31st December
Lottery Winners
Various sources
Christmas
in debt - then £5m lottery win
- South Wales
94-year-old
lottery winner loses bid for lump sum
- Boston
Bosnian
refugee wins $1million - Lottery numbers came off bottle
- Louisville
Three lottery
stories, one good, one not so good, and the other obviously has found a
system !
31st December
London ThisLondon/Evening
Standard
Spread
betting firm hit with fine
- Cantor Index
30th December
Swansea ThisisSouthWales/Swansea
Evening Post
Ace
move by Casino
29th December
Newcastle ic
Newcastle/Evening Chronicle
Chips
down for casinos
Out of 34
Liberal democrat councillors voting on a regional casino for Newcastle,
25 were against.
28th December
Newcastle ic
Newcastle/The Journal
Gambling
on success
Actress Tracy
Whitwell's pays a visit to the dealer training school of Bannatyne's Casino
that is scheduled to open in February 2005.
27th December
London Daily
Mail
Snow
costs the bookies a cool million
26th December
London Yahoo/Sky
News & Ananova
Bookies
Count Cost Of White Christmas
Bookies
face payout over snowfall
Bookmakers
will avoid an avalanche of payouts as it failed to snow in London on the
25th.
24th December
Liverpool ic
Liverpool/Liverpool Echo
Casino
project hangs in balance
24th December
London The
Financial Times
Odds
lengthen for a bonanza in super-casinos
24th December
Blackpool The
Financial Times
Resort
invites bidders to run casinos
23rd December
Newcastle ic
Newcastle/Evening Chronicle & Northern Business Daily
Latest
casino plan sparks protest
Scootercab
boss in casinos switch
23rd December
London Bloomberg
News
Christmas
Snowfall Would Cost Bookmakers $1.9 Million
22nd December
London & Kuala Lumpur
UK-Wire.com/Best Invest
London
Clubs International PLC - Notice of major interests in shares
London
Clubs International PLC - Notice of major interests in shares
Genting Berhad
Group/Palomino Limited share purchase announcements to the LSE.
22nd December
London & Kuala Lumpur
Bloomberg News
Genting
Increases Stake in London Clubs to Expand
Executives
at Malaysia's Genting Bhd. have increased the companies holding in London
Clubs to 19.1%.
21st December
London LGCNet.com/DCMS
Government
sets out cautios approch to new casino regime
20th December
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
City
dealer faces jail for insider dealing
20th December
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire Echo
Firm
gambles on casino approval
Aspers Casino
have plans to take 57,000 sq ft of space in The Brewery a £50 million
leisure complex.
20th December
London The
Guardian & Independent
Inquiry
as GMB leader accused of rigging ballots
GMB
leader 'was elected on rigged ballot'
The GMB Union
has aspirations to represent casino staff in a deregulated Britain.
20th December
London BBC.co.uk
Snooker
star wins poker's big pot
19th December
London The
Observer/Guardian
Casinos
stake all on beating new government limit
17th December
Sunderland, Newcastle & Blackpool
Various Provincial Newspapers
Two-year
wait for casino decision
Casino
race turns into a marathon
Long
wait to be next Las Vegas
17th December
Sheffield Sheffield
Star
Don
Valley playing for high stakes
17th December
Coventry ic
Coventry
Casino
firm aims to be Arena sponsor
Jaquar have
cancelled their naming contract at the Coventry Arena and Mississippi's
Isle of Capri may become the new sponsor..
17th December
Blackpool BBC.co.uk
Blackpool
welcomes casino plans
Jowell
confirms casino climbdown
17th December
DCMS - Press release & Policy Statement
Government
Sets Out Cautious Approach To New Casino Regime
Casinos:
Statement of National Policy
- PDF
17th December
London The
Independent
Gaming
stocks hit hard by climbdown on casino numbers
17th December
London The
Times Online
Casino
move hits gaming stocks
17th December
London The
Guardian
Ministers
pulls back on casino plans
17th December
London Daily
Telegraph
Casinos
furious over 'U-turn of U-turns' on Gambling Bill
British casino
stocks tumbled on Thursday after the Government announced a series of tough
amendments to the Gambling Bill.
17th December
London Citywire.co.uk
Casino
groups crash on fresh restrictions
16th December
London Politics.co.uk
Watered-down
casino plans published
16th December
London ThisisMoney/Evening
Standard & Reuters UK
Labour's
new climbdown on casinos
Casino
projects capped on addiction fears
16th December
London Interactive
Investor/AFX
UK
govt sets out guidelines to determine location of new casinos
The Government
will appoint an independent panel to look at all the proposals for regional
casinos.
16th December
London The
Guardian/PA
Jowell
sets further casino limit
As widely
anticipated last week the Government has announced that they will limit
the number of new, small and regional casinos to 24.
15th December
Scotland Glasgow
Herald - Robert Brown, MSP Lib Democrat
Why
MSPs should make the decision on super-casinos
Proper
debate is needed on the Gambling Bill
15th December
Scotland The
Scotsman & BBC.co.uk
Executive
hands over aces on gambling bill
MSPs
hand casino bill to London
14th December
London Intergame
Online
BACTA
in ATE sell-off
14th December
Sheffield Sheffield
Star
Casino
odds stacking up in favour of Sheffield
14th December
Las Vegas & Southampton
ThisisMoney & Yahoo UK/Reuters
Ameristar
targets UK casino licence
Ameristar
taking punt on Southampton casino
14th December
Las Vegas & Southampton
Investors.com/PRNewswire
Ameristar
Casinos Announces Plans for Regional Casino Development in Southhampton,
England
14th December
Scotland BBC.co.uk,
The Scotsman & Edinburgh Evening News
Drive
to stop Scots super-casinos
Churches
call on Holyrood to debate gambling law
Executive
hints at super-casino veto
13th December
Birmingham & Sunderland
ic Birmingham & ic Newcastle
Superstadium
plans 'out of this world'
Brady
on new stadium proposal
- Birmingham City F.C. website
Casino
gamble will pay off
Las Vegas
Sands has unveiled casino designs for soccer stadiums in Sunderland &
Birmingham.
13th December
London The
Independent
Nine
arrested over suspected fraud involving National Lottery grants
12th December
Scotland Scottish
Nationalist Party - Press release
New
research shows 'Supercasino' dangers
12th December
London The
Times
Labour
boost for the bookies
11th December
London The
Daily Mail & The Independent
Jowell
in further climbdown on casinos
Jowell
urged to keep ban on Christmas Day betting
11th December
London The
Times & Financial Times
New
game plan on gambling will limit number of casinos to only 24
Jowell
to cap casino numbers in latest U-turn
Cap
set on number of large and small casinos
11th December
Sunderland
Sunderland Today/Sunderland Echo
Casino
would be good for city, says Canon
10th December
London BBC.co.uk
Minister
in new casino climbdown
Tessa Jowell
is expected to announce next week that the number of "new" small, large
and regional casinos will be capped at 24.
10th December
Sheffield BBC.co.uk
Bishop's
doubts over casino plans
10th December
London & Las Vegas
ThisisLondon/Evening Standard
US
group bets on UK casinos
Harrah's CEO
Gary Loveman believes that the partnership with Gala has a good chance
of getting 3 of the 8 regional casinos.
10th December
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
Jowell
plans new retreat over the Gambling Bill
A key part
of the story seems to be missing !
Sun
City casino for marshes
9th December
Sunderland ic Newcastle/The
Journal & Thisisthe Northeast
Casino
bets on red and white
Playing
for high stakes
2,000
casino jobs on the cards for region
- Link will change shortly
Plans have
been submitted to Sunderland Council for a casino owned by Las Vegas Sands
to be developed at Sunderland's Stadum of light.
9th December
Middlesbrough ic
Teeside/Evening Gazette
Casinos
look at gamble on Tees
Middlesbrough's
mayor has revealed that Las Vegas Sands, Isle of Capri and Aspinall's have
all expressed an interest in the town.
9th December
Oldham Oldham Advertiser
Is
casino plan a huge gamble for the town centre?
8th December
Scotland Glasgow
Herald
Super-casinos
to ease in on Sewel motion
Committee’s
risky gamble - Editorial
8th December
Scotland The
Scotsman
Gamblers
anonymous as Holyrood rejects casinos debate
7th & 8th
December
London Reuters.co.uk,
The Guardian & Telegraph
UK
developer Quintain upbeat about casino projects
Quintain's
going to Wembley
Kick-off
for Quintain shops and homes site at Wembley
7th December
London The
Guardian
Tories
raise stakes over bingo
After lobbying
from the Bingo Association the Tories have tabled an amendment to the Gambling
Bill that would allow FOBT's in Bingo halls.
7th December
Sheffield Yorkshire
Post
'Gambling'
Blades aim for the top
7th December
London BBC.co.uk
Gambling
on a scam's success
6th December
Oldham Oldham
Evening Chronicle
Casino
plan for Oldham -
Link with change shortly
6th December
London The
Scotsman/PA
Government
Warned over Big Payout Gaming Machines
6th December
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard & The Scotsman/PA
Ritz
coup trio keep £1.3m & How
they did it
Scam
Claim Trio to Keep Casino Winnings
6th December
London The
Guardian & Yahoo/AFP
Roulette
arrest trio keep £1.3m winnings
Hi-tech
gamblers allowed to keep million-pound winnings
6th December
London The
Times
Ritz
phone gang can keep £1.3m roulette winnings
The trio,
one Hungarian woman and two Serbian men are being allowed to keep their
winnings and the case is being closed.
6th December
London BettingMarket.com
Betfair
remains most visited gambling website...
5th December
London Yahoo/Reuters.co.uk
Ritz
blitz gambling trio keep their chips
4th December
London The
Times
Greyhound
racing thrown into jeopardy by Gambling Bill
4th December
Leicester This
is Leicestershire/Leicester Mercury
Big
no to city super casino
4th December
Liverpool ic
Liverpool/Liverpool Echo
Battle
to keep out the super-casinos
While councillors
in many other cities are keen to get regional casinos, Liverpool council
is seeking ways of keeping them out.
4th December
Sheffield Sheffield
Star
How's
that for starters - Sun International's plans
for Sheffield's Don Valley.
3rd December
Sheffield Sheffield
Star
Casino
plan the way forward, say Blades
3rd December
Birmingham
Birmingham Evening Mail
Odds
on for Brum to land two casinos
3rd December
Glasgow Scottish
Daily Record
Casino
rocked - Scots music arena faces the axe
3rd December
Guildford, Surrey
Surry Advertiser
Casino
hits the jackpot
A government
planning officer has over-ruled local borough council planners in Guildford.
3rd December
Birmingham
ic Birmingham
Hopes
for stadium despite casino fears
3rd December
London Daily
Telegraph
Rank
calls for fairer rules on mega-casinos
3rd December
Greece The
Guardian
Bookies
cry foul after betting 'scam' hits European football
A major betting
coup may have taken place on Tuesday's UEFA cup tie between Panionios and
Dinamo Tbilisi. The match ended 5 - 2.
3rd December
Smethick, West Midlands
Express & Star
Casino
plans for pub under attack
Blue Chip
Casinos are trying once again to get permission for a casino at the Barleycorn
Pub.
2nd December
London Bloomberg
News & UK-Wire.com - Press release
Rank
Profit Will 'Broadly' Meet Analysts' Estimates
Rank
Group - Trading Statement
2nd December
Birmingham
Yahoo Sport/TeamTalk.com
Gold
wants new super stadium
2nd December
Birmingham
ic Birminingham
The
chips are down
Super
stadium - your views
The proposed
new stadium for Birmingham City F.C. is a partnership between the Gold
Brothers and Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands.
2nd December
Glasgow The
Scotsman
Fears
over casinos in city 'blighted by addiction'
1st December
London Belga
Direct/PRNewswire
Investing
in the Gambling/Gaming Industry - One of the Financial Community's Best-Kept
Secrets
1st December
Birmingham
ic Birmingham/Evening Mail
Casino
backing bid -
Birmingham
Wheels Park
1st December
Birmingham
Birmingham Post & Interactive Investor/AFX
Five
in running for NEC casino
Malaysia's
Genting shortlisted for 2nd casino license in the UK - sources
The five potential
operators are Ameristar, Harrahs/Caesars, MGM, Stanley Genting and Sun
International.
1st December
Sheffield Yorkshire
Post & BBC.co.uk
Casino
group launches charm offensive
US
firms battle to build casino
MGM Mirage
and British Land who own Meadowhall have now submitted their planning application
to Sheffield City Council.
30th November
London IntergameOnline.com
McIntosh
hijacked at BACTA AGM
30th November
London Bloomberg
News
Britain's
Billionaire Barclay Twins Use Stealth to Amass Empire
Bloomberg
has an indepth look at the secretive Barclay Brothers business empire that
includes the Ritz casino on Piccadilly.
30th November
Betting News
ic Wales/Western Mail & Manchester Online
'Luckiest
betting shop in Wales'
The
£800,000 win a mum threw away
29th November
London Las
Vegas Sun/Bloomberg News
London
Clubs mulls joint casino venture
29th November
Manchester
London Evening Standard & Manchester Online
Angry
gambler caused £7 million of damage
£7m
M62 firebug jailed
Jason New
from Blackpool had lost £200 playing motorway service station slots.
29th November
Glasgow Glasgow
Evening Times
Report
warns of casino boom knock-on effects
29th November
Dudley Wolverhampton
Express & Star
£200,000
casino expansion plan
Blue Chip
Casinos intend expanding their Castle Hill casino from 988 sq m to 1751
sq m.
29th November
Las Vegas & London
Daily Telegraph
Bigger
is better, Las Vegas casino group tells Britain
Las Vegas
Sands want the size of regional casinos raised to 7,500 sq m from the proposed
5,000.
28th November
British Racing
The Scotsman & Racing Post
The
stats prove you get a fair bet with Betfair
Betfair
have paid out some £367,000
- Registration required
Nil
Desperandum beaten after drifting badly
An analysis
of data compiled on betting odds from 4,000 horseraces. Betfairs rescue
of Sporting Options punters and mysterious betting on yesterday's Hennessy
Cognac Gold Cup.
28th November
London The
Observer/Guardian
New
lottery licence to run for 15 years
28th November
Sheffield Sunday
Times
£3m
bet on a croupier college
MGM Mirage
have announced plans for a training shool with a £3m budget to supply
some of the 1,500 staff required.
27th November
Scotland The
Scotsman
Betting
shop staff deserve better
- Alex Salmond.
27th November
Liverpool & Malaysia
The Malaysian Star
Genting’s
British venture to offer £1mil jackpots
26th November
London The
Independent
Gambling
minister in teddy bear ambush
26th November
London Daily
Telegraph & Financial Times
Casino
group in dark over house rules
London
Clubs looks to bid for mega casino
25th November
Luton, England
The Scotsman
Gambling
Addict Who Stole £650 from Pensioner Walks Free
Yet another
case where slot machine addiction is cited as the root cause of crime.
25th November
London Interactive
Investor/AFX
Sportingbet
CEO sees further consolidation of online gaming industry
25th November
London The
Scotsman
LCI
Profits Come Up Trumps
25th November
Around Britain Provincial
Press
Casino
plan still on cards
- Story willl change shortly. St Helens.
Place
bets on casino plan-
Leicestershire.
25th November
London Yahoo
UK/Sharecast & UK-Wire - LSE LCI release
Punters
gamble on London Clubs
London
Clubs International plc - Interim Results for the six months ended 26 September
2004
25th November
London iGaming
Business
Victor
Chandler Signs Maxim Poker Deal
24th November
Liverpool & London
The Guardian & Las Vegas Sun/Bloomberg
Stanley
deals in casinos partner
Stanley
Leisure, Genting to create U.K. super-casinos
24th November
Liverpool & Malaysia
The Edge Daily
Genting
poised to be major player in UK gaming scene
24th November
Missouri BBC.co.uk
Do
casinos bring riches to provincial towns? -
BBC N.A. business correspondent
24th November
Liverpool The
Scotsman & Manchester Online
Stanley
gambles on plan to open more UK casinos
Stanley
bets on casinos
23rd November
London Sheffield
Hallam University & BBC.co.uk
Gambling
reform reports rose-tinted, says new study
Gambling
Bill 'could close pubs'
23rd November
London The
Times
Malaysian
company joins UK casino spree
23rd November
London BBC.co.uk
Crime
fight tops Labour's agenda
23rd November
London ePolitix.com
Queen's
Speech: The text in full
Queen's
Speech: The key details
The Gambling
Bill although not mentioned specifically is one of three Bills that are
carried over from the last session of Parliament.
23rd November
Liverpool & London
ThisisMoney/Evening Standard
Asian
casinos firm in £47m UK swoop
The Standard
reports that Genting's shareholding has been bought directly from Stanley
Chairman and founder Leonard Steinberg.
23rd November
Liverpool FT.com
Malaysia’s
Genting raises stake in Stanley Leisure
23rd November
Liverpool Reuters.co.uk
& Bloomberg News
Stanley
Leisure tightens Genting links
Stanley
Leisure, Genting to Develop Super-Casinos
23rd November
Britain - Gaming Investments
The Independent
The
Investment Column: Gaming sector is still a risky bet
23rd November
Liverpool CBS
Marketwatch
Stanley
Leisure forms regional JV, sells chair's shares
23rd November
Liverpool & London
Stanley Leisure - Press releases
Trading
Statement - Stanley Leisure
Acquisition
of Shares
Stanley are
teaming up with Gentings International to go 50/50 in Maxims and also on
the proposed regional casino at Elland Road, Leeds.
23rd November
Newcastle ic
Newcastle
Gambling
all way to grave
The unfortunate
story of Jack Lee, denied a £1 milion jackpot last month after a
horses disqualification he was found dead at the weekend.
22nd November
Glasgow Glasgow
Evening Times
Glasgow
fights for share of casinos
22nd November
London Ham
& High Broadway
Bets
off for Ally Pally supercasino
21st November
London The
Observer
Can
you bet on casino bosses?
An entertaining
article that also reveals that the Gaming Board have no objections to tipping
of casino staff being re-introduced.
21st November
London Scotland
on Sunday
Bond
system a must to protect poor punters
Auditors looking
for £3.6 million of funds belonging to 5,500 customers of Sporting
Options have so far found just over £100,000.
21st November
Glasgow Glasgow
Sunday Herald
Casino
quota threatens £560m SECC plan
21st November
Scotland Scottish
Sunday Mail
Special
report: Trump's bid to be casino king of Scotland
20th November
London Daily
Telegraph & Racing Post
Sporting
Options founder ends up biggest creditor
Betdaq
pledge to customers on 'seeding'
- Registration required
Exchanges
come under more scrutiny
20th November
London The
Times
Cards
up its sleeve
The Times
reports that Alan Goodenough could be preparing to make a return to the
British casino business in partnership with the Hilton Group.
20th November
London Financial
Times
Planet
Hollywood founder Robert Earl's move into the world of casinos could hardly
be better-timed
The FT has
an excellent interview with Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl.
20th November
Sheffield Mail
and Guardian
Wednesday's
fan is full of woe
Not much do
do with casinos but A & S Leisure's Dave Allen is Chairman and Wednesday
is also my team.
20th November
South Wales
ic Wales/Western Mail - Columnist opinion
Gamble
which will pay off
19th November
Gaming Investments
TheStreet.com
British
Jackpot Not in Cards
19th November
London CBI
- Press release
Full
speech given by Digby Jones to the British Casino Association - 11th November
2004
19th November
London The
Guardian
Premiership
winners cost more at Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes
estate of betting shops have 5,900 FOBT's that each make £550 a week
gross.
19th November
London The
Melbourne Age
Blair
ruling dims Packer's British casino plan
18th November
London Local
Government Association - Press release
LGA
opposes casino cap - let local people decide
18th November
Sheffield BBC.co.uk
Support
for city 'super casino'
18th November
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
Jowell's
adviser 'quits over casino job request'
Gideon Hoffman
head of gambling policy at the DCMS is understood to have resigned.
18th November
London Bloomberg
News & Reuters.co.uk
Hilton
Group's Four-Month Earnings Rise 19% on Hotels, Betting
Soccer
hits betting at Hilton
17th November
Yorkshire Yorkshire
Post
Super-casinos
reform scaled back in Government U-turn
17th November
Yarmouth Evening
Daily Post
Setback
in Yarmouth's casino bid
17th November
Coventry ic
Coventry & ic Birmingham/Birmingham Post
Arena
casino - the options
City
sweats on casinos verdict
Caborn's
climbdown on casinos
A look at
what may happen to 9,000 sq mt's of space below the Jaquar Arena if Coventry
is not allowed to have a regional casino.
17th November
London The
Times & Daily Telegraph
Gambling
climbdown over super casinos
Ministers
hedge their bets on casinos Bill
17th November
Scotland Glasgow
Herald
Casino
‘rethink’ follows gambling law change
17th November
London The
Guardian
Race
begins to build first mega casinos
17th November
London The
Guardian
Gambling
bill could lead to chaos
- Letter from Professor Peter Collins.
16th November
London The
Guardian
Government
compromises with cap on casinos
16th November
Manchester
Manchester Online
Jowell's
U-turn on super-casinos
16th November
London
Government News Network/DCMS - Press release
NEW
PROPOSAL ON REGIONAL CASINOS
Sports Minister
Richard Cabornoutlined the new Government plans to the Gambling Bill Standing
Committee this morning.
16th November
London
Reuters.co.uk
Government
expected to allow fewer casinos
Far-reaching
smoking ban proposed
16th November
London
The Guardian
Jowell
will limit mega casinos to eight
16th November
London
The Scotsman/PA
'Super-Casinos'
Cut to Eight in Gambling Reform Climbdown
Blair
bows to pressure and agrees to keep casino numbers low
16th November
London
The Times
Full-scale
retreat on super casinos sounded by Jowell
16th November
London & Geneva
The Guardian
Swiss
lessons in taking a chance on super casinos
A look at
how Switzerland went about regulating their new Class A and Class B casinos.
15th November
Nottingham
BBC Nottingham
Reward
offered after casino raid
The independent
Victoria Club in Nottingham is the latest British casino to be targeted
by armed robbers. There is a £25,000 reward being offered.
- www.thevictoriaclub.co.uk
15th November
London
Reuters & BBC.co.uk
UK
govt set to roll dice on casino operator quota
'Climbdown'
on Vegas casino plans
Reuters pins
the super-casino number at between 6 and 10.
15th November
London
Bloomberg News
U.K.
Gambling Bill to Set Initial Super-Casinos Limit
Bloomberg
reports that the latest Government thinking on the number of super-casinos
is 8.
15th November
Luton Bloomberg News
Luminar
First-Half Profit Declines 9.6% on Price Competition
15th November
London The Independent
& Daily Telegraph
Branson
in move to take advantage of explosion in casinos
Branson
could play the casino card amid gaming law changes
Re-writes
of the earlier Guardian story.
14th November
London The Guardian
& BBC.co.uk
Branson
set to spin the wheel on UK casinos
Virgin
explores casino potential
Sir Richard
Branson has joined the BCA and looks set to open his first British casino
sometime in the next 18 months.
13th November
Manchester Manchester Online
The
winner takes all
13th November
Sheffield Sheffield
Star
Sheffield
told to fight for big casino jackpot
13th November
London & Las Vegas
Daily Telegraph
Americans
try to bid up casino numbers
13th November
London The Times
Online
Gambling
Bill may fuel crime, warns judge
13th November
London The Times
Online
Casino
limit may infringe EU law
The opinion
is from Lawyer Tony Wollenberg who's client is Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas
Sands.
12th November
Manchester Manchester
Online
Stakes
raised in casino race
Of the 4 super-casinos
planned for northwest England, 3 of them are now looky shaky.
12th November
London ic Croydon
Keep
'super casino' outside town, says expert
12th November
London The Guardian
& Independent
Split
delays debate on casinos
Government
retreats on 'super-casinos'
The Government's
changed plans on the number of super-casinos permitted are expected to
be revealed on Tuesday 16th.
12th November
London The Scotsman
Rebels
set to force Jowell into U-turn over casinos
11th November
Newcastle ic Newcastle/Newcastle
Evening Chronicle
Tycoon
to recruit locals for casino
More good
press for Aspers and the article has an excellent picture of Damian Aspinall
and fiancee Donna Air.
11th November
Glasgow Glasgow Evening
Times
Dodgy
bosses warning by U.S. in city's casino boom
11th November
London ThisisLondon/London
Evening Standard
New
casinos climbdown
11th November
London Ananova.com/PA
& BBC.co.uk
Ministers
accused of casino retreat
Super
casino plans are revisited
11th November
Sheffield Yorkshire
Post
MGM
presents... a mega-casino
While all
the attention was on Las Vegas, MGM Mirage also unveiled their plans for
Sheffield.
11th November
London The Guardian
Last-minute
battle over casino numbers
11th November
Doncaster Doncaster
Today
Mayor
rules out super-casino plan
10th November
Newcastle ic Teeside/The
Journal
Chinese
gamble on casino
The Chinese
Trade Minister has paid a visit to the "Aspers Training Academy" located
in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle.
10th November
Scotland Yahoo/Reuters
& The Guardian
Scotland
bans smoking in public places
- The ban may come into effect by Spring 2006.
Scotland
close to public smoking ban
10th November
Brighton & Hove
The Argus
Rivals
team up to block casino bids
- Story liable to change very shortly.
10th November
Wales ic Wales/Western
Mail
'One
super-casino for Wales'
10th November
London The Guardian
& Daily Telegraph
Betting
man gave Labour £50,000
Gambling
tycoon gave £50,000 to Labour
10th November
London The Independent
Claims
of union support backfire on 'clean-living' Las Vegas gaming group
Gambling
boss gave £50,000 donation to the Labour Party
9th November
London London Evening
Standard
Labour's
£50,000 gambling gift row
9th November
Blackpool Blackpool
Today
Casino
plans could favour other areas
9th November
London The Times
Only
six super-casino bids to get lucky with a licence
Updated earlier
Times story with further details.
9th November
London The Daily
Mail
The
great gambling climbdown
9th November
London The Glasgow
Herald
Las
Vegas staff in super-casino warning
The GMB Union
appear to have flown in 3 Las Vegas casino employees to meet Scottish MP's.
9th November
London London Evening
Standard
Plans
may limit new generation of casinos
The Standard's
article quotes 9 but Labour rebels want no more than 4 super-casinos.
9th November
London The Guardian
Jowell
bows to casino outcry
The Gambling
Bill's Committee stage starts Tuesday 9th.
9th November
London The Times
Only
six super-casino bids to get lucky
The Times
is reporting that only 6 super-casinos will get the go ahead under proposed
amendments to the Gambling Bill.
8th November
Scotland BBC Scotland,
Glasgow Herald & Evening Times
SNP
calls for gambling legal move
SNP
sounds alarm on gambling ‘invasion’
MSPs
'should have power to stop casinos'
8th November
London The Times
£33m
cost of keeping Dome closed
Anschutz Entertainment
Group's contract with Kerzner International for a casino at the Millennium
Dome is completely dependent upon deregulation getting the green light.
8th November
London The Times
Ritz
casino plays hunt the princess
The Ritz casino
are going through the courts to get paid £2 million allegedly lost
by Malaysia's Princess Arina Binti Abdullah in 2003.
7th November
London Daily Mail
What
are they hiding?
Government
Ministers and Civil Servants refuse to answer questions from Tory MP's
and the Daily Mail about who and when they have met representatives of
the U,S. casino industry.
7th November
U.K. Letters to the
press
Poor
odds for super-casinos
- The Times
No
control from casinos
- South Wales Evening Post
7th November
London The Scotsman
Camelot
Warns Against Breaking Up Lottery Licence
6th November
Scotland The Scotsman
- Alex Salmond
Tote
survives testing times to reach 75
6th November
London Daily Telegraph
Stanley
angered by casino 'U-turn'
British
casinos are overplaying their hand
The Telegraph
reveals that there is a major split in the BCA over the letter send to
MP's ahead of the Gambling Bill's second reading. Stanley taking opposing
sides to Gala, Rank and LCI.
6th November
Bradford ThisisBradford/Telegraph
& Argus
Wheels
spin at city's giant casino
Gala Casinos
newest operation opened at the Leisure Exchange on Vicar Lane on November
4th. The premises have 21 tables and 40 electonic games.
6th November
London The Guardian
Labour
accused over gambling committee
Of the 14
Labour MP's scrutinising the gambling bill 7 are fron constituancies with
plans for major casinos.
5th November
London GMG Union/Union
Network
GMB
launches campaign against passive smoking in casinos
The GMB Union
have sent a letter to all British casino operators about the dangers of
second hand smoke in the workplace.
5th November
Around Britain Provincial
Press
Town
hedges its bets on new casino
- Croydon
Gambling
palace on the cards - It looks like something from Cinderella
- Blackpool
5th November
Glasgow Glasgow Evening
Times
Expert
warns of health problems in casino city
Casinos
must not gamble with health
Mark Griffith's
warnings on gambling addiction have made headlines across the UK today,
Especially in Glasgow where there are plans for 5 more casinos.
5th November
Birmingham Birmingham
Post
Casino
threat to British life
The Director
General of the CBI, Digby Jones believes that super-casinos could damage
the moral fabric of Britain.
5th November
London Politics.co.uk
Howard
steps up attack over casinos
It now appears
that contrary to Tessa Jowell's statement in the House of Commons that
the DCMS have been in direct discussions with U.S. casino operators over
tax issues.
5th November
London Reuters.co.uk
Firms
say casino gamble could leave them broke
5th November
London The Independent
Rule
change 'could let Mafia run casinos' UK'
The "fit and
proper" clause for owners will apparenty become an "integrity competance"
test.
5th November
London British Medical
Journal - Editorial
Betting
your life on it - Problem gambling has clear health related consequences
5th November
London Daily Telegraph,
The Scotsman & Daily Mail
Child
abuse fears over Gambling Bill
Health
experts warn against Gambling Bill
Gambling
'can lead to child abuse'
Reports based
on findings by Mark Griffiths, professor of gambling studies at Nottingham
Trent University and published in the British Medical Journal.
4th November
U.K. News BBC.co.uk
100th
birthday wins £12,500 bet
- William Hill securing another publicity coup!
4th November
Blackpool The Stage
Gaming
bill storm boosts Blackpool’s Vegas hopes
4th November
Salford & Blackpool
The Salford Advertiser
Grand
plan is slammed
Blackpool
and Salford both believe in the individual merits of their plans for regional
casinos.
4th November
London The Times
Attack
on gambling deal 'cover-up'
Real
winners in reform of gambling
- The Times letters
4th November
London The Independent
Jowell
'tried to cover up talks on casinos'
4th November
London The Guardian
Blair
fields casino question
Blair
has not met the gambling lobby
- Guardian letters
4th November
London Daily Telegraph
Casino
contract for Labour donor
3rd November
London Daily Telegraph
High
stakes for the quango queen
An indepth
interview with Penelope Cobham Chairman of the British Casino Association.
3rd November
London BBC.co.uk
Casino
corruption claim 'absurd'
Howard
accuses Blair of casino 'corruption'
3rd November
London The Scotsman/SA
Angry
Blair Rejects 'Casino Corruption' Claim
3rd November
London ThisisLondon/Evening
Standard
Pro-casino
MPs put on gambling committee
3rd November
Around Britain Provincial
Press/Websites
New
casino "Will boost bay tourism" claim
- Torquay Herald Express
'Only
2 Welsh super casinos'
- Western Mail
Ms
Jowell, the game is up on this casino Bill
- Western Mail
Casinos
- County MP's were split
- Gloucestershire Echo
Foster
backs casinos plan
- Worcester Evening News
First
Scottish casino licence for Rank
- Leisure Opportunities
3rd November
Scotland Daily Record
& Edinburgh Evening News
Super-Casinos
blacked by Jack
McConnell
vow to stop 'Vegas' casinos
First Minister
Jack McConnell is quoted as saying he will do everything in his poewers
to keep super-casinos out of Scotland.
3rd November
London Daily Telegraph
Casino
Bill suffers blow
3rd November
London The Guardian
Executive
asks Blair to explain casino row
Quit
while you're ahead
- Guardian Leader
Blackpool's
winning bet - Guardian
letters, including one from the GMB Union.
3rd November
Glasgow Glasgow Herald
Dossier
of complaint against casino billionaire
The American
Union Unite Here who have teamed up with the GMB Union have put together
a dossier on Sheldon Adelson who plans to develop Ibrox Sands with with
Glasgow Rangers.
2nd November
Las Vegas & Manchester
Las Vegas Sun
BMI
inaugurates McCarran service
BMI will fly
3 times a week direct from Manchester to Las Vegas.
- www.flybmi.com
2nd November
London Financial
Times
Jowell
offers MPs further curbs on big casinos
2nd November
Around Britain Provincial
Press/Websites
MP
rules Sheffield out of casino plans
- Sheffield Star
Super-Casino
Not for City - Plymouth
Evening Herald
Casinos:
It's up to you!
- Blackpool Today
2nd November
Scotland Glasgow
Evening Times
Executive
will decide if casinos are built
2nd November
London The Daily
Telegraph - Opinion
Take
a tip from Mississippi Blackjack Lil - Tipping
dealers gets a mention. :)
2nd November
London The Times
Where
casinos are being planned
The Times
has a detailed list of Planning applications and press cuttings that puts
the number of new casinos at a possible 173.
2nd November
London BBC.co.uk
Lobby
war looms as UK firms allot £1m to fight bill
The Guardian
reveals that BACTA has promised £1 million to fight off U.S. invaders
and in securing changes to the Gambling Bill.
- www.bacta.org.uk
2nd November
London Daily Mail,
Daily Telegraph, Independent & Guardian
Gambling
revolt halves Blair's majority
Labour
rebellion could force gambling rethink
Labour
MPs vent their anger at gambling reforms by halving Government's majority
Casino
concessions fail to sway Labour rebels
2nd November
London Bloomberg
News
U.K.
Government Gambling Bill Passes First Parliamentary Hurdle
2nd November
Scotland The Glasgow
Herald
Jowell
promises casino control
2nd November
Wales iCWales/Western
Mail & BBC Wales
Wales
mega-casinos fear
Welsh
MPs fail in casino protest
2nd November
London BBC.co.uk
MPs
back gambling laws shake-up
1st November
London The Times
Rank
preparing to demerge unit in £600m listing
1st November
Scotland Daily Record
I'll
use TV £125K to play Poker
1st November
London The Times
Backbench
revolt hits Labour’s casino plans
1st November
London Reuters.co.uk
Government
survives gambling reform rebellion
1st November
London Yahoo/AP
British
Gambling Bill Clears Big Hurdle
The final
vote was 286 to 212 and the Bill will now pass into the Committee stage.
1st November
London BBC.co.uk
Gambling
reform 'to protect weak'
1st November
Wales & London
BBC Wales
Welsh
MPs join casinos protest
1st November
London The Scotsman
Ministers
Braced for Casinos Backlash
1st November
London The Daily
Mail
Jowell:
Gambling Bill 'could create more addicts'
1st November
London ekklesia.co.uk
Church
leaders criticise 'contradiction' in Gambling Bill
1st November
Problem Gambling - Blackpool
BBC.co.uk
'My
life in slot machine slavery'
The story
of one slot addict in Blackpool who started playing machines at the age
of 10. The town already has some 5,000 AWP's and Britain is unique in permitting
children to play.
1st November
London Yahoo/AFP
Gov't
faces parliamentary anger over liberal gambling laws
1st November
London The Daily
Telegraph
Britain
deeply divided over casinos
1st November
London The Daily
Telegraph & Independent
Hilton
plans return to betting tables under new gaming laws
Hilton
plans Blackpool 'super-casino'
1st November
London BBC.co.uk,
The Daily Mail & Reuters.co.uk
Labour
faces gambling rebellion
MPs
plot rebellion over Gambling Bill
MPs
to wrangle over casino bill
1st November
London The Guardian
Jowell
defends 'super casinos' bill
Jowell
may delay super casinos as revolt looms
Culture Secretary
Tessa Jowell was speaking on GMTV this morning. On Sunday morning she was
interviewed on Breakfast with Frost.
1st November
London The Times
Caution
on gambling - Letter from Lady Littler former
Chairman of the Gaming Board.
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