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Business: New Hard Rock Casino opens in Tulsa

Leaders of the Native American Cherokee Nation and their business entity, Cherokee Nation Entertainment, have announced a partnership with the executives who run the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino chain to rebrand their current gaming destination from Cherokee Casino to Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa. In a state once known for its “Dust Bowl” years, a name like Hard Rock will help to build its reputation as a gambling mecca. read more

Blotter: Live Casinos and H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus

As anyone who has been following the news knows, the new influenza virus known as the H1N1 virus (or “swine flu”) has been making people sick all over the world.

Business: 888.com sees revenues increase

The European online gambling site 888 Holdings Plc, posted a revenue increase of seven percent during the second quarter of 2009. The company, which owns such sites as online casino 888.com, internet poker room PacificPoker.com and sports gambling site Betmate.com, stated that company revenues reached US$61 million

Business: Trump returns to Atlantic City

Billionaire Andy Beal may have sworn off poker after taking a multi-million dollar beating from The Corporation in 2006, but his recent $100 million bid for three bankrupt Trump Entertainment casinos suggests that the eccentric banker still enjoys big gambles.

Business: Trump returns to Atlantic City

Billionaire Andy Beal may have sworn off poker after taking a multi-million dollar beating from The Corporation in 2006, but his recent $100 million bid for three bankrupt Trump Entertainment casinos suggests that the eccentric banker still enjoys big gambles. This is the second time that Beal has backed a big Donald Trump investment scheme; Trump Entertainment already owes his bank $500 million.

International: Online gaming payment processors faces bank fraud charges

A Canadian man who opened several US-based bank accounts to process online gaming profits for US customers is facing federal bank fraud and money laundering charges.

Business: Playtech reports solid Q2 profit

Several gambling interests are currently reporting their Q2 numbers and, for the most part, those numbers have been holding steady and proving that while the recession has certainly affected the gambling industry, it hasn’t crushed it. Some corporations like Las Vegas Sands Corp. posted disappointing numbers that fell below even economy-adjusted expectations.

BREAKING: Gambling Planet Earns eCOGRA’s Approval

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BREAKING: GamblingPlanet.org online bonuses and information now made available to US customers

The team at GamblingPlanet is pleased to announce that US visitors will now be able to take full advantage of the Internet’s Number One Gambling Portal – GamblingPlanet.org.