As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal: “A bill in front of the State Senate could jeopardize a plan to put a casino in Beloit. The bill would put off-reservation gaming compacts in front of Senate and Assembly members for approval. Right now, the Governor alone has the authority to approve those casinos. “For the […]
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As reported by the Midland-Reporter Telegram: “Ushering in casino gambling to help finance public schools will not be considered during the Texas Legislature’s current special session on education reform, but it will be debated when lawmakers convene for their regular biennial session next January, legislators say. “With the city of Stanton in particular wanting a […]
Atronic invites customers to visit booth #507 at the upcoming Southern Gaming Summit in Tunica, Mississippi May 4th – 5th. Atronic will launch the stunning new Lady Orleans(TM) series of games, featuring four unique themes, each with a distinctive design and character. The exceptional games combine a free games feature with Atronic’s new Mystery Magic(TM) […]
Diamond I, Inc., a developer of wireless gaming products, today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Viking Productions, a Jamaica-based marketing and promotions firm, to bring Diamond I’s WifiCasino GS to venues within the Jamaican hotel and tourism industries. Viking Productions is best known for its representation of the Jamaican Bobsled […]
A group of North Las Vegas residents hopes that a casino proposed for a 16,000-home master-planned community will crap out. Opposition is mounting to the casino planned at the northwest corner of the Las Vegas Beltway and Losee Road as part of a 2,675-acre development by the Olympia Group. Organizers have submitted petitions to the […]
As reported by the Australian Financial Review: “Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure expects its first-half result to be broadly in line with the previous corresponding period, despite difficult trading conditions in Japan. “Aristocrat said strong growth in its non-Japanese business was expected to compensate for an approximate $30 million fall in pre-tax profit from its […]
As reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Half of Ohioans say they don’t like either of two proposals to set up slot machines here, meaning slots backers face a costly, difficult battle to turn the tide. “A Plain Dealer poll shows that only four in 10 respondents favored the two proposals to open slots parlors […]
Initial discussion about the new partnership between Strip titan MGM Mirage and the tribe that owns and operates the world’s biggest casino has focused on the deal to build a $700 million MGM Grand-branded casino next to the tribe’s Foxwoods resort. While the plans to use an MGM Mirage brand on a casino owned by […]
As reported by the (Irish) Sunday Business Post: “Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has vowed to bring the country’s gambling clubs to their knees. For decades, Irish gambling clubs have operated in a legislative grey area because, unlike every other country in the EU, Ireland has no law specifically governing casinos. “Gambling is illegal in […]
As reported by the Billings Gazette: “Poker players are becoming the 21st-century version of campus jocks, said Montana State University-Billings sophomore Dustin Swensgard. “.More than half of male college students interviewed last summer in a national survey had gambled on card games at least once a month, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center of […]
As reported by Globes: “Recognition of tourism as a priority industry, a target of 11 million tourists in 2011, a casino in Eilat and later in Mizpe Ramon and at the Dead Sea, and more designated carriers, are among the recommendations of the national task force headed by Dan Hotels chairman Michael Federman that examined […]
As reported by the (British) Daily Express: “The family of a British tourist missing for more than a week in Australia are celebrating the news she had been found safe and well. “Frances Embleton, 24, walked into a police station in Sydney following an extensive appeal to trace her. “She disappeared just hours before she […]
A day after local labor leaders and casino executives said workers could do more for immigration reform by going to work, rumors were circulating that any workers staying away would be fired. Whether gaming and hospitality employees will stay away from their jobs to participate in the planned Day Without Immigrants protest was anyone’s guess. […]
Nonunion Station Casinos isn’t encouraging its immigrant employees to come to work if they want to stay home and support Monday’s Day Without Immigrants protest. But there will be activities at all company casinos for workers who do decide to stay on the job. Station Casinos’ 14,000-person work force is about 35 percent immigrants, corporate […]