As reported by the Evansville Courier-Press: “Improvements under way at Casino Aztar – some subtle, some showy – are intended to position the Evansville riverboat casino against impending competition from a new casino at French Lick, Ind., and elsewhere. “‘We have new competition coming on line, and we need to remain competitive,’ said Jim Brown, […]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
As reported by the People: “They seemed to be joined at the hip. Clyde Baxter and his sister Virginia shared their lives, their nights out, even their dreams. “But a £6.75 million windfall has made those happy, carefree days a distant memory – another example of the misery the National Lottery can bring when greed […]
On 28 July 2006 the Compliance Committee of eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, made up of Mr. W. Galston OBE (Chairman) , Mr. F. Catania and Mr. M.Hirst OBE, all independent directors of the organization, considered all the facts regarding an incident in which complaints were received concerning search engine optimisation practices being […]
Renato Cottini of New York invested $34.00 in a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Mohegan Sun on August 5th, before he won the $2,059,324.49 jackpot. Cottini, feeling lucky, was there to consider the hotel for his son’s wedding. He plans to use his fortune to enjoy life. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, […]
Although there are two WSOP events running simultaneously today, including the final three tables of the 2006 Main Event, the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino has the feel of a deserted warehouse. There is a throng of spectators surrounding the ESPN televised poker stage, but gone are the lucrative cash game and satellite table players […]
As reported by the Agence France Presse: “…’The show must go on’ has long been the motto of the Casino du Liban nestled on a hill on the tip of the Bay of Junieh, located in the Christian heartland north of Beirut. “The opening hours, however, have been curtailed and it now closes at a […]
PokerShare.com and Mikey the chimp have not given up on their mission to earn Mikey his retirement money from poker tournament winnings. Despite Jeffrey Pollock, Vice President of Harrah’s Entertainment’s statement to the press Thursday, July 27, 2006 saying Mikey would not be allowed into the World Series of Poker, PokerShare.com will search hard to […]
Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) and Magna Entertainment Corp. (“MEC”) (NASDAQ: MECA) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to cooperate in the bidding process for the New York racetrack franchise, which is currently held by the New York Racing Association and will expire Dec. 31, 2007. In addition, CDI and MEC look to […]
Table Trac, Inc., a Gaming Systems provider to small and mid-sized casinos whose patented Table Trac system monitors the operation of casino floors, is pleased to announce that it has received a contract for a systems installation in Oklahoma. “Table Trac is pleased to announce the sale of its fully integrated casino systems to a […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants on August 4th 2006! It’s never been as difficult to score runs at Coors Field as it has been this season for the Rockies, who after another low-scoring game there, wrap up a three-game series with the Milwaukee […]
Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis was spotted at the tables of the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker. Reports are that the former champ had fun but he failed to make it past day one of the WSOP main event. This years WSOP has drawn almost 9,000 players and Lewis was considered a long shot […]
Only 45 players remain in the 2006 WSOP Main Event as participants continue to fall out of the march towards the $12 million first-place prize. Malibu, Calif., native Jamie Gold currently resides in first place with $7,330,000 chips. Gold has never cashed in a World Series of Poker event, although he has made some appearances […]
On Friday August 4, comedy heavyweight Will Ferrell returns to the silver screen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds on the film’s opening weekend U.S. gross, setting the line at over/under $35.5 million. In Talladega Nights, Ferrell plays a top NASCAR driver, […]
Get ready to fly sky high at the Top of the Trop at the Tropicana Casino and Resort which will host the ultimate, exclusive party for this year’s largest air show, “Thunder Over the Boardwalk,” on Wednesday, August 23. This premiere package, Sky High at the Top of the Trop, is available for up to […]