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Pinnacle Entertainment opens new casino in The Bahamas

Pinnacle Entertainment recently announced the opening of the first and only casino located on the beautiful island of Great Exuma. The casino is next to the Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma.

Daniel R. Lee, CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment, said that the casino adds an air of excitement to the resort experience on the island. "Guests travel to Great Exuma from around the world and this will create yet another reason for them to visit more often and stay longer."

No more casinos in Malaysia

Operators in Malaysia said that the country would not allow to build any other new casinos, after having received a proposal for a new hall in the northern island of Penang. “Our policy is based on not allowing any other new casinos in the country and not providing any new licenses”, said vice president Najib Razak.

The idea of settling a second casino in Malaysia was suggested last October by Lim Chong Eu, former Prime Minister of Penang, who said this could help the development of tourism industry on the islands.

A gaming channel will be launched

G. Christo, FUN TV director, said that this new channel is going to be accessible for subscribers of SITI Channel and Tricandrum Cable Network. He also mentioned that cable operators from every state are thrilled to get the channel.

The viewers will be able to select films for a day by voting in the programs through phone calls. Games, video on demand, movie on demand, SMS chatting and also lucky contest in which people will be able to participate in live programs to be aired.

Trump is back in business

Trump Entertainment Resorts’ CEO described a renovation plan for their three old casinos. Last week, the executive declared in a press conference in Las Vegas that the company will try to capitalize the different styles of each of them in order to attract a great number of players and bring their trademarks back lo life.

“We all know that Trump casinos have suffered through the years”, said James B. Perry, a veteran gambling executive who became President and CEO of the enterprise last July.

Singapore to build its first casino

Next June Singapore will announce the winner consortium to build the first casino resort in the country, assured the minister of Industry and Commerce, Lim Hng Kiang.

Lim, one of the five ministers who will choose the winner among the four offers presented in March, said the evaluation process to choose the company that will build the casino (probably one of the most expensive in the world) was developing rather well.

AGA would support another online gambling evaluation

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced that it would support the creation of a special commission in the United States congress to evaluate whether Internet gambling should be prohibited or not in the country, according to Frank Fahrenkopf Jr, president and CEO of the Association.

“Many nations, including Great Britain, are in the process of legalizing, regulating and taxing online gaming”, said Fahrenkopf.

FIFA has decided the colors to be used by the teams

The maximum soccer entity has determined the cloth to be worn by the 32 teams that will be playing the first stage in Germany from June 9th. FIFA determined the color for the shorts, shirts and socks for every team.

In most cases the traditional characteristics of the country’s clothes will be respected. For the first game that Argentina will be playing against Netherlands, they will be wearing the usual white and sky blue shirt with black shorts and white socks. Netherlands will be wearing their classic orange shirt.

Yogonet to release gambling directory in August

Yogonet officially announced the release of the Yogonet Directory (first edition), a guide offering addresses and phone numbers of all the companies related to gambling industry in Latin America and Spain. This directory will be freely distributed and sent mainly to gambling executives in America.

The Yogonet Directory will include a complete list of developers, distributors and sales representatives in this industry, all along Latin American countries and Spain.

Gifts for Mother's Day

If you want mom to know how special she is, there’s nothing better than a pair of handmade 12mm dice earrings with Swarovski AB crystals on the sides. Also features various lengths of gold chain dangling three inches. They cost $65 and are available at CasinoCenter.com.

Following the jewelry line, casinocenter.com invites you to give mom a beautiful costume-designed gold-plated bracelet that is a lucky charm at the same time. You can buy it for $45.

Italian ISPs sue government for gambling prohibition

Italian Internet service providers (ISPs) have brought a lawsuit against the government’s new regulations with regards to online gambling, as they would affect services provided to some Internet gaming sites.

As a consequence of this “censorship case”, at first the providers carried out the new regulations, modifying their services in order to avoid that Italians could access prohibited sites. However, ISPs are now raising their voices, as they consider that this law is an act of violence against their companies and their clients’ liberty of action.