Rules governing the use of wireless hand-held gaming devices in casinos, after laboring for two years of through the state’s legislative and regulatory processes, were adopted Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission. But what form the technology will take is still to be determined. Conceivably, the gaming commission’s unanimous approval gave casino patrons the right […]
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As reported by the Mercury News: “LIMERICK — 10-1. “Those are the odds an area research analyst is giving Boyd Gaming Corp. of receiving a gaming license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for its slots parlor proposal in Limerick. “Brian McGill is a gaming analyst for Susquehanna Financial Group, an institutional research, brokerage and […]
As reported by the Casper Star Tribune: “In both the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes are pursuing expanded or new gambling operations, according to Thursday testimony to the state Legislature’s Select Committee on Tribal Relations. “Melanie Gambler, chairwoman of the Northern Arapaho Gaming Agency, said she has been busy training staff to manage and […]
As reported by RIA Novosti: “The lower house of parliament passed Friday the first reading of a bill on the government regulation of gambling. “The bill went through with 300 votes in favor and 105 against with one abstention. “The document lists gambling activities in the country authorized by the government, which include casinos, slot […]
MGM Mirage announced in Singapore today that it will include a permanent Cirque du Soleil show as part of the hotel-casino it hopes to build in Singapore. The casino company is vying for the right to develop the Asian city-state’s first gaming destination. MGM Mirage’s announcement came two days after rival casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment […]
So you think nobody won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing? Not so. Even without a jackpot winner, there were more than 500,000 winning tickets. That includes eight tickets that came within just one number of hitting the jackpot. Now the jackpot for the Friday, March 17, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated annuity value […]
Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Tuesday announced the seventh and eighth hotels for the casino operator’s Chinese Cotai Strip development, but the latest joint venture agreement was overshadowed by the company’s secondary stock offering that could land Chairman Sheldon Adelson and his family more than $2.76 billion. Before the stock market opened Tuesday, Las Vegas […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Connecticut Huskies and the Albany (NY) Great Danes on March 17th 2006. Connecticut will open the NCAA Tournament Friday night against Albany in Philadelphia, and will enter the tournament as heavy favorites to emerge as the representative in the Final Four. UConn will […]
GWIN Inc. announced today its second quarter results, which include significant increases in operating income and net income for both the quarter and the six month reporting period. For the three months ending Jan. 31, 2006, operating income increased to $637,918, compared to $231,306 for the same period in 2005, an increase of 176%. Net […]
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE) announced an expansion plan that will more than double the number of hotel rooms and add a luxurious 8,000-square-foot spa to the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. By the summer of 2007, the Company expects to have added 268 luxury rooms to the Dover Downs Hotel & […]
With March Madness upon us, millions will be completing tournament brackets for entertainment or profit. The first 32 games are the easiest of the batch to analyze. Knowing nothing at all about the teams, you can look at the spreads for each game at PinnacleSports.com to get an idea of the likely outcome of each […]
South Coast today raises the curtain on a whole new form of entertainment for Las Vegas: world-class horse shows. Don Williams, a horse owner from New England, said Boyd Gaming Corp.’s new $600 million resort on Las Vegas Boulevard, south of McCarran International Airport, will change the dynamic of Las Vegas as a destination for […]
As reported by the Pennsylvania Evening Sun: “The House backed an effort to stop a Gettysburg-area slots parlor Tuesday night, approving an amendment to the 2004 slots law that would ban any stand-alone casinos in Adams County. “Rep. Stephen Maitland, R-Gettysburg, sponsored the amendment that passed by a vote of 199-0. “The amendment was attached […]
As reported by the Hudson Valley News: “The creation of casinos in Sullivan County could preclude their own doom, predicted Michael Edelstein, President of Orange Environment. “Edelstein was one of three on a panel who addressed the potential impact Sullivan County casinos would have on Orange County, at a gathering in Goshen, attended by about […]