Max Baer Jr., who as Jethro in the 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" lived off his uncle Jed's oil riches, is hoping to strike it rich in the gambling market. Baer purchased a 2.5-acre parcel last week for a planned casino in north Douglas County for USD 1.2 million. The deal followed his recent sale of the old Wal-Mart building in nearby Carson City for USD 8.5 million.
Das Pfingst-Reitturnier mobilisierte im Biebricher Schlosspark, wie jedes Jahr zu Pfingsten, die Anhänger des Pferdesports. Nach der Siegerehrung trafen sich noch zahlreiche Reiter zum stimmungsvollen Ausklang des Pfingstsonntages im Wiesbadener Casino. Während damit für diese Turnierexperten der sportliche Tag zu Ende ging, liefen im Pokerbereich zur gleichen Zeit ganz andere Turnierexperten zum sportlichen Wettkampf auf.
Gestern Montag, den 28. Mai konnte Casinos Austria seinen 1-millionsten Gast dieses Jahres begrüßen. Die Niederösterreicherin Helga Lechner wollte im Casino Baden einen spannenden Abend mit Tochter und Ehemann beim Poker verbringen und die neu eröffnete Summerlounge genießen.
Past a man slumped by a wall begging with an old McDonald’s cup, through a grand entrance on a side street off Leicester Square and down an escalator surrounded by crystal decorations, a strange thing is happening: “Las Vegas is coming to London.” That is the proud boast of London Clubs International, the company behind what will be the largest casino in the country when it opens on Wednesday – the Casino at The Empire, on the former site of the old Empire Ballroom in Leicester Square.
Devol, Oklahoma - In true Las Vegas fashion - complete with celebrity impersonators, showgirls and Playboy Playmates - the sparkling Kiowa Casino threw open its doors Wednesday to a rush of people in pursuit of filling their pockets with cash. As quickly as the doors to the new gaming facility opened, a massive crowd of gamblers pushed and shoved their way in, filling virtually every slot machine and most card tables on the 63,000-square-foot gaming floor within minutes.
Switzerland's 19 casinos registered higher revenues than lotteries for the first time last year, the federal commission in charge of gambling says. The casinos earned CHF 955 million last year, while lotteries took in CHF 900 million, the commission said in a report released Tuesday. Casino revenues in 2006 rose 9.2 per cent from the previous year while those from lotteries increased less than five per cent.
Construction has begun on a new ZAR 68-million Sun International hotel adjoining the Golden Valley Casino site in Worcester, in Western Cape. Due to open in autumn next year, ahead of the Easter holiday, the two-storey hotel will consist of 100 rooms, including two suites. In keeping with the casino complex, it will boast a Cape Dutch architectural theme.
Das Casino Konstanz trat beim Frühjahrsmeeting in Frauenfeld als einer der Hauptsponsoren auf. Am Sonntag den 20. Mai wurde auf der Rennbahn in Frauenfeld (CH) der GP Casino Konstanz, der 27. Frühjahrspreis der Dreijährigen ausgetragen. Pont des Arts, geritten von Olivier Placais gewann das Flachrennen der 3-jährigen Hengste und Stuten über 2000m überlegen.
Employees of 2 casinos run by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma will take over management after a 5-year contract extension with an outside contractor was nullified. Tribal Governor Darrell Flyingman says control will pass Saturday from the management team of Minneapolis-based Southwest Casino and Hotel Ventures to the casino staff.
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell was accused in the High Court of treating existing gaming establishments with "blatant unfairness" as she pushed ahead with plans for 17 new casinos, including in Solihull and Wolverhampton. Lost profits could be as much as GBP 120 million a year and old, established operators forced out of business, a judge was told.
Anthony Marnell III started out small in getting back into the casino operating business. Purchasing two of Laughlin's largest casinos, he figured, was the logical next step for his management team. The Gaming Control Board gave Marnell and the investment group he heads tentative approval Wednesday to acquire the Edgewater and Colorado Belle casinos from MGM Mirage for USD 200 million.
Putting more bums in more seats could be part of Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's recipe for keeping its gamblers happy. Falls Management Co., is considering adding a 5,000-seat entertainment centre to the casino, said casino spokesman Greg Medulun. "Entertainment complexes are critical and important drivers for the casino industry," Medulun said.
