Archive for the ‘Gambling industry’ Category

  • United Kingdom gambling industry

    Thursday, May 6th, 2010

    Traditionally, bookmakers have been located at the racecourse, but improved TV coverage and modernisation of the law have allowed betting in shops and casinos in most countries. In the UK, on-track bookies still mark up the odds on boards beside the race course and use tic-tac or mobile telephones to communicate the odds between their [...]

  • Gambling increase at Louisiana casinos

    Thursday, November 19th, 2009

    Louisiana casinos have joined the likes of other top gambling destinations by experiencing a revenue decrease in October over the previous year. The news was not all bad, however, with revenue increasing from september to October. In October, revenue at Louisiana casinos was up 2.7 percent compared to September. The actual figure of $193 million [...]

  • Gambling revenues slow down in Nevada

    Sunday, October 11th, 2009

    In august the revenue from Nevada casinos was  $847 million, 9.3% smaller compared with same month last year. Nevada Gaming Control Board declared a 11% smaller revenue for July and August compared with the last year. “We have less visitors coming, but the customers that are coming, their spending is off substantially,” said Frank Streshley, [...]