For the second straight quarter the cost of acquiring an Australian slotmaker sent gaming equipment provider Shuffle Master to a quarterly loss,even though the Las Vegas-based company’s revenues grew almost 50 percent.“We posted solid operating results and we’ve made tremendous progress increating a formidable global gaming equipment supplier,” Shuffle MasterChairman Mark Yoseloff said Thursday during […]
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As reported by the Independent: “Canal Fulton City Manager Mark Cozybelieves a community survey conducted by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe ofOklahoma was designed with one purpose in mind: Marketing. “Cozy also saidthat many Canal Fulton residents are undecided about the tribe’s plans for acasino resort, which proponents say will bring jobs and revenue to the […]
As reported by the BBC: “The company which runs Blackpool’s largestamusement arcade is launching a legal challenge against the town’s bid for asuper casino licence. “The Noble Organisation, owners of Coral Island, hasbegun High Court legal action, claiming the development is contrary to localplanning guidelines. “The Casino Advisory Panel will decide by the end ofthe […]
As reported by the Bangor Daily News: “The project budget for Penn NationalGaming Inc.’s permanent gaming complex has grown from $72 million to $90million, members of the company’s development team said Wednesday during abriefing for city officials. “‘That’s not driven by our developmentagreement with the city; that’s our commitment to Bangor,’ Penn Nationalspokesman Eric Schippers […]
Traditionally the US has been the trail blazer when it comes to both on andoffline gaming and gambling, but with the recent Betonsports saga theEuropean market has become more important than ever for companies looking tocontinue aggressive growth strategies and increase market share. And withthe merger of both on and offline activity becoming ever more […]
As reported by the BBC News: “A super-casino in Sheffield would generate14,000 jobs in the city over 20 years, it has been claimed. “Sheffield CityCouncil quoted the figure at a meeting of the Casino Advisory Panel todiscuss the impact of a Las Vegas style super-casino. “.Council chiefexecutive Sir Bob Kerslake said Sheffield offered an ideal […]
Stardust employees received official word Tuesday that the closing date ofthe venerable Strip casino will be Nov. 1 – an announcement driven by equalparts courtesy by Boyd Gaming Corp. and federal law. The WARN Act, whichdates from 1989, requires large employers to give workers at least 60 days’notice of a mass layoff. At the Stardust, […]
As reported by the Kansas City Star: “The Justice Department said Tuesdaythat it would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that appeared to permit atribal casino to resume operating in downtown Kansas City, Kan. “In July,U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson overturned a 2004 decision by theNational Indian Gaming Commission that disqualified the land for tribalgambling. “While […]
Forget any ideas of staying in and huddling round the fire while rain andleaves fall from the sky. Bowman International, the name to trust inwagering since 1985, is making sure that this September will be one toremember. Firstly, Bowmans will be exhibiting on stand 21 at the CasinoAffiliate Convention in Las Vegas, which runs from […]
As reported by the Herald: “A supercasino in Glasgow would create 2500 jobsand attract more than half a million extra visitors each year, it wasclaimed yesterday. “Glasgow City Council quoted the figures in the third ofa series of meetings on the merits of the seven venues competing to host theUK’s sole supercasino. “The public hearing, […]
At Johnny White’s Sports Bar, a dingy French Quarter saloon at the corner ofBourbon Street and Orleans Avenue, bartender Peter Gregory is convinced thatcasinos, especially Harrah’s New Orleans, are helping the city recover fromthe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Money won, he said, fuels the localeconomy. “We’ve had a few customers come in the bar and […]
As reported by the UK Time: “The supercasinos storm has taken anothercontroversial turn after it emerged that the owners of the Dome are alreadyadvertising for croupiers even before they have secured a licence. “Thewebsite run by Dome owners Anschutz Entertainment Group, whose boss PhilipAnschutz entertained John Prescott at his California ranch, details 20different recruitment opportunities […]
As reported by the Desert Dispatch: “The City Council did not meet Mondaynight due to the Labor Day holiday, and the next meeting will be at 7 p.m.on Sept. 18. That will be the only Council meeting this month. “On Thursday,the state Legislature closed shop until January without passing legislationto approve a gaming compact that […]
In the days following Hurricane Katrina, state officials and gamingauthorities assessed the damage the storm inflicted on the Gulf Coast’slucrative casino industry. It became clear to many that a controversial stephad to be taken; moving the casinos away from the shoreline onto land toprotect the multimillion-dollar investments should another storm hit here.What wasn’t anticipated, however, […]