This year’s JCM/AGA Golf Classic, an annual gaming industry fundraising event, raised $75,000 for the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) to help fund future gambling research and responsible gaming programs. Since its debut eight years ago, the event has raised more than $500,000 for the NCRG. The tournament, held last month at Anthem Country […]
As reported by the Evening Times (UK): “But Harrah, one of the world’s largest gaming companies, can only go-ahead can if the government allows several supercasinos to be built across Britain. “The Las Vegas casino group today announced its plans to turn Bowling in Dunbartonshire into a gambling mecca for international high-rollers. “. the US […]
As reported by the Enquirer (Ohio): “. Fort Mitchell-based Columbia Sussex Corp. has cut a deal to buy a riverboat casino on the riverbank opposite downtown St. Louis. ” . No purchase price was disclosed. “.”It’s in excellent condition, but we are proposing to break ground on the 25th on a new casino facility, a […]
As reported by Leeds Today: “Leeds will strike it lucky with up to 4,000 new jobs if it wins the race for Britain’s first supercasino. “A city council report says deprived areas such as Harehills, Holbeck and Gipton would be the biggest beneficiaries of the boom a casino would bring. “The complex’s operator could even […]
As reported by the Courier-Mail: “Betting cash on the outcome of blackjack, roulette or poker games in Australia could soon be as easy as pressing a few buttons on your mobile phone. “Without even dialling a number, users could also be able to enter lotteries, play electronic slot machines and use animated “scratch cards”. “But […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “When a state Tax Court judge ruled last week that the resort owes Sands Casino Hotel about $3.29 million for excess taxes charged over four years in the late 1990s, the city avoided owing most of the $15 million in claims that were under appeal. “In his […]
Riviera Holdings Corporation announced today that Ronald P. Johnson, Executive Vice President of Gaming Operations of Riviera Operating Corporation and President of Riviera Black Hawk, Inc., has resigned for personal reasons effective May 16, 2006. The Company also announced that Chief Executive Officer William L. Westerman has been appointed to Mr. Johnson’s position as President […]
As reported by the Morning Call: “Harness racing resumed Tuesday night at Harrington Raceway in Dover, Del., a day after a driver was killed in a pileup when his horse stumbled and fell. “Two other drivers, 19-year-old Brandon Givens of Seaford and 54-year-old Steve Warrington of Galena, Md., were injured…”
As reported by the Advocate: “Evangeline Downs race track in St. Landry Parish could become Louisiana’s second state-regulated land casino if a bill headed to the Senate floor becomes law. “The Senate Judiciary B Committee reported the legislation without action Tuesday. That means the Senate will have to decide whether to consider expanding the gambling […]
Casino City CEO Michael Corfman and his wife Sylvia are under observation at Mass General Hospital on Wednesday morning after a bizarre series of events left the couple locked together in Velcro in their offices in Newton, Mass. Corfman is scheduled to battle Ken Dreifach, formerly of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, in […]
The VIP Lounge in conjunction with the Jackpot Factory, a leading online casino group known for a large array of games and player satisfaction, is sending an All Jackpots Casino VIP on a magical trip to Ireland, casino officials confirmed. Longtime player Vicky C., a dance teacher, won the VIP Lounge’s exclusive Emerald Isle promotion […]
As reported by the North Western Indiana Times: “Casino owner Don Barden put plans on ice this week for a hotel, condominiums and other lakefront attractions after Mayor Rudy Clay criticized a deal brokered by Barden and former Mayor Scott King. “‘Everything is on hold,’ Barden said. ‘I’m not going to be investing tens of […]
As reported by RTE: “The chairman of bookmaker Paddy Power has told shareholders that the group’s turnover in the first 19 weeks of this year is running 25% ahead of the same period last year. “Fintan Drury said turnover in betting shops was up 19%, while in telephone betting the rise was 18%. Online turnover […]
Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino and Youbet.com, Inc. are joining forces to help build the online segment of the track’s pari-mutuel wagering business. The unique multi-year marketing partnership breaks new ground for both companies as a major thoroughbred race track will begin using an independent online wagering source to pro-actively and aggressively build a […]