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We have all heard about the losses that casinos have been suffering due to the economic downturn. The news has been filled with tales of woe for giant operators who have had near empty slot floors. Everyone knows that as people cut back in spending that usually the first things to go are luxuries like holidays and gambling. But it seems that, just like in Macau, the casinos seem to be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel where business is concerned. News is coming in from Sands casino in south Bethlehem that they have had their best …

Two tickets in the UK have won the mammoth euro lottery jackpot recently. The two tickets are the biggest wins to ever be made in the UK. The two sets of winners have been confirmed by the Euro lottery. The winners are a lottery syndicate in Liverpool and a couple in South Wales. Both sets of winners have interesting stories to tell and are keen to share! The syndicate consists of seven lucky call center winners who work for Hewlett Packard. No solemn words of keeping their jobs and investing the money from this group, the first thing they all …

People often associate Las Vegas with excess and over indulgence and we could certainly see their point when we heard about Joey Chestnut! This powerhouse eating machine hit the Vegas headline for his participation in the first ever Martorano’s Masters Meatball Eating Championship. Yes, you did read that correctly, a meatball eating competition! The restaurant owner Steve Martorano came up with the idea, “I was debating whether to have a cheese steak eating contest or a meatball eating contest,” Martorano explained. “We’re really known for our meatballs, though. Gourmet magazine said we have the best meatballs in the world in …

Macau has been hitting the headlines a lot recently as it seems to be totally recession-proof! The Asian Vegas has been doing a lot better than its USA original as it has suffered little in the economic downturn. To add to the success of the area, Galaxy Entertainment Group has announced that its flagship casino resort will be opening in the first quarter of 2011. The project had been put on hold previously as accountants and shareholders watched the markets with baited breath. But Macau has proved itself to be a goose that continues to keep laying golden eggs. Macau …

The Facebook revolution has changed a lot of things about how we keep in touch and contact people. Status updates are used all the time to keep people informed on what’s going on in their lives and other important information. For instance, you can check up on what’s happening with your favourite online poker rooms and even the latest rakeback promotions by following them on facebook and twitter. Now just imagine that you are signing onto your Facebook page and you see an update that tells you that you have just won the lottery! That is exactly what happened to …

We read about them all the time and wonder what it would be like to see the ticket in your hand match up with the lottery numbers on the television. The screaming, celebration and disbelief! We all have a little scenario in our heads of what it must be like when our numbers come in. Two lucky winners this week had a slightly different scenario play out for them. Two separate winners on different continents both turned up at stores and handed over their winning tickets only to find out that they had won the big jackpot. Now, I don’t …

It is not often that Vegas has its breath taken away. Sin city has seen it all, but a snow storm in Vegas will always be a rare occurrence and one that has the residents of the city with their jaws open! As flakes of snow are lit up by the bright neon-lit colors, there is a hush that falls over the city. Snow is not unheard of but it is unusual and certainly brings with it an air of excitement that it may snow and give them a truly white Christmas. Further up in Nevada, snow at this time …

As Flu season is on us again and people panic regarding the health scares concerning dangerous bugs. Casinos are trying to fight back against the bugs by adding appropriate protection measures to keep their players fighting fit. Although a bit of gambling fever in the casino is always a good thing (or at least the casinos think so!), they don’t want their gamblers getting into a sweat with bugs and sneezes. Iowa casinos are taking the threat to business and health extremely seriously. Ameristar Casino workers now all carry a bottle of hand sanitizer that is used throughout their shift …

The Palms Casino Resort has decided to settle with the Nevada gambling regulators concerning a dispute dating back to 2007. The Palms casino held two poker tournaments inside their casino that were actually licensed to an independent operator outside of the Palms Group. The two poker tournaments in 2007 ended up in dispute after the funds promised for payout took some time to be paid. One tournament was a charity tournament and the benefiting charity had to wait four months for the money to arrive. The second tournament left the winners waiting for their cash for some time. This of …

PartyGaming purchased the World Poker Tour for $12.3 million dollars. PartyGaming, the online casino group best known for being one of the first to bring poker rooms to the Internet. The company had lost value as the main market for PartyGaming was the US market and saw a big drop in value when the UIGEA was passed, making online gambling difficult for most American residents. The purchase fuelled the speculation that PartyGaming has seen a rise in its profits this year. PartyGaming has been made famous for PartyPoker rooms. The company began in 1997 and became the world’s largest online …