2007 December 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

With Emerald still fighting, state selling The Illinois Gaming Board is taking preliminary steps to reissue the state’s long-dormant 10th casino license after a recent set of court rulings greatly limited efforts by Emerald Casino officials to open in Rosemont.

Multinational snack maker FritoLay has Indianised its potato chips brand Lays in the wake of competition by new entrants like ITCs Bingo. As part of its rebranding exercise, FritoLay has introduced Lays Chaat street, Indias Mint Mischief and Wafer Style based on consumer insights.

INVESTORS took a punt on Mecca Bingo-owner Rank yesterday after it was revealed Malaysian gambling group Genting had taken a 9.4 per cent stake in the firm.

The ECOOP is coming up fast, and one online poker room has done their part to fill the seats in this highly anticipated online poker series by giving away six seats. via What’s new on Launchpoker.com

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — Rank Group Plc, the U.K.’s second- largest casino and bingo company, rose in London trading after Malaysia’s Genting Bhd. acquired a stake, fueling renewed takeover speculation.

Slot machines in Pennsylvania are impacting casinos in New Jersey, Tropicana Casino & Resort said during its state re-licensing hearing.

A fourth attempt in 10 years to get Ohioans to say yes to gambling will endeavor to amend the Ohio constitution to allow one casino to operate in the state…

Nov. 29 Theft: A lighted lamb and baby Jesus yard decoration was stolen in the 1000 block of Meadow Grove Boulevard. via WisInfo

POKERTRILLION.com, a London based online poker site, announced its launch today promising online players a new route to achieving their offline tournament ambitions. With more live tournaments on the poker calendar than ever before and some entry