Stardust Resort and Casino in Las Vegas will close on November 1st, according to reports.

The casino originally opened on July 2nd 1958 and is one of the oldest on Las Vegas strip.

Boyd Gaming announced the forthcoming closure along with plans for its $4 billion Echelon project.

The Stardust site is scheduled for demolition at the beginning of 2007 and the Echelon Resort is scheduled for a 2010 opening.

It will be comprised of four hotels including one 2,600 room tower, a 140,000 square foot casino and 25 restaurants and bars.

The site for the UK’s first super casino is still in the balance, according to the government’s advisory panel.

The Casino Advisory Panel has refuted rumours that the Millennium Dome in east London has already been assigned the casino.

Chairman of the group, Professor Stephen Crow, told a public hearing in to the location of the new enterprise that the Greenwich site was not a done deal.

“We have made no such decision – in fact, we have made no decision at all until we have considered everything”, he said.

John Prescott’s recent stay at the ranch of Philip Anschutz, the man behind the Dome bid, was also dismissed as a factor of importance by Professor Crow.

Sites at Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield are also vying to become Britain’s first unlimited jackpot casino.

Earlier this summer, AEG began building the shell of the Dome casino in readiness for the announcement in December.

The firm claimed that it would be too costly to wait for the decision to be made.

InterCasino has launched the latest installment of its Big Summer Promotion, with players competing for lucrative cash prizes.

Week six of the promotion is based around a Big Cash Giveaway theme and prizes are suitably impressive.

One player will walk away with a $200 prize, while four $100 bonuses are also up for grabs.

The runners-up will also leave satisfied, with six contestants set to rake in a not-unwelcome $50 and $20 available for five more lucky players.

The competition is already under way, having kicked off on Friday August 25th, but all bets are on until the close on Thursday August 31st at 23:59 EST.

Players that have missed out on this week’s promotion needn’t worry, however, as there is still the Grand Prize Draw up for grabs.

The winner will receive a laptop, complete with laptop and broadband access for a year, as well as $500 in their InterCasion account.

To take part, players can participate in any game in the casino, excluding the Millionaire’s Club Slot.

InterCasino customers looking for excitement should try this month’s $5,000 20-Line Slots’ Tournament.

Players who wish to try their hand at the quick fire tournament can pay just a $5 entry fee for a chance to win the massive pot.

All entry fees are automatically deducted from a customer’s Ecash account and players can join at any time during the month by clicking on game menu, tournaments and then selecting 20-Line Slots.

Upon joining, each player is presented with $1,000 worth of chips and given oen hour and a half to play slots with the goal being to increase your profit to the largest possible amount.

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The on-off saga of Louisiana’s proposed casino boat has finally come to an end with the announcement that the development will now go ahead.

After weeks of negotiations, parishioners in St Mary’s district, Louisiana, have given their approval for a casino boat to be relocated in the area.

The boat, which was originally located at a New Orleans berth, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. As a result, town officials suggested the casino boat could be relocated to a berth on the eastern side of the city at Bayou Boeuf in Amelia.

And following weeks of wrangling, state gaming officials have now given the go-ahead after a local vote saw 65 per cent of residents approve the move.

The newly named Belle of Amelia (formally the Belle of New Orleans) managed to convince 5,163 local residents in the voting process – it is expected to bring jobs and revenue to the area.

A new $350 million casino resort will be built in Louisiana by Pinnacle Entertainment.

The new casino resort will replace the Harrah’s Lake Charles site which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Named Sugarcane Bay, the new resort will include 400 guest rooms and will complement the existing L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino property which is located next door.

It aims to incorporate an idyllic island feel with a distinct blend of Caribbean cool and southern Bayou hospitality.

There will also be a single-level riverboat casino outside of the hotel which will house over 1,500 slot machines, a dedicated poker room and a variety of table games.

Construction on the resort is scheduled to begin in 2007.

The biggest winner at this year’s Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge II in Cushing, Oklahoma was a local man.

Despite players rushing from all across the county to participate the plaudits went to Bob Coates from none other than Cushing, Oklahoma.

Mr Coates won $35,000 at the Cherokee Casino after competing in a $550 No-Limit Hold’em game and winning out over 203 other opponents with a total prize pool amounting to $93,355.

He told the Cushing Daily Citizen: “That was the most tired I’ve ever been after playing poker.”

The biggest win by a local man up until this point had been just $1,800. Mr Coates has only been playing poker for a few years but began to take part in smaller tournaments when he discovered his aptitude for the game.

Although stating poorly in the tournament, Mr Coates capitalized on a strategic hand to beat some top poker players.

Star of the US TV series The Apprentice, Donald Trump, may be set to build a new casino in Diamondhead, Mississippi.

Diamondhead Casinos has agreed a preliminary deal with Trump Entertainment Resorts (TER) to build a complex spanning a 40-acre space.

Deborah Vitale, Diamondhead chairman, told Reuters: “We believe a partnership with Trump Entertainment Resorts for this venture adds up to an ideal combination because of their experience, the value of the Trump brand, the location of our site on Interstate 10 and the vitality of the Gulf Coast market.

“We have the land, the location and the desire to pursue a master plan for the entire tract that should not only enhance long term shareholder value, but which should significantly enhance the surrounding economy.”

Builders have begun work on the new Michigan casino facilities.

The new casino is scheduled for completion in 2008 and will include a hotel complete with 400 rooms, car parking space for 3,100 vehicles and around 25,000 square feet of gaming floor.

Greektown Casino complex in Detroit will also include a 1,500 seat entertainment theatre, a spa and a restaurant.

Aaron Payment, the casino owner, is the chairperson of the Sault Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

He said: “We celebrate more jobs and revenues for Detroit and our state, the start of a magnificent new resort destination in the heart of Detroit, and additional resources to support programs and services for members of the Sault Tribe.”

The jackpot on offer on InterCasino’s Millionaires Club progressive slot has soared above the £3 million mark.

The popular Millionaires Club nine line bonus slot game is growing by more than $35,000 a day and had rocketed to $3,043,035 by the last day of May this year.

Created by software development company CryptoLogic, the Millionaires Club 9 line slot has now surpassed all previous online jackpot records and players from all over the world are vying to become instant millionaires each day.

InterCasino manager Ryan Hartley said: “The Millionaires Club 9 line jackpot is the most popular online casino jackpot we have ever seen on the internet.”

Last year Richard H. won $1,067,836,00 on the Millionaires Club slot and the winner of this year’s prize will be the biggest online gaming jackpot winner ever.

InterCasino celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and is one of the largest and most popular online casinos in the world.