September 2008
29 Sep 08
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. -- long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors -- is about to get a lot more data to tinker with.
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It's no longer just what game you play, how much you wager and how long you spend at the table or slot machine. The world'…
29 Sep 08
Everyone is aware of the strict guidelines and operating procedures to which state-regulated casinos are held. But who sets the standards and controls for Native American properties?
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Casinos such as Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., are operated by Native American tribes (in the…
27 Sep 08
I heard someone say the reason they changed their mind this time about gambling is because they read the initiative. I read it, too, and it did not change my mind. Why? Because the root causes of negative consequences to people from gambling remain the same.Our nation's number one addiction is…
27 Sep 08
A week ago, a group of Wichita casino investors liked their odds of winning a bid to build and manage Dodge City's state-owned casino.
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But the odds flipped during the week as Olathe-based rival Butler National Service Corp. produced enough evidence of its financing capabilities to convince five…
27 Sep 08
It's hard to find the opposition to the effort to end a 30-year-old ban on casino workers holding local public office.
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The state Assembly didn't oppose it much this week, registering a 66-11 vote for the legislation.
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Casino workers see it as an opportunity to see their rights restored, voters…
26 Sep 08
Friday's court hearing to determine the fates of 141 online gambling domains that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is attempting to seize was continued to give online gambling sites and other interests and a chance either prepare their cases or settle the lawsuit.
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26 Sep 08
Gaming industry and Internet commerce groups are balking at the state of Kentucky's attempts to seize 141 Internet domain names for online gambling sites.
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Lawyers will descend upon a Frankfort courtroom on Friday for the next phase of the Kentucky takeover, which began with a lawsuit from the…
25 Sep 08
Hugo Do was a double dealer. He was both an Ontario Lottery and Gaming employee, working at the Brantford casino, and a member of the notorious Tran Organization.
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Do -- whose real name was Toan Duc Do -- was arrested in Brantford three years ago, but there was little fanfare by design when he…
25 Sep 08
Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe Francis said Tuesday there was no criminal intent on his part to avoid paying his gambling debts to Wynn Las Vegas.
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Francis contended the district attorney's office, which is seeking a warrant to arrest him on felony theft and fraud charges, is being used by Wynn Las…
24 Sep 08
Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile U.S. economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic says.John W. Kindt argues that…
24 Sep 08
Developers of the upscale National Harbor in Prince George's have long proclaimed that they have no interest in slot machine gambling.
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And slots foes, gathered at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center there, intend to keep it that way. Approving a referendum allows slot machines…
23 Sep 08
Opponents of the proposed Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Kansas Speedway say they haven't given up the fight.
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Americans for Prosperity, a Kansas tax watchdog group that lost an earlier challenge, said this week that it wouldn't appeal that ruling. But it does plan to file another similar…
23 Sep 08
The developer of a massive project in downtown Miami is quietly considering a campaign to amend Florida's Constitution to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in the city and open the door for a similar casino at Miami Beach's famed Fontainebleau Hotel.
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A political committee financed by Marc Roberts,…
22 Sep 08
Fearing a "fire sale" price would leave nothing left for it after debts are paid, the former owner of the Tropicana Casino and Resort says it will sue to block the proposed sale of the casino to a Baltimore developer.
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Tropicana Entertainment LLC said Wednesday the proposed $700 million sale to…
21 Sep 08
A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against seven casinos by a former New York City attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling.
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In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Renee Bumb wrote that Arelia Margarita Taveras failed to support her…
20 Sep 08
There's a widely held political consensus in Colorado, one we essentially share, that new state revenues should largely flow to one of three priorities: higher education, transportation or health care.
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Amendment 50 would direct new funding into a segment of higher ed that typically gets short…
20 Sep 08
Jacobs Entertainment Inc., the casino and racetrack gaming venture led by Jeffrey Jacobs, hopes to roll the dice on a casino and resort in Diamondhead, Miss., which is near New Orleans.
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Multiple Mississippi and Louisiana media sites report today that Jacobs Entertainment, which is based in…
20 Sep 08
Independent information portal and industry news service, Online Gambling Insider, has published reviews of the latest games releases from online casino software powerhouse, Microgaming. Gambling enthusiasts are in for a treat with two brand new video slots and a new video poker game.
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19 Sep 08
The District government has fined the company that runs the D.C. Lottery $1.4 million for security breaches, a decision that could reignite a debate over selecting the next contractor to operate the city's gaming industry.
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In a letter to Lottery Technology Enterprises, District contracting…
19 Sep 08
People who look for quality Online Games love playing at the online Casinos. These sites offer people a plethora of attractive online Games and gambling opportunities. People can play these games sitting at the comfort of their homes. While some of these games take a nominal charge from them, many…
18 Sep 08
FremantleMedia has set up a new division to roll out cash-prize games based on its stable of properties, kicking it off with agreements with NextGen and Electracade.
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NextGen and Electracade, leading developers of cash-prize-based online games, will now develop titles around FremantleMedia’s…
18 Sep 08
Finding the best online casinos
For some people, the online casinos are the best solution for on demand entertainment. This is because, for finding the best casinos one needs to go to places like Las Vegas. It is not possible for everyone and by choosing to play at the top online casinos they can…
17 Sep 08
Alfonse D'Amato, former U.S. senator and current Poker Players Alliance chairman, issued a statement this week in response to the House Financial Services Committee approving H.R. 6870, the Payments Service Protection Act.
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The bill, sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), seeks to limit the…
17 Sep 08
TO HEAR DONALD TRUMP tell it yesterday, the 2006 decision that left him without a casino in Philadelphia was an "outrageous" case of political insiders reaping awards that outsiders like Trump can't attain.
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Gov. Rendell is doing "a lousy job" and puts his friends first in casino matters, Trump…
16 Sep 08
A glitzy, neon-draped, Las Vegas-style gambling palace has been an economic goal and tourism dream of Wyandotte County leaders for almost a generation.
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This week that dream gets a name.
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The Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board meets Thursday and Friday in Topeka for a final round of…
16 Sep 08
SB 1369 is a gut and amend bill headed for the Governor's desk that would devastate hundreds of local charities while allowing California's tribal casinos to expand their gambling operations onto the internet, essentially amounting to the greatest expansion of legal gambling in California's history…
16 Sep 08
Compared to their younger counterparts, older problem gamblers who ask casinos to bar them from returning are three to four times more likely to do so because they fear they will kill themselves if they don’t stop betting, according to a new study.
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Researchers Lia Nower, JD, PhD, of the…
15 Sep 08
For a half-century, Philadelphia has sought the magic formula to make east Market Street a lure for high-end spenders and restore it as a shopping jewel.
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Three decades ago, The Gallery was supposed to do the trick.
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Now comes the latest effort - a multimillion-dollar casino. And where else, it…
15 Sep 08
Brown sides with tribes against gaming controls
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When representatives of about 50 Indian tribes gathered with state regulators recently, everyone in the room knew that nearly all of the tribes were about to vote against a set of casino security standards sought by the state.
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The surprise came…
12 Sep 08
Casinos reported $468.3 million in casino wins in August, a 0.7 percent increase over the same month a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.This marked the second time this year revenues eked out a small gain. Credit the extra Saturday in…
12 Sep 08
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. announced today that it will temporarily close its property in Lake Charles at 10 p.m. due to Hurricane Ike.
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The Company encourages all guests and employees to seek shelter in a safe area.
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Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., founded in 1992, is dedicated to providing its…
12 Sep 08
Canadian casino company Asian Coast Development Ltd. is considering a US$1-billion initial public offering in Hong Kong in the next two years to fund its plans for a mammoth gambling resort in Vietnam.
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The Vancouver-based company will not be rushed into raising further capital and is eyeing a…
11 Sep 08
The gambling machines at American Indian-owned casinos in Snohomish County are among the region's most popular ways to pass the time. The flashing lights and ringing bells of the machines transport local residents to Las Vegas, and there's always a chance of winning big.
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But they're not really…
11 Sep 08
Summer is coming to a close in the Northern Hemisphere but there's so much happening in the online gambling world during the month of September that there's no need to think that things are cooling down. Online casino promotions and of course hot NFL promotions take the spotlight.
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"With the…
10 Sep 08
Real volcanos may take millennia to form, but in Las Vegas they can take just 20 years to look dated.
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That's what The Mirage hotel-casino concluded before it mounted a $25 million facelift of its iconic erupting volcano on the Las Vegas Strip.
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The faux rock fountain first erupted in 1989 and…
10 Sep 08
With a week to go until the Sept. 16 primary, the Democratic candidates running for the 2nd Worcester Senate District seat debated yesterday.
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Michael O. Moore, a Millbury selectman, and Douglas A. Belanger, a Leicester selectman, are battling to see who will be the Democrat on the November…
10 Sep 08
Trio of Casino Games Especially Made to Support iPhone and iPod Touch Handsets.
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Leading full service mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3 , powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has announced the launch of the first commercially available play-for-real…
09 Sep 08
A video lottery terminal In Montreal, a video lottery terminal (VLT) is often less than three minutes away by foot from a compulsive gambler, who is usually a male between 18 and 44 with little education and low revenues.For instance, 96 percent of the Park Extension neighborhood has a business…
09 Sep 08
Las Vegas Casino Lines' cruise ship Liquid Vegas has pulled into its dock at Cruise Terminal 4 in Port Canaveral as the company prepares to start its gambling cruises by the end of the month.
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"We have some training to do with our employees, but we expect to be up and running within a few weeks…
09 Sep 08
With financial backing from existing casinos, the City of Council Bluffs will join two lawsuits opposing an Indian casino in Carter Lake.
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The Bluffs City Council was set to pass a resolution of support for the State of Iowa's lawsuit against the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, but instead voted Monday…
08 Sep 08
Illinois has a gambling problem. Every time the state’s budget is in the red, lawmakers look to roll the dice in hopes of a big payday.
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Gambling expansion has been discussed as a way to increase the state’s revenues ever since the original riverboats — remember when they used to leave the…
08 Sep 08
The outside walls of Miami Jai-Alai are cracked. The paint is chipped and faded. The entrance to the world's largest fronton, once a grand spectrum filled with fans, is empty. A single teller guards the door, charging a $1 fee.
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Inside, the betting windows have no wait and the balcony is filled…
07 Sep 08
The steel girders rise about six stories high, offering a hint of something big to come.
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At the site of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo’s Cobblestone District, it’s far from clear just what it is that those massive steel girders are hinting at. Where two weeks ago there was…
06 Sep 08
California's gambling watchdog agency will consider next week whether the Sycuan Indian band has violated its compact by having more slot machines than allowed under its agreement with the state.At issue are bingo-based machines that operate with one touch of a button.
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06 Sep 08
The Topless Girls of Glitter Gulch strip club probably blew its chance of convincing Nevada gaming regulators it was a suitable location to house slot machines in February.
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State gaming agents entered the Fremont Street club undercover twice to investigate the property. On their first visit,…
06 Sep 08
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and its Topeka investment partners can move forward with plans to build a resort casino in south-central Kansas, a judge ruled Friday, but the gaming giant was temporarily ordered not to use a customer database from the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribal casino.
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05 Sep 08
For years, Joe Lupo set the opening betting line on NFL games at the famed Stardust in Las Vegas. In the mid- to late 1990s, everyone in Vegas looked for Lupo's line. It was first, coming out every Sunday around 5:30 p.m. Pacific, and it was tough to know which way to bet.
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But even Lupo admits…
05 Sep 08
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced on Thursday to serve four more years in prison in a corruption scandal that rocked Washington's power elite and helped Republicans lose control of Congress.
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Abramoff is already serving a nearly six-year term on unrelated charges and the new sentence…
04 Sep 08
More than 20 years after fleeing communism in Vietnam, where his business was seized and he was jailed, Quang Ha fears he could lose his business in this country.
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He and other property owners in Atlantic City are afraid the city could try to take their land to make way for a $2 billion casino.
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04 Sep 08
Perhaps the hoariest handicapping angle in college football betting — tallying a team's returning starters — paid off in a crucial matchup during the season's opening weekend.
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Well, it was crucial for bettors who subscribe to the old returning starters theory, anyway.
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In short, the angle…
03 Sep 08
The New Mexico Gaming Control Board is investigating what it has alleged was an illegal gambling operation being run from an Internet cafe in Las Cruces.
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Gaming control board officials told a group of lawmakers on Thursday the operation was similar to gaming parlors that sprang up recently in El…
03 Sep 08
The Seneca Gaming Corporation was issued a notice of violation by the National Indian Gaming Commission, and could be ordered to close in five days according to that notice.
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Neil Murray, the attorney for the group looking to shut down gaming in Buffalo is "cautiously optimistic," saying it's a "…
02 Sep 08
"CAN I GET a comp?"
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With the possible exception of "Which way to the buffet?" it may be the most frequently asked question in a casino.
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Declining revenue caused by competition from Pennsylvania's slot barns and a partial smoking ban, which becomes full-fledged in six weeks, have caused…
02 Sep 08
Fresh off his electoral victory in May, Mayor Vicente Garza Jr. has embarked on a quixotic project, betting against long odds that a casino could secure the future of this indebted town of 485 residents.
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Founded in 1767, but not incorporated until 1993, Granjeno clings to a sharp curve in the…
01 Sep 08
Leading full service mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has partnered with Spin Palace to extend its offering with an award-winning mobile casino solution.
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Since its launch in 2001, Spin Palace has been firmly…
01 Sep 08
The new poker room at Mohegan Sun's Casino of the Wind had been open for literally five minutes when Bruce Dixon wiped the sweat off his brow and took a deep breath.
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Anxious poker players hoping to be among the first to be dealt a hand in the new room were coming at him from all angles, looking…
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