It was a decision that overturned the government's longstanding resistance against setting up a casino in Singapore. The proposal to build not one but two of them as part of the integrated resorts garnered its share of praise and criticism.
Currently, five bidders are vying for the Marina Bay project. Having casinos in Singapore, according to some, is a gamble while others think it is a safe bet to sharpen Singapore's appeal and boost tourism.
It's more than the bubbles that makes champagne different from other wines.
Most obviously there is its price, but that's only a material expression of its more elusive qualities; that air of sophistication and luxury, magic, celebration and above all, romance that are its real asset.
This is why champagne is so relentlessly marketed, not like other wines, but as the luxury product it strives so hard
As published in Las Vegas Sun recently, gamblers with extra cash from Nevada tax rebates helped to give the state's casinos their biggest month ever - a $1.06 billion win in October.
The state Gaming Control Board reported Friday that the win was up 14.4 percent over the same month a year earlier and marked the 15th positive month in a row for the clubs. "The win is the best month ever in the history of gaming revenue," said the GCB's Frank Streshley
Now that we all know that Daniel Craig is going to be the new James Bond, it's time to look for a new Bond Girl, and it looks like Charlize Theron is the favourite to take the job.All manner of actresses have seen their names attached to the vacant Bong Girl role in Casino Royale - some were wishful thinking on the studio's part, and others were punted about by lame-o actresses desperate for work themselves. But the director of Casino Royale has his own ideas - if it was up to him, he'd give the role to Charlize Theron.
For the first time, Las Vegas' two biggest operators of locals casinos will be using the Internet to hire for a grand opening -- a method that is expected to draw a wider range of interested applicants and process them more quickly and efficiently, published Las Vegas Sun recently.
That will help Station Casinos and Coast Casinos as they seek up to 5,000 workers to staff their respective Red Rock and South Coast properties, which are expected to open within three months of each other
The University of Southern Mississippi's undergraduate casino management program so far is unique in the state, though other universities are beginning to follow suit.
As published on Hattiesburg American, Alcorn State University plans to offer an executive master of business administration in hospitality and gaming management in fall 2006. And Delta State University and Mississippi Valley State University also have expressed interest in offering similar classes. But no state institutions teach the nuts and bolts of gaming
Details of how a syndicate of Chinese gamblers allegedly swindled nearly $1 million from Conrad Jupiter's Casino have emerged in court.Six Chinese nationals were charged with fraud over a scam at the mini baccarat tables in Club Conrad, the high rollers' room of the casino. They were caught at the Gold Coast airport with their winnings in May. Security footage was aired in Southport Magistrate's Court showing how the gang of six allegedly pulled off the stunt.
The vast number of casinos in Macao offer probably the widest range of games in the world, including baccarat, blackjack, roulette, boule, "big and small", fan-tan and of course, the hundreds of glittering array of slot machines (called "hungry tigers" by the locals). What's more, they operate 24 hours a day.Visitors to the casinos should read the sign at the entrance that urge players to bet only on what they can afford.
For the record, the new weekly series "Man vs. Vegas" (10 p.m., CMT) appears on a country music channel. But it has nothing to do with music and isn't set in the country.
Host Daren Leverenz is a personable enough guy. Sporting a shaved head and stylish facial hair, he could be a professional wrestler or the star of a beer commercial. But he claims to be a winner of the "American dream" who had accumulated a fortune before turning 25.But he claims to be a winner of the "American dream"
The scent and smoke of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning." With that sentence, the legend of James Bond was born.
Kingsley Amis - himself the author of a not-bad-at-all Bond book, Colonel Sun - might be one of the few to consider Ian Fleming a great writer, but it can safely be said that Fleming did more with his super-spy than the film-makers who have made James Bond an icon across the planet, while doing their best to turn the character into a laughing stock.
