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Poker tourneys, Cuba and the Mob; Lawrence's playbook sizzling sellers

2 July 2008

Choose from a "variety pack" of books. Asking for your attention are books on poker, the Mafia and football betting.

Jamaican official rebukes casino opponents

15 May 2008

International News Brief: In his most scathing remarks yet against the detractors of casino gambling, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, described their objections as irrational and illogical and maintained that the attraction would be controlled.

Jamaica approves casino license

24 April 2008

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica has taken the decision to permit the licensing of casinos and has already approved proposals for a major new investment predicated on the granting of a casino license.

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort launches high rollers promo

12 March 2008

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino invites big gaming enthusiasts to St. Maarten with its new “High Rollers Package”.

Harrah's pulls out of Bahamas resort

11 March 2008

International News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has announced that it has pulled out of a six-hotel resort proposal in the Bahamas worth more than $2 billion because it has taken too long to organize.

Foxwoods signs Bahamas deal

21 February 2008

Foxwoods Development Co. announced today that it reached an agreement with Harcourt Developments to renovate and reopen the Royal Oasis Resort in the Bahamas.

Top-10 casinos by number of employees

11 February 2008

Casino de Genting in Malaysia tops our list with 13,000 employees in the fold, but the two Connecticut-based casinos aren't far behind while four Las Vegas properties make the cut.

Costa Rica, Antigua file for WTO arbitration

1 February 2008

Costa Rica and Antigua separately filed for World Trade Organization arbitration on January 28, seeking compensation from the United States as a result of the U.S. withdrawal of its commitment on cross-border gambling services.

US urges Antigua to delay WTO sanctions on Internet gambling

21 December 2007

International news brief: The United States Friday urged Antigua to hold off on imposing sanctions authorized by the WTO in a dispute over online gambling, saying Washington was revising its WTO commitments.

Antigua eyes big win against U.S. in gambling case

11 December 2007

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda expects to receive a big damage award from the World Trade Organization in a long-running Internet gambling dispute with the United States.

Bahamas casino workers may settle for association

26 October 2007

International News Brief: Casino workers at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island just might have to settle for forming themselves into an association, Labour and Maritime Affairs Minister Dion Foulkes suggested.

Top-10 Gambling Destinations

12 October 2007

Our Top-10 list of Gambling Destinations begins in New England, travels the high seas to China and lands in Las Vegas.

Local wins WPT Turks & Caicos event

5 October 2007

34-year old Players’ Club Partner and local Turks & Caicos resident Rhynie Campbell emerged the winner of the WPT event

Antigua, Barbuda's claims expected to reach $7 billion

27 August 2007

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda’s claims against the US are likely to reach as high as $7 billion as the internet gambling dispute continues.

Trinidad and Tobago casino bosses expecting the worst

15 August 2007

International News Brief: The casino industry in Trinidad and Tobago is bracing itself for next Monday’s Budget.

Mashantucket Pequots look to the Caribbean

15 August 2007

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequots' plans to diversify tribal holdings beyond gaming are coming to fruition with the development of resort-style projects in St. Croix and the Bahamas.

Antigua, Barbuda not on UK white list

13 August 2007

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda is not on the list of foreign remote gambling jurisdictions approved to be white listed by the UK Gambling Commission, released yesterday.

Trinadad, Tobago lottery phased out

13 August 2007

International News Brief: Moves are being made to phase out the Trinidad and Tobago National Lotteries Control Board’s Lottery Classic by as early as October this year, sources in the gaming industry said last week.

Trinidad and Tobago casinos face closure

31 July 2007

International News Brief: Trinidad and Tobago casino workers are blaming their foreign colleagues for bringing the industry back into the Government's focus.

Expert says Antigua unlikely to gain entire $3.4 billion in WTO dispute

25 July 2007

Antigua & Barbuda, which has requested $3.4 billion in compensation from the U.S. after winning a WTO dispute over Internet gambling, most likely will have to settle for a much smaller amount according to John Jackson, an international economics law expert and professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

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