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Atlantic City Passes Casino Smoking Ban

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Ending a battle that lasted more than a year, the AC City Council voted 9-0 Wednesday to end the last major loophole to a tough statewide ban in New Jersey on smoking in public buildings that had conspicuously exempted gambling halls.

Patrons, however, will still be able to light up in unstaffed smoking lounges away from the table games and slot machines if the 11 individual casinos choose to build them. The ban takes effect Oct. 15, 2008.

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24 Indictments in Casino Bookmaking Ring Investigation

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The two alleged leaders of a multimillion-dollar sports bookmaking ring that operated out of a poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, were among 24 people indicted Thursday by a NJ state grand jury.

Attorney General Anne Milgram said the ring operated for 20 months, taking in $60 million in bets. Authorities say the casino itself was not involved, however. The ring was busted in November when a multi-agency Read the rest of this entry »

Casino Barcelona to Host its Second WPT Event

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WPT Enterprises, Inc. and Grup Peralada— the most prestigious operator of casinos in Spain—announced today that Casino Barcelona will host its second World Poker Tour® (WPT) event May 21 – 27, 2008. With the success of this destination event on the WPT Season VI schedule last year, the WPT and Grup Peralada are bringing the Spanish Championship back to the Tour.

“The WPT Spanish Championship was a great success last year,” said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO. “We are honored to extend our partnership with Grup Peralada and return to Spain with a regional tour stop that Catalonians can call their own.”

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Casino Tropez to Accept South African Rands

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Casino Tropez is pleased to announce that they now accept South African Rands in both the online and mobile versions of the award winning casino. The online casino, which already accepts Euros, Pounds, Dollars and Canadian Dollars, now has the facilities for their South African members to play in Rands.

Players from South Africa can receive an exclusive R30,000 free Welcome Bonus when they join Casino Tropez. In addition, all promotions, tournaments Read the rest of this entry »

Amsterdam Casino Affiliate Convention To Begin This Week

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Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that its 6th annual Amsterdam Casino Affiliate Convention taking place this week will be the largest event in the company's history. Over 1000 delegates are pre-registered to attend the European Casino Affiliate Convention. This advanced event for the gaming industry covers affiliate marketing and technical advertising methods for the European casino, poker, bingo, sports book, skill gaming and forex industries. This event is one of the largest online gaming industry conferences in Europe.

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888.com Launches 888 Casino

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888.com, one of the world's leading gaming and entertainment companies, has launched a groundbreaking new website, called 888 Casino.

888.com is not an ordinary online casino site. It is interactive, engaging and makes everyone feel at home right away. When they enter the site, players will receive a warm welcome from their hostess, Elizabeth, who will guide them as they explore everything 888Casino has to offer: a wide selection of casino games, a generous welcome bonus, 24 hour customer support and even more games like bingo and poker.

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bet365 to Attend 2008 Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam

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bet365, one of the UK's leading online gaming companies, is pleased to announce plans to attend the 6th Annual Casino Affiliate Convention taking place in Amsterdam's NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel from 3-5 April 2008.

The Casino Affiliate Convention is the largest affiliate conference in the gaming industry. Now entering its sixth year, the convention will cover advanced online affiliate marketing and advertising methods for the casino, poker, bingo, P2P and sportsbook industry, focusing predominantly on Europe.

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Casino Rewards Adds 6 Casinos to its Network

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All online casinos operating under the Casino Action group: Golden Reef, UK Casino Club, Nostalgia, iBig, Music Hall and Challenge, will soon be under the Casino Rewards management, and ready for a grand reopening on March 25, 2008. All player accounts in the aforementioned casinos will be safely transferred to the Casino Rewards network, with all account balances, withdrawals, and bonus credits available for immediate use.

“We are happy to welcome the new casinos into our network. We are working around the clock to integrate all of the casinos so the players have the best experience possible. Every cent of their account balances and bonus money will be accounted for and migrated over. They will be able to log in to the casinos just as they had previously and can play safe in the knowledge that the CasinoRewards logo will be on these casinos ensuring the security, reliability, and professionalism for which we are known,” said the Spokesperson for Casino Rewards.

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2 More Big Winners at Casino Tropez

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Lucky winners, Ulrike H. from Germany and Angele L. from France, scooped their fantastic prizes on two of Casino Tropez's online progressive slot machines, making both members very happy - and very rich!

Ulrike, played the progressive 5 line video slot, Diamond Valley on 25th February and won just over €113,000! Six days later, Angele won a whopping €464,000 on the ever popular 8 line video slot, Gold Rally.

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First Time Players Cashes in Big at Europa Casino

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Alchemist's Lab, a single line Slot machine at the online Europa Casino, has made another grand payout. The classic Slot recently paid out a fantastic prize of more than €10,000. This huge prize was awarded after a winning combination was spun on just a €20 wager. The lucky winner was Joerg W, a new member to Europa. Alchemist's Lab is a favourite at the online casino, and adds to the casino's vast repertoire of over 100 games including 19 progressive jackpots.

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