Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. has completed its previously announced corporaterelocation to St. Louis and established a regional office in Biloxi, Miss.The address and phone number for the St. Louis corporate headquartersfollows: Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 600 Emerson Road Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 813-9200The address and phone number for the Biloxi […]
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VendingData(TM) Corporation (Amex: VNX) announced today that it will beentering the market for gaming plaques, which are used internationally bycasinos for high stake games representing the highest monetary valuedenomination. Plaques are much larger than traditional gaming chips andtheir shape varies depending upon the casinos aesthetic preference — rectangular, oval, etc. Because they are issued to […]
These are the elimination hands from the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP)Main Event Final Table. Casino City reporter Ryan McLane will continueupdate this column as players are eliminated from the largest live pokertournament ever held. 3rd Place – Michael Binger Daniel Negreanu’s “dark horse pick” lasted longer than he should have,surviving several all-in chips […]
When Antonio Esfandiari first sat down at a PokerPro automated poker table,he was a little unsure about the technology.”I was very hesitant at first,and then I sat down, and I was like ‘Wow!’ because it really feels likepoker,” Esfandiari said. “It’s like a dream come true; it’s so awesome. Ithink it’s so much better for […]
Phil Hellmuth Jr., not one to share the spotlight, almost made good on hisquest to win his 11th bracelet Wednesday by finishing third in $1,500No-Limit Hold’em Event # 45. Earlier in the tournament, Hellmuth informedDoyle Brunson that he’d do just about anything to get number 11, includingfind one. With just three tables left in the […]
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board said Tuesday it willformally oppose a local drug company’s quest to trademark the phrase “Whathappens in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas.” Samaritan Pharmaceuticalslast summer applied to federally register the phrase to promote itsresearch-stage medical products, as well as Southern Nevada’s biotechindustry. Because Samaritan’s phrase is […]
As reported by the Chronicle Herald: “The province is hoping to break newground in finding the social and economic impacts of gambling in NovaScotia. “Bill Turpin, a spokesman for the Environment and Labour Department,said officials believe a socio-economic study to be completed by September2007 will be the first of its kind in Canada. “.A request […]
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “Five years after opening one ofthe region’s most remote gambling venues, the Campo Indian band is planninga 150-room hotel in hopes of moving its Golden Acorn Casino beyond aday-trip market. “The proposed three-story hotel, to be built in an arcingsemicircle from the front of the freeway-side East County […]
There is only one word – empty. Seriously, there is almost no one left atthe Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino today, especially since the ninemillionaires vying for the 2006 World Series of Poker Main EventChampionship have the day off. The vendors, who have been handing outfreebees and trying to sign people up for online poker […]
As reported by the Oregonian: “Twenty-one years ago, Oregonians spent $33million for the novelty of scratching latex off cardboard tickets to seewhether they had won a prize from the newly created state lottery. “Now,that seemingly quaint enterprise has morphed into a business and marketingbehemoth that on Tuesday announced that it had just chalked up more […]
As reported by the Evansville Courier-Press: “Improvements under way at Casino Aztar – some subtle, some showy – are intended to position the Evansville riverboat casino against impending competition from a new casino at French Lick, Ind., and elsewhere. “‘We have new competition coming on line, and we need to remain competitive,’ said Jim Brown, […]
On 28 July 2006 the Compliance Committee of eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, made up of Mr. W. Galston OBE (Chairman) , Mr. F. Catania and Mr. M.Hirst OBE, all independent directors of the organization, considered all the facts regarding an incident in which complaints were received concerning search engine optimisation practices being […]
Renato Cottini of New York invested $34.00 in a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Mohegan Sun on August 5th, before he won the $2,059,324.49 jackpot. Cottini, feeling lucky, was there to consider the hotel for his son’s wedding. He plans to use his fortune to enjoy life. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, […]
Although there are two WSOP events running simultaneously today, including the final three tables of the 2006 Main Event, the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino has the feel of a deserted warehouse. There is a throng of spectators surrounding the ESPN televised poker stage, but gone are the lucrative cash game and satellite table players […]