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Live Casinos Online versus Virtual Casinos. Which is Better?

There have been quite a few trends over the last year, in the online casino world. Big shifts in behaviour that come to mind include the rise of mobile casinos as more and more people buy and surf the...

Mobile Gambling approved in Nevada

Nevada (the Las Vegas state) has just approved mobile gambling in hotel rooms, signalling a step towards online gambling (which is pretty much banned in The States) Gambling in Tninsel Town is heading further from the casino floor following...

The Lottery Millionaire Map. Who're The Luckiest Players Of Them All?

Lottery Company Camelot has developed a map that shows the luckiest lottery areas- where in the UK the most millionaires have been created. Just in case you feel like travelling around to buy your tickets! And it’s waye aye,...

Packer & Ho Looking to Invest $1 Billion in Manila Casino

Australian billionaire James Packer, son of the late Kerry Packer (media tycoon and high roller) and Lawrence Ho, son of Macau gambling taipan Stanley Ho, are looking at investing at least $1 billion in a Manila casino. Melco Crown...

The Latest in The US Casino Legislation Debate

Online casinos are banned in the US- well, carrying out casino transactions are banned at least (as ever, the legal world is murky at best). But in the latest twist in the ongoing debate as to whether the US...

Las Vegas Plans a HUGE Ferris Wheel, Bigger Than The London Eye

I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone built a bigger one- you know what blokes are like, comparing sizes of things…. The London Eye, built for The Millenium celebrations, has been a massive success for...

Mobile Casino Games Come of Age in 2011

This is surely the casino industry “news” story that has been breaking for what seems like eons. You know, the one that goes “mobile casinos are about to explode this year”. There have been so many false dawns on...

Where Do Casino High Rollers Go on Holiday? It´s not Margate.

Well, we are almost into August- traditionally the time when people go on holiday for a few weeks break from the daily grind. Which got us wondering- where do High Rollers go on holiday? To casinos, presumably, but which...

Rank Group Bowing to Pressure on £586m takeover by HK-based Guoco Group

Rank has been trying to defend itself from a £586m buyout by Hong Kong-based Guoco Group. Yesterday- it effectively threw in the towel and advised shareholders to accept the last offer of 150p per share. Goldman Sachs advised the...

What´s the Smallest Least Glamorous Casino in Las Vegas?

Casino is all about glitz and glamour, right? Errr, wrong. We were thinking about this the other day, and we were wondering: what´s the smallest casino in Las Vegas? Where you can get away from all of that glitz...