Sat, Dec 26, 2009
The Cordish Companies’ planned slot casino at Arundel Mills Mall cleared its final legal hurdle when the Anne Arundel County Council approved a necessary zoning change. And now David Cordish (l.) says the company may apply to run the casino slated for Baltimore.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
A visit from Chinese President Hu Jintao (l.) caps off a celebration that featured the installation of Fernando Chui as only the second chief executive of Macau under the umbrella of Mainland China. The gaming industry is cited as an important part of the SAR’s economy, but the need to diversify is repeated again and again.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
A recent opinion from Yves Bot (l.), an advisor to the European Court of Justice, may help define a clearer path forward in the ongoing debate on the legitimacy of monopoly operators in the gaming industry.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Boyd Gaming has set its sights on bankrupt Station Casinos and is planning to see through its $2.45 billion bid for the locals casino company. CEO Keith Smith (l.) says a new bank agreement should demonstrate the company’s intent.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Las Vegas Sands’ Sheldon Adelson and Harrah’s Entertainment’s Gary Loveman (l.) sit down last week with reporters for year-end wraps and discussions about their companies.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
It was the worst of times, 2009. Early in the year, most stock prices collapsed and companies spent the rest of the year trying to recover. And 2009 saw the end of trends that had held for a decade.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
In a prepackaged bankruptcy deal, Black Gaming, the principal casino operator in Mesquite, Nevada, (Casablanca Casino Resort at left) will emerge strong and with a better balance sheet.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
President Barack Obama (l.) has signaled his support of efforts within Congress to do something legislatively about a Supreme Court decision that has stopped the putting of land into trust for tribes that were recognized after 1934.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The casino issue is not the only gaming-related business occupying Jamaican lawmakers. An application for an OTB license and suggested amendments to the betting laws have thrown the government-owned horseracing monopoly, the Caymanas Track (l.), into full panic mode.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
Rumors have been circulating for some time regarding Casinos Austria becoming involved in new U.K. casino opportunities. Now, a news item has identified the town of Milton Keynes and its new football stadium (l.) as the site of one possible effort that would involve the international operator.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Kate Spilde, an associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University, on the state of higher education in Indian gaming.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
With the projected opening dates of late 2009 now come and gone, the true opening dates of the two integrated resorts (Genting’s Resorts World at left) in Singapore are more elusive than ever.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
Giant gaming company announces plans to build several non-gaming hotels, including a “Bellagio” in India, with little or no investment, just branding and management contracts.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
A combination of weak economy and strong technology is being blamed / thanked for a reduction in the need for table game inspectors at a major U.K. casino operator.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009
Recent rumblings from the European Court of Justice seem to be hinting at support for a continuation of the gaming monopoly system at the national level, but only if what it considers legitimate reasons exist.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
In the face of a worsening shortage of electricity, the Venezuelan government has announced new steps to stretch what electric power it has while awaiting future results from new investment. Hard hit are casinos and bingo halls (l.).
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Another South African casino license, currently held by the Hemingways Casino (l.), is nearing the end of its validation period. The provincial gaming board is calling for would-be operators to submit their plans for a hotel-casino development project.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Sun International is known for its casino resorts throughout South Africa. The company has now established itself in Nigeria with a hotel and casino, the Federal Palace Hotel (l.), in the heart of that nation’s business district.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
With Tabcorp spending A$575 million on Star City’s renovation and revenue last quarter reportedly up over 11 percent, workers at the casino are feeling left out.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Canadian-Austrian company takes over Calgary casino from Evergreen Gaming Corp. CEOs promise to upgrade once deal goes through in first-quarter 2010.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The last gambling frontier in the Golden State is online poker. The state legislature, prompted by a consortium composed of an Indian gaming tribe and some card clubs, will take up the issue early next year.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Domain-name seizures spurred by attempts to halt online gaming in the state to be considered by high court.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
As the U.S. moves closer to getting new online gaming legislation, one of the premier events of the online industry is preparing to make a comeback.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Racing's historic trifecta, which starts with the Kentucky Derby and ends with the Belmont Stakes, run at New York's Belmont Park (l.), could become a two-race event due to delays appointing an Aqueduct racino operator.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Competing plans for reorganization of Trump Entertainment Resorts will go to bankruptcy court in February; Donald Trump (l., with Pamela Anderson) says Carl Icahn would be “really bad” for his former company.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
A civil lawsuit by onetime surveillance director William Edwards claims he was harassed, unjustly suspended, then fired for alerting authorities about Tropicana's lack of an independent auditor, a role that has been filled by regulator Linda Kassekert (l.)
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Houston-based Nevada Gold is eying 'selected assets' of cruise line with ships in Florida and South Carolina. Employees rail at being laud off without notice.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Proposal, subject to approval by new Republican administration, would use future tax revenues to clean up parts of Atlantic City and improve roadway access to upcoming Boardwalk resort.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
A plan backed by Governor Ted Strickland (l.) that would install slot machines at state racetracks will go before voters next November after opponents blocked efforts to allow them with only a legislative OK.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
After a two-week temporary closure for maintenance and renovations, Herbst Gaming’s Buffalo Bill’s casino in Primm, Nevada (l.) is once again open for business.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Timeshare owners at Planet Hollywood’s new PH Towers by Westgate checked in on December 18, just weeks before the new hotel hybrid hosts its grand opening.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Racinos are apparently not part of the gaming industry envisioned by Governor Deval Patrick (l.), who wants to see three major commercial casino resorts built in the state.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved investor Michael Pegram’s purchase of the Carson Valley Inn (l.), and a Colorado investment company is expected to successfully bid for six Northern Nevada casinos.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Robert Taubman (l.), president and CEO of Taubman Centers, which manages retail centers—including the Crystals at CityCenter—was recently granted a gaming license in Nevada after his company invested in Hard Rock owner Morgans Hotel Groups.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Gaming operators can look forward to more of the same in 2010, if a recent Fitch Ratings Service report is accurate. Fitch predicts that casinos will continue to struggle as customers stay home and spend less.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
More Southern Californians are expected to flock to Las Vegas between Christmas and New Year’s Eve this year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The Fine Point Group, led by Randy Fine (l.), increased the revenues and market share of the bankrupt Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan, during its one-year contract of managing the casino. But it’s leaving at the end of the year and the question is: what comes next?
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Three casino towns in Illinois are batting the reduced revenue now being received from casino taxes because of bad economic times.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Yet another referendum will be put before state voters next year which envisions a casino in Oxford County. Several similar plans have been defeated in the past.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Commercial casino owners grumble that tribes could have an advantage when it comes to slot machines; office of Governor Bob Riley insists Indians, like the Poarch Creeks who operate the Wind Creek Casino, are not exempt from state standards.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Three years ago the Redding Rancheria in Northern California announced ambitious building plans to expand its Win-River Casino. But the credit market has dried up and interests rates or prohibitive, so the plans have been shelved.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Former congressman and convicted felon James A. Traficant (l.) wants to bring an Indian casino to Ohio, a state that has no recognized Indian tribes. But that’s only a minor roadblock to the colorful Traficant.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Kenosha, Wisconsin’s town council voted last week to give the Menominee Nation 15 more months to try to get permission from the federal government to put a casino in the old Dairyland Greyhound Park (l.). The council extended its pact with the tribe, which was first signed five years ago.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The state’s Court of Appeals recently upheld a state ban on video poker machines, except for those on reservations.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Gila River casinos thrive as expansion and new casinos bring more business during an economic downturn.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Aruze Gaming America names another longtime executive of Aristocrat Technologies to a senior-level management post.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Key CityCenter executive Gary Jacobs resigned from MGM Mirage the day before the meta resort’s centerpiece, Aria, celebrated its grand opening.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Tropicana Entertainment has hired marketing czar David Zamarin, formerly of Penn National Gaming, to boost the company’s profile in the midst of its Atlantic City Tropicana purchase.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Gaming Partners International has fulfilled a large order for chips and other table game equipment for the Aria casino at CityCenter.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Slot manufacturer Multimedia Games has been awarded a manufacturer/distributor license by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The new casino at MGM Mirage’s CityCenter resort features the first completely server-based slot floor in the U.S., utilizing IGT’s sbX Experience Management System.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
New Jersey company also operates HVAC at Borgata in Atlantic City and CityCenter in Las Vegas.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Netherlands-based manufacturer Signs4U has been finding a warm reception for its products in Southwestern Europe and North Africa.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The skyscraper Stratosphere in Las Vegas plans a new ride that should attract thrill-seekers from around the world.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Non-union company takes criticism from the largest casino labor union for a variety of dastardly deeds, which would all be forgiven once it agreed to allow its employees to be organized.
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