31st August
Las Vegas
Nasdaq.com/Wall Street Journal
Colony
Capital Group Reportedly Near Deal for 4 Casinos
31st August
Las Vegas
Yahoo/AP - Adam Goldman
Sources:
Harrah's, Caesars to Sell Casinos
Colony Capital,
the new owners of the Las Vegas Hilton, are said to have a 30 day exclusive
right to bid on 4 of the properties involved in the Harrah's/Caesars merger.
31st August
Las Vegas
SanFrancisco Chronicle/AP & Reuters
Sources:
Casino giants Harrah's, Caesars looking to sell four properties
Harrah's,
Caesars in talks to sell four casinos
31st August
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun & LVR-J
Harrah's,
Caesars in talks to sell casinos
PREMERGER
DEALINGS: Sources: Harrah's OKs property sales
31st August
Las Vegas
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's,
Caesars Confirm Discussions on Potential Casino Sales
31st August
Reno & Louisiana
Reno Gazette Journal
Eldorado
to buy Louisiana casino - Experts surprised: Purchase unusual, but 'perfectly
logical.'
31st August
Las Vegas
Yahoo/AP - Adam Goldman
Sources:
Harrah's, Caesars to Sell Casinos
Colony Capital,
the new owners of the Las Vegas Hilton, are said to have a 30 day exclusive
right to bid on 4 of the properties involved in the Harrah's/Caesars merger.
31st August
California
Christian Science Monitor
California
controversy: gold rush into casinos
31st August
Reno & Las Vegas
Yahoo/PRNewswire & Reno Gazette Journal
IGT
to Build New Facility in Las Vegas
IGT
consolidates Vegas operations
IGT has 2,686
employees in Reno, 754 in Las Vegas and 5,500 in total world-wide.
31st August
Levis, Quebec
CNW Telbec
DEQ
Systems Corp. seeks a Private Placement $800,000
31st August
Las Vegas
San Francisco Chronicle/AP & Reuters
Sources:
Casino giants Harrah's, Caesars looking to sell four properties
Harrah's,
Caesars in talks to sell four casinos
31st August
Las Vegas
Nasdaq.com/Wall Street Journal
Colony
Capital Group Reportedly Near Deal for 4 Casinos
31st August
Burnaby, B.C.
CBC.ca
Gateway
Casinos controlling shareholders sell 25% of casino operator
31st August
Illinois
Chicago Business
Another
Gaming Board member quits
The Illinois
Gaming Borad now has only 2 of a total of 5 members remaining.
30th August
Las Vegas Reno
Gazette-Journal
Mikohn
Gaming sues rival casino device firm over patent
30th August
Las Vegas & Macau
Las Vegas Review-Journal
INSIDE
GAMING: Feds' request has papers flying
30th August
Washington State
The Olympian
Casinos
bet on expansion - Red Wind to add cabaret, double size of gaming floor
30th August
Las Vegas Denver
Post
Latest
makeover turns Sin City further away from Disneyland
29th August
Las Vegas Indianapolis
Star
Vegas
at 100 - City of gambling, glamour and glitz to celebrate its centennial
with year long party
29th August
Colorado Denver
Post
Owens
to denounce casino
29th August
Illinois North
West Indiana Times
Illinois
Gaming Board head resigns
29th August
Virgina Roanoake.com
ABC
raids Moose Lodge in Salem over gambling
Interesting
reading and one has to ask the question - Don't police have anything better
to do?
28th August
Las Vegas KVBC.com 
Woman
Claims Excessive Force After Dragged Through Casino
KVBC have
some amazing footage. The incident happened September 7th 2003.
28th August
Illinois Chicago
Daily Herald
Gaming
board president steps down
28th August
Montana Billings
Gazette
Police
nab Bookie casino robbery suspect
The Billings
Gazette has an excellent series of pictures. What a loser!
www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=/newgallery/20040827robbery/index1.php
28th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
MERGERS
AND ACQUISITIONS: Data request may stall deal
28th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's
Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment Receive FTC Second Request
The press
release was issued after the markets closed on Friday evening.
28th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Aladdin
deal approved
28th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Hard
Rock Hotel alters its marketing tactics
The LV Sun
has an excellent picture of the latest Hard Rock marketing ploy at:
www.lasvegassun.com/from.ed/2004/aug/27/photos/P000066368.jpg
27th August
Los Angeles
Yahoo/Business Wire
World
Poker Tour Welcomes Six New Licensing Partners to the Table
Starting later
this year players will be able to sit down at the table in their WPT Boxer
shorts!
27th August
Carson City
Las Vegas Review-Journal
New
Aladdin owners licensed - Gaming Commission's unanimous vote clears way
for Planet Hollywood casino
27th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Caesars
joins casinos downsizing at craps tables
Caesars Palace
is the latest Caesars Entertainment property in Las Vegas casino to eliminate
boxman position.
27th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/Business
Wire
Mikohn
Files Suit Against Paltronics, Inc.
27th August
Las Vegas PRNewswire
GSA
Creates Environment to Further Industry Wide Adoption of Standards
- www.gamingstandards.com
27th August
Carson City, Nevada
Las Vegas Sun
License
for unused Vegas high-roller gambling salon renewed
27th August
Niagara Falls, Canada
National Post/CP
Gambling
industry rebounding: report
Amazing statistics
from Ontario's four casinos that have an average combined daily attendance
of 47,000.
26th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
License
expected for new Aladdin owner
26th August
Louisiana PRNewswire
- Casino City Press release
Attorney
General John Ashcroft Summoned to Answer Online Gambling Free Speech Complaint
26th August
Niagara Falls
The Buffalo News
Poker
dealers graduate, prepare for careers at Seneca Allegany Casino
26th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Aladdin
turns profit as licensing hearing nears
26th August
Missouri KCTV5.com
& Las Vegas Sun/AP
Gaming
Commission relaxes rule on concealed guns in casinos
Casino
fined for marketing to problem gamblers
26th August
Waukegan, Illinois
Chicago Business
Will
Clint make WMS Gaming's day?
25th August
Waukegan, Illinois
Yahoo/Business Wire
Clint
Eastwood Makes WMS Gaming's Day
WMS Gaming's
first slots with a Fistful of Dollars theme will debut at the Global Gaming
Expo in October.
25th August
Reno, Nevada
Reno Gazette-Journal
Third
man sent to prison in casino chip theft
24th August
Las Vegas Las Vegas
Sun
Violence
hits two casinos
23rd August
Las Vegas & Minneapolis
Yahoo/Business Wire
Cash
Systems, Inc. and Mikohn Gaming Form Strategic Alliance
23rd August
Las Vegas Yahoo/Reuters
Poker
TV Show Bets on Syndication - The Ultimate Poker
Challenge
- www.tvimedia.com/1_UPC.htm
22nd August
New York New
York Post
Trump
Cards
Although his
casinos in Atlantic City have not made a profit in 8 years, Donald Trump
appears to have cut a sweetheart deal.
22nd August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Mall
giant bids for LV empire
21st August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Casino
merger value rises - MGM Mirage, Mandalay deal up $200 million
21st August
Phoenix, Arizona & Madrid
Reuters.co.uk
Franco's
grandson jailed in US
Joaquin Franco
Perez the grandson of Spanish dictator Franco is the president of R. Franco
USA, a subsidiary of slot manufacturer Recreativos Franco S.A.
21st August
Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson Citizen/AP
Dictator
Franco's grandson jailed in Phoenix on fraud, theft, bribery charges
21st August
Las Vegas & California
Las Vegas Sun - Jeff Simpson
Wynn:
Disneyland casino reports overblown
21st August
Las Vegas KLAS-TV
$7.2
Billion Deal For Hughes' Parent Company
21st August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Desert
Inn to be imploded Nov. 17
21st August
Atlantic City
Daily Telegraph
A
misdeal at Trump casinos
21st August
Las Vegas Investors
Business Daily
Venetian
Casino Resort, LLC and Las Vegas Sands, Inc. Announce the Closing of a
New $1.01 Billion Credit Facility
20th August
Reno San Francisco
Chronicle/RGJ
Reno
trial delayed in casino suit against IGT
20th August
Tampa Tampa
Tribune
Formula
For Success? Girls, Wings, Gambling
20th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Mergers
stir some vendors' fears - Small-business people say casino contracts may
become scarcer if deals go through
An excellent article and an issue
that regulators must certainly take into consideration.
20th August
Colorado Rocky
Mountain News
Ex-gaming
agent gets probation - Man sold chips from casinos he regulated
20th August
Missouri Newsday/AP
Poker
Gets Popular, Casinos Get Card Rooms
20th August
Los Angeles
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Hawaiian
Gardens casino owner receives conditional gambling license
- www.hawaiiangardenscasino.net
19th August
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Advocate/AP
July
casino revenue up sharply
19th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Hooters
brands casino off Strip - Renovation project will erase all traces of former
San Remo
19th August
California & Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Las
Vegans in on huge Bay Area casino deal
18th August
Michigan Yahoo/Reuters
Michigan
gov. signs Detroit casino tax hike bill
The Tax on Detroit's 3 casinos will
rise from 18 to 24% and is effective from September 1st.
18th August
Atlantic City
Yahoo/Reuters
The
Donald launches board game with Trump fanfare
18th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Aladdin
deal clears FTC review - Job cuts detailed
17th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
San
Remo converting to Hooters brand - Observer: Hotel-casino may also be sold
17th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun & LVR-J
Aladdin
changeover under way - 20 managers to be terminated
Aladdin
buyers issue letter to reassure rank-and-file staff
16th August
Laughlin, Nevada
San Bernadino Sun
Laughlin
circles the wagons
- www.visitlaughlin.com
15th August
Mississippi
Delta Democrat Times
Casino
robbers sought - Boating bandits take thousands from Lighthouse Point
15th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
INSIDE
GAMING: Adelson's property portfolio may grow
15th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Mega-mergers
threaten gaming employees
A letter from representatives of
the International Union of Gaming Employees.
- www.iuge.net (Very
poor quality website)
15th August
Connecticut
The Norwich Bulletin
Casino
art - Museum-quality pieces often go unnoticed
15th August
Michigan Detroit
News
Expansion
threatens Michigan gaming jackpot
Flat
Gambling Revenues Should Stop Racetrack Casinos
-Editorial
15th August
Alton, Illinois
St. Louis Today
When
Belle casino loses, Alton must tighten its belt
15th August
Las Vegas Scotland
on Sunday
Environment
pays price for Vegas boom
15th August
New York The
Denver Post - Columist opinion
The
Donald ducks fiscal responsibility
An excellent article that questions
whether Donald Trump really is such an astute businessman.
15th August
French Lick, Indiana
Newsday/AP
Indiana's
gaming commission sticks with Trump
14th August
Albany, N.Y.
Newsday/AP
Public
colleges take gamble on casino studies
An increasing number of U.S. Colleges
and University's are offering studies that involve casino management and
operations.
14th August
Las Vegas Newsday/Washington
Post
'Round
and 'round on the monorail
The casinos served by the LV Monorail
are quite some distance from the stops which could be it's biggest longterm
drawback.
14th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Respect
Caesars, Harrah's told - Observers say Harrah's should handle valuable
brand carefully
14th August
U.S. Washington
Times
Slot
escapes attract middle-aged, middle-class women
"The average slot-machine gambler
is a middle-aged, middle-class woman seeking to trade disposable income
for escapist entertainment"
14th August
Troy, Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser/AP
Gambling
devices seized
Officers
raid Troy gambling hall; AG says more may follow
13th August
California
Card Player
Andy
Glazer Followed His Dreams
Phil Hellmuth writing in the August
edition of Card Player on the life and times of his friend and casino industry
journalist Andy Glazer.
13th August
Nevada Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Gaming
win surges 6% - State win for fiscal year reaches $10.1 billion, also up
6%
13th August
Carson City, Nevada
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Nevada
casinos win record $10.1 billion in last fiscal year
Slot win totalled $6.77 billion
and table games $3.26 billion. The Las Vegas Strip win was $5.1 billion
up 7.7% from 2003.
13th August
Biloxi, Mississippi
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle
Of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces First-Quarter Results
13th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/Business
Wire
Paul-Son
Gaming Corporation Reports Revenues and Net Income for the Second Quarter
and First Half of 2004
12th August
New York & Atlantic City
Las Vegas Sun/Bloomberg News
Major
debt holders demand better terms from Trump
12th August
Carson City, Nevada
Las Vegas Review-Journal
License
urged for resort's owners - Regulators question Planet Hollywood chief's
business judgment
12th August
Richmond, B.C.
Canada.com/Canadian Press
Great
Canadian Gaming Q2 take rises 32% to $36.9M; profit up 18% at $5.4M
12th August
Connecticut
The Norwich Bulletin
Casinos
see surge in table games
12th August
Missouri Kansas
City Star
Casino
revenues exploded in July
12th August
Detroit Detroit
Free Press & Las Vegas Sun/AP
Casino
tax bill to cost 100 Greektown workers their jobs
Detroit
casino announces layoffs in response to tax
Greektown casino is laying off staff
well before any additional taxes will become due.
12th August
Manitoba, Canada
Canada.com/Canadian Press
Manitoba
Lotteries gives severance packages to 269 workers due to smoking ban
11th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Gaming
industry wins key ruling in lawsuit
11th August
New York Forbes.com
Trump:
'Atlantic City Has Been Good To Me'
11th August
New York Bloomberg
News
Trump
Hotels Debt Plan Faces Resistance From Bondholder Group
11th August
Las Vegas Herald
Tribune/AP
Court
affirms decision on class action gambling lawsuit status
The Class Action lawsuit was originally
filed in April 1994 by Florida slot player William Poulos.
11th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Golden
Nugget cash flow up, Alliance quarterly results improve
11th August
Indiana Indianapolis
Star
Gaming
Commission says Trump's bankruptcy not an issue
11th August
Atlantic City
New York Times
No
Tears for Trump in Atlantic City's Casinos
11th August
New York New
York Times & USA Today
Trump
Must Ante Up $55 Million to Hold On to 25% of His Casino
Casinos
deal Chapter 11 filing
The NYT takes a look at the assets
of DJT.
11th August
Las Vegas & California
Sun Sentinel/AP & Biloxi Sun-Herald
Calif.
Reacted Differently to Terror Tapes
Vegas
threat kept quiet - Public was never alerted
11th August
New York New
York Daily News
Trump
change all that's left - Casinos need upgrade
11th August
U.S. Legislation
Card Player - I. Nelson Rose
Self-Delusions
From the Antis
11th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Results
vigorous for Venetian's parent - Strength in LV and Macau helps to drive
company's quarter
11th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Sands
has more reason for IPO than stock options - Profit improves for Venetian
owner
11th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las
Vegas Sands, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Results
10th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Reports 35% Increase in Fiscal Year 2004 EPS of $1.00 From Continuing
Operations,
10th August
Pennsylvania & Missouri
Yahoo/Reuters & AP
Penn
National Gaming Enters into $28 Million Stock Purchase Agreement with President
President
Casinos, Inc. Enters into Agreement with Penn National Gaming, Inc.
10th August
New York
Yahoo/Reuters & AP
Trump
loses his job -- but gets a raise
Some
Trump bondholders balk at reorganization
Trump
Out As WPT Takes Seat at Table
10th August
New York
Forbes.com/AP
Trump
Casinos Filing for Bankruptcy
The link is to the 8th update!
10th August
New York
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Trump
casinos to file for bankruptcy protection; plan would strip Trump's majority
stake
Trump Hotels & Casinos stock
has now been listed on the Pink Sheets. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=DJTC.PK
10th August
California
Yahoo/Business Wire & Reuters
WPT
Enterprises, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
Poker
company WPT Enterprises IPO raises $32 million
10th August
Washington
Exposed.com/AP
AP:
U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of Threats
10th August
New York
Reuters.com
Trump
in casino debt deal, plans bankruptcy
10th August
New York
Yahoo/Business Wire
Donald
J. Trump and Private Equity Arm of Credit Suisse First Boston Partner in
Recapitalization Plan for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
9th August
Waukegan, Illinois
Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Industries Fourth Quarter Revenues Rise 34% to $68.1 Million
9th August
Las Vegas
Yahoo/Business Wire
Mikohn
Establishes Partnership with IGT
9th August
Las Vegas
Reno Gazette Journal
Vegas:
Alliance Gaming rebuffs Shuffle Master patent suit
9th August
Las Vegas
WCCO.com/AP
Mr.
O'Lucky Goes Up In Flames
- www.neonmuseum.org
9th August
Niagara Falls
National Post
A
fool and his money
The title is very apt. The reporter
spent an entire day playing CSP and not surprisingly lost.
9th August
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
A
FEW MINUTES WITH . . .: A dealer at MGM Grand Detroit Casino
8th August
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Inside Gaming
Big
news seen ahead from Wynn, Adelson
8th August
Ontario, Canada
The Barrie Advance/Simcoe.com
Teamsters
have eye on casino employees
8th August
Las Vegas
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Luck
runs out for Vegas casino icon 'Mr. O'Lucky'
A picture of Mr O'lucky and other
Las Vegas signs and bygones can be found at:
- www.vegas4visitors.com/attract/descrip/neongatt_photos.htm
8th August
Illinois
The Herald News
July
a winning month for casinos
8th August
Rhode Island
South Coast Today/AP
Harrah's
offers $15 million yearly for R.I. casino
8th August
Montana
Montana Standard
Four
accused of robbing Anaconda casino
7th August
Las Vegas
PRNewswire
Las
Vegas Sands, Inc. Considers Initial Public Offering
7th August
Las Vegas Reuters
Venetian
casino owner Las Vegas Sands mulls IPO
7th August
Washington
Las Vegas Sun
Casino
plan deleted from ballot
7th August
Boulder City, Nevada
Las Vegas Sun
Park
Service's plan to buy Hacienda advances
6th August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun & Review Journal
Union
stages rally over organization at Aladdin
Protesters
stage rally at Aladdin
6th August
French Lick, Indiana
The Indy Channel/AP
Some
Doubt Trump's French Lick Casino Can Succeed - Location Could Present Difficulties,
Analysts Say
6th August
Detroit Detroit
News & Detroit Fee Press - Both editorials
Tax
Hike on Casinos Sends a Dangerous Message
Casino
Tax - A winning change? It won't be clear for some time
6th August
Missouri Kansas
City Star
Voters
display ‘gambling fatigue'
6th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's
Entertainment, ValetNoir Team Up on Player-Development Venture at Four
Harrah's Properties
- www.valetnoir.com
6th August
Florida Naples
Daily News
Life's
a gamble: Southwest Florida has plenty of spots to place your bets
5th August
Atlantic City
CBS3 Philadelphia
Police
Investigate Death Of Gambler
5th August
Lansing, Michigan
Detroit Free Press
House
to vote on setting aside casino revenue for agriculture
5th August
Mississippi
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Casinos
turn to retail - Stores help the bottom line
4th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Shuffle
Master files lawsuits over patents
As well as the laswuit against Mindplay/Alliance
Gaming, Shuffle Master also has another one involving the game 3-5-7 Poker.
4th August
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Responds to Patent Infringement Complaint
4th August
Lansing, Michigan
Detroit Free Press & Detroit News
Committee
approves increasing Detroit casino tax by one-third
Casino
tax deal to raise $75 million
4th August
Las Vegas & Vienna
Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master, Inc. and CARD to Debut New Products at the Australasian Gaming
Expo
AGE is first show that the combined
Shuffle Master/CARD product range will be displayed on the same stand.
3rd August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Potential
buyers list for Harrah's, Caesars properties is growing
3rd August
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Sun
Sign
goes up on Wynn resort
The LV Sun has an excellent photo
- Might spoil the view for some rooms though!
www.lasvegassun.com/from.ed/2004/aug/03/photos/P000065824.jpg
3rd August
Las Vegas Yahoo/Business
Wire
Mikohn's
TableLink Technology Adoption Continues to Increase
3rd August
Carson City, Nevada
Reno Gazette-Journal
Despite
ruling, Baer determined to pursue Jethro casino
- www.jethroscasino.com
3rd August
Nevada & Washington
Las Vegas Sun - Liz Benston
Trade
group kicks off Responsible Gaming week
3rd August
Las Vegas Shuffle
Master Gaming/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master, Inc. Sues for Patent Infringement
- www.shufflemaster.com
& www.mindplay.biz
All Shuffle Master press releases
since March 2000 can be found at:
www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=SHFL&script=400
3rd August
Las Vegas Yahoo/Business
Wire
Mikohn
Reports Second Quarter 2004 Operating Results
3rd August
Carson City, Nevada
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
New
Nevada Gaming Commission must shed gambling interest
3rd August
Sacramento, California
San Francisco Chronicle/AP
Schwarzenegger's
committee to fight gambling propositions raises zero dollars
2nd August
Las Vegas Forbes
Magazine
HARRAH'S
- Teacher's Bet
Registration required for the full
article.
2nd August
Louisiana Daily
World
Gambling
on the go - Truck stops thrive on video poker
Statistics on the amount of machines
and their locations throughout the State.
2nd August
Las Vegas & Mississippi
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Bagman
went from Las Vegas casino owner to Watergate legend
1st August
U.S. Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Campaign
focuses on conduct code - Responsible Gaming Education Week offers lessons
to workers and customers
The AGA's Responsible gambling week
starts Monday 2nd August.
- www.americangaming.org
1st August
Michigan Detroit
News
Tax
on casinos likely to pass; size undecided
1st August
Montana NDTV.com/AP
& National Post/CP
Balcony
collapses at US casino, 30 injured
Collapse
of balcony at Montana casino injures at least 70
1st August
Montana CNN.com
Fire
chief: 52 injured in Montana deck collapse
1st August
Las Vegas Denver
Post
Next
stop could be profit for new Vegas monorail
1st August
Gaming Investments
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Faith
wanes, gambling stocks fade - Investor concerns about casino companies'
second-half performance spark sell-off
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