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Gaming News Archives - Page 3118Harrah's drops Kansas casino plans18 November 2008
The casino company blames the economic crisis as it drops plans to build a casino in south central Kansas.
PKR Live 2008 crowns champions18 November 2008
Philip Conneller takes home first place and $20,000 in the first ever PKR Live main event.
Worries subside for Las Vegas Sands18 November 2008
Casino giant has told investors it has begun righting its financial ship.
Foxwoods and Mohegan slots down18 November 2008
News brief: The two Connecticut casinos reported October declines that were less than what occurred in September.
PokerNews to launch tournament next year18 November 2008
The PokerNews Cup Alpine will be held in March at The Alpine Palace Resort in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
Lucky 18 Casino welcomes U.S. players18 November 2008
Lucky 18 Casino is the only online casino in the world accepting Visa, MasterCard and AMEX from U.S. clients.
Korean casino shares drop as country plans to curb gambling18 November 2008
International news brief: Shares of Kangwon Land, the operator of South Korea's only casino open to local citizens, dropped 15 percent.
Flaws in casino plan, says Sydney council17 November 2008
International news brief: A proposed $475 million makeover of Star City casino has too many flaws and should be redesigned, City of Sydney council says.
How the ESPN final-table telecast differed from reality17 November 2008
Casino City’s Vin Narayanan breaks down what you saw during ESPN’s special “same-day coverage” of the WSOP Main Event final table and what really happened
Top-10 Questions and Answers from the World Series of Poker's Main Event final table17 November 2008
After reporting live from Las Vegas for the duration of the WSOP's Main Event, Casino City asks and answers 10 questions every inquiring poker mind wants to know.
Ratings soar for ESPN's Main Event final table telecast17 November 2008
Nearly two million homes were tuned in last Tuesday night when ESPN's Lon McEachern and Norman Chad, shown at right, helped present the network's "same-day coverage" of the World Series of Poker's Main Event final table. The 1.9 rating was similar to what ESPN draws for a regular season NBA or Major League Baseball game.
$6 million bet illegal, lawyer says17 November 2008
International news brief: A lawyer has called a US$6 million wager, that a South Korean builder couldn’t complete Vietnam’s tallest tower on schedule,
illegal.
Everest Poker enrolling students for poker school17 November 2008
Everestpoker.net is the largest poker school in Europe and is enrolling players to teach them how to play the game.
Taiwan to okay casinos17 November 2008
International news brief: Taiwan's parliament is set to legalise gambling on a group of offshore islands as soon as year end, legislative sources said on Monday.
Welfare cheats among the big gamblers at Crown Casino17 November 2008
International news brief: High-rolling welfare cheats are splurging millions of dollars in casinos across Australia.
Gaming expansion said to continue in Asia17 November 2008
International news brief: Massive layoffs of construction workers in China and the suspension of multibillion-dollar projects in Macau have not dimmed the potential for the expansion of gaming in other Asian markets.
Macau gaming suffers in struggling economy17 November 2008
Asia's gambling Mecca has seen revenues drop and projects suspended as the financial crisis begins to take its toll.
The Sands' virtual renewal17 November 2008
A project at the intersection of history and technology will help to rekindle the magic of old Las Vegas.
Insiders see doubts over diploma as career drag17 November 2008
State gaming regulators are investigating the academic credentials of MGM Mirage Chief Executive Terry Lanni, who may have embellished his resume with a nonexistent MBA.
Lanni exits at perilous time as industry faces hardship17 November 2008
Terry Lanni’s decision to retire as chief executive of MGM Mirage will be viewed with some concern, if only because he is one of the industry’s most respected leaders.
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