UK Tidbit -- Kerzner International, which dumped its online gambling venture earlier this year, today announced that it is getting a gambling license and preparing to build a casino in Northampton, England. The company said it is seeking the necessary approvals for the license and will build a 30,000 square-foot casino in the town of 1.3 million.
Breaking Deals -- Poker.com said today that it is discontinuing its contract for master license casino software from Trimon Systems Inc. because the investment was not paying off. The Vancouver-based company said it will now focus primarily on its patent-pending skill poker software.
Legal Stuff -- MGM Mirage, the Las Vegas-based hotel and casino company that also operates an online casino regulated in the Isle of Man, did not file nearly 15,000 anti-money laundering reports with the federal government during a two-year time span. The Associated Press reported today that the Nevada Gaming Control Board does not believe the failure to file the reports means that criminal behavior such as money laundering took place. "The individual responsible for filing these things had gotten himself so far behind that he didn't know how to catch up," said Dennis Neilander, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
New Stuff -- Lycos Gamesville announced the opening of a re-vamped Bingo Zone today. The site, www.bingozone.com, like the rest of Lycos Gamesville, offers free games for cash prizes. Jackpots will be awarded on the new bingo site every 10 minutes. ... Telecommunications company AT&T is soon to introduce a new smart card that can be used for Internet purposes of all kinds, not just telephone calls, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The cards will be branded with the names of different Internet merchants, the company said, and will only be able to be used on those merchants' sites.