jeudi 4 décembre 2008
'60 Minutes' report: How online gamblers unmasked cheaters | Digital Media - CNET News
'60 Minutes' report: How online gamblers unmasked cheaters | Digital Media - CNET News: "Videos of the 60 Minutes segment are embedded below. The first is the full, 12 min., 53 sec. video. The five that follow are shorter excerpts. The text in this post is a transcript of the 60 Minutes segment. (For The Washington Post's full report, see 'Inside Bet: Cracking the two biggest cheating scandals in the history of online poker."
jeudi 2 octobre 2008
mercredi 4 juin 2008
vendredi 23 mai 2008
Children abandoned while parents gamble, says B.C. Lottery Corporation
Children abandoned while parents gamble, says B.C. Lottery Corporation: "About once a month, children are left alone in vehicles in B.C. casino parking lots while their parents gamble, according to B.C. Lottery Corporation documents obtained by the CBC through an access to information request."
mercredi 14 mai 2008
mercredi 16 avril 2008
Nevada casino win down nearly 4 percent in February
Nevada casino win down nearly 4 percent in February: "There was no leap in the win for Nevada casinos in February despite an extra Leap Year day in the month and other seemingly positive factors. The clubs won $1.01 billion, down nearly 4 percent compared with the same month a year earlier.
The slump occurred despite a 29th day for the month, the reopening of a major Las Vegas resort that had been closed by a fire, and tourist draws including Superbowl and Chinese New Year activities and a three-day President's Day holiday.
'We were disappointed but we can't say it was unexpected,' Gaming Control Board analyst Frank Streshley said in releasing the February win report on Wednesday. 'It's definitely a reflection of the soft economy and people tightening up their spending habits.'"
The slump occurred despite a 29th day for the month, the reopening of a major Las Vegas resort that had been closed by a fire, and tourist draws including Superbowl and Chinese New Year activities and a three-day President's Day holiday.
'We were disappointed but we can't say it was unexpected,' Gaming Control Board analyst Frank Streshley said in releasing the February win report on Wednesday. 'It's definitely a reflection of the soft economy and people tightening up their spending habits.'"
MGM Mirage layoffs blamed on penny-pinching vacationers
MGM Mirage layoffs blamed on penny-pinching vacationers: "LAS VEGAS -- MGM Mirage Inc., the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, told more than 400 middle management employees they would be terminated immediately in a cost-saving move, the company said."
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