Posts Tagged ‘High Roller Casino News’

Sweeney Todd’s Nick Gilder still loving it – MorinvilleNews.com

Sunday, June 16th, 2013

MorinvilleNews.com

Sweeney Todd's Nick Gilder still loving it
MorinvilleNews.com
Nick Gilder and the Sweeny Todd Group take to the stage of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre June 22 for the second night of high energy festival entertainment. Opening for Gilder and his band are ... Though that catalogue of music includes the ...

Vegas’ big bet was AC’s big loss – Vineland Daily Journal

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Vegas' big bet was AC's big loss
Vineland Daily Journal
Its powerhouse casinos could lift it as a gaming leader, an alluring, high-flying getaway and a nostrum to the city's fiscal ills. For Las Vegas, it was part of a wake-up call. Leaders realized “we need to diversify this economy; we're not going to be ...

Echo confident it will be crowned casino king – The Australian

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Echo confident it will be crowned casino king
The Australian
Packer estimates there's $45bn in revenue from catering to high rollers in the region. That's not the sum put over the tables -- which is a multiple of the Packer number -- that's the amount lost by punters and counted as revenue for casino operators ...

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PHL gaming industry to benefit from Asia-Pacific casino operators’ expansion – GMA News

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

PHL gaming industry to benefit from Asia-Pacific casino operators' expansion
GMA News
We expect this new supply could intensify competition in the region, particularly for the 'VIP' (or high-roller) market, which is yet to be tested in the Philippines,” S&P said. “We also expect increased earnings volatility as the market adjusts to the ...

High roller denied High Court bid – Neos Kosmos

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Neos Kosmos

High roller denied High Court bid
Neos Kosmos
The casino argued Mr Kakavas had not indicated anything other than he was financially capable of maintaining his high-roller status. In 2009 the Victorian Supreme Court heard from lawyers for Crown that Mr Kakavas was banned from the complex in 1998 ...

Gambler lucks out in the High Court of Australia – Lexology (registration)

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Gambler lucks out in the High Court of Australia
Lexology (registration)
Harry Kakavas was a high roller with a gambling problem. He started gambling at Crown Casino in Melbourne in 1994, at the age of 27. In the course of that year he lost $110,000 of his father's money. He also defrauded Esanda Finance Corporation of ...

Casino not responsible for high roller’s $20m loss – ABC Online

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Casino not responsible for high roller's $20m loss
ABC Online
The extraordinary case of Harry Kakavas. He's a high roller gambler who sued Crown Casino for $20 million he lost at the baccarat table. Kakavas, a problem gambler, claimed the casino went to great lengths to entice him to roll the dice with them. So ...

Echo chair hits back as deadline looms in casino wars – The Australian

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Echo chair hits back as deadline looms in casino wars
The Australian
Crown, by contrast, is proposing a "high roller" casino as part of the Barangaroo development across the other side of the harbour. Both firms must submit their plans to the government by June 21, when it will then choose only one to proceed. Digital ...
Echo board backs chief executive RedmondThe Australian Financial Review

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Pinnacle, Ameristar merger may drag into next year – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pinnacle, Ameristar merger may drag into next year
Las Vegas Review-Journal
8560293-0-150007.jpg. COURTESTY PHOTO. A high roller room at a Pinnacle Enertainment property is seen here. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission halted Pinnacle Entertainment's $2.8 billion buyout of regional gaming rival Ameristar Casinos.

Newman Government in secret talks with Hong Kong magnate Tony Fung for $3 … – Courier Mail

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Newman Government in secret talks with Hong Kong magnate Tony Fung for $3 ...
Courier Mail
The Hong Kong banker, from one of Asia's wealthiest families, is the latest high roller to make a bid for a new casino licence in Queensland and has recruited former premier Rob Borbidge to head negotiations. His plan for a multibillion-dollar project ...