Ameristar Casinos, Inc. has appointed Jerome Klint to the position of VicePresident of Construction, effective September 1, 2006. Reporting to AlanRose, Senior Vice President of Construction, Klint will be responsible forconstruction of Ameristar projects, including department administration andcoordination of pre-planning, budgeting, contracting, purchasing and on-siteobservation of construction. Klint brings 20 years of senior managementexperience in […]
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Mount Airy Resort & Casino announced today that it has awarded its firstround of construction contracts as it continues to move forward with plansto build a $360 million hotel and gaming complex in the heart of thePoconos. The majority of contracts have been awarded to Pennsylvania-basedcompanies. “One of our main goals in building Mount Airy […]
As reported by the Rocky Mountain News: “A Central City casino that hadalready filed for bankruptcy shut its doors this week after a new parkway tothe gaming town failed to bring an expected increase in business. “Scarlet’sCasino had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just months afteropening at what should have been a prime location […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
For the second straight quarter the cost of acquiring an Australian slotmaker sent gaming equipment provider Shuffle Master to a quarterly loss,even though the Las Vegas-based company’s revenues grew almost 50 percent.“We posted solid operating results and we’ve made tremendous progress increating a formidable global gaming equipment supplier,” Shuffle MasterChairman Mark Yoseloff said Thursday during […]
Diamondhead Casino Corporation and Trump Entertainment Resorts (Nasdaq:TRMP) announced today that they have extended to October 23, 2006, the termsof a letter of intent signed on June 8, 2006, pursuant to which the partiesintend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate adestination casino resort in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The parties arepleased with […]
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, […]
Traditionally the US has been the trail blazer when it comes to both on andoffline gaming and gambling, but with the recent Betonsports saga theEuropean market has become more important than ever for companies looking tocontinue aggressive growth strategies and increase market share. And withthe merger of both on and offline activity becoming ever more […]
Stardust employees received official word Tuesday that the closing date ofthe venerable Strip casino will be Nov. 1 – an announcement driven by equalparts courtesy by Boyd Gaming Corp. and federal law. The WARN Act, whichdates from 1989, requires large employers to give workers at least 60 days’notice of a mass layoff. At the Stardust, […]
At Johnny White’s Sports Bar, a dingy French Quarter saloon at the corner ofBourbon Street and Orleans Avenue, bartender Peter Gregory is convinced thatcasinos, especially Harrah’s New Orleans, are helping the city recover fromthe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Money won, he said, fuels the localeconomy. “We’ve had a few customers come in the bar and […]