With the final leg of tennis’ Grand Slam beginning Monday at FlushingMeadows, PinnacleSports.com today released odds on who will win the Men’sand Women’s singles titles at the 2006 US Open. The top-ranked player in theworld, Roger Federer enters the tournament as the top seed in the men’s drawand PinnacleSports.com has made him the hot favorite […]
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to approvelicenses for two companies that filed applications to be suppliers of slotmachines and associated equipment in the Commonwealth. All licenses aresubject to a series of conditions set by the Board to ensure that therequirements of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, andBoard rules and […]
As reported by the Yakima Herald Republic: “Prosecutors have filed a rarefelony charge against a former casino dealer accused of manipulating cardgames. “Peter R. Schuetz, 29, of Kittitas was arraigned Tuesday in YakimaCounty Superior Court on charges of first-degree cheating, a Class C felony,as well as a gross misdemeanor charge of third-degree theft. “According tocharging […]
As reported by the Daily Breeze: “A Los Angeles tribe is pushing an unlikelybid to establish an Indian casino at Inglewood’s Hollywood Park racetrack.“The proposal developed by Santa Monica attorney Jonathan Stein for theGabrielino-Tongva Band was quietly inserted this week into a bill byAssemblyman Tom Umberg, a lame-duck Democrat from Orange County. “But theproposal faces […]
As reported by the Beloit Daily News: “Beloit City Manager Larry Arftupdated the community on the casino application process at Monday night’scity council meeting. “The city has been working to update the language inthe intergovernmental agreement. The BIA found that some of the currentlanguage may be in violation of existing federal law. The BIA is […]
If you want to see the wave of the future for pit bosses and tipped casinodealers at Las Vegas’ most luxurious properties, check out Steve Wynn’splans to shake up his casino floor. Wynn Las Vegas dealers – the highestpaid in the city at a shade more than $100,000 per year, mostly from tips –will soon […]
As reported by the Las Vegas Business Press: “A local real estate investorhas emerged as the potential buyer of two gaming-designated properties inthe North Las Vegas redevelopment area. “Jeffrey Fine, son of localdeveloper Mark Fine, has reportedly entered into a contract to purchase theMahoney’s Silver Nugget casino and the adjoining RV park along with theOpera […]
As reported by the Las Vegas Business Post: “Station Casinos has beenaccused of attempting to ‘hijack’ an in-progress condominium project at RedRock Resort, Spa & Casino from minority partner Stephen Cloobeck.Theaccusation, made by Cloobeck’s attorney, Patricia Glaser, comes in the wakeof Station Casinos’ recent revelation to investors that it had severed tiesbetween Cloobeck Molasky Partners […]
Call it the $6 million promise. Recently crowned World Series of Pokerchampion Jamie Gold is being sued for half of his mammoth, $12 millionwinnings. According to a suit filed Monday in District Court, LosAngeles-based “television development executive” Bruce Crispin Leyser claimsthat Gold promised to pay him half of whatever he won at the series as […]
As reported by the Sun Herald: “The Aug. 29 reopening of the Beau Rivagemeans coming home for the McDougal family of Long Beach. “Jon G. McDougaland his wife, Catherine McDougal, are returning to work at the Beau alongwith their two sons, their daughter-in-law and Mrs. McDougal’s brother.After Hurricane Katrina hit, they thought they all were […]
As reported by Business Week: “The U.S. Congress has yet to pass the pendinglegislation cracking down on Internet gambling. But in the meantime, theJustice Dept. has cast a much deeper freeze over the business with its Julyarrest of BetOnSports Chief Executive David Carruthers. Now, under pursuitof U.S. legal authorities, European online gaming companies are scramblingto […]
Big-time developers have claimed another Strip landmark. Metroflag, thecompany that has emerged with the top bid to buy the Riviera’s parentcompany, recently bought the Harley-Davidson Cafe at the southeast corner ofHarmon Avenue and the Strip for $14.9 million.The site, just short of 1acre, gives Metroflag about 18 prime acres of contiguous real estate fromthe Harley-Davidson […]
As reported by the Australian: “The world’s second-biggest poker machinemaker, Aristocrat Leisure, is remaining coy about how much it will providefor litigation expenses this year after provisions jumped 73 per cent to$28.94 million last year. “Chief executive Paul Oneile was loath to talkabout current litigation funding, saying only that it was a fact of life […]
As reported by the Press Enterprise: “A deal allowing an Inland tribe tooperate 5,000 slot machines narrowly survived a challenge by some Democratsand labor unions Monday, clearing the state Senate by just one more votethan needed. “The measure now goes to the Assembly, where its fate isuncertain. The close vote has given one labor leader […]