The Senate today voted to ban smoking in casinos – but not for another year. That means the proposal has to go back to the House, where the bill sponsor said she would ask for conference committee negotiations between the two chambers. The proposal would remove an exemption casinos had from last year’s statewide smoking…
The MGM Grand Detroit Casino will open its new job staffing center today that will be used for job interviews and training for 1,000 new employees for its new $750 million casino/hotel/entertainment center.The casino is slated to open near the end of the year. The staffing center is at 600 Woodbridge, at St. Antoine, just…
The owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship purchased their primary rival Monday, reaching a multimillion-dollar deal to purchase the Japanese-based Pride Fighting Championship. UFC president Dana White said he and partners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta formed a new company, Pride Worldwide, that purchased the assets of the Pride FC. White, who said the deal was completed…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the US ban on internet betting is illegal, according to Bloomberg and the Associated Press. The decision was made by a WTO compliance panel in response to a legal challenge by Antigua and Barbuda, which argue that the blockage of payment systems to international gambling sites is…
The US has failed to change its ban on Internet betting to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that said the legislation unfairly targets offshore casinos, the global trade body, quoted by an Associated Press report said. The Associated Press report said the ruling opens the door to possible commercial sanctions against the US….
Omni Casino’s exclusive Millionaires Club, a progressive 9-line, 5-reel online video slot game, currently boasts a jackpot that stands at a staggering $5,6 Million, the largest online jackpot ever. Omni Casino has won several awards including Gambling Online Magazine’s “Best Rewards” and “Quickest Payouts” three years in a row. The progressive jackpot is waiting to…
World Series of Poker main event is the largest and most prestigious land-based tournament in the world, making millionaires and instant celebrities out of anyone does well in the tournament. Every week, Full Tilt is giving away seats to the main event. Players who earn 3,000 Full Tilt Points (FTP) in any qualifying week will…
A new report revealed today that the Gambling industry spent more than $25 million last year lobbying in Washington. It was also revealed that the primary focus of the lobbying was to get a ban on Internet betting. Last year when Senator Bill Frist attached the UIGEA to the unrelated Safe Port Act investigations led…
After more than five months off, the first pitch of the new baseball season is nearly here and sports bettors are getting ready. Preparation for the baseball season is already taking place by looking at injuries, depth charts, player transactions, statistics and many other sources to get ready for another long but enjoyable year. Early…
Minister of Tourism Yitzhak Aharonovitch, who took up his post last week, supports opening a casino to create jobs, and, more importantly, as a way to give Israelis an alternative to going to casinos in Cyprus and Bulgaria. Lets keep the money in Israel, he says. I know that there are concerns, but my job…