As reported by the North Western Indiana Times: “Casino owner Don Barden put plans on ice this week for a hotel, condominiums and other lakefront attractions after Mayor Rudy Clay criticized a deal brokered by Barden and former Mayor Scott King. “‘Everything is on hold,’ Barden said. ‘I’m not going to be investing tens of […]
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As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “Never gambled in a casino? Atlantic City’s gaming halls want to change that. “And some of them are offering sweet deals to any new customer who walks in the door. “Billboards on the major highways into town blare with offers. First-time players at the Sands Casino Hotel […]
As reported by the TNA News: “Thai police in the northern border town of Mae Sai have imposed strict measures to prevent gamblers disguised as tourists from crossing to Myanmar to gamble in its casinos during a four-day holiday which begins Thursday. “Pol. Maj. Gen. Jamnong Kaewsiri, Chiang Rai provincial police chief, said the measures […]
As reported by the Commercial Property News: “Donald Trump has unveiled plans to build a $300 million Trump Tower in Philadelphia, in a former industrial area that has recently become the site of several significant residential developments. “The 45-story luxury condominium building will house 263 condos priced between $700,000 and $3.5 million. “‘The site is […]
As reported by the Times-Picayune: “. In 1991, he was an eager-eyed 24-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour, about to tee it up in the USF&G Classic at English Turn. “. Daly was on his way to a Rookie of the Year season. Five months later, he won the PGA Championship. “Now it’s 15 years, […]
Indian gambling officials on Thursday told a House panel that tribal casino regulations should be controlled by agreements between tribes and states, not the federal government. Last month, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed a bill by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would authorize a federal agency — the National Indian Gaming Commission — to […]
Proponents of downtown redevelopment are counting on new hotel-casinos to spice up an entertainment district proposed for Las Vegas’ 61-acre Union Park site. But if local gaming companies’ tepid early responses are an accurate indicator, those hoping for Striplike gaming halls in the shadows of Fremont Street are in for a tough sell. As city […]
Investors and Wall Street analysts had a message Thursday for the management of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment. Get out of the bidding for Aztar Corp. After rival gaming company Columbia Sussex Corp. raised the ante for ownership of the Tropicana casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City late Wednesday to $2.64 billion, most thought it […]
As reported by the QC Times: “Isle of Capri Casinos will expand its gaming offerings in southeast Florida with a $140 million slots parlor at Pompano Park Harness Track. “The project will add 1,500 slot machines to the Pompano Park Harness Track, the only track in the Isle of Capri Casinos’ family. The creation of […]
Mayor A.J. Holloway watched during his first 12 years in office as a booming Gulf Coast casino industry fueled his city’s economic prosperity. Holloway told the opening session of the Global Gaming Exposition Institute on Wednesday at Red Rock Resort that casinos will once again serve as the catalyst to revitalize the small community ravaged […]
Shareholders attending Pinnacle Entertainment’s annual meeting Wednesday didn’t have much to say about the company’s proposed $2.58 billion buyout of Aztar Corp. But company Chairman Dan Lee did. Lee told shareholders that Aztar’s advisers acted in a “sleazy” manner as the price for buying the Tropicana’s parent corporation rose significantly in the weeks after Pinnacle […]
Two of the most successful and established online casino and poker room groups in the online gaming industry have announced plans to create a new Internet super-group. Trident Entertainment Group out of Kahnawake in Canada is in discussions with regard to a proposed merger of its operations into Gibraltar-based Carmen Media Group. This would result […]
Despite accolades from business and community leaders, MGM Mirage executives conceded at their annual diversity program presentation Wednesday that they have a long way to go in building a company and industry that fully reflects American culture. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking from the audience, said MGM Mirage and the audience of 1,500 suppliers, contractors […]
As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: “For the first time since it debuted nearly three years ago, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was not Atlantic City’s top-grossing casino. Bally’s Atlantic City casino toppled the Borgata from the top spot last month. “The Jersey Shore resort’s 12 casinos generated $440.2 million in revenue in April, […]