2005 July 20 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Gaming Corporation plc owner of both www.gambling.com and www.casino.co.uk , announces it has signed an agreement with PokerNetwork and entered the fast growing online poker market.

INDONESIA ∓ As reported by the Jakarta Post: “National Police vice officers were forced to concede that they had not fared very well in the recent push against gambling, as they had only arrested a few small fries, while the big sharks were still free.

COLUMBUS, Ohio ∓ As reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer: “Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken has been approached about helping place a gambling initiative on Ohio’s ballot next year.

CHICAGO — As reported by the Chicago Tribune: “Days after lawmakers authorized the Emerald Casino’s move to Rosemont in 1999, the suburb’s longtime mayor, Donald Stephens, met with five high-ranking organized crime figures to discuss what control the mob would have over contracts at the casino, an FBI agent testified Monday.

LONDON — (PRESS RELEASE) — Gambling group Cubus Lux announced the opening of its third casino in Croatia, sending its shares higher this morning. The casino is located in the Narcis Hotel in Rabac, about 30 miles north east of Pula in the Istria Peninsula in Croatia.

The rest of the media is beginning to jump on board. Many newspapers are running weekly poker columns and the Associated Press sent two sports writers to cover this season’s main event, which featured a …

NIAGARA FALLS, New York ∓ As reported by the Buffalo News: “Representatives of the Seneca Nation of Indians say they intend to build a casino in downtown Buffalo and want to announce the precise location by the end of the summer.

INVESTORS tucked into RHM Group when it returned to the stock market yesterday after an absence of 13 years.

CYOP Systems International Inc. , a leading provider of online gaming software, is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent with RDC Services Ltd.