Fri, May 22, 2009
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement submits a report to the state Casino Control Commission that calls for the denial of approval for a partnership between Pansy Ho (l.) and MGM Mirage for the MGM Grand Macau and other ventures.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The East Coast Gaming Congress focuses on Atlantic City, and the challenges the city faces in the near term to meet increasing competition, while offering cautious optimism on the industry at large.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The parliament of Ukraine has voted to ban all gaming except lotteries and ordered the administration to draw up a plan to remove all gaming from the cities to not yet designated gambling zones, including the Casino Chance in Lviv, Ukraine (l.).
Fri, May 22, 2009
Reform chairman and former PM say Bahamas could reap million if it “regularizes” gaming industry and gives all Bahamians access to casinos, including the spectacular Atlantis on Paradise Island.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Despite contradictory reports about available credit, Seneca Chairman Barry Snyder (l.) says the new resort will help revitalize New York’s Catskill Mountains as a tourist mecca.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Stock sale and private notes raise $2.6 billion, but company might not be in clear yet, as Kirk Kerkorian (l.) yields majority ownership.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The grind of the recession has gotten down to the value of gaming companies and how to determine which companies will likely gain value in upcoming months.
Fri, May 22, 2009
One of the industry’s most fascinating conferences, held just once every three years, will debut this week in Lake Tahoe, featuring a wide variety of subjects and speakers.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Casino association fights efforts to close or move the gambling boats to a different location.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Signs of recovery, a healthy balance sheet make company optimistic about the future.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Croatian authorities are looking for ways to get more money out of gaming operators. A value added tax is being studied as one way to fill the state coffers.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The double whammy of slow economy and slow change has brought to a halt the British betting shop operator's attempt to conquer the Spanish market.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Big changes may be coming to Slovenia's Hit Group, if the rumored choice of a new board chairman is accurate.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Estonian operator Olympic Entertainment Group continues to forge ahead in foreign territories despite the difficult situation at home.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Hungary gets another pair of gaming machine locations as the Gauselmann Group officially announces two new properties there.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Opposition politicians and anti-gaming activists challenge deal that will generate millions in new taxes for Victoria and more table games and expansion for Crown.
Fri, May 22, 2009
New slot machines, non-gaming amenities eyed for the country’s 29 casinos.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Hilton Hotels returns to Panama in a series of joint ventures that will include four hotels and a casino.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Chile's new casinos are attracting large numbers of visitors, but the benefits are being seen more in the amenities than at the tables or slots.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Brazil is attempting to block criminals and tax dodgers who would use winning lottery tickets to hide unreported or ill-gotten gains.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Gaming baron is once again Australia’s richest man after toppling to third place in 2008.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Investigation leaked to the press says two casinos could be throwing millions in revenues away through mismanagement, poor ambiance, lax security.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Bureau of Indian Affairs, federal government must sign off on land-into-trust arrangement for Finger Lakes tribes.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The Thunder Valley hotel and spa addition to the casino in Northern California has been off again, on again, but now it appears to be full speed ahead as the 15-story tower is now rising again.
Fri, May 22, 2009
California’s Butte County has filed an appeal to last month’s federal court ruling that will allow the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria to go forward with its casino project.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Tribe asks court to overturn decision blocking off-reservation casino in Wisconsin
Fri, May 22, 2009
Tribal casinos in Wisconsin are being asked to voluntarily comply with a statewide smoking ban because they can't be forced by law to do so.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The strongest effort yet to expand gaming in the Lone Star state fell short at the end of the legislative session, with only a poker room bill remaining standing, and facing an almost sure veto by Governor Rick Perry even if it passed.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear (l.) and House leaders met last week to discuss a plan that would allow the Bluegrass State’s racetracks add slot machines as a means to keep the venerable industry from failing.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Joining with a minority developer and New York investment firm, the casino giant says it’s ready to “deliver on the still unrealized dream” of Aqueduct.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The Jay Daniel Company was awarded the management contract for Harlow's Casino Resort in Greenville, Mississippi.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Kansas Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate are calling for changes in the state’s gaming law next year that would smooth the path for the four state owned casino resorts to be built, by reducing the minimum investment required and make it financially feasible for the existing three racetracks to add slot machines by cutting the state’s percentage of the take.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Voters in Rhode Island would get to decide whether the state’s two racinos will become Las Vegas style casinos under a bill being discussed in the legislature. The bill would authorize a vote in 2010 to amend the state constitution.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The fact that the Mohegan Sun Casino’s development arm opened a storefront in Palmer, Massachusetts shows that the gaming debate in the Bay State is heating up and that the biggest players possible are taking it seriously.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Arlington Park racetrack could become a racino with up to 1,000 slot machines under an amendment approved last week by an Illinois Senate panel.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Different lawsuits involving purchasers of condo units at the Signature at MGM Grand have resulted in courts being split about whether the dispute will be resolved in front of a jury or an arbitrator.
Fri, May 22, 2009
While proponents for four casino resorts in Ohio’s largest cities are gathering signatures to put the measure on the November ballot, the state’s horse and bar and tavern interests have started to clamor for a piece of the action.
Fri, May 22, 2009
City-led economic development efforts and casino expansion project show promise for struggling city.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Former chief executive Larry Mullin returned full of promise for company in trouble, then departed days later in contract dispute.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The Sands Bethlehem, an ambitious project by Las Vegas Sands Corporation, opened its first phase last week, giving Pennsylvania its eight operating slot venue.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Lobbyists for the state’s horse racing industry testified before state lawmakers in opposition of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s proposal to legalize video poker at licensed liquor establishments across the state.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Trump Entertainment Resorts is reportedly seeking to sell its Marina district property as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, which has the company to which it had planned to sell the casino up in arms.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Recent studies show West Des Moines able to sustain casino, but opposition is strong.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Casino and real estate giant sues, saying NY Times biographer got the first letter wrong in his new book, TrumpNation: Art of the Donald
Fri, May 22, 2009
Las Vegas-based company reports low revenue, needs more time to develop plan that will satisfy bondholders.
Fri, May 22, 2009
With its permanent casino hotel now open, Greektown bids to get the tax rollback promised by Detroit.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Troubled Mesquite, Nevada operator reports ongoing losses and difficulty in lender talks.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Canadian investment company ready to take over Las Vegas casino with former MGM president to run it.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Poker and other skill games played in private settings get a pass in the state Senate.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Senior staff exits as construction slows to a halt.
Fri, May 22, 2009
A veteran of the Atlantic City casino industry has been named the new CEO of Pennsylvania’s Mount Airy Casino Resort, as the casino’s ownership transfers from Louis DeNaples to his daughter.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Connelly, 83, founder of President Casinos, was one of the pioneers of the riverboat gaming industry during the 1990s.
Fri, May 22, 2009
CryptoLogic announced that David Gavagan has been selected to serve as the company's non-executive chairman
Fri, May 22, 2009
The leading slot manufacturer is debuting “sbX,” a limited-scale server-based setup featuring more than 100 game themes from the IGT library.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Paddy Power buys controlling interest in one of Australian largest corporate bookmakers, Sportsbet.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The Spain-based casino operator and slot manufacturer announced that FutureLogic is its preferred global technology partner for ticket-in/ticket-out printers in casino applications.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The leading slot manufacturer’s new game format, which places four video slot reel sets on one game screen, has been approved and released in 38 jurisdictions.
Fri, May 22, 2009
Minor league betting is off on the city’s new team, the Aces.
Fri, May 22, 2009
The prototype Las Vegas entertainer is eulogized at a memorial service in theater where he performed.
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