US hotel and casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp announced it will buy Peninsula Gaming LLC for $1.45 billion.
The deal will add five casinos to Boyd’s portfolio, including one in Kansas, two in Iowa and two in Louisiana, according to the Associated Press.
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Chelsea won its first-ever Champions League after beating Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Didier Drogba scored the equalising spot-kick to bring Chelsea level on points, 1-1, with Bayern Munich. Bayern’s Thomas Muller scored the opening goal just five minutes earlier.
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The historical Beau Sancy diamond was bought by an anonymous bidder for $9.7 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva on Tuesday.
The Beau Sancy is a 34.98 carat diamond which was passed among the royal families in France, England, Prussia and the Netherlands. It was sold by the Royal House of Prussia, the line of descendants that once ruled Prussia, according to Associated Press.
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Celine Dion has put her private island chateau in Quebec up for sale for $29.5 million, making it one of the top five most expensive properties in Canada.
The 44-year-old diva is selling her French Normandy-style, four-storey chateau in Gagnon complete with furnishings and artwork, according to the Daily Mail.
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A maintenance worker at a UK local council laughed all the way to the bank after he was accidentally paid £20,000 by payroll staff.
The blunder occurred because the handyman has the same name as the CEO, but he’s not about to give back the money anytime soon – he’s skipped the country.
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A rare 1923 Leica camera became the world’s most expensive camera when it sold for €2.16 million at an auction in Vienna last Saturday.
An anonymous bidder won the German camera, which miraculously still works after almost 90 years, the Daily Mail reported.
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A crowd of almost 100,000 avid Manchester City fans gathered in the streets of Manchester to paint the town blue in a victory parade for the new Premier League champions.
And they certainly had cause to celebrate – Manchester City won their first title since 1968 after a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR on Sunday.
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Prince Charles might be set to become the King of Britain, but he played the role of weatherman during a recent visit to BBC Scotland’s head office in Glasgow.
The Prince and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were touring BBC Scotland’s studios to celebrate the station’s 60th anniversary, when they decided to have a go at presenting the weather, according to The Telegraph.
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It might look like a Ferrari and carry a similarly expensive price tag, but this vehicle actually runs on pedals, not an engine.
The “Fahrradi Farfall FFX” is the world’s most expensive bicycle with a price tag of £1.2 million, according to The Sun.
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Rio de Janeiro has surpassed Sydney as the world’s most expensive major city for a hotel stay, according to a recent study.
During the first quarter of 2012, the average cost of a night in the Brazilian city was £192.88, almost 50 per cent more expensive than during the same period last year, according to The Telegraph.
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