As reported by the Jakarta Post: “Former president Habibie has suggested the government consider opening a casino on Batam to draw visitors to the island. “He made the suggestion Tuesday during a gathering on Batam of local figures and representatives of the Riau Island provincial administration. “Habibie, who is also a former chairman of the […]
Monthly Archives: May 2006
As reported by the TNA News: “Thai police in the northern border town of Mae Sai have imposed strict measures to prevent gamblers disguised as tourists from crossing to Myanmar to gamble in its casinos during a four-day holiday which begins Thursday. “Pol. Maj. Gen. Jamnong Kaewsiri, Chiang Rai provincial police chief, said the measures […]
As reported by the Commercial Property News: “Donald Trump has unveiled plans to build a $300 million Trump Tower in Philadelphia, in a former industrial area that has recently become the site of several significant residential developments. “The 45-story luxury condominium building will house 263 condos priced between $700,000 and $3.5 million. “‘The site is […]
As reported by the Mississippi Press: “Moss Point Alderman Michael “Shorty” Middleton invited the executive director of Mississippi’s Gaming Commission and its commissioners to meet with the city’s Board of Aldermen to discuss casino gambling in the city. “‘Come down and meet with our board,’ Middleton told Gaming Commission Executive Director Larry Gregory on Wednesday. […]
As reported by the Ashville Citizen-Times: “The state Senate today will consider banning video poker machines in North Carolina, renewing criticism the industry is plagued by corruption and not worth regulating. “The ban would apply to an estimated 10,000 video poker machines often found in convenience stores and intended only for recreation. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino […]
As reported by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: “. Morgans Hotel Group Co. has agreed to buy the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for $770 million in cash from the property’s founder and chairman .”. The sale of the 647-room hotel and 30,000 square-foot casino on 41 acres near the Las Vegas Strip will […]
As reported by the Times-Picayune: “. In 1991, he was an eager-eyed 24-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour, about to tee it up in the USF&G Classic at English Turn. “. Daly was on his way to a Rookie of the Year season. Five months later, he won the PGA Championship. “Now it’s 15 years, […]
“Ho-Chunk Nation leaders are considering a new casino somewhere in Wisconsin, a spokeswoman said Thursday, and a decision could be made public early next week. “The gaming compact negotiated between the Nation and Wisconsin allows the Ho-Chunk to build a fourth casino, said Katie Matha, spokeswoman for Ho-Chunk President George Lewis. “. The Nation has […]
The Hard Rock Hotel, a pop icon in Las Vegas with its signature neon guitar and concert venue, The Joint, has been sold to New York-based Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million, Hard Rock founder Peter Morton said Thursday. The sale, pending regulatory approval and other conditions, includes the 647-room hotel and 30,000-square-foot casino on […]
Indian gambling officials on Thursday told a House panel that tribal casino regulations should be controlled by agreements between tribes and states, not the federal government. Last month, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed a bill by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would authorize a federal agency — the National Indian Gaming Commission — to […]
Proponents of downtown redevelopment are counting on new hotel-casinos to spice up an entertainment district proposed for Las Vegas’ 61-acre Union Park site. But if local gaming companies’ tepid early responses are an accurate indicator, those hoping for Striplike gaming halls in the shadows of Fremont Street are in for a tough sell. As city […]
Investors and Wall Street analysts had a message Thursday for the management of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment. Get out of the bidding for Aztar Corp. After rival gaming company Columbia Sussex Corp. raised the ante for ownership of the Tropicana casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City late Wednesday to $2.64 billion, most thought it […]
As reported by the Rocky Mountain News: “A casino bus hit a utility truck head-on Thursday afternoon on Colorado 119 near Black Hawk, triggering a second accident and injuring at least 10 people, two seriously. “Authorities said the drivers of the bus and truck were airlifted to St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver with the […]
As reported by the QC Times: “Isle of Capri Casinos will expand its gaming offerings in southeast Florida with a $140 million slots parlor at Pompano Park Harness Track. “The project will add 1,500 slot machines to the Pompano Park Harness Track, the only track in the Isle of Capri Casinos’ family. The creation of […]