Sat, Sep 03, 2011
A deadly fire in a Monterey casino kills 52 people. Several arrests are made in an attempt to “scare” the casino owners. Then corruption probes have been launched that have closed more than half a dozen Mexican casinos from coast to coast. What will this mean for Mexican gaming?
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Two “new” casinos open last week and a major expansion is announced for a third. While it may not signal a rebound for a slumping gaming industry, the new Four Winds Hartford Casino in Michigan, the reopening of the completely revamped Plaza Casino Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas (l.) and a huge addition to the Seminole tribe’s Hard Rock Tampa could demonstrate that better times are coming.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
New York’s Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (l.) says gaming should expand in the state, but only outside the five boroughs of New York City.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
First approved in 1988, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act could be amended if some powerful members of Congress have their way. Indian Country will resist but the Carcieri “fix” may require it. Senator John McCain (l.) wants to put an end to “reservation shopping.”
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
This year, the third time that lawmakers in Massachusetts have tried to pass and get Governor Deval Patrick (l.) to sign, a gaming expansion bill, may be the year that all the pieces come together, political observers predict.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The most comprehensive explanation why Full Tilt Poker has been unable to repay the deposits of its players since the April 15 Black Friday indictments was released last week. Full Tilt points fingers at everyone else.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The battle for Austria’s casino licenses is attracting some big regional players. From neighboring Switzerland, the winner of the Zurich license, Swiss Casinos, has declared interest, and an Austrian-German collaboration between supplier-operator Gauselmann and car parts king Frank Stronach (l.), supposedly one of the richest people in Austria is taking the field.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Melco’s acquisition of the majority stake in the Studio City Macao project last June was thrown into disarray by a government official who claimed none of the officially submitted plans had ever included a casino. Melco Co-Chairman Lawrence Ho (l.) is confident that situation will be resolved.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Former two-term Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, senior vice president of communications and government relations for Caesars Entertainment Corporation of Las Vegas, will receive the American Gaming Association’s 2011 lifetime achievement award for gaming communications. The award will be presented on October 5 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas during the Global Gaming Expo.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Back from holiday, ready to tackle the real world, gaming stocks are exhibiting the same uncertainty that surrounds the overall economy. What do you do?
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features the first of a series of interviews leading up to October’s G2E, with Dick Haddrill, the CEO of Bally Technologies on what his company is going to be exhibiting at the big trade show.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Reflecting the booming gaming industry in Macau, the public companies operating there last week reported record revenues and profits for the second quarter. While all properties excelled, Galaxy Macau (l.), had a strong opening month.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Taiwan appears to be going off-road on its way to a future with integrated resorts. Recent media reports point to some tension between the ministry charged with designing the sector and the commercial firm it hired to help with the task.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The gaming subsidiaries of multinational Genting Berhad delivered mixed results in the first quarter of 2011. The steady success story of the Singapore integrated resort Resorts World Sentosa (l.) was marred by the good fortune experienced by premium players. That setback was countered however by the opposite result at the Malaysia resort.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The European Casino Association reports the receipt of 271 amendments by those at the E.U. working with the report titled “Online gambling in the Internal Market.” The sheer number of amendments points to the interest and difficulty in arriving at a workable, E.U.-wide resolution to the online gaming issue.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
SkyCity Entertainment Group still intends to redevelop its casino property in Adelaide, South Australia—if it makes sense as an investment. The message from SkyCity CEO Nigel Morrison followed media speculation and comments from South Australia Treasurer Jack Snelling, which seemed to cast doubt on the project.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence has partnered with Athabasca University to educate and train the future leaders of the casino industry.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Facebook has reversed its 2009 ban on online gambling. The new guidelines allow gambling advertising but require it to be targeted at users only in those jurisdictions which allow such activities.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Following a thorough audit and review, online poker and sportbook company Betclic has received accreditation by eCOGRA.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Online casino group Bwin.party is looking for U.S.-based partners to establish an early foothold ahead of the expected legalization of online gaming.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The Digital Gaming & Lottery Policy Summit will draw regulators, policymakers, gambling operators, lotteries and technology providers to Washington, D.C., December 5-6, to discuss how policy changes in the United States could result in the regulation of new forms of electronic, interactive gambling.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
A Bloomberg report analyzing MGM Resorts International sees trouble ahead for the operator as the economy slows. The company’s debt and dependence on an improving market could spell trouble.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The much-anticipated Hurricane Irene that blew through Atlantic City last weekend caused little property damage but inflicted major damage to casino revenue. As the 11 casinos have now reopened, operators are hoping to make up for it in the remaining weeks of summer. Resorts Atlantic City (l.) was the first to close and the first to re-open.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Tutor Perini, the building contractor behind the flawed Harmon hotel in Las Vegas, wants Clark County officials to keep MGM from imploding the tower.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (l.) is about to get the gaming expansion bill delivered to his desk—and will have to decide whether to veto or sign it.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Approval of private testing of new slot machines and gaming systems will streamline the approval process for new games in Nevada.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission is not planning to consider reversing the state’s recent 5 percent casino tax decrease, at least not before April 2012. However, members will hold public hearings in October about changing two current rules that could generate more revenue without affecting casinos.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Nearly two-thirds, or 63 percent, of 660 respondents to a recent Rochester Business Journal poll favor legalizing private, non-Native American casino gambling in New York. The state currently allows five Indian-operated casinos upstate and eight racinos.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
More than 2,300 cubic yards of concrete recently were poured for Isle of Capri’s new casino in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. By law, the gaming floor must “float” in a basin of water at least two feet deep.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Vera Coking’s house (l.), which was once the center of an eminent domain dispute involving Atlantic City casino mogul Donald Trump, is now up for sale. . owners struggle to retain ownership in the face of casino expansion offers a long and colorful history.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
St. Louis-based Isle of Capri Casinos recently extended the purchase agreement for the sale of Rhythm City casino in Davenport, Iowa, with Illinois-based MSEG, which also plans to develop a downtown casino complex. The Davenport City Council approved a development agreement last November, requiring MSEG to invest a minimum of $75 million to build a 30,000 square foot casino and a minimum 75-room hotel.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Some Florida lawmakers are demanding the shutdown of the unregulated gaming halls, which are springing up throughout the state. Others are investing in them.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Dubuque, Iowa-based Peninsula Gaming, owner of Louisiana’s Evangeline Downs (l.), recently was named to Inc. magazine’s fifth annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies established by independent entrepreneurs. Peninsula also ranks among the fastest growing companies in Iowa, with a three-year sales growth of 25 percent.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The Nevada Gaming Control Board got no push-back last week at a meeting to discuss giving 75 percent of unclaimed casino vouchers to the state.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
High-flying junket took Miami officials to Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore and Resorts World Genting in Malaysia.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
A recent Espinosa Paz concert filled 2,600 rooms at Buffalo Bill’s, a Primm Valley casino. The gaming company is now actively targeting the once under-appreciated demographic.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Caesars Entertainment’s ACCC has received the Certificate of Environmental Stewardship for its green efforts. The company’s CodeGreen sustainability initiative focuses on environmental conservation and community outreach.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Miko Beasley Denson (l.) mistakenly claimed the tribe’s $18 million construction debt has been “paid in full,” new outside auditors have been hired, the FBI raided in July and now three top officers have left. Denson will face Phyliss Anderson—again—in an election for chief on September 6.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The city on the border between New York and Canada is struggling due to the suspension of casino payments from the Seneca tribe for its Casino Niagara, and an unsupportive state government.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The 10th United States Circuit Appeals Court in Denver recently determined that the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma does not have the right to build a casino on a tract of land that it abandoned when it moved to Oklahoma more than 130 years ago. The tribe previously declared 20 non-Native American owners as tribal members and leased the land back from them.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (l.) continues to insist that one casino per tribe is enough. He opposes the attempt by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to build a casino at a now defunct racetrack in Muskegon.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Horseshoe Casino Cleveland has begun to fill out executive positions on its management staff, starting with GM Marcus Glover (l.).
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
StylGame has named DeAnna Franklin (l.) managing director of sales and development for the North American region, and Steven Kraus as director of marketing and communications.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
IGT Chief Technology Officer Chris Satchell has joined the board of directors of internet and mobile-game developer Rivet Games.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City has announced the appointment of Michael Rodriguez to senior vice president of finance/chief financial officer. Rodriguez, who began his career at Tropicana, has now come full circle to take over the financial reins of his first casino.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Steven Jacobs, former head of Sands China, says he was fired last year because he is an ethical man.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
The fixed-odds sports simulation product of Inspired Gaming Group is now available in 1,000 betting shops in China. A joint venture between Ladbrokes and AGTech Holdings is offering players the auto race game Lucky Racing.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
JCM Global has become the only supplier of bill validators for gaming to be licensed for the Illinois VLT market as a video gaming terminal supplier.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Las Vegas Sands Corporation has named Alvin H. Butz Inc. as the construction contractor for the new convention and event center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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