As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “Nearly a dozen anti-smoking activists came to Wednesday’s City Council meeting to urge the members to support a ban on smoking in the resort’s casinos.”But the effort was to no avail, as a resolution sponsored by Councilman Eugene Robinson was tabled. “The state’s indoor smoking ban went […]
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The casinos in Atlantic City, NJ were closed down on July 5 through July 7, 2006 due to a temporary state budget impasse. Only one in 10 (9%) gamblers in New Jersey and surrounding states had made specific plans to go gambling in Atlantic City on those dates(1), but of those who did, 13 percent […]
As reported by the Baraboo News Republic: “It may be a few months before they return, but Ho-Chunk Nation officials announced Wednesday roulette, craps and poker will return to their Baraboo casino after a brief, legally induced hiatus. The games were pulled at midnight June 30 last year after a State Supreme Court ruling. The […]
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. has completed its previously announced corporaterelocation to St. Louis and established a regional office in Biloxi, Miss.The address and phone number for the St. Louis corporate headquartersfollows: Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 600 Emerson Road Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 813-9200The address and phone number for the Biloxi […]
VendingData(TM) Corporation (Amex: VNX) announced today that it will beentering the market for gaming plaques, which are used internationally bycasinos for high stake games representing the highest monetary valuedenomination. Plaques are much larger than traditional gaming chips andtheir shape varies depending upon the casinos aesthetic preference — rectangular, oval, etc. Because they are issued to […]
When Antonio Esfandiari first sat down at a PokerPro automated poker table,he was a little unsure about the technology.”I was very hesitant at first,and then I sat down, and I was like ‘Wow!’ because it really feels likepoker,” Esfandiari said. “It’s like a dream come true; it’s so awesome. Ithink it’s so much better for […]
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board said Tuesday it willformally oppose a local drug company’s quest to trademark the phrase “Whathappens in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas.” Samaritan Pharmaceuticalslast summer applied to federally register the phrase to promote itsresearch-stage medical products, as well as Southern Nevada’s biotechindustry. Because Samaritan’s phrase is […]
As reported by the Chronicle Herald: “The province is hoping to break newground in finding the social and economic impacts of gambling in NovaScotia. “Bill Turpin, a spokesman for the Environment and Labour Department,said officials believe a socio-economic study to be completed by September2007 will be the first of its kind in Canada. “.A request […]
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “Five years after opening one ofthe region’s most remote gambling venues, the Campo Indian band is planninga 150-room hotel in hopes of moving its Golden Acorn Casino beyond aday-trip market. “The proposed three-story hotel, to be built in an arcingsemicircle from the front of the freeway-side East County […]
On 28 July 2006 the Compliance Committee of eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, made up of Mr. W. Galston OBE (Chairman) , Mr. F. Catania and Mr. M.Hirst OBE, all independent directors of the organization, considered all the facts regarding an incident in which complaints were received concerning search engine optimisation practices being […]
PokerShare.com and Mikey the chimp have not given up on their mission to earn Mikey his retirement money from poker tournament winnings. Despite Jeffrey Pollock, Vice President of Harrah’s Entertainment’s statement to the press Thursday, July 27, 2006 saying Mikey would not be allowed into the World Series of Poker, PokerShare.com will search hard to […]
Table Trac, Inc., a Gaming Systems provider to small and mid-sized casinos whose patented Table Trac system monitors the operation of casino floors, is pleased to announce that it has received a contract for a systems installation in Oklahoma. “Table Trac is pleased to announce the sale of its fully integrated casino systems to a […]
The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive slot jackpot in Nevada casinos has increased by over $500,000 in the last month. With a current MegaJackpot(R) of $15,704,581, the progressive is statistically overdue to hit. The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive can be won for a max (300-coin) bet and when it hits, will easily set a record for the largest […]
Industry leading game development company Electracade, celebrate their 2nd year of business and 1st complete trading year with some unique numbers: # 1 Performing version of Roulette # 1 Complete year of trading # 2 Years from business start up date # 3 The average quantity of new products created every month # 5 Electracades […]