The Stardust, which turned 48 in July, will close in November, becoming the largest casino on the Strip to close in more than a decade.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, which is the majority owner of Grand Victoria Casino & Hotel in Rising Sun will put on the market the 201-room hotel and casino in September, according to general manager Steven Jimenez. He also said that the 1,100 employees have already been notified.

This weekend there were rumors about the company being interested in buying two big British casino operators that are in the process of merging. They were studying a proposal to buy Stanley Leisure, an organization which is negotiating to purchase London Clubs International.

The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort will open on Thursday, August 31. General Manager, Joe Massa, announced the opening in a press conference at the Casino on Monday, July 31, showing the television ads to the press.

Operadores globales de casinos incluyendo a Las Vegas Sands Corp. y Harrah’s Entertainment estarían negociando con el gobierno japonés para operar el primer casino desde el año 2010, afirmaron fuentes de ese país.

After three days, Atlantic City casinos reopened on Saturday. The New Jersey budget crisis was solved and Governor Jon Corzine signed an order to end the state government shutdown, giving casinos permission to open at 7 a.m.

The cow entered the Cintruénigo Casino when the San Juan Festival was taking place. The horned cow entered the casino premises and hit the woman in the buttock. The casino was in the running way, and in the confusion the cow made a bad turn.

The Board of Directors of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. approved an increment in the budget of the casino resort the company is building in St. Louis, Missouri. Pinnacle decided to add a nightclub, parking and site improvements and retail stores.

The Isle of Capri Casino in Grand Bahama will close a year from now, as announced by the company’s corporate office in Biloxi, Mississippi. “The purpose of terminating operations is to allow the company to focus on its core properties in the United States”

The International Poker Tournament took place in Punta del Este at the Conrad Resort & Casino and was a big success. Inscriptions were record-breakers (303 players) and the first place winner took home almost 250,000 dollars.

Players from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay participated in the tournament. Fernando Albuquerque (BRA), Eugenio Carmo (BRA) and Rodrigo Vásques (CHI), who are now able to play at the WSoP 2006 at Las Vegas, won the first three places.