Grand Prix races help fix Belle Isle - Detroit News

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

Grand Prix races help fix Belle Isle - Detroit News
The race cars speeding around Belle Isle this weekend will leave more than burned rubber at the park, as organizers rev up millions of dollars in improvements for the city’s neglected cultural gem. Grand Prix organizers have poured more than $5.5
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Casino H1 trading profit rises, keeps targets - Guardian Unlimited
PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - French supermarket retailer Casino posted a 9.8 percent rise in first-half trading profit on Thursday, slightly below expectations, driven by strong growth in its international operations. The group, which operates nearly 10
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WRAPUP 1-Ahold, Casino shares fall on earnings miss - Reuters
AMSTERDAM/PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Shares in European supermarket groups fell sharply on Thursday as results from Ahold (AHLN.AS: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) of the Netherlands and France’s Casino (CASP.PA: Quote , Profile , Research
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Playtech signs poker deal with Italy’s Snai - Reuters

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

Playtech signs poker deal with Italy’s Snai - Reuters
Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain’s Playtech Ltd (PTEC.L: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), a supplier of software to online gaming companies, is establishing a foothold in the Italian poker market after signing a licensing deal with Italy’s Snai S
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Collector for mob video poker company sentenced - Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - An employee of the mob’s illegal video poker racket in suburban Chicago was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison. Joseph Venezia, 65, a bit player in the federal government’s landmark Operation Family Secrets mob murder case
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Playtech, Italy’s Snai in poker deal - Forbes
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Playtech Ltd. said it has signed a poker agreement with Snai S.r.l., an Italian gaming operator. Playtech, an AIM-listed designer, developer and licensor of software to the online and land-based gaming industry, said that
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UPDATE 2-UK’s 888 Q2 operating income up 36 percent - Reuters

Monday, August 4th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - British online gaming company 888 Holdings Plc (888.L: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) said its second-quarter operating income rose 36 percent, helped by growth in casino gaming revenues, and its chief executive Casino News

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CryptoLogic Secures Agreement With 888 Holdings PLC - MSN MoneyCentral

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

CryptoLogic Limited (TSX: CRY)(TSX: CXY)(NASDAQ: CRYP)(LSE: CRP), a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, through its wholly owned subsidiary WagerLogic, has announced a three-year licensing contract with 888 Holdings PLC Casino News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - MGM Mirage Inc (MGM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ), the world’s second-largest casino operator, said on Tuesday quarterly profit fell as a slower U.S. economy hit spending in Las Vegas. MGM, which operates resorts including the Casino News

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