Regarding the report "Major gambling changes on cards" (The Mercury, July 19) in which I was quoted, I would like to correct some misperceptions. In general, the contents of the KwaZulu-Natal Gaming and Betting Bill, 2007 do not herald major changes in gambling policy. By and large, the overall effect is that two existing pieces of legislation will be amalgamated.
It was a plot straight out of the Hollywood. A daring gang of gamblers attempted a sophisticated, high-stakes heist on a casino frequented by the stars. But this time the plotters were caught: police in New Jersey have just released details of how they smashed a plot to rip off gamblers playing in a GBP 1m poker tournament.
The St. Regis Mohawks and a trust representing some major shareholders in Empire Resorts recently restarted a federal lawsuit attempting to bag USD 3 billion from the casino giant Harrah's. The suit, filed in the U.S. Northern District, dates back to 2001 and alleges that Park Place Entertainment (which was later bought by Harrah's) duped the Mohawks into bolting from the Raceway to pursue a casino at Kutsher's.
A Melbourne man who enticed Crown Casino croupiers into a conspiracy to cheat the gambling mecca was jailed today for at least six months. Alexus Benetton, 42, approached three croupiers at the Melbourne casino between June and August 2003, Judge Joe Gullaci said today. He convinced the Crown employees to pay out losing bets and then paid them commissions.
The Region has been given the clearest signal yet that a casino development is still on the cards. According to MP Russell Brown it came from the prime minister. The Dumfries and Galloway MP met Gordon Brown to discuss the implications of last week’s announcement that the award of a super casino licence to Manchester was to be reviewed.
Bald ist es wieder soweit. Das dritte 888 Superfinale steht an. Am 25.August findet unser Superfinale in einem der besten Hotels Deutschlands statt. Preise im Wert von rund € 15,000 werden im Hotel Pyramide in Nürnberg/Fürth ausgespielt. Beim ersten Finale gewann Maik Wnendt. Er spielt mittlerweile im National Team von 888. Bei der World Series of Poker in Las Vegas war er bereits, jetzt fährt er zum UK Open nach England.
Ganze 166 Minuten dauerte es, bis die 10 Finalisten am Final-Table Platz nehmen konnten. Bis dahin hatte die Turnierleitung und auch der Cashgame-Manager alle Hände voll zu tun. Die „seat open“ Rufe der Dealer erklangen annähernd im Minutentakt. Paralleles Zusammenlegen von Turniertischen und die Öffnung weiterer Cashgames prägten den Ablauf.
A faulty slot machine called Easy Money cost Caesars Indiana nearly half a million dollars a year ago, giving big payoffs to gamblers when it showed 10 times the credit for each dollar they inserted. But some of the winners may face an unwanted cost — in criminal court. Harrison County Prosecutor Dennis Byrd will decide in the next few weeks whether to file charges against any of the 30 or so patrons...
The state’s highest court upheld the decision of state regulators to allow groups led by a Connecticut Indian tribe and by a Chicago billionaire developer to build slot-machine casinos on Philadelphia’s riverfront. The Supreme Court rejected the challenge by a rival applicant that lost out on a license, and sped Philadelphia toward becoming the nation’s largest city with downtown casinos.
The Union of Members Clubs and Lottery Workers (UMCLW) is demanding that Government put a hold on granting licences and work permits to foreigners as a way of dealing with the reported foreign infiltration and alleged "foreign Mafia" in the gaming industry.
Hopes of winning a multi million pound large casino development for Middlesbrough are back on track. Confusion has surrounded the future of the Government’s plans for a supercasino and 16 other large and small casinos since the House of Lords voted against them in April. Prime Minister Gordon Brown also questioned last week if a supercasino was the right vehicle to spark regeneration of an area.
Wer in das Casino Esplanade kommt, nimmt gewöhnlich seinen Hut ab. Eine Ausnahme machte das Casino am Dienstag, den 17. Juli: Als Roger Cicero Fotos für sein neues Album macht, bleibt das Markenzeichen auf dem Haupt des deutschen Swing-Maestros. Hinter der Kamera war keine Geringere als Gabo. Die Süddeutsche Zeitung nennt die Fotografin die „Herrin des Lichts“ oder: Die deutsche Annie Leibowitz.
