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Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Borgata in Atlantic City Hosting Free Throws Competition

BIG:A;tlantic City-based Borgata is introducing a whole new way of competing. Unlike the usual casino games, this time around physical skills will be far more important than Lady Luck. Organizers at

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Crown Resorts Half Yearly Revenue Increases, Profits Plunge

Big:A;ustralian casino and resorts company Crown Resorts posted mixed results in their half yearly declaration today. The company’s statutory profit fell by 47.2 per cent to AUD$201.8 million,

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Partypoker Announces New Player Loyalty Program

Partypoker has revealed its new loyalty program that begins on March 1 and is designed to allow casual players to reach VIP levels quite a bit easier.Following an industry trend of the last few years

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Las Vegas Sands Proposes $4.5 Billion Casino in South Korea

BIG:L;as Vegas Sands Corp. has made a $4.5 billion proposal that would see a casino and a resort constructed in Busan, the second largest city in South Korea. However, the casino will be built only

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

William Hill and 888 Holdings Deal Falls Through

Big:A;s reported a couple of days ago, British bookmaking giant William Hill approached 888 Holdings expressing an interest in a corporate takeover. Although an official offer was not made, the

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Tables Turned – Caesars Extends Support to PokerStars in U.S.

Big:A;ccording to Online Poker Report and several other sites that followed up on the news, the situation in the U.S. regulated market could be undergoing a serious change. Chris Krafick of

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Good Start to Year for New Jersey Online Gaming

Big:O;nline gaming operators in the state of New Jersey are likely to be smiling after the state saw an increase in its online gaming revenue in January. A total of $11.6 million in revenues was

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

WPN Sending 50 Players to 2015 WSOP Main Event

The Winning Poker Network (WPN) is dishing out $625,000 to 50 winning players in the form of 50 entries to the 2015 WSOP Main Event plus $2,500 in spending cash.Beginning February 22 and continuing

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

William Hill Approaches 888 Holdings with £750 Million Purchase Offer

Big:A;ccording to reports coming from Reuters and The Times, a household name in Great Britain with regard to gambling, William Hill, is looking to purchase 888 Holdings, the parent company of

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Revel Casino Deal on Hold

BIG:A; deal to purchase the Revel Casino for $94.5 million is on hold due to a federal judge's ruling in New Jersey.Reuters reported that Judge Jerome Simandle ordered that claims from business

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

China Making a Move to Remove Foreign Casino Presence

BIG:C;hina has started a crackdown to stop foreign casinos from drawing its citizens to gamble overseas, Reuters reported.Chinese people are often said to be the biggest gamblers in the world

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Key Conservative Organisation Slams US Anti-Online Gaming Act

Big:J;ust one week after a Congressional Act that aims to ban online poker in the USA was reintroduced, a key political group with links to the country’s opposition Republican Party has come out to

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Nevada Poker Revenue Dips Slightly in 2014

Big:2;014 was an eventful year for the online poker industry in the US state of Nevada as it went through its first full year of existence. It became more established as a market, which saw a slight

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Bitcoin Watch: University Offers Free Online Course

Are you perplexed and perhaps unsure of Bitcoin's role in online poker and gambling currently and in years to come? Who isn't? Answers will likely be forthcoming in a free Masters-level course

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

CEO of Caesars Entertainment Gary Loveman Resigns

BIG:O;nly three weeks after the company put its biggest unit into bankruptcy, Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman has announced plans to step down from the chief executive role. He will be