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The only car ever owned by the late Pope John Paul II who died in April has been sold at an auction in Las Vegas.
The light blue 1975 Ford Escort was bought by a Houston lawyer and car collector for $690,000 (£340,000).
John Paul is the only pope to have owned a vehicle during his papacy, said auction house Kruse International.
The pontiff clocked 96,560km (60,000 miles) on trips to the mountains for hiking and meditating before asking Kruse to sell it for charity in 1996.
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A Teesside town is bidding to become the home of the UK’s only, world-class £150m “super casino.”
The Las Vegas-style gambling venue, which has been earmarked for Middlehaven docklands in Middlesbrough, could create 2,000 new jobs.
The campaign is being launched by Mayor Ray Mallon and Tees Valley Regeneration who want the public to back the bid.
Mr Mallon said the casino, which would also boast a music arena, would put the town on the map.
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MGM Mirage, the world’s second-biggest casino operator, reported a 27 per cent drop in third-quarter profit to $93.2 million (£53 million). The Las Vegas-based firm attributed the decline to the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the sale of a casino in Australia.
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Birmingham City Football Club has unveiled its plans for a new state-of-the art arena and sporting village alongside a super-casino.
The football club and casino developers hope to build the new arena in Saltley as there is no room to expand the existing St Andrew’s football ground.
The consortium need the casino’s financial input if the £200m complex is to get the go-ahead.
But it faces a rival bid to build a casino in the region from the NEC.
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A new multi million pound leisure casino will be officially opened in North Yorkshire’s Scarborough resort.
The facility is the first in the UK since deregulation and is one of only eight in the country which are privately owned.
The seaside project took three years to complete and has cost £7m. It hosts 11 gaming tables, a restaurant and bars.
Built on the site of the former Royal Opera House, it will employ more than 100 people.
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A LANDMARK ruling on whether poker is a game of skill or merely luck will decide the future of the growing number of gaming clubs across the country.
If poker is deemed to be one of skill, as are chess and bridge, it can remain available to players in members’ clubs. But if it is seen as one of chance, as are roulette and blackjack, it will legally be played only in licensed casinos. A year-long investigation into Gutshot, a prominent London club, by the Gambling Commission and the Metropolitan Police’s clubs and vice unit, has resulted in two charges relating to breaches of the 1968 Gaming Act, including taking a levy from the stakes or winnings of players.
Derek Kelly, the owner of the Gutshot club, which claims to have 12,000 members, admits hosting poker games since January 2004. But he argues that the tournaments are merely the activities of a private club whose members engage in a game of skill. Highbury Corner magistrates are this week looking at the strict regulations that govern the organisation of poker games in clubs and casinos.
Mr Kelly argues that as a non-profit-making members’ club, Gutshot is simply providing a service to its members and that any money made is returned to the committee, which, in turn, gives it to the members at its discretion. He also believes that poker is a game of skill, where a talented player can overcome the luck element inherent in the majority of card games.
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Another story from the BBC:
Actor and comedian Tony Slattery has joined the cast of ITV1 soap Coronation Street to play a bookmaker.
Slattery, 46, who is best known for appearing on improvisational comedy panel show Who’s Line Is It Anyway, is to film his first scenes this week.
Slattery’s character will employ Carol Baldwin, the ex-wife of factory boss Danny Baldwin, who he will later date.
A spokeswoman said he would be seen on screen in December. "We are delighted Tony is joining the Street," she added.
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PARTYGAMING, the London-listed owner of PartyPoker, the world’s largest internet poker site, hinted at acquisitions yesterday after it unveiled a sharp rise in revenues.
The group, which last month saw more than £2 billion wiped off its market value after warning of slowing growth rates, posted a 32 per cent rise in revenues to $220 million (£125 million).
It also pledged that it “remains comfortable” with market expectations for this year.
Shares in the group, which have more than halved in value since its float in June, gained 10 per cent — making it the biggest riser in the FTSE 100 — as investors regained confidence in the battered internet gaming sector.
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Proposals to create a regional casino at a holiday resort where a big fire damaged part of its landmark pier have been revealed.
Southend Pier was badly damaged on 9 October and there are fears delays in its restoration could have an effect on the Essex town’s tourist industry.
Regeneration company Renaissance Southend revealed plans to bring £200m in investment and 1,000 jobs by 2020.
Part of the proposal is a large conference, hotel and casino complex.
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The demand for internet gambling has continued to drive growth at the UK’s biggest online gaming firm Partygaming.
There had been concerns that earnings would slip after Partygaming stopped letting players from rival websites gamble at its poker card tables.
Partygaming warned that growth could be less than many analysts had predicted.
Instead, the exclusive website helped lift growth and the firm said revenues rose 32% to $220m (£124m) in the three months to 30 September from a year ago.
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