Casino boss: 10pm curfew will hit night-time industries

Boss of Britain’s biggest casino complex warns 10pm curfew will be ‘disastrous’ for night-time industries By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 The boss of Britain’s biggest casino complex has warned that a 10pm curfew would be ‘disastrous’ for night-time industries.  Simon … Read more

No need for your poker face! Casino dealers will hand out cards face up as part of Covid measures

No need for your poker face! Casino dealers will hand out cards face up as part of new Covid safety measures Government allows casinos to reopen from today with new safety measures Dealers will hand out cards face up to stop players from touching the cards Move said to suit card games like Blackjack and … Read more

Photos of the first adults-only resort and casino in Las Vegas 

The first adults-only resort and casino is due to open in Las Vegas on October 28 – and pictures and renderings show the incredible features visitors over 21 years old can look forward to. Called the Circa Resort and Casino, the 1.25million-square-foot 480ft-high property will boast the world’s biggest sportsbook (betting shop), a gigantic, jaw-dropping … Read more

Pictured: The Circa Resort and Casino, the first adults-only resort and casino in Las Vegas 

The first adults-only resort and casino is due to open in Las Vegas on October 28 – and pictures and renderings show the incredible features visitors over 21 years old can look forward to. Called the Circa Resort and Casino, the 1.25million-square-foot 480ft-high property will boast the world’s biggest sportsbook (betting shop), a gigantic, jaw-dropping … Read more

Outlander’s Sam Heughan fuels James Bond rumours – despite auditioning for Casino Royale

Outlander’s Sam Heughan has fuelled the rumours linking him with the James Bond role. The Scottish actor, 40, auditioned for the iconic role back in 2005 but was beaten by Daniel Craig. Speaking to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on Tuesday’s This Morning, the star said he would love another shot at the ultimate acting … Read more

Saudi Sheikh is locked in a feud with exclusive Mayfair casino over ‘£2 million gambling debt’

Sheikh Salah Hamdan Al Balawi is accused of failing to settle what the Les Ambassadeurs Club, off Park Lane, has claimed is a £2 million debt A Saudi Sheikh estimated to have assets of more than £100 million is locked in a alleged gambling debt dispute with an exclusive London casino which featured in the … Read more

Online casino plied 25-year-old with a £400 booster just hours before he took his own life 

A high-flying engineer killed himself hours after an online casino ‘groomed’ him with £400 in cash bonuses. Gambling addict Chris Bruney, 25, lost a total of £119,000 in the five days before his death, but instead of shutting his account Winner.co.uk plied him with cash bonuses and free bets. His devastated family said they have … Read more

‘Nevada should reopen the Las Vegas strip in mid- to late May,’ casino operator tells governor

Major casino operator says Las Vegas should open by Memorial Day with temperature checks, reduced occupancy, social distancing and no large gatherings Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox called on Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May Maddox urged the governor to reopen the thoroughfare with extensive … Read more

Casino where Wayne Rooney ‘lost £500,000 in a two-hour spree’ is fined £13million

The group which owns the casino where Wayne Rooney is said to have lost £500,000 in a two-hour spree has been handed the biggest fine in British gambling history.  Caesar’s Entertainment, which runs eight UK casinos including at the Playboy Club in Mayfair, will pay £13m for failing to protect customers it designated as VIPs … Read more