Games of chance on the internet are becoming more and more popular, according to a report published by Nielsen/NetRatings. Around 14 million Europeans try regularly to change their lives by playing games of chance on the internet.
Virtual games are specially popular in Sweden, France and Great Britain. Almost 30% of British population has played for money on the internet at least once in their lives. In Germany, one out of seven net surfers enters games of chance sites.
After the incredible destruction that caused Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the city of New Orleans has not been the same. Most of its Casinos were forced to close and the usual lively city became a snuffed city.
Fortunately for everyone, one of the most important Casinos of New Orleans - Harrah´s Casino- is planning to re-open. This is beneficial to New Orleans visitors but also to the residents of New Orleans that were employees of the Casino. "This is a magical city for our nation," said Anthony Sanfilippo
Investigation continues, but parlor stays open. Nevada County's poker players can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Their only legal gambling facility, the Gold Rush Casino and Gaming Parlor, can keep its doors open, according to a Thursday afternoon ruling by the California Gambling Control Commission. At least for now.
"If we had our desires, we would close the doors today," said Dean Shelton, chair of the commission
The Online Casino Advisory, a newsletter/website that provides personal experience and insider tips to its readers, has just released its Online Casino Awards for 2005. Awards were given for the Best Casino Bonus of the Year, Best Casino Software, and Best Casino of the Year. Insider secrets were also given away in the Advisory.
The Online Casino Advisory, which features a virtual speaking character named Jamie, has just released an Advisory that included the Online Casino Advisory Awards for 2005.
Randy Goodwin Jr.'s Christmas morning didn't start with presents beneath the tree, but with a roll of the dice. Goodwin of Wethersfield, whose family is all in Pennsylvania, spent his morning at Mohegan Sun playing craps and looking in the shops.
He said he usually doesn't go home for Christmas because he doesn't want to be trapped anywhere by weather. "I'll call my mother later in the day and just kill time until then," Goodwin said.
Neither rain nor regulation appears to be holding back the sprawling gambling industry, casino lobbyist Walton Chalmers told tourism officials in a "state of the industry" address.
The loss of several Gulf Coast casinos to hurricane damage was a tragic setback in a year otherwise marked by huge profits, consolidation and domestic and overseas expansion, said Chalmers, the vice president of the American Gaming Association.
High street stores are facing a tough Christmas with more shoppers turning to the internet, a report has said.
A survey of 1,000 people by analysts Mintel suggests almost 40% of British adults will buy some of their gifts online - up from 22% four years ago.
The survey suggests 15% of people now prefer to do their Christmas shopping online - up 5% on last year.
Antigua is seeking some outside help in a dispute with the U.S. over Internet gambling. The Caribbean island is setting up an online gambling industry, over the objections of U.S. officials.
So far, Antigua's finance minister says at least ten new online gaming companies will be open for business next year, joining the 14 that already have operating licenses.
The new online casinos will generate hundreds of jobs and more than two million dollars in gaming licenses fees.
A Teesside town is bidding to become the home of the UK's only, world-class £150m "super casino."The Las Vegas-style gambling venue, which has been earmarked for Middlehaven docklands in Middlesbrough, could create 2,000 new jobs.The campaign is being launched by Mayor Ray Mallon and Tees Valley Regeneration who want the public to back the bid...
In a phone interview, singer, songwriter and guitarist Sean Costello says, "The thing about the blues for me is there is nothing in the way, there's no over-thinking going on. As soon as you hear it, you pick up the greatest intense and emotional feelings from it. The blues are straight from the heart."
Raised in Atlanta, Costello started learning the guitar and songs of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. One day he picked up a Howlin' Wolf record and heard the lead guitar sounds of Hubert Sumlin, and it changed his life...
