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May 17- New Jersey announced another step on Friday that will bring it closer to launching online gambling, with plans to publish proposed regulations for Internet wagering on June 3.
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DUBAI, May 5- Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the tourism minister said on Sunday. "Bikinis are welcome in Egypt and booze is still being served," Zaazou, speaking in English, told a news conference during a visit to the United Arab Emirates.
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JAY, N.Y., May 5- Rebecca Hoskins poked through the debris in her flood-wrecked house: a TV here, a light fixture there.
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JAY, N.Y., May 5- Rebecca Hoskins poked through the debris in her flood-wrecked house: a TV here, a light fixture there.
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DUBAI, May 4- Dubai aims to treble its annual income from tourism to 300 billion dirhams by 2020, which would involve doubling the number of its hotel rooms, a senior official said. Most decisions to build hotels would not be made by the Dubai government but by private companies.
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The federal government's recent position that states are free to offer Internet gambling may lead states to turn to the Web as a new source of tax revenue.
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French people consistently rank among Europe's most dissatisfied in surveys, despite having a higher quality of life. Researchers are trying to figure out why. The Christian Science Monitor reports.
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M&C, with 100 hotels globally, on Thursday said trading in Asia, where it makes 40 percent of its revenue, had suffered from slower growth in China, falling tourist numbers in South Korea and a host of problems in its biggest market, Singapore.
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HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming destination, rose 13.2 percent in April year-on-year, buoyed by strong demand from wealthy Chinese punters. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.
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HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming destination, rose 13.2 percent in April year-on-year, buoyed by strong demand from wealthy Chinese punters. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.
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HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gambling destination, rose 13.2 percent to 28.3 billion patacas in April, according to government data. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal. Full-year gambling revenue hit $38 billion last year.
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A group of 10 lawyers and academics with experience in prior liability cases met in Indianapolis in mid-April to discuss whether a lawsuit claiming online gaming further promotes gambling addiction has a shot at winning.
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CHICAGO, May 1- The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would bring much-need revenue to the cash-strapped state by expanding gambling and giving Chicago its first casino. Ahead of the vote, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reiterated his vow to use casino revenue to aid Chicago's financially strapped public school system.
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Nevada has become the first state to legalize online poker play for residents of legal age. Many other states will follow suit if sites such as UltimatePoker.com prove successful.
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*Greece sells controlling stake in gambling firm OPAP. ATHENS, May 1- Greece has secured the first of the privatisation deals required under its international bailout, with the sale of its 33 percent stake in betting firm OPAP to a Greek-Czech investment fund.
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*Greece sells controlling stake in gambling firm OPAP. ATHENS, May 1- Greece has secured the first of the privatisation deals required under its international bailout, with the sale of its 33 percent stake in betting firm OPAP to a Greek-Czech investment fund.
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JAKARTA, May 1- Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals in March rose 10.13 percent from a year ago, statistics bureau data showed on Wednesday.
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April 30- Already home to the Las Vegas strip with its casinos and high-stakes games, Nevada on Tuesday became the first state where residents can legally play poker online for money. Station Casinos went live with UltimatePoker.com after Nevada legalized online poker in February.
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*Consumer spending up 1.3 pct m/m, down 0.4 pct q/q. *Spending up on energy, food, down on clothes. PARIS, April 30- French consumer spending rebounded in March, largely thanks to increased household heating to combat unusually cold weather, but it was not enough to stop a quarter-on-quarter decline.
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*Consumer spending up 1.3 pct m/m, down 0.4 pct q/q. PARIS, April 30- French consumer spending rebounded in March, largely thanks to increased household heating to combat unusually cold weather, but it was not enough to stop a quarter-on-quarter decline.
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MADRID, April 30- An avante-garde restaurant run by three brothers in north-east Spain hopes that being crowned the world's best restaurant will boost food tourism in recession-bound Spain.
