As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “State gambling regulators have joined the chorus of critics calling for changes to Pennsylvania’s slot machine law, saying they will take matters into their own hands to the degree possible if amendments are not made. “In a letter dated Wednesday to a dozen state lawmakers, Thomas Decker, chairman of […]
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As reported by the Kansas City Star: “A plan to significantly shorten Missouri’s lifetime self-ban from casinos for troubled gamblers failed to win approval Wednesday from the Missouri Gaming Commission. But the idea is not dead. “The shorthanded commission, meeting in Maryland Heights, Mo., voted 2-1 for a proposal to allow a minimum two-year ban […]
Playtech (LSE: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of software for the gambling industry, today announces Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30 2006. Financial Highlights · Revenues up by 139% to $46.2 million (2005 – $19.3 million) · Casino revenues up by 129% to $40.4 million (2005 – $17.6 million) · […]
As reported by the Illinois Daily Herald: "Leaders in Des Plaines, Waukegan and Rosemont appeared unruffled Wednesday after hearing Republican governor candidate Judy Baar Topinka’s casino plans don’t include those towns. "Topinka said, if elected, she’d push for a Chicago casino and allow existing riverboat gambling barges to expand operations. Casinos in Elgin and elsewhere […]
As reported by the Kansas City Star: "After 11 years in court, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is right back where it started in its plan to build a casino in Miami County, Kan. "A federal appeals panel in Denver this week dismissed the tribe’s latest legal maneuver and ruled that any further litigation must […]
As reported by the Yakima Herald Republic: “Prosecutors have filed a rarefelony charge against a former casino dealer accused of manipulating cardgames. “Peter R. Schuetz, 29, of Kittitas was arraigned Tuesday in YakimaCounty Superior Court on charges of first-degree cheating, a Class C felony,as well as a gross misdemeanor charge of third-degree theft. “According tocharging […]
As reported by the Daily Breeze: “A Los Angeles tribe is pushing an unlikelybid to establish an Indian casino at Inglewood’s Hollywood Park racetrack.“The proposal developed by Santa Monica attorney Jonathan Stein for theGabrielino-Tongva Band was quietly inserted this week into a bill byAssemblyman Tom Umberg, a lame-duck Democrat from Orange County. “But theproposal faces […]
If you want to see the wave of the future for pit bosses and tipped casinodealers at Las Vegas’ most luxurious properties, check out Steve Wynn’splans to shake up his casino floor. Wynn Las Vegas dealers – the highestpaid in the city at a shade more than $100,000 per year, mostly from tips –will soon […]
As reported by Business Week: “The U.S. Congress has yet to pass the pendinglegislation cracking down on Internet gambling. But in the meantime, theJustice Dept. has cast a much deeper freeze over the business with its Julyarrest of BetOnSports Chief Executive David Carruthers. Now, under pursuitof U.S. legal authorities, European online gaming companies are scramblingto […]
As reported by the Australian: “The world’s second-biggest poker machinemaker, Aristocrat Leisure, is remaining coy about how much it will providefor litigation expenses this year after provisions jumped 73 per cent to$28.94 million last year. “Chief executive Paul Oneile was loath to talkabout current litigation funding, saying only that it was a fact of life […]
As reported by Thanh Nien Daily: “Police have completed their probe into amulti-million dollar gambling case and concluded the director of a stateroad-building agency bet away US$1.53 million on football via threebookmakers in 2005. “The public security ministry, a central police agency,said Bui Tien Dung – former director of the transport ministry’s ProjectManagement Unit No […]
All inPlay, an accessible online community focused on fun and friendship forall, visually impaired and sighted alike, today announced the release of theworld’s first accessible version of Texas Hold’em. “From day one All inPlayhas been about letting the skill of the player determine the outcome of thegame, not whether or not they could see the […]
All inPlay, an accessible online community focused on fun and friendship forall, visually impaired and sighted alike, today announced the release of theworld’s first accessible version of Texas Hold’em. “From day one All inPlayhas been about letting the skill of the player determine the outcome of thegame, not whether or not they could see the […]
As reported by the Australian: “Hundred of Star City Casino workers gatheredon the steps of Sydney’s premier gambling venue today to call for betterpay. “Blowing whistles and yelling ‘decent wages, listen up’, the workerscalled on the casino’s management to offer an increased pay deal to offsetrising petrol prices, interest rates and inflation. “Workers staged theprotests […]