As reported by the Freeport News: “Executives of the Isle of Capri corporate office in Biloxi, Mississippi, have announced that a year from now, they will cease operations in Grand Bahama. “Jill Haynes, director of Corporate Communication, said the purpose for terminating operations on June 1, 2007 is to enable the company to focus more […]
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A California investment firm has loaned the owners of the shuttered Lady Luck $66 million to be used in renovating the downtown hotel-casino. The financing package is the first tangible development on the Lady Luck since the newly named Downtown Resorts LLC, formerly known as Henry Brent Co., closed the 700-room hotel-casino Feb. 12, displacing […]
As reported by the Quad-City Times: “The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on Thursday approved the sale of the Mississippi Belle II riverboat casino in Clinton to Wild Rose Entertainment, setting in motion plans to replace the current casino on the Mississippi River with a land-based casino on the west edge of Clinton. “Wild Rose […]
As reported by the Gary Post-Tribune: “After a state attorney general’s report condemned the company, the Indiana Gaming Commission tossed out the deal that gave a politically connected East Chicago firm a share of the city’s casino revenue. “It was the first time the commission rejected part of a local agreement between a casino and […]
As reported by Reuters: “Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, won 2.9 percent more money from gamblers in May than they did a year earlier, the state’s Casino Control Commission said on Friday. “Casinos’ gambling winnings totaled $432.5 million during the month, the state regulator said. For the first five months of the year, casinos […]
On May 22, 2006 the Seminole Tribe of FL (the tribe) filed a claim in Broward County, FL court stating that the financial services agreement (FSA) between the tribe and Power Plant Entertainment, LLC. (PPE) originally executed in 2000, is illegal. Under the terms of the FSA the tribe pays PPE 30% of net revenues […]
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. today announced the opening of Tioga Downs Raceway. The new harness racing and entertainment facility includes numerous amenities, including a newly constructed 90,000 square foot grandstand housing restaurants, lounges, arcades, entertainment, and retail, as well as the Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) facility, which includes 750 video lottery terminals, and is […]
As reported by the East Valley Tribune: “Scottsdale police are investigating a purse-snatching incident reported by a woman who said she had just won $40,000 from Casino Arizona. “The 60-year-old woman, whose name was not released, told police that a man grabbed her purse in the parking lot of the Albertsons at 2785 N. Scottsdale […]
As reported by the Manchester Evening News: “A new upmarket casino complete with two restaurants and a live music venue is due to open in Manchester’s Great Northern Warehouse in October, creating 350 jobs.”Manchester 235 will feature 14 roulette tables, 10 blackjack tables and a poker-room that will double as a conference room – as […]
As reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal: “Harrah’s Entertainment wants to renovate the Caesars Indiana casino, expand its pavilion — and possibly add restaurants and entertainment options, a company executive said yesterday.”Plans to overhaul the Harrison County complex will likely become final and be released within six months, said Anthony Sanfilippo, president of Harrah’s Central Division. […]
As reported by the Everett Herald: “The downtown’s only minicasino has closed temporarily as the business changes ownership, but off-track betting facilities, a nightclub and restaurant at the landmark building on Everett Avenue remain open. “The Big Apple Casino shut down after Saturday night, said Allen Hemmat, who owns the 85-year-old building housing the enterprise […]
As reported by the New Jersey Courier Post: “The Casino Control Commission Wednesday approved the expansion of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. The $200 million addition, a mix of fine dining and casual restaurants, lounges, and casino space, opens to the public June 30.”The highlights include Bobby Flay Steak; Michael Mina’s Seablue, which will […]
As reported by the Coventry Observer: “Coventry City MP Geoffrey Robinson has pledged to do everything he can to revive Coventry’s super casino bid after a successful meeting with culture secretary Tessa Jowell. “Mr Robinson met Ms Jowell on Monday evening to talk about what could be done to get Coventry’s bid for a regional […]
As reported by the Calgary Sun: “It’s a full house when it comes to casinos in Calgary and no further gambling dens will be approved for the foreseeable future, says Alberta Gaming Minister Gordon Graydon. “Graydon said Calgary, with six casinos and a seventh in the works, is at the saturation point for a city […]