Africa News - Page 11

International News Brief: The doors of Uganda’s new Casino Grande at Crested Towers are still closed almost a year after its promoters applied for a license.

International News Brief: A man and his partner are suing GrandWest Casino and Federal Gaming for R1,2-million in damages after he was allegedly assaulted and held at gunpoint by security officials last year.

International News Brief: There is a good chance that laws to ban online gambling will be unenforceable as the new National Gambling Bill goes before parliamentary committees for debate.

International News Brief: Grandwest Casino will honour jackpot payouts totalling R355 970 to six punters following Monday's computer glitch on some of the casino's slot machines.

International News Brief: Six punters say they have been cheated out of their casino winnings after GrandWest in Goodwood refused to pay their jackpots immediately.

International News Brief: The construction of a multi-million rand casino resort in Klerksdorp in the North West is expected to boost the local economy by creating job opportunities.

nternational News Brief: In a landmark verdict for the horseracing and betting industry, a Pretoria High Court judge has ruled that bookmakers may not take bets which in any way whatsoever are linked to tote dividends and results.

International News Brief: Former Mpumalanga Gaming Board chief executive Barry Mashigo is scheduled to appear in the White River magistrate's court on fraud charges on Tuesday after allegedly masterminding a consultancy fee scam.

The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa has granted the Gauteng Gambling Board leave to appeal the October 20, 2003 judgment ordering the award of the casino license to Silverstar.

International News Brief: A man was killed and another critically injured in a fight at a video lounge at Caesars Gauteng, police said.

International News Brief: Gold Reef Casino Resorts says it expects to report materially higher annual earnings.

International News Brief: A Durban couple's good fortune at a local casino turned into a nightmare yesterday when they were robbed at gunpoint by three armed men outside their beachfront flat.

nternational News Brief: The current outbreak of equine influenza in the Western Cape was not expected to greatly affect South Africa's multi-billion rand horse-racing industry, because punters would continue to bet.

International News Brief: A South African magistrate's court has been commended for convicting 16 women caught gambling with child-grant money.

The Gauteng Gambling Board has served notice of motion to petition the South African Supreme Court of Appeal for a further appeal against the judgment of awarding the Johannesburg casino license to Silverstar Development.

International News Brief: Research conducted by the National Responsible Gambling Programme , a public-private partnership of government and the gambling industry, found that just 5% of those with easy access to commercial gambling facilities gambled too much.

International News Brief: A new casino is on the cards for Bloemfontein, with the Free State Gambling and Racing Board expected to announce next week the relocation of the casino licence to the city.

International News Brief: A man is claiming more than R40 million from GrandWest casino he says he won on a gambling machine.

International News Brief: A man left his 14-year-old mentally handicapped son in a car under dangerously hot conditions while he went to a casino.

News Brief: Legislation aimed at revamping the way gambling is regulated in South Africa was approved in the national assembly on Tuesday.