November 28th, 2009

Georgia ‘link’ between gambling and drugs

Another story from the BBC:

With just weeks to go until a controversial new law on casinos takes effect in Georgia, health workers in the capital, Tbilisi, say they have uncovered a worrying link between gambling and drug addiction. Tom Esslemont reports.

It’s the middle of the afternoon and Tbilisi’s busiest casino, the Ajara, is already packed with gamblers.

It is full of grizzled chain-smoking men. They sit hunched at tables under gaudy crystal chandeliers chatting over the din of lounge music and the constant whirl of roulette wheels.

Managers at the Ajara say they receive 1,100 clients every day.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 9:43 AM GMT

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November 25th, 2009

Trial told about casino shooting

Another story from the BBC:

A businessman was shot in the head as he walked from a casino to his silver Mercedes, a trial has been told.

Tony Demarco was left with a wound to his head after the incident outside the Gala Maybury Casino in Edinburgh in June of last year.

Four men have gone on trial at the city’s High Court accused of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder, while acting with an un-named accomplice.

They deny all the charges against them, and the trial continues.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 9:43 PM GMT