Jeffrey Fine, a local real estate investor and chairman of Fine Concepts,which owns 13 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf franchises here, seems ready to try hishand at a new career — casino management. State investigators are wrappingup background checks in preparation for hearings on Fine’s applications forlicenses to run the Opera House Saloon and Casino […]
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As reported by the Australian: “Hundred of Star City Casino workers gatheredon the steps of Sydney’s premier gambling venue today to call for betterpay. “Blowing whistles and yelling ‘decent wages, listen up’, the workerscalled on the casino’s management to offer an increased pay deal to offsetrising petrol prices, interest rates and inflation. “Workers staged theprotests […]
As reported by the Nebraska State Paper: “Depending on how fast signaturescan be counted, and the time appellate courts need to review the matter,Nebraskans might have a chance to vote in November on a plan for buildingthree casinos. “District Judge Karen Flowers ruled Thursday that signatureson initiative petitions seeking a vote on the gambling proposal […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “.With the unprecedentedgovernment shutdown of the gaming industry still weeks away, gamblers packedthe casinos in the second quarter to push up gross operating profits by 8.5percent to $355.9 million. “Net revenues rose nearly 5 percent to $1.27billion, although net income was down 74.5 percent to $98.5 million,according […]
I tried to qualify for the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event andfailed. I tried to qualify for some of the smaller WSOP events and failed.So I did what any bitter poker player would do – I held my own World Series.True poker fan know the real WSOP is held at Binions, so […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “One former surveillancesupervisor had his gaming license suspended but another was exoneratedWednesday in a case of video spying at an Atlantic City casino. “In a 4-0vote, the state Casino Control Commission suspended the license of JamesDoherty for 20 days for using his security cameras to spy on […]
With seven hurricane-destroyed casinos still on the sidelines, revenuesproduced by Mississippi’s gaming industry took another year-over-year dip inJuly, according to figures released Wednesday by the state’s gamingregulators. But clearing skies are on the horizon. With only five casinosopen during the month from what had been a 12-casino coastal gaming market,Mississippi gaming revenues were $222.7 million […]
As reported by the Undaunted by questions about whether it will even existfive months from now, the Orleans Levee Board has added another project toits to-do list: the pursuit of a new riverboat casino to replace thegambling hall lost to Hurricane Katrina. “The agency, which could becomepart of a regional authority next year if voters […]
As reported by the Connecticut Day: “What do you get when you marry a tribethat operates the world’s largest casino with one of the world’s biggestgambling companies? “Well, for one thing, a lot more casinos, possibly herein southeastern Connecticut, elsewhere in Indian Country, in Atlantic Cityor on the Las Vegas strip. “That’s part of the […]
As reported by the Biloxi Sun: “The Commission on Marine Resources onTuesday gave a long-delayed casino project near Diamondhead more time to putits plans into action and said the Isle of Capri Biloxi can fill wetlands toexpand its gambling space. “Casino World Inc. received its fourthconsecutive extension for a permit originally issued in 1996 to […]
As reported by the Winnipeg Sun: “South Beach Casino’s popularity andsuccess wouldn’t be threatened if a provincial smoking ban were extended toFirst Nations, the chairman of the native-run casino says. “The casino onHighway 59 would continue to thrive if puffers were forced to butt outbecause fewer than 10% of its total patrons are smokers, said […]
“The London casino where Lord Lucan once played bridge with the likes of SirJames Goldsmith and John Aspinall, is to be acquired by the Malaysianbillionaire Quek Leng Chan, The Times has learnt. “BIL International, theSingapore-listed investment firm controlled by Mr Quek, is understood to beclose to agreeing the purchase of the Clermont Club in Mayfair […]
As reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal: “Two groups of Harrison andFloyd residents gave Caesars Indiana casino overwhelmingly high marksyesterday for improving their community. “The casino’s tax revenues andincentive payments to two local community foundations have helped pay forcollege scholarships, adult-education programs and an array of projects.“That message was delivered to two consultants who visited Corydon […]
As reported by the Canton Repository: “Canal Fulton City Council memberswere both bewildered and dismayed about a telephone survey being conductedby Discovery Research Group about casinos. “Council members were bewilderedbecause none knew anything about the survey. City Manager Mark Cozy said theEastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma contacted him July 26 about the survey andhe informed […]