2006 July - Casino News - Page 6 of 9

Scientific Games (SGMS) gets a contract to supply a new internet system for the the German state lottery of Hessen, Lotterie Treuhandgesellschaft mbH. The new system is expected to be delivered in October 2006....

Deborah K is a 47 year old player from Maryland, US and a big fan of King Neptune's Casino no-download Flash games and her favorite game is Treasure Nile, hoping that one day she will win the big jackpot. ...

The online gambling addict took advantage of his position and stole more than £1 million from his employers. The money were transferred to his bank account and then into his Ladbrokes internet account....

VIP players have been the heart and soul of our business. We owe our success in large part to these high rollers. This summer with the new additions to the VIP program we had the opportunity to give something back....

Playboy's Alta Loma Entertainment talked with the Players Network to create "Playboy's Women of Poker," a multi-part television series that will feature beautiful women competing to become members of Playboy's Poker Team and win all the perks that go along with it....

Since the moth of June was the month with no government-imposed shutdown to worry about, the gaming industry posted record-high revenue. The casinos racked up $428.1 million in revenue....

Thomas Pyplatz, a 57-year-old retired firefighter from Munster, finally cashed his $100,000, won in a free online daily lottery drawing at FreeLotto.com. At first, when he was announced about his fortune, he was skeptical because he recently was the victim of a telephone scam, but FreeLotto.com didnt gave up and continued to contact him. ...

PinnacleSports.com has formed odds on a number of national team members following Beckham as England's captain....

The Northwest Indiana Times reported that players dropped a total of $100 million at the five Northwest Indiana casinos in June, topping last year by 4.7 percent but sliding from $106.3 million in May....

About this experience Mr. Negreanu says "I was basically a young bull. Push, push, push, push, push. That's all I had. I had no texture and no finesse in my game."...