Archive for the ‘Gambling industry’ Category

Google will allow advertising for online gambling in UK

Posted by Nicolae on October 20th, 2008 under Advertising, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Online Gambling, Search Engines
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Google received the highest approval, from the Queen, to allow companies to buy sponsored links for the online gambling in UK. Google stopped advertising online gambling in the search results pages in 2004 after the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) and the express claim of the US [...]

Gambling Media: Kentucki vs. Online Gambling

Posted by Nicolae on October 18th, 2008 under Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Legislation, News, Online Gambling, UIGEA, United States
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Although Kentucky’s culture is generally considered to be Southern, it is unique and also influenced by the Midwest and Southern Appalachia. The state is known for bourbon and whiskey distiling, tobacco, horse racing, and gambling.
The biggest day in horse racing, the Kentucky Derby, is preceded by the two-week Kentucky Derby Festival [...]

Gambling advertising

Posted by Nicolae on October 17th, 2008 under Advertising, Gambling Media, Gambling industry, Society
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Gambling advertising is the promotion of gambling by casinos, lotteries, bookmakers or other organisations that provide the opportunity to make bets. It is usually conducted through a variety of media or through sponsorship deals, particularly with sporting events or people.
Although not as highly regulated as tobacco advertising and alcohol advertising, in [...]

Top Gambling News, September 23th, 2008

Posted by Nicolae on September 23rd, 2008 under Bingo, Blackjack, Blogs, Bonuses, Business, Casinos, Celebrities, Companies, Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Las Vegas, Legislation, News, Online Gambling, Poker, Politics, Sports Betting, Studies, Reports & Survey, Top Gambling News, UIGEA, United States, online poker
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Get real on web gambling
Kansas City Star, MO
Rick’s Gambling & Tourism column in today’s Star Business Weekly looks at the US’s untenable position in the worldwide on-line gambling industry. …
State cracks down on Net gambling
Kentucky.com, KY
By Jack Brammer FRANKFORT — Kentucky is commandeering 141 domain names of Internet gambling sites in [...]

Top Gambling News, August 16th, 2008

Posted by Nicolae on August 16th, 2008 under Blogs, Gambling Media, Gambling industry, Top Gambling News
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Americans Spending, Gambling, Saving
Medical News Today (press release), UK
The studies cover the buying habits and emotional well-being of spenders, the demographics of gamblers and who is at risk for trouble, the strategies people …
Rescue gambling deal by working with both pari-mutuels and Seminoles
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
We could do nothing, and eventually the federal [...]

Big drop in US gambling revenue

Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Atlantic City, Casinos, Companies, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Online Gambling, Politics, Predictions, Projects, Slots, Studies, Reports & Survey, United States, games
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US gambling revenue dropped  15% in May. In Las Vegas, the percentage is 16.4%. As for Atlantic City, the casinos gambling revenue down 11% in June, comparing with the same month of the last year (a single casino shows an increase in revenue, Harrah’s Resort Casino). In Illinois, gambling revenue was [...]

Gambling ebook and free content

Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Gambling industry, Software
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Gambling as a betting action - wagering money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money or material goods.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version [...]

Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino

Posted by Nicolae on July 6th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Companies, Gambling industry, Las Vegas
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Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel
128 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

Number of rooms
366

Theme
Vintage Las Vegas

Gaming space

Permanent show(s)
No showroom

Signature attraction(s)
World Series of Poker
(1970-2004; 2005 final tables)

Notable restaurant(s)
Binion’s Ranch Steakhouse

Owner
MTR Gaming Group

Date opened

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)

Previous name(s)
Eldorado Club
The Mint Las Vegas
Binion’s Horseshoe

Casino website
http://www.binions.com

Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel is a hotel and casino located in downtown [...]

Predictions for the gambling industry

Posted by Nicolae on June 18th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, European Union, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, Online Gambling, Predictions, Research, Sports Betting
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Gambling revenue will grow to $155 billion in 2012 from a 2007 revenue of $114 billion with an annually rate of 6.5 percent per year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a report released this week.
Asia, and especially Macau, will be the world’s fastest growing gambling region.
In accordance with this report, the US revenue [...]

Press Release: Former Google Scandinavia CEO Johan Kinnander bets on gaming with Betsafe

Posted by Nicolae on June 11th, 2008 under Companies, Gambling industry, Press Release, Sports Betting
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For immediate release
Johan Kinnander has been appointed board member in the European internet gaming company Betsafe.com
Johan Kinnander, who is CEO at Glife AB, one of Sweden’s leading online social networks, has extensive experience of online marketing, especially from his time as CEO at Google in Scandinavia and AD Pepper Media. He has [...]