As reported by the Wakefield Today: “Wakefield Council’s cabinet committee is set to give the go-ahead to a proposal for a super casino at the Xscape complex in Glass Houghton next week. “A report says the casino would be 5,000sq m, with 1,250 jackpot machines, bingo and betting. “It says: “The economic benefits include an […]
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As reported by the Massillon Independent: “Lordstown, in the Mahoning Valley, is best known for its General Motors Plant, just as Massillon was associated with Republic Steel. “It’s a tough little Northeastern Ohio village near Youngstown, and like Massillon has been hit hard by job losses in recent years. “?Enter the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of […]
A future Blackpool super casino will be hit with an extra £6 million per year tax bill, it was confirmed yesterday. “The small print of Gordon Brown’s tenth budget confirmed earlier reports that operators will have to pay £5,000 annually for each of the 1,250 unlimited jackpot slot machines in the one resort casino which […]
As reported by the Oregonian: “The state rejected a package of ballot measures Thursday that could have allowed construction of the state’s first non-Indian casino. “The two Lake Oswego entrepreneurs backing the project, proposed for east Multnomah County, said they would rewrite the measures and try to qualify them for the November ballot. But critics […]
As reported by the Mercury News: “LIMERICK — 10-1. “Those are the odds an area research analyst is giving Boyd Gaming Corp. of receiving a gaming license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for its slots parlor proposal in Limerick. “Brian McGill is a gaming analyst for Susquehanna Financial Group, an institutional research, brokerage and […]
Rules governing the use of wireless hand-held gaming devices in casinos, after laboring for two years of through the state’s legislative and regulatory processes, were adopted Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission. But what form the technology will take is still to be determined. Conceivably, the gaming commission’s unanimous approval gave casino patrons the right […]
As reported by the Casper Star Tribune: “In both the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes are pursuing expanded or new gambling operations, according to Thursday testimony to the state Legislature’s Select Committee on Tribal Relations. “Melanie Gambler, chairwoman of the Northern Arapaho Gaming Agency, said she has been busy training staff to manage and […]
As reported by RIA Novosti: “The lower house of parliament passed Friday the first reading of a bill on the government regulation of gambling. “The bill went through with 300 votes in favor and 105 against with one abstention. “The document lists gambling activities in the country authorized by the government, which include casinos, slot […]
MGM Mirage announced in Singapore today that it will include a permanent Cirque du Soleil show as part of the hotel-casino it hopes to build in Singapore. The casino company is vying for the right to develop the Asian city-state’s first gaming destination. MGM Mirage’s announcement came two days after rival casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment […]
Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Tuesday announced the seventh and eighth hotels for the casino operator’s Chinese Cotai Strip development, but the latest joint venture agreement was overshadowed by the company’s secondary stock offering that could land Chairman Sheldon Adelson and his family more than $2.76 billion. Before the stock market opened Tuesday, Las Vegas […]
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE) announced an expansion plan that will more than double the number of hotel rooms and add a luxurious 8,000-square-foot spa to the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. By the summer of 2007, the Company expects to have added 268 luxury rooms to the Dover Downs Hotel & […]
GWIN Inc. announced today its second quarter results, which include significant increases in operating income and net income for both the quarter and the six month reporting period. For the three months ending Jan. 31, 2006, operating income increased to $637,918, compared to $231,306 for the same period in 2005, an increase of 176%. Net […]
With March Madness upon us, millions will be completing tournament brackets for entertainment or profit. The first 32 games are the easiest of the batch to analyze. Knowing nothing at all about the teams, you can look at the spreads for each game at PinnacleSports.com to get an idea of the likely outcome of each […]
As reported by the Hudson Valley News: “The creation of casinos in Sullivan County could preclude their own doom, predicted Michael Edelstein, President of Orange Environment. “Edelstein was one of three on a panel who addressed the potential impact Sullivan County casinos would have on Orange County, at a gathering in Goshen, attended by about […]