Supporters of an Internet gambling ban may try this week to add the prohibition to lobbying reform legislation on the Senate floor. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., on Tuesday, said he may offer an online wagering ban amendment as early as today. Online gambling revenues reached $10.9 billion in 2005, according to the research firm eMarketer. […]
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Station Casinos opens its Red Rock Resort next month, but its nearest competitors aren’t quaking in their boots. The $925 million casino at the intersection of the Las Vegas Beltway and Charleston Boulevard has been touted by those who have toured it as being not only clearly better than all other locals casinos, but as […]
As reported by the 940 News: “The Coulombe Report, comissioned by the province to evaluate the Peel Basin Casino project, could put the plans to move the casino on the backburner, according to a report in La Presse. “Guy Coulombe, former head of Hydro Quebec, has reporteldy issued a long list of considereations that the […]
As reported by the Philadelphia Daily News: “When Boyd Gaming Corp. announced its intention to build a slots parlor in this township just across the border from Chester County, residents were left with many questions about the project and its effect on the community. “Two months later, most of those questions have not been answered. […]
As a host of older hotels are torn down in the coming years to make way for the biggest building boom in Las Vegas history, the longtime landmarks will yield to taller, glitzier and much more expensive casino resorts. For many Strip workers employed at the current hotels, enthusiasm over that renaissance is mitigated by […]
Global Casinos, Inc. (OTCBB:GBCS) has announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. Casino revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2005, were $944,549 compared to $999,577 for the 2004, a decrease of $55,028 or 5.5%. The revenue decrease is primarily attributed to the completion of certain construction work […]
As reported by the Gettysburg Times: “A group supporting efforts to bring a casino to Adams County has called a preservation group’s statements against the gaming facility “deliberately misleading.” “Pro-Casino of Adams County spokesman Jeff Klein, of Biglerville, said the Civil War Preservation Trust misled its members when it called the Gettysburg battlefield ‘endangered,’ and […]
The most recent win on Saturday has stretched the Knicks record to 16 wins on the season. However, even with the win they are on pace to challenge the current franchise record for fewest wins in a season. The current franchise low of only 21 victories has happened twice, in 1960-61 and again in 1962-63. […]
As reported by the South African Herald Online: “Revenue at the Boardwalk casino complex on the Port Elizabeth beachfront increased by 15% for the half year ended on December 31, as more foreign tourists descended on the city and South Africans splashed out more of their hard earned cash. “The casino complex’s earnings before interest, […]
At the final table of the No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Series of Poker Main Event, the greatest poker players in the world are at war with each other, giving cold stares and making bluffs, painfully relinquishing chips until only one is left standing, ready to claim a fortune. But fortunes are made at more than […]
As reported by the Des Moines Register: “State regulators are urging Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino to construct a hotel and parking garage to spur more business, contending the Altoona gambling operation is underperforming in its market. “The Altoona track already has one of Iowa’s most profitable gambling properties, raking in $174 million in gross […]
As reported by the Kansas City Star: “Yet again, Kansas lawmakers have delayed introducing a bill to expand state-run gambling that would include a casino for Kansas City, Kan. “Leaders in the Senate said last week they would take the weekend to work out the kinks in the plan. They are also working to ensure […]
As reported by the Delaware State News: “New gambling machines could be coming to Delaware casinos in the fall. “The state lottery office is soliciting bids from companies to provide multi-player machines offering electronic versions of games such as poker or blackjack. “Unlike the traditional card games legal in places such as Atlantic City and […]
Now that the regular season has ended, over 300 Division I men’s basketball teams enter their conference tournaments this week hoping to earn an invite to “the big dance” for a shot at the national championship. With the field of 65 teams announced on Sunday, leading online sportsbook PinnacleSports.com today released updated odds to win […]