Fri, Oct 30, 2009
An independent government commission has released a 630-page draft report on gambling in Australia. Although the final report awaits hearings and submissions by interested parties, one recommendation has already found its way into anti-gaming legislation sponsored by anti-gaming Senator Nick Xenophon (l.).
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Doubts about the recovery of Las Vegas, renewed Macau visa restrictions, pessimism from Steve Wynn (l.) and disappointing earnings last week sent gaming stocks lower, and even companies that are privately owned took a hit as the depth of the gaming recession continues to increase.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Station Casinos may not be convinced that Boyd Gaming’s offer to buy its assets is sincere, but company CEO Keith Smith (l.) says its intention is genuine.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A planned IPO may not raise enough money for Las Vegas Sands to re-start the two stalled developments on Macau’s Cotai Strip (l.), so other loans are being considered by the company.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The submissions have begun for 29 projects in Uruguay that will have developers building hotels with casinos, the gaming elements of which are be leased to and run by the government.
Sun, Nov 01, 2009
Buying gaming stocks for the long term seemed like a good idea until the sector imploded earlier this year. While they may rebound, it could take years and then investors are only even. Is there a better strategy?
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A bill legalizing online gambling could conceivably raise as much as $42 billion to help fund health care reform, according to supporters, including Rep. Jim McDermott.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Along with the daughter of the Angloan president, Stanley Ho has taken hold of the most important gaming concessions in the African country, expanding his worldwide holdings, including Portugal’s Casino do Estoril (l.)
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Ten years after the opening of the permanent Harrah’s New Orleans (l.), the property is just starting to perform as it was envisioned in the go-go ‘90s.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Governor exasperated as lawmakers continue haggling over a compromise bill that would add table games to Pennsylvania’s slot-only casinos.
Sat, Oct 31, 2009
This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Roger Thomas, the executive vice president of design for Wynn Design and Development, on his role in the design of Encore Las Vegas and his upcoming Sarno Award for Lifetime Achievement to be presented to him at G2E later this month.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The operator of the Foxwoods Resort Casino and the MGM Grand Foxwoods (l.) casino in Connecticut has gotten a forbearance agreement from its creditors, giving in until January to try to restructure its more than $2 billion debt.
Sat, Nov 07, 2009
Meeting with President Barack Obama and his administration fulfills a pledge made during the campaign, and the Embassy of Tribal Nations (l.) debuts, as well.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Competitors of Galaxy Entertainment have raised questions about the transfer of land from the Macau government to the company to complete its casino resort (l.). They want to know how it was done and if the price was right.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
First Steve Wynn and now MGM’s Grant Bowie says the re-imposed visa restrictions on visits to Macau from mainland China are just a bump in the road and to be expected when operating in that environment. Both agree that the industry is strong and vibrant.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Poland is taking steps to eliminate the nation’s street slot market (l.) and allow gaming machines only in licensed casinos. The move—which must have casino operators in neighboring Germany turning green with envy—also seeks to raise gaming taxes and block online gaming.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The U.K. casino industry is continuing along the path of image transformation, with former gambling dens becoming casual entertainment facilities. Family-owned A&S Leisure is refurbishing one of its provincial casinos presumably with just that in mind.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Italy has chugged along for years with its four licensed casinos while outside developers sought a way in to the market. Now the Italian tourism minister wants to see more casinos, especially in the south.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Stung by the economy and a smoking ban, Groupe Partouche saw 2009 first-half revenues fall by 10.8 percent. To gain some breathing room, the company sought and reached an agreement with its lenders.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
When legislation is not properly formulated, stopping an activity like gaming can be like cutting off the head of the hydra. Russia appears to be learning this lesson the slow way.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Conservative MPP says a no-compete process could result in a waste of taxpayer money. But Ontario government has just a few months to decide on a location for the original casino (l.), which leases space.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Jamaican Parliament is still waiting to see the bill that will create the island nation’s legal casino industry.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Sun International enjoys monopoly licenses in some of South Africa’s best jurisdictions. Competitor Gold Reef Resorts wants the government to make the privilege more expensive in one jurisdiction.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The state of Kentucky is battling internet gaming web sites over their operations within state borders. The state Supreme Court is expected to decide whether Kentucky can seize offshore domain names in its fight against online gambling.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Next week’s Ohio election will determine whether voters will buck a long tradition of turning down gaming initiatives and support four casino resorts in the state’s largest cities. So far proponents of Issue 3 have outspent the opposition six to one, but the election still looks close.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The former chairman of Trump Entertainment and his company's investors are in court to determine who will run three Atlantic City casinos. Now a bankruptcy judge wants details of their financial investments in the distressed company.
Sat, Oct 31, 2009
In the New Jersey gubernatorial race, the incumbent, Jon Corzine, and his leading opponent, Chris Christie (l.), are on record pledging to fight slots at the racetrack. It's just what Atlantic City wants to hear.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Lawmakers canceled an October meeting to consider a deal with the tribe, and a November special session seems unlikely. Now the issue could drag on into 2010.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Rhode Island slot hall Twin Rivers (l.) says millions in annual dog racing costs helped force it into bankruptcy. Greyhound wagers have dropped from $150M in 1990 to $13M in 2008.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A year after the credit collapse shut down almost all casino projects, including theirs, Pinnacle Entertainment told the Louisiana Gaming Board last week that it expects to be able to raise the financing to go forward with its Baton Rouge riverboat casino.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
There are over a dozen bills that would expand gaming in Massachusetts, but legislative leaders predict that by January there will be only one. But which one? Hearings have begun and the leaders don’t want to be rushed to create a good bill.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Because of a budget meltdown, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (l.) is looking at possibly generating some money with a casino downtown. As one of the aldermen said recently, "If those folks are gonna lose their money, they might as well lose it in Chicago.”
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Kansas board tasked with deciding to move forward proposals to build state-owned casino resorts in two of the state’s gaming zones, is hearing reports on the possible economic benefits of each.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Buffalo company says it can edge other bidders for Aqueduct racino in New York City, because it already went through the full vetting process in 2008
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A judge has agreed to remove a stay and proceed with a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump in 2004 against a former protégé, Richard Fields (l.), who helped develop the Seminole Hard Rock casinos in Florida.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Borgata in Atlantic City is instituting the year’s second midweek shutdown of rooms at its Water Club annex hotel due to sagging business.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Representative from Full House Poker, a charitable gaming operator, are in discussions with the town of Delmar, Delaware, for implementation of possible events.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Christian Coalition of Alabama has called for a statewide vote to settle once and for all whether electronic bingo planned for a new resort is legal.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The bankruptcy process trudges on as Judge A. Jay Cristol toured the Fontainebleau site, rejected subcontractors’ attempts to move the case to Las Vegas and received a report from examiner Jeff Truitt on the sale process.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
As Iowa legislators try to close the budget gap, many are considering the legalization of video gaming machines at adult establishments. The Racing and Gaming Commission is also planning to offer another gaming license.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Nevada commissioners recently approved a gaming license for former Tropicana owner William Yung’s new company, LV Casino LLC. The company will run the Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino in northern Nevada.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Crystals (l.), CityCenter’s retail and entertainment district, recently joined the Aria hotel tower , convention center and theater and the Vdara Hotel & Spa in reaching LEED gold certification.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
With cut-rate fares and targeted ad campaign, Atlantic City seeks new gaming customers.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul (l.) says state should shut down illegal Seminole games; tribal attorney says the games are still legal under federal law.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Fond du Lac Indians of Minnesota are countering suing the city of Duluth to recover $75 million that the tribe says it has mistakenly paid the city over the years as part of a revenue-sharing agreement with its Fond-Du-Luth casino (l.).
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Sensing a change in policy at the Department of the Interior the Michigan Hannahville Indian Community has reapplied to put land into trust in the town of Romulus. This off-reservation proposal violates current department policy, but the tribe hopes that the Obama Administration may change that and Governor Jennifer Granholm (l.) has not indicated her position.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Christmas has come early to two California Indian gaming tribes who are shopping for 400 new slot machines apiece now that the courts have said that they state can no longer them fight them on the issue off how many slot machines are allowed in the state. Harrah’s Rincon (l.) is one of them.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
An Indian tribe in California’s Mendocino County has begun moving earth in anticipation of being able to build a small casino in the spring. All the Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians need now is financing.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
In the dying days of the Bush Administration the Bureau of Indian Affairs denied the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin permission to put land into federal trust for its proposed Beloit Casino. The tribe is appealing the decision to a federal appeals court next month.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
With the horseracing industry struggling to stay afloat, the Choctaw Nation has decided to close its Blue Ribbon Downs track when the season ends November 28.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
An employee of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe’s gaming arm, the Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise, will not be able to present his case against tribal Chairman Michael Selvage Sr. to the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. The commission has ruled that it has no jurisdiction in the case, as it is between two tribal members.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
While the Fort Sill Apache claim they are well within their rights to conduct paper bingo games on their New Mexico land, the state is arguing against them—and now the case is before the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Chickasaw subsidiary Global Gaming LSP LLC has once again attempted to purchase the Lone Star Park racetrack, after the first auction was ruled unfair by a bankruptcy judge.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Unlike most casinos, even most Indian casinos, Oklahoma’s Indian casinos keep close to the vest the percentage of payback that you will get if you play their slot machines. In fact, it’s a state secret.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
While many casinos are struggling just to survive in the tough economic climate, the Menominee Casino Resort in Wisconsin is expanding with a new gaming floor, additional hotel rooms, and conference and entertainment centers.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Former Gaylord Opryland Training Manager Justin Atkins has been selected to oversee employee training at Pala Casino Spa & Resort as the property’s new team member development manager.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
With more than 20 years of marketing experience for some of the gaming industry’s top companies, including Bally Technologies and Harrah’s Entertainment, Nancy Ziolkowski is now joining the team at Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Just one year after joining Shuffle Master’s board of directors, Bill Warner is leaving the company to focus on his gaming consulting company, Warner Gaming LLC.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
International Game Technology has outlined its package of server-based products and applications to be implemented in CityCenter’s Aria casino.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A software developer is offering free copies of its tutorial software designed to better understand the possibilities of Gaming Standards Association protocols.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
A federal circuit court upheld a lower court decision that Bally’s wheel game and iVIEW interactive screen do not infringe on IGT patents.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
JCM Global announced new supply contracts for Ameristar Casinos and the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Miami’s new Magic City Casino has selected FutureLogic’s GEN2 as its printer of choice for ticket-in/ticket-out applications on slot machines.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Atronic Systems will provide a suite of solutions for three casinos in Greece, owned by Theros International Gaming and Vivere Entertainment Group.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
It’s a battle between rival Indian casinos in neighboring states, as one group of casinos invites customers to come play in “real casinos,” instead of in bingo halls.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Morocco's King Mohammed VI (l.) invests in a Macau casino project that can’t miss—but does.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Drop the “skill” designation and online poker may have a better chance at legalization, say an editor with an online poker publication.
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