As reported by the Blackpool Today: “Dreams of a rejuvenated Blackpool through Las Vegas-style casinos are seriously flawed and could damage the resort’s economy, a new study has warned. “Profits would go abroad, jobs would go to migrant workers and the number of problem gamblers would escalate, according to the independent report by consultants Hall […]
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As reported by the Seattle Times: “A new tribal casino that will be the first on the Eastside and the closest to Seattle could open as early as the fall of 2007. “The Snoqualmie Tribe’s five-year quest to build a casino on 56 acres off Interstate 90 east of Issaquah cleared a big hurdle Thursday […]
As reported by Reuters: “Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Thursday said preparations for Hurricane Katrina were as good as they could have been, waving off doubts raised by a video showing U.S. President George W. Bush being warned of the severity of the storm the day before it hit. “Barbour also forecast a revival of […]
The transformation of the Aladdin into Planet Hollywood is a step closer with work completed on the rotunda in the hotel-casino’s center. Mike Dean, president of M.J. Dean Construction, the general contractor for the project, said basic work on the 6,000-square-foot rotunda, the first major interior portion of the redevelopment project, was largely completed Friday. […]
As reported by the Desert Dispatch: “The controversial local casino initiative is headed for the ballot. “In San Bernardino County Superior Court Wednesday in Barstow, Judge John P. Vander Feer decided contents of a lawsuit aimed at blocking the initiative from vote were “premature” and threw the suit out. “?The suit was filed by a […]
Olympic Sports Data Services, Ltd., known online as Olympic Sports Book, one of the oldest and largest online sportsbooks, announced today it was changing the brand name of its online sportsbook to The Greek Sports Book. The name change to The Greek Sports Book is a natural transition, one which will enhance marketing campaigns, distinguish […]
State Sen. Robert M. “Tommy” Tomlinson, an architect of the Pennsylvania gaming act, will be a featured speaker at the 2nd annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress on March 6-7. Sen. Tomlinson, who engaged in a decade-long fight to authorize slot machines at racetracks, was instrumental in crafting and passing Act 71, which allows up to 61,000 […]
American Wagering, Inc. (OTC BB:BETM.OB) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary AWI Gaming, Inc. (“AWIG”) completed the acquisition of, and commenced operations at, Sturgeon’s Inn & Casino in Lovelock, Nevada (“Sturgeon’s”) on March 1, 2006. The acquisition of Sturgeon’s is expected to be immediately accretive to the Company’s fiscal 2007 operating […]
Six gaming equipment companies, including industry giant International Game Technology and Las Vegas-based Aristocrat Technologies, have been awarded Pennsylvania’s first slot machine licenses. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said the companies are subject to a series of 40 conditions set out by the regulatory agency. Pennsylvania lawmakers, in July 2004, […]
As reported by Reuters: “South Africa’s biggest casino operator, Sun International, posted a 34 percent jump in first-half adjusted headline earnings per share on Thursday but said growth would slow in the second half. “Adjusted headline earnings per share in the six months to end-December rose to 248 cents from 185 cents in the year-ago […]
The Jackpot Factory Group, a leading online casino group that has paid out over $4 billion since its launch, unveiled an enormous slot promotion called “Slot Madness.” During March, the group’s casinos ? All Slots Casino, All Jackpots Casino, First Web Casino, and Wild Jack Casino ? will reward over 1,500 players with cash prizes […]
As reported by Stuff: “SkyCity Hamilton is taking a $2 million punt that a major new sports bar will help pull more customers into the Riverside casino and entertainment complex on Victoria St. “Final decisions on other revamps, to cost about $1 million, are expected within a few months. “…SkyCity Hamilton general manager David Christian […]
What are the three most important things a professional considers when betting a game? Price, price and price. Getting the best number on every game will turn a 50% handicapper into a net winner and allows a 53% capper to show a handsome profit at season’s end. Every penny you’re able to shave off of […]
As reported by the BBC: “The UK’s first gaming academy, to teach trainee croupiers the tricks of the trade, will be officially opened in Lancashire on Wednesday. “Blackpool and The Fylde College has built its own training casino in the resort, earmarked to benefit from the government’s gambling law reforms. “Courses ranging from GCSE to […]