Indonesian to buy London casino

Tobacco tycoon from Indonesia called Putera Sampoerna is understood to be behind a company that is buying the Les Ambassadeurs Casino from London Clubs International.
The Les Ambassadeurs Casino is known for the extreme wealth and cosmopolitan nature of its clientele.
Chairman, Michael Beckett from London Clubs said it would use the proceeds of the sale to reduce debt and fund new casino openings across the UK.

New Casino for Scotland

The Thistle Hotel in Glasgow has been granted the permission to convert the largest ballroom in Scotland into a Casino.The Thistle plans to turn part of the ground floor of the building into one of the biggest gaming clubs in the UK. The Thistle Hotel’s ballroom is the largest ballroom in Scotland, and the resultant casino will be two-thirds the size of a football pitch according to reports. The casino will have all the usual gaming tables, such as blackjack, roulette and poker as well as slot machines paying huge jackpots.The refurbishment of the ballroom, which currently has a capacity of 1500, is part of a general refurbishment project for the hotel, which has spent over £1 million already in the past year.

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The Flyde College in Blackpool is the first UK college to take on gambling students, they have built the UKs first mini-casino school in the seaside resort, which it will use to train prospective employees in the future gaming industry in Blackpool.
Blackpool is currently earmarked gain approval from the UK government to build the first Vegas style Super Casino in the UK.
Students attending the Flyde college will be able to learn a variety of new skills suitable for the casino industry, such as being a croupier, operating a blackjack wheel, and running other table games such as Roulette, Poker and blackjack, They can also take courses in casino management, or slot machine engineering. Blackpool Council has drawn up a £2.5 billion regeneration plan, including plans for five new Super Casinos.

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Glasgow enters race for UK Super Casino

Following hot on the heels on Sheffield, Manchester, London and Blackpool, Glasgow enters the race to build a UK Super Casino in the harbour redevelopment scheme, developers are launching a bid for the UK’s first ‘super casino’ license it has now transpired that the city of Glosgow is now the front runner in the race to win the governments approval. According to The Herald newspaper, one of Scotlands leading news papers in Glasgow, the city is understood to have been short listed as a suitable place for the Super Casino. That means the city will now battle against the likes of Blackpool, Manchester and London’s Millennium Dome to win backing from the government for its proposal. Currently, under the Gambling Act 2005, only one Las Vegas style Super Casino is allowed in the UK, along with 8 large casinos and 8 small new casinos. The City Glasgow has entered two bids, one from Glasgow Rangers Football club, and the other one from harbour developers Peel Ports, the two are working in conjunction with American casino operators MGM Mirage. Both bids envisage casinos with thousands of slot machines and hundreds of gaming tables like Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, and so forth.

Gala Group acquire new casino

The Gala Group, one of the UK's biggest casino and bingo hall operators, has acquired the Leo Casino in Liverpool, for tidey sum £14.5 million. The Leo Casino has only been open for the past three years, already has 40,000 members, Gala are planning in keeping its unique name and design and will not convert the Leo Casino to the Gala brand. The Leo Casino was named after the pet dog of previous owner, a Mr Tattinger, of the Tattinger Champagne family, the casino has 22 gaming tables, a restaurant and two bars. Mr Neil Goulden, chief executive of the Gala Group said, "Casinos like the Leo in Liverpool rarely become available, so we are particularly pleased to be able to bring it into the Gala Group".

UK Casino boss stabbed to death

One of Britain's most influential figures in the gaming industry, has been stabbed to death in Leeds.
Barry DeLacy, aged 62, who ran Rubicon Casino now known as Stanley Casino - in Tile Hill, was found stabbed to death at his luxury flat in Leeds on February 9th 2006. A man has been arrested and accused of his murder.
One of his close friends from Coventry today paid tribute to the successful businessman as "a great guy" who was well-known throughout the city

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Sheffield gose to bid for "UK Super Casino"

Recent rumours that Blackpool has been the recipient of favouritism from the Casino Advisory Panel, Sheffield City Council has announced plans to lodge a bid for a ‘super casino to be built in Sheffield. A spokesperson for the council said it would be waiting to receive the government’s guidelines on submitting a bid for the new UK Super Casinos. It is our intention to make a strong case for Sheffield to be considered as a pilot location so that we can gain from the regeneration benefits of such a development.

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Blackpool College takes on gambling students

Do you fancy a career in gambling? Well for the first time in the UK you can learn and get qualified at Blackpool’s Fylde College, this college is now offering courses related to the gambling industry. Students will be able to study for a degree in casino management. Students will also be able to take vocational gambling courses for their GCSE’s – with City and Guilds accredited qualifications. At degree level practical courses like Slot/Fruit machine engineering will also be available.It is no surprise that Blackpool is the focus of this new drive to train and educate people for the gambling industry. Already famous for its bright lights, roulette and blackjack, Blackpool is tipped to become a gambling superpower in the UK in years to come, now that the gambling laws have been reviewed.Recent revelations, which have caused uproar in those councils which were competing for government approval, have led many to believe that Blackpool has been favoured by the advisory body overseeing the selection process. Perhaps this explains the new educational reforms….

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