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April 12th, 2010

From gambling fame to murder charge

Another story from the BBC:

BBC News

More than 12 years after the disappearance of his American wife, poker champion Marcus Bebb-Jones is a step closer to being extradited from the UK to face trial in the US for her murder.

The case has seen a number of bizarre twists that have yet to be explained.

These include Mr Bebb-Jones going on a Las Vegas "playboy weekend", partially funded by his wife’s credit cards, then shooting himself in the head in a failed suicide attempt - all in the immediate aftermath of her disappearance.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 4:43 PM BST

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April 1st, 2010

All bets off at Sinatra’s casino

Another story from the BBC:

The roulette wheel has stopped spinning and there is no more blackjack at Frank Sinatra’s former casino.

Plunging numbers of gamblers mean operations have been halted at the Cal Neva Lodge, one of Nevada’s most fashionable casinos in the early 1960s.

The venue was once popular with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, before the rise of the Las Vegas Strip.

Its owner hopes to reopen, but analysts fear the landmark attraction has seen the last throw of the dice.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 2:43 PM BST

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March 28th, 2010

Gunmen hold up ‘Swiss Las Vegas’

Another story from the BBC:

Masked men have stormed a packed casino near the Swiss border city of Basel, making off with hundreds of thousands of francs (dollars), prosecutors say.

About 10 raiders pulled up at the Grand Casino in two cars just after 0400 (0200 GMT) and smashed their way in, brandishing machine-guns and pistols.

The French-speaking gang ordered the 600 guests and employees to the floor while they emptied registers.

The Grand Casino describes itself as the "Swiss Las Vegas" on its website.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 4:43 PM BST

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March 24th, 2010

UK hip hop champions take on Las Vegas

Another story from the BBC:

The World Hip Hop Dance Championships are in Las Vegas in July, and a crew from Birmingham has won the chance to compete against more than 1,500 dancers from 35 countries to be crowned as the best in the world.

Smash Bro’z are the UK Hip Hop Champions - they are now busy busking to raise the money to be able to make the trip. BBC Midlands correspondent Claire Marshall went to meet them.

Six members of Smash Bro’z are warming up in a light, airy dance studio, the tower blocks of central Birmingham dominating the view through the window.

Dressed in baggy tracksuit bottoms, oversized T-shirts and baseball boots, they sit on the floor or stand in front of the mirrored wall, taking care to slowly stretch out each muscle and sinew.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 1:43 PM GMT

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February 28th, 2010