As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: “Members of the state’s GamingControl Board heard an outpouring of support for slots casino licenses atSeven Springs Mountain Resort and Nemacolin Woodlands during public hearingsconducted last spring. “But in written comments furnished to the board,public sentiment was split over the applications of the resorts to opencasinos next year […]
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Pinnacle Entertainment announced that L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, a$370 million Texas Hill Country-themed resort in Lake Charles, La., brokeground yesterday on a $45 million hotel tower expansion, slightly more thana year after the elegant casino resort opened to the public. The additional250 rooms and suites will be complete in Fall 2007. The new […]
As reported by the Irish Examiner: “Paddy Power is considering opening acasino in Ireland if the Government opts to regulate the gaming industry.“Justice Minister Michael McDowell has set up a working group to considerwhether to legalise and regulate casinos, which are currently outlawed. Theban has not prevented nearly two dozen private members’ clubs springing upin […]
As reported by the Miami Herald: “For about three hours, Freddy Howard wasshowered with all the glamour and glory he had ever dreamed of. “Thestruggling actor was told he had just won a $260,000 jackpot at the SeminoleHard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood in the early hours of Aug. 29.“.Then, Howard said managers at […]
As reported by CBC News: “Alberta’s first aboriginal-run casino is weeksaway from opening as construction on the $178-million River Cree Resort andCasino wraps up more than two months ahead of schedule. “The complex, whichopens at the end of October, is located on the Enoch Cree Nation reserve atthe southwest edge of Edmonton. “Robert Morin, the […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the San DiegoPadres and the San Francisco Giants on September 8th 2006. The San DiegoPadres, who haven’t been in first place in the West since August 9, beat theRockies 5-4 on Tuesday to pull within one game of division-leading LosAngeles and opened a two-game lead in […]
The Grand Privé group of online casinos has become the first casino groupglobally to introduce a new one-wallet system that gives players a choice ofeight top-tier casinos to enjoy with just one account. The new singleaccount system gives players all the convenience of playing at a single siteand all the thrills of checking out a […]
State gaming regulators granted a third casino-equipment manufacturertentative approval Thursday to operate wireless hand-held gambling devicesin Nevada. But Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander thought itwould be six months at the earliest before the devices could find their wayinto Nevada casinos. The three-member control board gave Fortunetpreliminary approval to distribute hand-held equipment for full casinogaming. […]
The online bingo industry is a rapidly growing phenemon and it brings withit more than just online bingo games, it also creates a new trend inemployment. Online bingo websites employ thousands of people as Chat Hosts,who manage and oversee the chat rooms that players frequent while they areplaying bingo. This unique new trend in employement […]
As reported by the Detroit Free Press: “Starting today, metro Detroiterswill be able to cross the Canadian border to Windsor and place live bets onsports, something that is legal in the United States only in Nevada. “CasinoWindsor officials are betting the move will attract sports-crazy metroDetroiters to Legends, its new sports lounge, helping to ease […]
Tens of millions of dollars are spent each year encouraging John and JaneTraveler to make Las Vegas the site of their next getaway. But what happenshere won’t stay here if people can’t get here in the first place. And laterthis month, a different Las Vegas message — as in “Don’t come here, atleast not driving […]
Poker Creations, the leader in US-compliant online poker promotiontournaments, today announced a multi-week poker promotion agreement withMilwaukee’s Best Light Beer and Casino Media Group, a multi-media agencywith offices in Toronto, New York and Las Vegas. Poker Creations, a whollyowned division of NLOP, Inc. will provide online logistics for its secondnationwide promotion sponsored by Milwaukee’s Best […]
With just over three weeks remaining in the regular season, not only are theMLB pennant races heating up, but so is speculation about who’ll win theleague’s top awards. In both the American and National Leagues, the MVPdebate is becoming strongly contested along with the NL Cy Young, while theAL Cy Young appears to be a […]
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it hasextended the expiration date of its offer to purchase any and all of theoutstanding 12% Notes due 2001 (Cusip No. 740822AA9) and 13% Senior ExchangeNotes due 2001 (Cusip No. 740848AF3) issued by President Casinos, Inc.(collectively, the “Notes”) until 8:00 a.m., New York City time, onSeptember 13, […]