos in the city are seeking to delay payment of USD 50 million licensing fees, saying they are still jumping through hoops to obtain the licenses. "We think it's only fair that we know we can open and operate a casino before we are asked to pay for the right to do so," said Dan Fee, a spokesman for SugarHouse Casinos, which proposes a slot machine facility in the Fishtown area.
Two reports on investigations undertaken by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) into allegations around the Christchurch Casino were released by Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker today. “The first of these looks into allegations made that DIA Casino Inspectors eat for free at the Christchurch Casino. This report advises this is not the case,” said Rick Barker.
Linden Lab, hallowed creator of the Second Life virtual world, has announced that all in-world casinos and miscellaneous gambling joints are herewith to be shut down. That means that the large chunk of users that enjoyed using in-world casinos and betting Linden Dollars on events both inside and outside the game world will now have nothing left to do.
Penn National Gaming received the endorsement of the Cherokee County Commission for its plan to manage a state-owned casino and hotel in the county. “This now clears the way for Penn Gaming to move to the next level to the state," Commissioner Rodney Edmondson said. Penn National was the only company to submit a proposal to the commissioners. Applications are due to the Kansas Lottery Commission by September 6.
Der Motor war quasi noch warm. Als am 10. Juli 2007 der Porsche Boxster S in das Casino Esplanade gefahren wurde, dachte keiner daran, das schwarze Cabrio so schnell wieder durch das Entree der Spielbank heraus zu bugsieren. Doch Fortuna ist eine launische Diva
(AP) - Illinois gambling regulators signed off on plans Monday to move the Casino Rock Island to a new USD 150 million complex with a hotel, conference facilities and a third more gaming tables. The long-planned move from a riverboat in downtown Rock Island to an inland site near Interstate 280 and Illinois 92 was unanimously approved by the Illinois Gaming Board during a special meeting in Chicago.
Reportedly, the already known fact that the E.U. is currently investigating Greece’s gaming practices (among those of other member countries), possibly creates some scepticism as regards OPAP’s already stated potential interest in acquiring a 49% stake in casino Mont Parnes (located in the Athens greater area) once this is set for privatisation.
Analysts have been surprised at the scale of new plans by James Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited for its North American gambling operations, after its Crown Las Vegas consortium lodged documents with Nevada authorities outlining plans to build the tallest casino on the famous Las Vegas strip.
Labour's plans for a gambling revolution are in ruins in the wake of Gordon Brown's dramatic decision to axe plans for Britain's first supercasino. Those councils awarded licences for smaller casinos have been asked if they still want them by Culture Secretary James Purnell. But only four of the 16 say they will definitely go ahead with the plans, the Daily Mail can reveal.
