Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Pending approval from a bankruptcy court judge, real estate titan Donald Trump is set to reacquire his three Atlantic City casinos. Bondholders and shareholders are furious; under the plan as envisioned by Trump and a lending partner, they will walk away with nothing
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Macau gambling legend 87-year-old Stanley Ho went under the knife last week in Hong Kong. His company, SJM, would give no more details other than he emerged from surgery in “satisfactory” condition.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
With one of the smallest market shares in Macau, but one of the most spectacular casinos, MGM Mirage Chairman Jim Murren (l.) says the company plans to make changes in management and marketing to increase business.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Seattle developer sees potential for mega-tourism and gaming in developing countries; Jim Alekson will start with half a dozen gaming licenses in Central American country of Guatemala, one possibly near the Mayan ruins of Tikal (l.).
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A ballot initiative that would authorize four regional casino resorts in Ohio’s largest cities, including Cincinnati (l.), is headed for the November 3 ballot. The Supreme Court rejected challenges to the signature gathering-process last week.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Earnings reports by three American companies involved in Macau reveal weakness in almost all segments of their business operations, yet the response from investors was varied when it came to the stock prices. Go figure!?
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Internal political efforts to strip Goa of its offshore casino industry are continuing and picking up momentum. Each week brings fresh charges of shenanigans by the party in power. Now, even the onshore casinos are beginning to catch some of the flak.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez introduces legislation to license and regulate online poker sites. The bill is similar to one introduced in the House by Rep. Barney Frank.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Huron Band of Michigan has opened its FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek after a 15-month construction period and the Cherokee Nation debuts its Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Tulsa.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Behind-the-scene deal is struck so that the Baltimore Entertainment Corp. can get more and better-located land close to the city’s sports facilities, including M&T Bank Stadium (l.).
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Fernando Chui, the new leader of Macau, is expected to make nice to the Chinese government when he takes office in December, thereby easing some of the restrictions on the SAR’s gaming industry.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A job fair held last week draws thousands of people vying to become employed at one of Singapore’s two casinos slated to open next year.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Northern Marianas has hit a number of obstacles on the way to becoming a casino destination. A shifting of U.S. military personnel could offer new incentive to finally get it done.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The 16 jurisdictions that won casino licenses in the U.K. casino liberalization process a while back are moving forward with their individual plans at various speeds. In the northeastern town of Hull, the council could be ready to accept bids by the end of the year.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A lottery game in Italy is offering huge jackpots and attracting a lot of players. Now some are worried that the game could destroy competing companies.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The movement to modernize betting on sports in Argentina has obtained an important ally. The union that represents workers in gaming and entertainment-related industries has added its voice to those calling for an overhaul of the current product.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
After 40 years, the specter of stateside gaming competition may force the government of the Bahamas to reevaluate its ban on gambling by its own people.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The movement to modernize betting on sports in Argentina has obtained an important ally. The union that represents workers in gaming and entertainment-related industries has added its voice to those calling for an overhaul of the current product.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Mexican legislature has continually tried and failed to create a new framework for conducting gaming. The head of the committee charged with creating the latest attempt thinks this is the year it will finally happen.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Club Casino S.A. is about to open one of the largest casinos in Latin America. The project has suffered delays but is finally approaching an opening date.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
One of the innovators of televised poker, WPT Enterprises and CEO Steve Lipscomb (l.) sells assets and is leaving poker business to a company that will focus on online poker.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Online operators based in the U.K. are looking to leave the country to find jurisdictions with more favorable tax structures as the “white list” remains frozen.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Online operators jockey for position as country looks to open market and address E.U. monopoly violations.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Although online casinos are technically illegal in South Africa, offshore providers are seeing an increase in action in the country.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Online operator 888 said it is close to finalizing an acquisition funded by improved performance at its casino, bingo and sports betting websites.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
SportingBet sells Italian business after liberalized online regulations in the country fail to get implemented.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
New York’s Governor David Paterson has a “don’t-ask, don’t-tell” policy about pending bids for a racino at “Big A.” But details are slowly becoming public
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Boyd Gaming announced last week that the Chapter 11 filing from Station Casinos did not diminish its interest in acquiring properties owned by the rival locals casino operator, including Aliante Station (l).
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Though the company’s earnings have fallen, insiders and bystanders are more interested in the development of CityCenter.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Nevada Supreme Court ordered a new trial on punitive damages awarded to a man detained by security at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas because of attorney misconduct.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A payment from Michael Ensign to the family of a woman with whom his son, Nevada Senator John Ensign had an affair, could disrupt the senior Ensign's efforts to bring a casino to Kansas.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Lake Tahoe resort’s owners have hired a Las Vegas firm to aid in the sale of the storied property, once owned by Frank Sinatra.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A new study from Ball State University, which examined employment and salaries in West Virginia, claims to find that low-paying jobs in racinos depress salaries in surrounding areas.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Gaming regulators are paying closer attention to claims by Terrance Watanabe that employees at Harrah's Entertainment fed him alcohol and pills to keep him at the table as he ran up millions of dollars in gambling debts.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Las Vegas gaming company’s bankruptcy filing may have unintended consequences, as Culinary Union officials look to see if the time is right to organize Station’s properties.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
One of the men who promoted the initiative that made Detroit, Michigan’s three casinos possible has entered the arena to bid on the bankrupt Greektown Casino for $450 million. His competition is Merrill Lynch, which heads a consortium of creditors also wanting to run the now profitable property.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Northern California city of Richmond is divided over a proposed $1.5 billion mega-casino and development that is proposed for an old Navy fueling station at Point Molate. But that’s in the past. Quite literally since all of the comments published in a just released EIR are four years old.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The economy, the credit crunch, and the bankruptcy of Station Casinos might have something to do with it—but Senator Byron Dorgan blames delays in the casino desired by the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in Central California on the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the now gone Bush administration.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering putting land into federal trust for the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians that would isolate three communities that are part of the Southern California town of San Jacinto. Members of these communities are fighting this.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The first sporting event ever hosted by the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa at its “The Show” theater was first class all the way, with every seat packed.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Tigua Indians of El Paso has tried to keep its Standing Rock casino open since 1993, but each time a federal judge has ordered it closed. It’s happened again.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Indian gaming profits in Arizona are down for two quarters in a row. No surprise there. However, Arizona racetracks say the state could be getting more money than it gets from Indian gaming by legalizing racinos.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A coalition of 18 environmental groups has banded together to resist a casino resort proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs for the environmentally sensitive Columbia Gorge.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
National Indian Gaming Association has issued a call to arms to member tribes to resist the National Indian Gaming Commission’s intention of issuing new Class III regulations that would expand its umbrella over collateral activities
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The former president of the Four Queens, Atlantis Atlantic City and Elsinore Corporation was considered a pioneer in the gaming industry, as the first female chief executive of a major casino corporation.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
New regulator in place to oversee bingo halls, Class II gaming and reduce the impact of illegal gaming.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
New Chief Financial Officer Linster Fox rounds out the latest round of hiring in the management division of Shuffle Master.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Bureau of Indian Affairs Assistant-Secretary Larry Echo Hawk has selected three new staff members to assist him.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The company has selected Bepi Mottes to lead development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
A prominent law firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of IGT investors, claiming the company made false statements about its financial prospects related to server-based gaming.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Emeril Lagasse eatery in the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is a smash hit, thanks in part to Floss Barber’s design. (At left, Floss Barber, Bob DeSalvio, Emeril Lagasse at Sands Bethlehem Casino )
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The longtime lottery system and ticket supplier will create the system for Delaware’s sports books, including a central network and wagering terminals to be placed at the racinos.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The U.K.’s Inspired Gaming Group installed custom-built electronic roulette machines at London’s exclusive Aspinalls casino.
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers has entered into a strategic partnership with the organizer of the South American Gaming Suppliers Exhibition under which AGEM will be one of the show’s sponsors.
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