It has been revealed today, that an Australian man has filed a law suit against Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Harry Kakayas, who was diagnosed as a “classic pathological gambler”, has accused the casino of negligence, suggesting that the casino took advantage of his gambling problem and did not restrict him from ‘racking up’ large amounts of debt.

Mr Kakavas is suing Crown Casino for $35-million saying “I shouldn’t have been allowed to gamble there because Crown’s management knew of my addiction.”

As well as suing Crown Casino, the law suit details Crown Casino chief executive Rowen Craigie, and its chief operating officer John Williams, as co-defendants.

According to reports Mr Kakayas told the court how he borrowed large sums of money from friends and family including $50,000 from his parents, all while hiding his gambling problem.
The suit also includes $20million in losses which Kakayas believes he is entitled to, due to the Casino not addressing his gambling addiction.

Like most casinos Crown promote responsible gambling at its establishment, and ensure it customers well-being is a top priority.

Unfortunately though a statement was not provided by Crown Casino or its executives, as the case is on-going and continues tomorrow.

While it is said that many people turn to gaming during financial uncertainty, it is not always the case as Australian casino and poker companies are finding.

A new survey report by Roy Morgan Research showed that there has been a decline in the amount of Australians gambling over the last 7 years.

Now this could be looked at both ways, either players are not playing as much at casino, and playing more online due to the cost of going out to a casino, or more people are simply being prudent with their spending.

Casino and Poker machine providers are finding that business is slowing and there is less demand for their goods.

The report supports the industries findings. Stating that since 2002the number of Australian’s gambling has decreased from 72% to 65%.

However it has to be said despite the number of people playing going down, Australian casinos have been doing relatively well for the last few years with many of their ‘high rollers’ coming from Asia.

Mobile Online Gaming is not a new concept, however it has been getting a lot of coverage latterly as more and more online gaming operators expand into the market.

With the online gambling market becoming more saturated by the day it was inevitable that it would diversify and move into another sector. Many online casinos and poker rooms have made the move and found it to be quite successful.

Industry analyst believes it to be a growth area with a lot of potential, and one that will soon ‘boom’. Although games such as roulette and video poker are available on the format many mobile gamblers believe the market to be underdeveloped.

Despite this it is widely accepted that mobile online gambling, will soon rival online gambling, with some industry analysts suggesting it could be worth some $20billion as soon as next year.

One of the latest online gaming operators to join the mobile gaming sector was Gone Bingo, one of the UK’s most popular online bingo operators.

3.6 is the percentage drop in revenue the US gambling industry experienced for the first 11 months of 2008, and to help keep customers spending, casino cut costs in various ways, from reduced room rates to suspended construction.

MGM Mirage Inc. is one of the big four in the US who has managed to save money by either laying off staff of changing plans. For example they save $200 million by cancelling 200 condominiums at the Harmon hotel & Spa, topping the hotel at 25 stories instead of the planned 47.

MGM did also say with their CityCenter development being delayed, they expected to hire or re-hire 3,200 of the staff layoffs since 2007 as they would need 12,000.

The Las Vegas Sands, the first US company to open in Macau when the market opened there, is also penny pinching. It has suspended construction on two of its sites in Macau, while it tries to raise funds. According to sand it needs $1.9 billion.

All the cuts seem to be working however as one Las Vegas reported room occupation at 90 percent daily.

The average Las Vegas room rent used to be around $108 a night, now though they can be found online as part of package deals for a low a $25 a night.

American celebrity Paris Hilton has confessed her love for casino gambling. In a visit to Atlantic City with her boyfriend Benji Madden, Paris confessed her love for a good old spin on the Roulette or and few rounds of poker.

The pair played a few hands of Poker before posing for the camera in the Casino. The madden brother then DJ’ed at the Casino.

“I only got to play for 45 minutes so not as long as I usually do in Vegas but I had a good time. I love to gamble,” she says of her time at the poker tables with Benji, who whispered hints in her ear as she played.

“I love being around a lot of people. There’s always great restaurants and it’s fun. I like Atlantic City – it’s kind of like Las Vegas for New York.”

Paris joins ever growing group of famous Americans who love to gamble. Presidential candidate, John McCain was this week found to be a casino fan and apparently visits once a month. Casino’s are extremely popular in America far more than they are over her in the UK. However there are plans for super casino’s to be built in Britain.

Currently there are only a handful of decent sized Casinos in the UK. One of the most popular would have to be the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, which is currently holding the WSOPE event.

The number of US and UK Casinos are rapidly increasing with more construction project being planned every year.

Talks are being held regarding the proposed construction of a new casino resort in Boston USA. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe are hoping to build a $1 Billion gambling resort in the region of Middleboro. However the organization must seek state and federal permission from the governor of the region before plans can go ahead. The tribe are hoping to construct the area’s first Las Vegas style casino with lavish interior, poker tables and a variety of slot machines.

If the project is not approved the tribe will go ahead with building a smaller scale casino with only bingo and slot machines. UK online casinos cannot compete with the atmosphere in real land based casino’s however many attract players with handsome sign up bonuses and extra promotions. There are two types of casino players.

Those looking for a bit of fun now and then and those who go to only win money. Online casino are great places to visit if you want to just win money. But if your looking for a night out with mates land based casinos are the perfect way to enjoy your evening.

Las Vegas style casino’s are popping up all over the US but will they ever reach the UK? Plans are already in place for huge super casino’s in Manchester!

The Crown casino group are looking to invest in further Casino projects to  expand their business. The company who own the Las Vegas Crown casino have already cut back on some investments of $118 million, after falling profits. However they have announced that they still are looking for attractive business propositions.

The Crown group the were planning on building a Crown Casino complex in Las Vegas however with drew the plans due to cost. The current economic downturn has resulted in several large gaming businesses stalling proposed construction projects. Don Barden announced that he could not afford to continue funding a casino project in Pittsburgh forcing him to look for new investment.

Crown chief executive Rowen Craigie said, “I think in the current environment everyone is more cautious about investments,” he said. “If and when a compelling opportunity came up in the US local space, where we think we’re well suited, we’d have a look at that, but we’d be looking for a majority interest and control role.”

Casinos around the world are feeling the effects of the economic recession with many reporting a reduction is profits for the second quarterly year. Even the gambling capital of the world has been hit by the slump, with many of the major casino’s reporting a decrease in revenue.

Groups such as MGM, Wynn and Boyd have all seen profits slump in their Vegas casino’s but those with businesses in Chinese gambling resort of Macau have seen improved revenue. Overall, MGM earned $113 million for the second quarter. While this was down from the $360 million they made in last year’s second quarter.

Many casino bosses are claiming they have not been largely effected by the economic slump but the figure show that it is testing times for the gambling industry. The gambling group Boyd has had to put on hold the construction of new hotel complex, Echelon. Casino giants Las Vegas Sands also reported being in the red, however profits were made after the opening of the Venetian Macau.

This financial quarter has been one of the toughest in years for casinos but they seem to be holding out well. Difficult times are ahead, but as ever Las Vegas should pull through it.

Online casino operator wild jack has added a new video poker games to its growing site. The game called Jacks or Better Level Up poker has been introduced for users to try out. Based on normal video poker games, Jacks or Better Level up allows players to skip a level of the game to progress in the game even if the player was to lose.

David Brickman, the Jackpot Factory’s Vice President of Player Affairs, said “Jacks or Better is a classic video poker game and a favourite among Wild Jack players — this new Level-Up variation is sure to please. Wild Jack features over 50 different video poker games, and the launch of this new game strengthens its position as the leading poker and table games casino.”

Wild jack is a casino who offer a huge variety of games, promotions and features for users to enjoy. New players will receive a 100% math up on first deposits and a 10% match up on every deposit thereafter! The game graphics are also one of the highlights of the site so make sure you check them out! Wild card also offer a mobile casino service so you can play your favourite games on your mobile!

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One of the UK’s largest online gambling casinos provider, 888.com, has announced that their operating profits for this years second quarter has increased by up to 36%.

This is largely down to growth in the online casino and bingo brands sites of their organization. The major areas of increased profitability came from the groups flagship casino site and is evidence of the ever growing online casino industry. Revenue increased by 27% to £35 million.

888 is now one of the leading online gaming cooperations and provides all forms of online gaming for their users to enjoy. The casino site is well respected and attracts thousands of players every week. With over 214,000 active accounts 888 understand the industry and provide the best online gaming services. 888, as well as other market leaders are currently in negotiations with authorities in the US, trying to resolve the issue of allowing American gamers to play on UK and other European sites. Since the banning of all online gambling in the US, several players have instead moved to play at foreign sites.

The Gibraltar based companies mission statement is, to become the largest online gaming company. With profit increase such as this 888 are certainly heading in the right direction to complete this statement. As uk online casinos go, they don’t get much bigger and better than 888.com.