Casino and bingo club operator Rank has warned that the smoking ban coming into force next month is likely to hurt profits in the second half of the year. The owner of Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos said it had seen a "solid start" to the year with 5pc growth in like-for-like sales in the 25 weeks to date. Operating profits also rose, helped by cost-cutting. However, the impact of the smoking ban, which comes into force in public places in England from July 1, is "likely to hold back profit performance in the second half of the year", the company said.

Es dauerte eine Weile, bis ein Großgewinner im Casino Atlantis seine Sprache wieder gefunden hatte. Er knackte den Cash-Express-Jackpot und gewann 44.800 €. Der Geschäftsmann aus dem Norden besucht gern das Casino Atlantis, wenn er beruflich in Chemnitz ist.

Im Casino geht es nicht nur ums Spielen, denn im O´LAC Restaurant.Bar.Lounge im Casino werden ausgezeichnete Gerichte gereicht. Davon konnten sich gestern 24 TanzschülerInnen der Tanzschule "la danse" überzeugen, denn der richtige Umgang mit Besteck, Garnele und Co will gelernt sein.

A GBP 3.5m casino has opened in Blackpool, just months after the resort's bid for a super-casino was rejected. Those behind the bid believed the bid was vital to restore the town's fortunes, as visitor numbers have slumped by millions over the years. But peers rejected the Gambling Order backing the decision to build the super-casino in Manchester in March.

In a last ditch effort to save the casino industry, Movie Towne owner, Derek Chin, has submitted a report to the Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Conrad Enill, designed to counter what he calls the knee-jerk “emotional” backlash against the industry on the part of Prime Minister Patrick Manning, detailing ways in which the industry could be made to benefit the economy.

National Party frontbencher Gerry Brownlee is a director of a company in New Zealand's troubled casino industry. Brownlee says he became a director of a new consultancy firm, New Zealand Casino Services Ltd, registered on June 1, to clean up an industry beset by scandal. The firm, which was established to provide advice on gaming procedures and legislation, is headed by Stephen Lyttelton and Peter Arbuckle, both former top executives at the Christchurch Casino who have resigned in the past month.

Am Samstag, 16. Juni 2007, fand bei tollem Wetter die erste Grand Casino Luzern Golf Charity Trophy auf dem Dietschiberg in Luzern statt. Die Mitglieder des Lucerne Golf Club hatten die exklusive Möglichkeit an diesem Turnier teil zu nehmen.

Industry - Union leaders led a protest at Assemblyman Charles Calderon's office Tuesday, alleging that a bill being championed by the assemblyman would allow expansion of an Inland Empire tribal casino without adequate protections for workers. About 30 workers and union members carried placards denouncing Calderon and the Morongo Resort and Casino, shouting slogans including "Without Justice or Respect, There is No Peace!" in Spanish.

Langlaufloipen und Jackpotautomaten, Kutschenfahrt und Roulettespiel im gemütlich, eleganten Ambiente. Ob als Abschluss eines sportlichen Tages, Krönung eines romantischen Abends, nach einem Kaffeehausbesuch oder einer Kutschenfahrt, das Casino Seefeld ist immer einen Besuch wert. Alle, die hier einkehren finden Spiel, Spaß und Spannung in besonderer Atmosphäre. Am Puls der Zeit, inmitten der Seefelder Fußgängerzone, hat das Casino noch viele Besonderheiten zu bieten.

Silver Entertainment, a new hospitality and gaming company established in March by the Andalex Group, has announced its acquisition of the two-year-old Veneto Hotel and Casino in Panama this week. Andalex is a New York-based developer and real estate investment company operational since 1989. SE's gaming licence application in Panama was deemed complete earlier this year, and the Veneto acquisition from the Moisés Haskey, Alberto Daniel Btesh and Abraham Btesh partnership is SE's first venture into Latin America, the company said.

Swansea Council bosses are again preparing the ground to bring to the city a new casino with slot machines offering more and bigger jackpots.Swansea had been recommended for one of eight so-called small casino licences by the independent Casino Advisory Panel in January. That decision was backed by the Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and MPs, only for the House of Lords to scupper the plan.

Skycity Entertainment chief Evan Davies has become the second casino chief executive this year to pay the price for underperformance, after the board announced his immediate departure yesterday. It comes two months after the company revealed a 23 per cent fall in interim profit and as the trans-Tasman operator steers through a major restructure - which is likely to lead to the sale of some of its assets - potentially leaving it a prey for James Packer's Crown Gaming and private equity.