As reported by This is Lancashire: " Support for Blackpool‘s casino bid has poured in from groups and members of the public according to staff at the Casino Advisory Panel (CAP). "Details of the comments from 25 letters of support and three letters opposing the resort’s bid for the UK‘s first and only regional casino […]
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As reported by Australia Age: "Hong Kong is reeling after a prominent lawyer representing the estranged sister of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho in a bitter feud was beaten by three men wielding baseball bats. "Albert Ho Chun-yan, a Hong Kong legislator and Democratic Party vice-president, was attacked in a McDonald’s restaurant in daylight. He […]
As reported by the Illinois Daily Herald: "Leaders in Des Plaines, Waukegan and Rosemont appeared unruffled Wednesday after hearing Republican governor candidate Judy Baar Topinka’s casino plans don’t include those towns. "Topinka said, if elected, she’d push for a Chicago casino and allow existing riverboat gambling barges to expand operations. Casinos in Elgin and elsewhere […]
As reported by the Kansas City Star: "After 11 years in court, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is right back where it started in its plan to build a casino in Miami County, Kan. "A federal appeals panel in Denver this week dismissed the tribe’s latest legal maneuver and ruled that any further litigation must […]
As reported by the Lincoln Journal Star: "The state’s appeal of a recent court decision that pleased casino supporters will not drag out. "The state Supreme Court guaranteed a quickened pace by ordering an expedited schedule for legal arguments to be submitted. That increases chances the state high court will rule on the appeal before […]
The Seneca Gaming Corp. reports two executive appointments, promoting Brian Hansberry general manager at Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel, and Gus Tsivikis to the same position at Seneca Allegany Casino. NIAGARA FALLS, New York – As reported by the Buffalo News: "The Seneca Gaming Corp. announced two executive appointments Wednesday, promoting Brian Hansberry general manager […]
Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced that the Sands Macao, the firstwestern-operated casino in Asia, has completed the expansion of its casinofloor. The total casino area now measures over 229,000 square feet, and the740 tables now on the casino floor position the Sands Macao as the largestcasino in the world. “The Sands Macao continues to outpace […]
As reported by Reuters: “Britain’s Quintain Estates & Development Plc hasabandoned plans to build a casino near the new Wembley national stadiumfollowing opposition from the local government, knocking its shares.“Quintain said on Thursday its decision would end its proposed joint venturewith U.S. group Caesars Entertainment, owned by the world’s biggest casinooperator Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.. “…Quintain […]
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has extended theexpiration date of its offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding 12%Notes due 2001 (Cusip No. 740822AA9) and 13% Senior Exchange Notes due 2001(Cusip No. 740848AF3) issued by President Casinos, Inc. (collectively, the“Notes”) until 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on August 30, 2006. […]
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 […]