Category ‘Casino news’

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and his enforcers strike again

Online sports betting is once again under the spotlight in New York following police raids that have culminated a prolonged investigation by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and his now experienced enforcement team.
Two online sports gambling rings, one believed to be centred on the Jazz Sports website, are alleged to have taken in nearly [...]

RealTime Gaming’s progressive pays out $1 261 887

It’s been a lucky weekend for one player on RTG’s Aztec Millions progressive at an as yet unidentified online casino.
The 5 reel progressive disgorged one of its biggest yet jackpots, worth $1 261 887 to an online player who has yet to be identified.
Stay tuned for more details as soon as these become available.

Start up server based gaming company has some new technology

Blue Yonder Gaming Corporation, a start-up technology company, has announced that it has completed the initial release of its new server-based platform, GameEdge, designed to be the first-ever “out of the box” solution providing a fast track for gaming manufacturers and content developers interested in networked gaming.
A company spokesman said this week: “With this [...]

Three top posts vacated in wake of political funding scandal

Yesterday’s revelations that donations from Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY) had found their way into political funding via the Finnish Youth Foundation continued to reverberate through both organisations today with heads rolling.
The 18 year tenure of RAY chairman and former Centre Party MP, Jukka Vihriälä ended when he resigned Tuesday following the news that the [...]

A Euro 1.7 billion market by 2015

Amid the enthusiastic speculation and optimism regarding the soon-to-be-liberated French gambling market, the survey company MECN has released its factual and in-depth look at the potential of the opening sector.
Many operators expect a boost for their business from the opening of the French online gambling market scheduled for 2010, and a MECN spokesman said this [...]

Atlantic City gaming revenues take another hit

As reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Despite what seemed like an endless stream of cars heading toward the Shore yesterday, the casinos here say their traffic is not what it was last summer.
“Gambling revenue took a hit again last month. This seaside resort’s 11 casinos pulled in $383 million in July, a 12.7 percent decline [...]

Mandarin adds swank to Strip

Guests checking into the Mandarin Oriental at CityCenter will actually go down to their rooms.
The check-in lobby inside the boutique-size nongaming hotel is on the building’s 23rd floor, offering customers a panoramic view of the Strip and the rest of the $8.5 billion CityCenter through floor-to-ceiling windows inside the property’s Sky Lobby.
“The position of the [...]

Brian McFadden should stick to singing, not poke

Delta Goodrem’s other half, who was taking part in the Shane Warne Celebrity Bounty in Melbourne’s Crown Poker Room, was off to a bad start after missing his flight out of Sydney.
McFadden arrived at the tournament two hours late and lasted just two hands before being bundled out of the game.

Poker Run shares info with veterans

This year’s Poker Run was not a money-maker for Disabled American Veterans Chapter 78, but organizers won’t let that keep them down.
“We won’t let one setback discourage us,” said Gary Stopyra as the group tallied up the take from the second annual motorcycle event.
By the time the last rider had returned to the [...]

Full Tilt Poker promos on 14 june

At 16:22 on Sunday, June 14, Full Tilt Poker begins. The tag line for the online poker game tells the players to “just bring $ 22 and a dream”. The online tournament can be played by a maximum of 12 thousand players and it offers a winning amount of at least $ 31 thousand.The poker [...]