Las Vegas is not the only city in the world know for its gambling. Here is a list of five sites throughout the world that are home to casinos:
Macau, China - Home to the largest casino in the world, The Venetian.
Monte Carlo, Monaco - Elegance and class, casinos are filled with men in tuxedos and women in full-length dresses.
Lyon, Nice, and Paris, France - France is the home of Roulette.
Venice, Italy - The site of the western world’s first known gaming house.
Baden-Baden, Germany - Is known for its thermal baths and therapeutic healing powers, but is also home to a casino.
From the AP:
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face criminal charges if he doesn’t repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, a prosecutor said Thursday.
“We’re in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we’re considering filing a criminal complaint,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. “He’ll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel.”
The posh Wynn Las Vegas casino alleges in a civil complaint filed Wednesday in Nevada state court that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.
“To date, and despite repeated demands, Barkley has refused to repay the $400,000,” the complaint said.
Barkley is a basketball analyst for Turner Network Television who has made no secret of his gambling over the years.
His agent in New York did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment, and a TNT spokeswoman in Atlanta declined comment.
Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Dorothy Land also declined comment, citing ongoing litigation.
Barkley, 45, played 16 seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He was named MVP in 1993 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star. Barkley also played on the USA Olympic “Dream Team” in 1992 and 1996.
Barkley estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he’d gambled away about $10 million over the years.
“Do I have a gambling problem? Yeah, I do have a gambling problem,” Barkley said. “But I don’t consider it a problem because I can afford to gamble.”
He said he never bet on basketball, and only bet in casinos. He called it a bad habit that he intended to continue.
Gibraltar (PRWEB) January 15, 2008 — Shannon Elizabeth will be flying the flag at the felt for MANSIONPOKER.COM (http://www.mansionpoker.com) in a bid for poker fame and a guaranteed $1,000,000 first prize at the prestigious 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event, scheduled from January 14 to 20, 2008.
On Tuesday, 15 January (Day 1, Flight 2), the Hollywood actress makes her debut in the MANSIONPOKER.COM logo ‘Down Under’ at Crown Casino in Melbourne, where the Southern Hemisphere’s richest Poker event, the Aussie Millions, will be hard fought over five days of tough tournament play.
A popular fixture on the international Poker circuit, Elizabeth first came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.
The Texan beauty has proved that she is more than just a pretty Poker face at the Tables, having showed her Hold’em “cred” on more than one occasion.
Most recently, Elizabeth was seen on the small screen steeling her way through some formidable competition to make the semi-finals of the 2007 NBC National Heads Up Championship, claiming the ’scalps’ of multiple WSOP bracelet winners Barry Greenstein, Jeff Madsen and Humberto Brenes in the process.
Elizabeth joins forces with MANSIONPOKER.COM to lead Team MANSION’s fighting shot at earning the 2008 Aussie Millions Championship trophy, the dollars and the glory.
Online qualifier grass3 from Cheshire, England, is Team MANSION’s unknown ‘arsenal’, having bagged a satellite seat to represent MANSIONPOKER.COM via his win in their Aussie Millions New Player Freeroll.
The Brit e-Poker newcomer is set to enter the field of over 800 runners expected to pony up for the $10,500 entry No Limit Texas Hold’em Championship event.
He’ll be looking to the pros Elizabeth and Goodwin for guidance and tips on tackling the game’s big guns, no doubt with equal ambition to take out the big money prize and the title.
Having found some early form ‘Down Under’, catching a 10th place cash finish in the Aussie Millions $1,100 Limit Hold’em tournament (Event # 4), Goodwin was unable to take today in the Main Event, and was eliminated just after the dinner break.
Now that Goodwin’s not involved in his own bid for Championship victory, expect to find him “sweating” his MANSIONPOKER.COM team mates from the rails, steering the way in true ‘Mr Cool’ style.
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NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that the November concert line-up for the resort’s Avalon Theatre will include performances by country superstar Clint Black, British Invasion veterans Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, pop diva Taylor Dayne and TV icon Regis Philbin.
The October 2007 performance schedule for the Avalon Theatre is as follows:
Clint Black
Thursday, November 1
Showtime: 8:30pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Tickets start at $25
With more than 100 songs written, recorded and released, award-winning singer and songwriter Clint Black takes the stage with hits like “Killin’ Time,” “Put Yourself in My Shoes,” “A Better Man,” “Spend My Time” and “The Strong One.”
Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
Friday, November 2
Saturday, November 3
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $20
As part of the British Invasion of the 1960s, Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone sold over 50 million albums. They take the stage with hits like “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am,” “I’m Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World).”
Taylor Dayne
Friday, November 9
Saturday, November 10
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $20
Pop diva Taylor Dayne takes the stage with hits like “Tell It to My Heart,” “Prove Your Love,” “With Every Beat of My Heart,” “I’ll Be Your Shelter,” “Don’t Rush Me” and “Love Will Lead You Back.”
Regis Philbin
Friday, November 16
Saturday, November 17
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $45
Television’s favourite co-host on Live! With Regis & Kelly, former host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and cultural icon Regis Philbin takes the stage to charm audience with his wit and a few songs.
Tickets to the November shows will be available beginning at noon on Wednesday, August 8, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-877-833-3110 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets are also available by visiting the Fallsview Casino Resort box office in person.
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