Archives for June 2008
Ugandian ground-based Kampala Casino - Trying hard to get a Jackpot
The jackpot at Kampala Casino was a cool Shs 17.5 million. Each of us secretly prayed to hit it – with a tactical ‘investment’ of Shs 500,000 at most. It was never to be.
Most gamblers soon lost interest in the jackpot and played other machines, just for fun.
Then one Wednesday night an inner voice told […]
Sun International buys into Chilean casino
LUXURY hotel and leisure group Sun International has won approval from the Chilean gambling regulator, the Superintendencia de Casino de Juego, to buy a 40% stake in the holder of a 15-year Chilean casino licence.
Sun International did not place a value on the 40% in San Francisco Investment, which has a 15-year casino licence in […]
Ugandian ground-based Kampala Casino - The Second Report
February has been my worst month at Kampala Casino. I have lost every gamble I made, and Mama Kisanja was so furious the other day when I staggered home at 3 a.m. and confessed I was as broke as a church mouse because ‘the machines’ had eaten all my money.
“What do you mean the machines […]
Ugandian ground-based Kampala Casino - The Report
I am really not the gambling type; but I have recently become an occasional visitor at the Kampala Casino. I don’t belong to that nouveau riche crowd but I pop in to “pass time” without disturbing the peace of the mighty ones in their exclusive wing.
Mama Kisanja doesn’t know I go to the casino – […]
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
Who said a desert is all about severe heat and sand dunes? Welcome to Las Vegas, the most populous city in the State of Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping and entertainment.
If those things describe you, pack up your bags and run to Vegas. But before you do, get […]
Uganda: Pyramid Casino
Big-time gamblers can now add a new casino onto their list – as the new Pyramids Casino opened its doors. Located on Yusuf Lule Road after the Irish Embassy in Kampala, the new casino as its name suggests is endowed with the Egyptian pyramid architecture.
And while it’s placed a few metres outside the city centre, […]
Pope’s apartment for sale online
An apartment rented more than 40 years ago by the new Pope Benedict close to the German city of Bonn is up for sale on an Internet auction site just weeks after an online bidding frenzy for his six-year-old car.
Joseph Ratzinger, the German cardinal who became Pope last month, lived in the flat in a […]
J. Lo’s Mom Hits $2.4 Million Atlantic City Jackpot
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez’s mother, a retired New York kindergarten teacher, scooped up a $2.4 million jackpot playing slot machines in Atlantic City.
Guadalupe Lopez, 58, hit it big off a $3 bet on a “Wheel of Fortune” slot machine at the swanky Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Saturday night, a representative of her […]
Kalahari Sands celebrates 10th birthday
Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino celebrated its 10th anniversary in a traditional gambling style: by rising the winning stakes for that night to N$1 million. Since it was the 10th anniversary, the celebration was held on the evening of 10 October, and the draw for the winner of the 1-million was held precisely at […]
‘Virgin Mary’ sandwich sells on eBay for $28,000
A woman who said her 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich bore the image of the Virgin Mary will be getting a lot more bread after the item sold for $28,000 on eBay.
GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, confirmed that it placed the winning bid, and company executives said they were willing to spend “as much as it took” […]