French Lick, Indiana -- The French Lick Resort and Casino -- hailed as a key to a potential economy recovery for Southern Indiana -- continues to wage an uphill financial struggle eight months after opening. French Lick continues to lag Indiana's 10 other casinos in every significant category -- including admissions, gross revenues and the average amount it wins from patrons at each slot machine and table game chair, state figures show.
Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- Donald Trump knows the art of the deal. But he won't be making one for his three New Jersey casinos. The company that bears the flamboyant real estate mogul's name had been up for sale for several months. But Trump Entertainment Resorts announced Monday it is not likely to be sold. That caused shares of the debt-laden company to plunge nearly 17 percent, and Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to neutral.
The Victorian government has defended its decision to continue to allow high rollers to smoke at Crown Casino, despite state-wide bans for all other venues that start on Sunday. From July 1, smoking will be banned in all enclosed licensed pubs, clubs, bars and gaming rooms across Victoria - except high-roller rooms at Crown in Melbourne.
Trotz erheblicher Verkehrsbehinderungen wegen eines Radrennens in der Wiesbadener Innenstadt – das Kurhaus war quasi von der Deutschen Radelite umzingelt – war der Pokerbereich des Casino Wiesbaden schon am späten Nachmittag gut gefüllt.
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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.
