US judge rejects online gambling

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Lee Rousso, the Washington State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, filed a lawsuit on July 1, 2007, seeking to have UIGEA declared unconstitutional, considering that the new law discriminated against interstate businesses and, thus, violated the Commerce Clause of … Read More

Las Vegas, the Macau of America

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Interesting change, isn’t it? It seems that starting with this year, Las Vegas will be no more the capital of the gambling world. The Sin City is growing old. In accordance with Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, casinos in … Read More

Netherlands will act against the companies that infringe online gambling ban

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The Dutch justice ministry introduced new regulations that will held criminally liable the banks and credit card companies that will facilitate online gambling on foreign sites for the Dutch citizens. In accordance with Dutch News, in some months it will … Read More

Free online poker on Facebook

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Ujogo is an application on Facebook for Texas Hold’em poker where no money is wagered and everyone starts with 1000 points. There are prizes and rewards and feature multi-table tournaments, and the possibility to play ring games and sit-n-go’s, as … Read More

Gambling and entertainment investment in Chile

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Merchant bank Clairvest Group Inc. and Clairvest Equity Partners III Limited Partnership are investing $41.6 million in a new gambling and entertainment centre in southern Chile, adjacent to the city of Concepción. The centre will include a casino, hotel, entertainment … Read More

Gambling Media: Hillary Clinton

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Betting Big on Nevada TIME To many Washington wags, the very notion evokes images of show girls arguing with croupiers about the finer points of Hillary Clinton’s healthcare policy … Clinton Wagers on Gambling AOL News Newsbloggers, VA By David … Read More

Bank manager, suicide for gambling

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Robert Catalin Pascu, the manager of a Bancpost bank agency in Bucharest, Romania, tried to suicide a on January 4th, because he lost about $120,000 at several casinos (about $60,000 at the Marriott Hotel casino). He tried first to hang … Read More

Gambling predictions, 2008

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It seems that it is very hard to make predictions on gambling, this year even more difficult than the other years, and online gambling much more difficult than the classical gambling. 2008 will be a very good year for the … Read More

Harrah’s Entertainment – new owners for Casino & Hotel Resort chain

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Harrah’s Casino & Hotel Resort chain, which also run the World Series of Poker, will have new owners, two private equity firms named Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, shelling out a whopping $17.7 billion for the acquisition, being complete … Read More

Macau, the new Mecca of the gambling world

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MGM Grand Macau officially opened its doors these days to thousands of guests eager to experience the burgeoning gaming destination’s latest grand resort. With 600 rooms, MGM Grand Macau resort casino marks the powerful partnership’s first venture into the rapidly … Read More

MGM Mirage – Entertainment, hotels and casinos

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Type of the company: Public (NYSE: MGM) Founded: 2000 Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada Key people: Terrence Lanni (CEO) Industry: Casinos and hotels Products: Hotels Revenue: $7.4 billion USD Employees: over 70,000 Website: www.mgmmirage.com MGM Mirage is a Las Vegas – … Read More

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