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Stories relating to the
world of UK and worldwide online casinos, land-based
casinos, gaming and gambling.
30 September
2005
Super
Casino Site Selection
Begins
The people charged with choosing where Britain's first
regional 'super casino' will be based have been announced
today by the sports minister.
30 September
2005
888
Shares Disappoint Investors On Their Market
Debut
Online casino 888 saw its shares crash below their flotation
price on the first day of dealings.
30 September
2005
Gambling
Around The Globe - Monte
Carlo
For online gamblers and internet casino fans who want a
taste of land-based gaming with lashings of glamour, there's
no place like Monte Carlo.
29 September 2005
Jackpot
Factory Bolsters Its Offerings With Four New
Games
PartyJackpot Factory announced today unique bonus award
incentives to players who try out any of the four new
Halloween-themed games just released by
Microgaming.
29 September 2005
Poker-Playing
UK Chef $1m Richer
A UK chef is almost $1m (£567,419) richer after
beating about 4,000 hopefuls in an amateur poker
tournament.
29 September 2005
Bond
- The Final Four!
William Hill have installed Daniel Craig as their even money
favourite to replace Pierce Brosnan as the next James
Bond.
28 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
26 September
2005
Guernsey
Minister Admits Casino
Mistakes
Guernsey's chief minister admits the tendering process for
the island's first casino should have been handled
differently.
26 September
2005
Gambling
In The Movies - Casino
Martin Scorsese's portrayal of mob life in and around Las
Vegas casinos during the 1970s and '80s - seen through the
eyes of two boyhood friends - is a gripping tale of greed,
betrayal, love, lust and excess.
23 September
2005
Casino
Glossary G to H
Continuing our series of terms online gambling fans are
likely to come across in internet casinos and UK casinos.
This time we cover G to H.
23 September
2005
New
Games At William Hill
Casino
William Hill Casino , keen to cement their place as one of
the best UK casinos around, have just launched a whole raft
of new games to offer their players some real variety. We've
put together some quick reviews to whet your
appetite.
22 September 2005
Rangers
Plan To Bring Las Vegas-Style Gambling To
Ibrox
Rangers have unveiled plans for a £200 million super
casino.
22 September 2005
Chips
Are Down In Birmingham Casino
Bid
Birmingham's chances of securing a regional casino are set
to take a knock today with the launch of a rival
multi-million pound bid in Coventry.
22 September 2005
Guernsey
States Seeks Casino
Alternatives
Guernsey States is asking for alternative proposals after
plans for a casino in the island collapsed.
21 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
21 September 2005
Ongame
Director Joins
eCOGRA Board
Michael Hirst OBE has announced the appointment of Swedish
national Karl Magnusson to the board of directors of the
online gambling self-regulatory body.
21 September
2005
What
Are The Odds?
Chance is something that preoccupies online gamblers and UK
casino punters. Are you really more likely to be struck by
lightning than win the National Lottery?
19 September
2005
Bookies
Plan For Empty Town
Premises
BetFred hope to set up shop in Bury St Edmunds within the
next few months.
19 September
2005
Fairground
Gaming Seeks Stock Market
Listing
The surge of interest in online gaming has encouraged
Fairground Gaming to seek a London stock market listing on
Aim.
18 September
2005
Casino
Glossary E to F
Continuing our series of terms online gambling fans are
likely to come across. This time we cover E to F.
17 September 2005
Poker
Ace! Fife Man's Good Hands
A Fife man has scooped the £50,000 jackpot in a
tournament to find Britain's best amateur poker
player.
17 September 2005
Women
Log On To 'Dangerous' Gaming
World
Increasing numbers of women in Scotland are turning to
online gambling.
15 September 2005
888
Sees Market Value Of Up To 714.6 mln
Pounds
Online casino operator 888 has set a price range of 162-212
pence per share.
17 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
16 September 2005
Rank
Aims For More UK Casino
Customers
Rank hopes to attract around 50% more customers (or two
million) to its casinos by 2009 as a result of UK gaming
deregulation.
15 September
2005
Gambling
In The Movies - The Cincinnati
Kid
Although it was made 40 years ago, many people would say
that The Cincinnati Kid is the ultimate poker movie, and
possibly the ultimate gambling movie.
14 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
14 September 2005
Mac
Poker Room Issues Instant Real
Money
Mac poker players are saying they are very glad that Pacific
Poker opened up its new mac poker software.
14 September 2005
Online
Betting Will Increase Consumer
Debt
As another online gaming site prepares to float on the stock
market, an insolvency specialist has warned of the dangers
of the growing popularity of internet gambling.
14 September 2005
Three
Arrests In High Tech Casino Scam
Probe
A woman and two men suspected of operating a high-tech scam
to fleece some of London's top casinos out of hundreds of
thousands of pounds have been arrested.
14 September 2005
Super
Casino Would Have To Pay For Care For
Addicts
Glasgow yesterday launched a bid to build a £200
million super casino, but it will not get off the drawing
board unless the operator agrees to pay to rehabilitate any
gambling addicts it creates.
14 September 2005
Casino
Workers Head For Strike
Gala's five London casinos have voted to take industrial
action in a dispute about pay.
14 September 2005
Birmingham
NEC Is Favoured For Super
Casino
The battle to identify a site for a West Midlands super
casino swung decisively behind the National Exhibition
Centre last night.
13 September
2005
Lotto
Scam Clears Out Burney Bank
Accounts
Police are warning people to be wary of a Spanish Lottery
scam which has already caught out several Burnley
residents.
13 September
2005
The
Story Of Las Vegas (Part 3)
Las Vegas may be the favourite gambling destination for
online casino fans and UK casino punters, but the stars that
have performed there have also played a huge part in its
evolution as a major world entertainment centre.
13 September 2005
Online
Casino Launches Responsible Gaming
Program
The Jackpot Factory Group announced today that it has
successfully implemented a responsible gaming
program.
12 September 2005
City
Plea To Muslims Over Super UK
Casino
Muslims are being urged to drop opposition to a Birmingham
super casino.
12 September 2005
Cryptologic
To Launch Marvel Comics-Based Web
Games
Online gaming software developer CryptoLogic Inc said it
will soon be rolling out internet casino slot games based on
an exclusive multi-year licensing deal that it signed with
Marvel Enterprises.
12 September 2005
Investors
Press Rank To Make Changes
Rank is facing demands from large investors to make sweeping
changes to its business.
12 September 2005
£200m
At Stake In Super Casino
Deal
A Las Vegas style super casino in Glasgow would generate
about £200m for the west of Scotland.
11 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
11 September
2005
Las
Vegas History. The Story Of Vegas (Part
2)
How The Strip was born.
10 September
2005
Grandmother
Wins Online Casino Jackpot
A grandmother has won almost £200,000 in an online
casino's biggest payout.
09 September
2005
London
Terror Alert Hits Stanley
Income
Stanley Leisure yesterday reported a fall in attendance and
revenues at its prestige London casinos in the wake of the
July 7 terrorist attacks.
09 September
2005
Las
Vegas History. The Story Of
Vegas
How a tiny desert town turned into the ultimate gambling
Mecca.
09 September
2005
Rod
Stewart To Pay For Missed
Concert
Singer Rod Stewart has been ordered to pay a Las Vegas
casino £1.1m for missing a New Year concert in
2000.
06 September
2005
William
Hill Poker Gamble Pays Off
William Hill said yesterday that sporting results had turned
in its favour after weaker returns earlier this year caused
profits to fall 6%.
06 September
2005
PartyGaming
and Cellectivity Launch Starluck Casino
Mobile
PartyGaming Plc today took a first step towards extending
its range of distribution channels to include mobile
telephony.
06 September
2005
Partygaming
Tables Profit Growth
Partygaming has seen an 80% rise in sales but warned market
growth could slow in the future.
05 September
2005
Gambling
In The Movies - Ocean's
Eleven
Lewis Milestone's cult classic is the story of just such a
bunch of hoods and just such a heist, played by arguably the
coolest clique in Hollywood's history, Sinatra's Rat
Pack.
05 September
2005
Gaming
VC Bets On Poker Move
Gaming VC today reported maiden half year figures ahead of a
move into Spain and online poker.
05 September
2005
Sportingbet
Confirm Takeover Talks
Sportingbet has confirmed it is in takeover talks with
gaming firm Empire Online.
04 September
2005
Former
Gala Man Makes Play For Bingo
Clubs
A former executive at Gala, the gaming group, is vying to
buy Buckingham Bingo.
04 September
2005
UK
Casino Staff Want Smoke Ban
Two-thirds of staff want a ban on smoking in UK
casinos.
04 September
2005
Flushed
With Success
A new glossy magazine aimed at online casino and poker room
players is about to hit UK news-stands.
04 September
2005
Hurricane
Katrina Devastates Casinos On US Eastern
Seaboard
Many of the area's gambling towns, including Gulftown and
Biloxi have been devastated.
03 September 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
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