US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain

US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain slid after its US suitor backed away from a bid. The betting giant had … Read more

Rival Navalny claims theatre, casino and strip club inside Putin’s £1billion palace

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested on his return to Russia last weekend, has claimed a strip club, casino and a theatre are among a series of luxurious rooms inside President Putin’s £1billion ‘palace’.  Navalny claims to be in possession of leaked floor plans of Putin’s lavish property on Russia’s southern Black Sea coast … Read more

Ladbrokes shares soar on US casino giant MGM Resorts’ £8bn bid

Ladbrokes shares soar on £8bn bid: Swoop by US casino giant MGM Resorts is snubbed as investors bet on higher offer By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 4 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes’s owner surged after it revealed it had received an £8.1billion takeover … Read more

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

Chicago mobster Frank Cullotta, inspiration for the film Casino, dies of coronavirus aged 81

An infamous Chicago-born mobster whose exploits in Las Vegas in the 1970s inspired the film Casino has died of coronavirus and other complications, aged 81. Frank Cullotta in his later years gloried in his past, running his own YouTube channel and organizing both a ‘Vegas Mob Tour’ and a Casino Tour, reveling in the 1995 … 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

Famous London casino The Ritz Club will not reopen after lockdown leaving members ‘devastated’ 

Famous London casino The Ritz Club which opened in 1998 and hosted celebrities including Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Bill Clinton will not reopen after lockdown leaving members ‘devastated’ The club in Mayfair closed just before the UK went into lockdown in March Today The Ritz Club announced that it will remain permanently closed   Casino … Read more