Oct 17th, 2008 at 3:00PM: The eyes of the world's auto racing fans will be trained on Shanghai this weekend. The Formula 1 race held there is one of the year's hottest tickets. But it won't be the only chance to see fast cars in Asia this fall. In fact, it might not be the best racing event in China. On November 13th, the Macau Grand Prix kicks off for the 55th time. Sure, the top race in the former Portuguese colony will ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Macau Grand Prix Gives Formula 1 a Run for its Money
Oct 17th, 2008 at 3:00PM: The eyes of the world's auto racing fans will be trained on Shanghai this weekend. The Formula 1 race held there is one of the year's hottest tickets. But it won't be the only chance to see fast cars in Asia this fall. In fact, it might not be the best racing event in China. On November 13th, the Macau Grand Prix kicks off for the 55th time. Sure, the top race in the former Portuguese colony will ...The economy hits Las Vegas hard
Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:00AM: When the economy starts to slow down and consumers cut back on spending, one of the first things to suffer is the entertainment budget. This can happen locally, from eating out or watching films out to a broader radius -- involving travel. Traditional travel destinations like Orlando and Las Vegas feel the heat worst. So much of their local economy is based on tourists visiting, spending and ...Cast your bet on next airline to go bankrupt -- need a bookie?
Sep 15th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Irish bookie Paddy Power is now taking bets on when your favorite airline is going to go bankrupt. Yes, with a little clever banking you too can now sell United Airlines short at 20:1 odds and hope that the carrier goes belly up. The top five favorites and odds?
Alitalia: 8:15
Spanair: 9:2
SkyEurope: 5:1
AirBerlin: 5:1
FlyGlobespan: 5:1
Surprisingly all of them are European airlines ...Iranians the biggest gamblers in Asia? What are the odds?
Aug 1st, 2008 at 5:20PM: In the US, gambling online is technically illegal, but that doesn't stop millions of Americans from playing poker and betting on sports over the internet. Some of us are even known to fund our travels that way (allegedly).
It turns out all of us dangerous gambling delinquents have something in common with the Iranians-- we're both fans of non-government-sanctioned internet gambling.
A British ...Photo of the Day- 6/18/08
Jun 18th, 2008 at 10:30AM:
This is an ad campaign that certainly gets ones attention! Particularly, the guy who is riveted. What a juxtaposition of images. Pirano was at the right place at the right time with the right angle in Vienna, Austria.
If you have a shot where you were at the right place at the right angle, send it to us at Gadling's Flickr photo pool. It might be chosen as a Photo of the Day. ...Detroit's new casinos: The MGM Grand
Apr 13th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Most people don't think of Detroit when they think of a tourist destination. The city has suffered considerably in the last century – much of the population has moved into the outlying suburbs, crime has surged and empty buildings dot its cold, Michigan skyline. The last several years have brought significant effort to revitalize the downtown area, however. Led by reconstruction of the ...Foreigner gambling in Atlantic City? Must bring passport
Mar 28th, 2008 at 1:30PM: A friend was telling me last night that her French boyfriend, who lives in New York, got kicked out of the Borgata, a casino in Atlantic City. He wasn't even gambling; he was just there with her. The reason? He didn't bring his passport and his French driver's license was not a sufficient form of ID. Only passports or IDs from the US are accepted.
That is so stupid. It is so easy to get a New ...Airbus to introduce Flying Casino
Feb 15th, 2008 at 9:30AM: I can't believe nobody has thought of this before. The concept of losing all your money before you even get to Vegas will be a hit.
Las Vegas Sands, the casino operator within the United States and Macau, announced earlier this week that it is hoping to launch VIP charter flights between Hong Kong and Las Vegas featuring baccarat tables in Lockheed Martin planes.
Now, AFP reports that Airbus is ...A musuem you can't refuse
Dec 14th, 2007 at 6:35AM: One of my favourite Scorcese movies is Casino.
(It's not as good as Goodfellas, but hey, what is?)
So it's cool to see a new museum being planned in Las Vegas dedicated to the role of the Mob in making Las Vegas what it is today.
I haven't been to Vegas yet, but I wish I'd seen it in the glory days of the Rat Pack and the Tropicana. Once I do get there I might be disappointed with the ...Spain to be home to Europe's largest casino
Dec 10th, 2007 at 1:30PM: Spain's lottery market is one of the largest in the world; it is home to the world's fattest Christmas draw (El Gordo) that amounts to Euro2.20 billion(!), the country has slot-machines in almost every bar, and countless mini-casinos in every city. I don't know what the scene is like in other European countries, but trying your luck at some sort of gambling on a daily basis can totally be ...Top 10 gambling destinations
Dec 5th, 2007 at 6:19PM: I've never been much of a gambler. Maybe it's because I'm cheap and parting with money that I'm probably not going to get back just doesn't seem like a good idea, or maybe it's because I'm not much of a risk taker. Nonetheless, lots of people love to gamble and as long as they're not sending themselves into serious debt, all the power to them. But where does one go to gamble? The casino down the ...Sanford's Grub & Pub - Rapid City, SD
Oct 8th, 2006 at 9:48PM: Once departing Keystone, SD me and my travel pal found ourselves in Rapid City searching for something to do and more so something to eat. I stopped at a Best Western to see what recommendations their front desk staff had and they pointed out Deadwood, but it was in the opposite direction and I'm not a big gambler. I moved onto my second favorite subject: FOOD. "Where's the best place to grab ...Mississippi Gulf Coast Casinos Reopen
Aug 28th, 2006 at 3:24PM: With the Katrina anniversary I find a lot of the focus will probably go towards the damage in New Orleans, but we mustn't forget about the neighboring states that suffered from the storm as well. Alabama, Mississippi, yeah - remember those guys? Some of us do and for casino fanatics that thought their vacations to the Gulf Coast would be forever changed, think again. The Miami Herald has a piece ...
