Spain News - Page 6

The snow has slowed business at bingo halls, but Rank sees its revenue rise.

Fruit machines in Catalan region will warn players, video lottery machines will turn off after 90 mins.

The WPT Spanish Championship will be held on May 19 at the world famous Casino de Barcelona.

The largest-ever Euromillions lottery prize has been won by a ticket purchased in England and in Spain.

International news brief: 25-year-old Spanish woman only learned of her good luck days later after spending the weekend bed-ridden with the flu.

International news brief: The parliament in the Spanish region of Aragon is due to approve a law that would allow the biggest entertainment and leisure complex in Europe to go ahead.

International news brief: A British company plans to transform a remote area of rural Spain into a cross between Las Vegas and Orlando.

I learned many lessons during my very enjoyable and very informative trip to Barcelona for the GPWA Conference at EIG and CAP Euro. As a 3.5 year online gambling conference attending vet, I hope you take my advice into consideration as you can potentially learn great things from me.

International News Brief: A Galway card player has written his name in the poker record books after he cashed out for almost €1 million in a prestigious tournament in Spain.

2006 World Series of Poker Champion Jamie Gold to be the keynote speaker for CAP Euro: Barcelona, upcoming international four-day industry conference.

Cayetano Garcia, at 75 years old, is the oldest person ever to win a major poker tournament in Europe.

Kicking off all-new action in Season VII, World Poker Tour returns to Casino Barcelona next week for the second WPT Spanish Championship.

International News Brief: Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. and Grup Peralada announced today that Casino Barcelona will host its second World Poker Tour event May 21 – 27, 2008.

International News Brief: A huge gambling city which will rival Las Vegas is to be built in the Spanish desert.

International News Brief: Europe is set to get its own version of Las Vegas in a desert region of eastern Spain where developers plan to build 32 hotel-casinos, two theme parks, a racecourse and stadium over the next decade.

International News Brief: Begawin Malta Ltd has announced the launch of Begawin.com, a new online casino and sportsbook aimed at the Spanish market.

BWin's pilot retail project is now being developed in Madrid, Spain, in collaboration with Betbull.

International News Brief: Andy Murray met with ATP officials Wednesday in Madrid to discuss comments he made about gambling in tennis.

Barcelona needs more taxis. End of story. I cannot tell you the number of times I sat in the lobby of The Prestige waiting for a taxi nor can I tell you the number of times I stood outside in the pouring rain with 100+ intoxicated people at 5am waiting for a taxi. This situation is ridiculous! Charge 20 Euros a ride and get rich quick, I don't care, but GET MORE TAXIS!