New Licence for Casino Red

Popular online UK Casino CasinoRed.com has announced that it has been granted a license to open its first UK land based casino.

Casino Red Ltd ownens and operates CasinoRed.com and has been given permission to build a casino at the former Princess Cinema site in Northumberland Street in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Casino Red's Nicholas Boyes-Hunter said, "Everyone associated with Casino Red is delighted to now have the opportunity to develop an entertainment venue that the town can enjoy", he went on to say, "the decision means Casino Red will open the doors to its first land-based site within six months, creating over 120 jobs and bringing £10 million worth of investment to the area in the process."


The Macclesfield-based company said that the development would ensure that one of Huddersfield's most loved listed buildings is sympathetically restored to its former glory as the centrepiece of the town’s entertainment scene.

Visitors to the new venue will be welcomed by a reception area from where they can access any of the facilities on offer spread over four floors including gaming, fine dining and live entertainment, this is a great decision and a fantastic result for Huddersfield,” said Jonathan Truelove, Chief Operating Officer of Casino Red.


“Our venue will be a massive addition to the town's entertainment and leisure facilities and will draw visitors from far and wide.


The basement of the casino will house a dedicated poker room, while the ground floor will host the rest of the venue’s gaming activities including blackjack, roulette and electronic machines.


The site’s mezzanine circle will host Scarlet, an 85-seat restaurant and separate circle bar, both with views down onto the ground floor gaming and stage area.


“I believe this is a huge chance to provide the people of Huddersfield with a casino they will be proud of and will quickly be recognised as one of the best in the country.'''' said Dov Haase, General Manager of the new casino.

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Bet365 donation puts Labour in Hot water

The Labour Party found it self in hot water by accepting a donation from online betting company Bet365.com.

According a national newspaper reports, Gordon Brown’s party accepted around £150,000 from Bet365.com despite the Government's recent decisions to repeal its decision on Manchesters super casino plans and announcing a review of online gambling advertising guidelines.

The newspaper claims that the donation featured in the Party’s quarterly figures published by the Electoral Commission and led to opposition charges of hypocrisy over stopping the spread of problem betting.

A senior Conservative Party source said, "It's a bit rich to have Gordon Brown taking the moral high ground over ‘super casinos’ while accepting this six-figure sum from an online betting company".

These same public figures confirmed that Brown's predecessor, left Labour £20 million in debt and the newspaper speculated that it would be difficult for the Prime Minister to fund a snap general election campaign in October without calling on other major individual donors.

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Online Gambling on the Up

Online betting is on the up, this is the news coming from the regulatory body for casinos, bingo, gaming machines and lotteries in the UK, the Gambling Commission, announced this week that more of us are going online to place bets.

The resent findings by the Gambling Commission latest survey carried out last month, June 2007, this resuearch found out that 8.6 percent of UK adults had taken part in at least one form of online gambling during the month of June, a rise of 7.4 percent, with a bet on the National Lottery being one of the most popular forms of internet gambling followed by poker.

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