Powerball paid off big in multiple ways Wednesday night. Not only was there one winning jackpot ticket worth a whopping $224.2 million sold in Missouri, but also there was a ticket that won $800,000 with Power Play in Pennsylvania! In addition, nine other fortunate players won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the […]
As reported by the Columbian: “A long-awaited study on the proposed Cowlitz Tribe’s casino complex advocates building a huge project that would employ nearly 3,200 people. “The draft environmental impact statement, prepared by Analytical Environmental Services of Sacramento, Calif., details a massive structure near La Center that would cost $510.3 million to build and contain […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Harrah’s Station Square Casino has the potential to ‘blow up’ traffic congestion on the South Side, an independent traffic engineer told the city’s Gaming Task Force today. “Chuck Wooster, president of David E. Wooster and Associates, raised questions about both Harrah’s and Majestic Star Casino, which would locate on […]
As reported by the Columbian: “A long-awaited study on the proposed Cowlitz Tribe’s casino complex advocates building a huge project that would employ nearly 3,200 people. “The draft environmental impact statement, prepared by Analytical Environmental Services of Sacramento, Calif., details a massive structure near La Center that would cost $510.3 million to build and contain […]
Las Vegas narrowly missed the 3 million visitor mark in February, the first time in a year the local travel industry fell short of that threshold. Regardless, the month’s nearly 2.98 million visitors were enough to make this the busiest February on record, up 0.9 percent from a year ago. In the first two months […]
As reported by the Detroit Free Press: “Greektown Casino led Detroit casinos in revenue growth for March, registering a 14.6% rise, the Michigan Gaming Control Board reports. “Greektown reported revenue of $32.2 million, up from $28.1 million in the same month last year. MGM Grand Detroit Casino had a 1.53% rise in revenue to $41.5 […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Harrah’s Station Square Casino has the potential to ‘blow up’ traffic congestion on the South Side, an independent traffic engineer told the city’s Gaming Task Force today. “Chuck Wooster, president of David E. Wooster and Associates, raised questions about both Harrah’s and Majestic Star Casino, which would locate on […]
As reported by the Canadian Press: “The PEI government has suspended plans for a casino-styled gambling centre in Summerside. “Treasurer Mitch Murphy said the province won’t proceed with a so-called racino at the Summerside Raceway until a similar centre in Charlottetown meets its financial targets.”
Two Las Vegas gaming-equipment providers are developing a device that could eventually let slot customers make credit-card and debit-card withdrawals directly at the game. The proposed device won’t allow casino patrons to gamble directly off their Visa or American Express cards, but will remove several steps in the current money access process, Mike Rumbolz, chief […]
As reported by the Contra Costa Times: “A North Richmond neighborhoodadvisory group failed Tuesday to come up with a list of concerns about aplanned Las Vegas-styled casino in its community. “Though the North RichmondAdvisory Council has until April 28 to submit written concerns, the groupdoes not yet have such a list drafted, nor has it […]
As reported by the Whitefish Pilot: “Negotiations in the Best Bet Casinoinverse-condemnation lawsuit have bogged down over the issue of litigationexpenses, with the attorney for the casino asking for $263,507. “That’s ontop of the $176,833 that a jury awarded K & R Partnership in July last year.In a 12-0 ruling, the jury decided the city […]
As reported by the Daily Inter Lake News: “How close should casinos be toKalispell’s parks, schools and churches? “The Kalispell Planning Boardwrestled Tuesday with two aspects of that question, deciding to recommendthat the City Council: “-Keep the current legal 300-foot buffer and have thecity staff explore creating exemptions if a four-lane highway, river,airport or other […]
As reported by Reuters: “Investment firm Real Africa Holdings Ltd. said onWednesday a 2.2 million rand cash offer to acquire it by South Africa’s topcasino operator, Sun International, undervalued it and was unacceptable.“Sun said last month that it hoped to buy Real Africa at 5.90 rand pershare, which represented a premium of 13.5 percent to […]
As reported by the Arizona Journal: “Navajo Nation officials, includingPresident Joe Shirley Jr., met with federal gaming officials in Albuquerque,N.M., last week to discuss the tribe’s plan to build a casino near Sanders.The results of the meeting were not available by press time, but tribalofficials indicated that a statement would be provided soon after themeeting.“Communications […]