As reported by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: “A South Side community group has decided that the best bet for Pittsburgh’s slot machine casino is right in its back yard. “At a news conference yesterday, the South Side Local Development Co. threw its support behind the bid by Forest City Enterprises to build a casino at […]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
As reported by the Madison Record: “The ‘home of the loosest slots’ was named in two separate Jones Act suits filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court on allegations that the riverboat gambling facility failed to provide two employees safe places to work. “The first suit against Casino Queen filed July 10 on behalf of […]
As reported by Pahrump Valley Times: “Mountain View Casino owner John McCaw, late of Pahrump, died suddenly in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino. He was 50 years old. “McCaw had been battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma for a year, and his death from pneumonia was the result of complications from his chemotherapy treatments. ahrump […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “Lady Luck smiled upon, and then deserted, a Philadelphia man when he won about $20,000 in a casino and then had the money stolen, police said Thursday. “Kamish Patel, 38, of Philadelphia, won a large sum of money early Wednesday morning at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino […]
As reported by the U.K. Guardian: “The online gaming group PartyGaming todaybrushed aside concerns raised by the arrest in the US of a British executivefrom a rival company as it reported soaring revenues. “PartyGaming, owner ofthe world’s largest online poker site, PartyPoker, said the drop in shareprices in online betting companies following the indictment of […]
The Beach nightclub on Paradise Road would be razed and a 600-room high-rise tower and casino would be squeezed onto its 1.25-acre site under a development plan that won initial approval from county officials this week. With hotel rooms for tourists and condominiums for homebuyers, the as yet unnamed mixed-use project would meld the traditional […]
As reported by the Scotsman: “Stanley Leisure, Britain’s biggest casino operator, said today that its business in Scotland had not been affected by the smoking ban. “As the company posted a near doubling in annual profit, it said the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, introduced in March, ‘has not had a material effect […]
As reported by the Tuscon Citizen: “The Tohono O’odham Nation has a new casino boss to oversee construction of the new Desert Diamond Casino on Nogales Highway as well as the tribe’s entire gaming operation, the tribe announced this morning. Scott Sirois started July 10 as chief executive of the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise after […]
As reported by icLiverpool: “Liverpool gaming group Stanley today confirmed it will bid for all 17 new casino licences under the 2005 Gambling Act. “The government is considering applications for eight small, eight large and one regional ‘super’ casino around the UK. “.Under the previous 1968 Gambling Act, Stanley was granted three new casino licences, […]
As reported by the Vancouver Sun: “Chances are you’re dreaming of winning the jackpot if you blow a few dollars on the lottery, and that dream will die when the numbers are drawn — at least until the next chance. “Much surer bets are that the individual who sold your ticket will make money, along […]
Harrah’s Entertainment isn’t saying much about its plans to redevelop its center Strip properties. Details are expected this fall. In the meantime, Strip watchers have some free advice. For starters: Don’t mess with Caesars Palace, arguably the world’s best-known casino. It makes sense for Harrah’s to tear down its time-warped, low-rent Imperial Palace, but elegantly […]
Phil Hellmuth’s second legitimate chance to capture his record-tying tenth WSOP bracelet ended in continued frustration Monday as the poker superstar again watched a first time WSOP champion take home the hardware. Scott Clements, who went into the $3,000 WSOP Event #24 Omaha High-Low final table as the chip leader, led wire to wire. The […]
As reported by the Chronicle: “U.S. Sen. George Voinovich said Monday he’s ready to battle again with gambling proponents who want to expand legalized gambling in the state but warned that this time the foe is much stronger. “Voinovich, who opposes putting any proposal for slot machines in Ohio on the Nov. 7 ballot, told […]
With half of the 2006 WSOP already in the books, Casino City reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane are ready to hand out their inaugural “Keys to the City” Awards, this round for the best of the best in first-half WSOP performances. As a leading provider of international poker news, Casino City has been following […]