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world of UK and worldwide online casinos, land-based
casinos, gaming and gambling.
8 Feb 2005
Stanley
Slumps Following £3m
Win
Shares in the UK's largest casino operator nose dived to
a six month low after a gambler won £3m at one of its
casinos.
7 Feb 2005
LCI
Hit By Government's 'Humiliating
Retreat'
Shares in casino operators nose dived following the
government's controversial plans to cap the numbers of new
casinos.
6 Feb 2005
British
Councils Stake Their Claim For Regional
Licence
The "not in my back yard" mentality central to the
British media's coverage of proposed UK casino deregulation
has been replaced with story after story concerning why
councils believe that their locality should benefit from a
regional casino.
5 Feb 2005
Ameristar
Plans Regional Casino For
Southampton
US operator Ameristar has announced plans to compete for
one of the eight regional casino licences promised in the
Gambling Bill.
4 Feb 2005
Gala
Throws In Its Chips On $1bn US
Partnership
Gala Group has called no more bets on its partership
with US operator Harrah's.
2 Feb 2005
Hilton
Unveils Blackpool Blueprint
Hilton has unveiled plans to transform the old Blackpool
Central rail station into a £600m regional
casino.
2 Feb 2005
CasinoTimes.co.uk
Sponsors York City FC
York City Football Club today revealed a new sponsorship
deal believed to be the first of its kind in the Nationwide
Conference.
1 Feb 2005
Brit
Bill Now Needs A 'Miracle'
Britain's increasingly unpopular Gambling Bill is in
danger of being shunted off its political tracks.
5 Jan 2005
Gala's
Customer Service Gets In The
Zone
Gala is singing the praises of the large definition of
future venue as defined by the government in its Gambling
Bill.
4 Jan 2005
Lobbying
Continues Over Unlimited
Slots
UK casino operators have not yet lost hope of operating
Category A machines and large casinos are continuing to
lobby government.
3 Jan 2005
British
Union Moves To Extinguish The Big
Smoke
The GMB, Britain's leading trade union launched a
campaign in its London region against the risks of passive
smoking to its members employed at casinos.
2 Jan 2005
New
Cap On Casinos Upsets UK
Operators
The government has announced that the number of small
and large category casinos will be capped to eight
each.
1 Jan 2005
Ritz
Roulette Ruling Epitomises Need For Legislative
Update
The UK casino industry is having to come to term with
the fact that its antiquated legislation has rendered it an
easy target for casino cheats and opportunists.
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