Internet Casino CEO Says Industry Not Threatened by U.S. Crackdown
San José, Costa Rica (AP) - Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre, founder and CEO of Internet casino Bodog.com, said the arrest of a U.S. online gambling executive will not threaten his industry and his business will operate as usual.
But the U.S. crackdown on online gambling prompted concern Tuesday among government officials in Antigua, which has become […]
Azerbaijan: One more unauthorized casino found in Baku
Officers of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Taxes have made a raid on a further unauthorized casino which was operating illegally in Yasamal District of Baku.
The ministry public affairs office said Ganbarov Nizami Huseyn ran the casino in a basement at 43, Islam Safarli Street without registering for tax.
In accordance with Article 50 of Tax Code, Ganbarov […]
U.S. Links San José Casino Owner With Calls Fraud
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Jaime Ligator, owner of the Horseshoe casino in San José, detained last May 18, contributed financially to the opening a call centre that was presumable used to defraud dozens of Americans with false prizes.
Jaime Ligator was arrested in Costa Rica on May 18, 2007, […]
Gambling Establishments moving out of Armenian Cities
Beginning with today gambling establishments are being moved out of Yerevan and Armenian cities due to implementation of the law on “Casino and games with prizes.” As deputy minister of finance and economy Davit Avetisian told “Arminfo” agency, 22 firms have addressed the ministry making requests for continuing operation at another addresses, 3 casinos and […]
...read moreKerry Packer no more
Australia’s richest man Kerry Packer, a pugnacious media mogul with a passion for sport and gambling, died overnight in Sydney, his television network said Tuesday. He was 68.
Channel Nine gave no cause of death but Packer had been plagued by ill health for more than a decade, cheating death in 1990 when his heart stopped […]
Hardship fuels gambling fever in Armenia
Every morning dozens of mostly elderly men and women
form a long line in the center of Yerevan in temperatures
below freezing. It is not pension benefits or relief aid that
they are waiting for. Somber and miserable, they are trying
their lack at gambling–an activity that until now was
unthinkable among that social group in Armenia.
One of the many […]
Palestinian casino open
The Oasis Casino, partially owned by an Austrian casino chain and built in the desert of Ariha Tigers, has become the first casino in the Palestinian territories.
The Oasis, housed in an European-type building, was constructed across from the Aqbat Jaber Palestinian refugee camp at a cost of $50 million.
The casino, which opened yesterday, covers five […]
Airlines, gamers up on ban lift
Shares of Singapore Airlines Ltd, Asia’s most profitable carrier, and Raffles Holdings Ltd, owner of the city’s oldest hotel, made gains after the government lifted a four-decade ban on casinos to bolster tourism.
The government will allow two casinos, in downtown Singapore and on the island of Sentosa, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday.
The […]
GrandNevada.com Launches Breakthrough Live Nude Entertainment/Casino Technology
GrandNevada.com announced that it has launched its new Live Nude Casino Technology with a FREE
Play/Educational Gambling platform and a Play for Real Money gambling platform.
Customers can now play online casino games, with real live nude dealers, and win real money!
Created and financed by 121 Gaming Inc., pioneers in the Live Entertainment and Casino industries, GrandNevada.com […]
Ready2Bet New Website Open for US Customers
Online sportsbook and casino, Ready2Bet, has announced its websites re-launch, as it is now open for business in the United States.
The newly renovated website will be operating exclusively as a private company with offices located in Costa Rica and Europe.
Since the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, financial institutions have been strongly prevented […]