31st
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Security
in spotlight for New Year's show - Las Vegas authorities ready for big
crowds
31st
December Reno
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Piece
of Reno history to bite dust - Motel was one of city's first racially integrated
inns
Very interesting story about
the Siesta Motel from 1946 to its now pending demolition.
31st
December New York &
California Source: Yahoo/New York Post
N.Y.
Lotto our games are up to scratch
The California lottery is
involved in a lawsuit over selling scratch card tickets after major jackpots
had been claimed.
31st
December Detroit
Source: Yahoo Photos/AP
Detroit
Mayor Dennis Archer rolling a pair of oversized dice at the opening of
the MGM Grand Detroit Casino (July 28, 1999)
31st
December US
Source: Seattle Times
Gambling
still thrives when chips are down
30th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Man,
60, pleads guilty in scam - Defendant among second wave nabbed in slot
cheating plot
30th
December Detroit
Source: Northern Light/AP
Detroit
Mayor Archer Leaving Office
28th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gamblers
treatment program set to begin
28th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Station's
Reserve rebranded as Fiesta
28th
December Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Slot
giants in patent litigation
The latest patent dispute
involves the world's two biggest slot manufacturers - IGT and Aristocrat.
28th
December Nevada
Source: Reno Gazette Journal/AP
Nickel
slots paying off for Nevada casinos
Slots in Nevada at the end
of October for $1, 25 cent and 5 cent denominated machines totaled 31,061,
75,452 & 64,282 respectively.
28th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las
Vegas to Host 'America's Party: Las Vegas New Year 2002'
The Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority is expecting some 282,000 visitors for the New Year.
28th
December Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Lag
in Nevada numbers called unacceptable
28th
December Vancouver
Source: Vancouver Sun/Canada.com
Casino
card dealer beats fraud charge - Employee not a thief, just a bad dealer,
lawyer argues
27th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Acres
Gaming Incorporated and Mikohn Gaming Corporation Announce License Agreement
27th
December Carson City, Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
'Yes'
vote could bring gaming salons fast - Official says high-roller rooms could
come two months after gaming panel's approval
27th
December Carson City, Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Nickel
slots carry load in Nevada
For the 12 month period
ending 31st October win in Nevada from 5c Multi-coin, Multi-line slots
is up 18.4% to $1.7 billion from 64,282 machines. Win from all table games
declined over the sames period. Craps & Baccarat down 8.4% and 8.1%
respectively.
26th
December Illinois
Source: Chicago Tribune
Poor
economy no big deal for state casinos, lottery
24th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Gaming
Systems International Announces GLI Approves GAMBIT Modules
24th
December Hawaii
Source: TheHawaiiChannel.com
Gambling
To Be Big Issue In Next Legislature
22nd
December Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Casino
industry launching weekly Vegas TV show
22nd
December Carson City, Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Boards
approve Anchor, IGT deal
22nd
December Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
State
wants winnings from underage gamblers
21st
December Carson City, Nevada
Source: NJ.com/AP & Las Vegas Review Journal & Las Vegas Sun
Casinos,
Nevada regulators squabble over high-roller rules
Private
Gaming Salons: Bible thumps minimums
Regulators,
casinos fight over salon rules
Casinos are not happy with
a $1 million credit line requirement for entry to private salons. The original
idea of a $20,000 minimum bet was lowered to $500.
20th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Teamsters
now looking at organizing casino dealers
20th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's
Entertainment, Inc. Integrates Three Harveys Properties Into Total Rewards
System
in Record Time
20th
December Las Vegas
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire & Las Vegas Sun
Green
Valley Ranch Resort & Spa Opens With Star-Studded Gala And Fireworks
Spectacular
Outlook
upbeat at new locals' resort
The LVS has a good selection
of photographs from the opening.
20th
December Louisiana
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Louisiana,
Detroit casinos rebound from slowdown - Land-based casino, boats up 7%
Total win for the 14 state-licensed
Riverboat casinos and New Orleans was $153.4 million in October. Three
Indian casinos in the state are not required to disclose win figures.
20th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Vegas
hotel-casino sues gambling website operator
Mandalay Group trying to
prevent the "Excalibur" name being used for online gaming.
20th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Announces Agreement to Acquire Advanced Casino Systems Corporation
(ACSC™)
19th
December Reno & Las
Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & Las Vegas Review
Journal
International
Game Technology and Anchor Gaming Announce Results of Shareholder Meetings
IGT-Anchor
deal: Shareholders OK proposed buyout
The two companies have over
6,400 employees. The present Market Cap. of the new combined company will
be $5.9 billion.
19th
December Detroit
Source: Detroit Free Press
Casinos
saw revenues jump in Nov.; Greektown's opening a factor
19th
December Ohio
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Diebold
Obtains ATM Monitoring Contract for Largest Deployer of Casino ATMs
19th
December Hawaii
Source: West Hawaii Today
Cayetano
favors isle casino
19th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Vegas
firm in sex industry, gambling deal
18th
December Detroit
Source: NJ.com/AP
Detroit
casino revenues increase in November
The casino wins were - MGM
Grand $32.6 million, MotorCity Casino $31.5 million, Greektown Casino $27.2
million. Win for 2001 from the three casinos looks set to hit $1 Billion.
18th
December Problem Gambling
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Problems with Drinking,
Gambling Go Hand in Hand
18th
December Nevada & Arizona
Source: Yahoo/AP
Atronic
Americas LLC Receives Slot Route Operator's License in Nevada
The license allows Atronic
Americas to participate in revenue sharing in addition to Sales and Lease
aggreements with casinos.
18th
December Reno & Las
Vegas Source: Yahoo/AP
IGT, Anchor Merger Moves
Forward
Both companies have scheduled
shareholder meetings today to vote upon the merger.
18th
December Niagara Falls &
New York Source: CNN.com/AP & New York Times
U.S. Niagara may take casino
plunge - New York and Senecas eye Canadian success
Competition
Fierce for Stake in New York Gambling Market
Competition
Fierce for Stake in New York Gambling Market -
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17th
December New Orleans
Source: Nando Times/AP
Shouting
match between Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken founder, former casino owner
turns into brawl - Some very interesting background
information.
16th
December Michigan
Source: Detroit News
Government
lawyer urges judge to throw out casino lawsuit
15th
December Texas
Source: CNN.com
Texas betting against casino
gambling
The Speaking Rock casino
in El Paso operated by the Tigua Indians is at the center of a legal battle
with the state of Texas.
15th
December Reno & Las
Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & Reuters
International
Game Technology and Anchor Gaming Report Federal Trade Commission Approval
Federal regulators clear
IGT-Anchor merger
15th
December Totonto, Ontario
Source: The Toronto Star
Casinos
haul in record revenues
Ontario's commercial casinos,
charity casinos and racetrack slot operations won more than C$890
million in the 3 months ended 30th September.
15th
December Honolulu
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Economy
prompts Hawaii gambling debate
15th
December Detroit
Source: Al.com/AP
Detroit
casino employee charged with embezzlement
14th
December Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
CCC barely updates employment
plan
14th
December Quebec
Source: Northern Light/Canada NewsWire
Loto-Quebec
- Name Change for the Casino de Hull
The new name will be Casino
du Lac-Leamy from the 1st of January 2002
14th
December Connecticut &
Saratoga Springs, New York Source: The Hartford
Courant & Yahoo /AP
As Jai Alai Dies, Gambling
Thrives
Saratoga Track Fears Video
Gambling
As Foxwoods and the Mohegan
Sun continue to expand the last of three Jai Alai frontons in Bridgeport,
Connecticut has closed.
14th
December Minnesota
Source: Star Tribune
New casinos proposed to
solve stadium, budget woes
14th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Park
Place CFO says departure is voluntary
13th
December Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
State
casino win down more than 5 percent
Nevada's 6.25% tax on casino
win provides almost one third of the states budget. For October the figure
was down 8% to $44.4 million.
13th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
SINATRA™
Slots™ World Premiere in Las Vegas On Frank Sinatra's Birthday
International
Game Technology releases Sinatra slots - Photo
at Newscom
Sinatra
Kids cut cake on Frank's Birthday - Photo at Newscom
13th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn
Gaming Files Amended 10-Q for Third Quarter Showing Earnings Increase of
Eight Cents Per Share for Quarter
13th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master, Inc. Reports Revenue and Earnings for Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter
2001
13th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Sphinx
II Exclusive Market Release at Stations Casinos in Las Vegas
12th
December Saratoga Springs,
New York Source: Yahoo Photos/AP
Yahoo
News Photos - Saratoga Springs Casino
Casinos are nothing new
in New York - an interesting photo of the old casino built in 1870 by William
Morrisey. The building was purhased in 1894 by Richard Canfield and
closed in 1907. Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt detail in the book "The
only game in town" how the casino in 13 years of operation with an operating
season of only six weeks made profits of over $2.5 million.
12th
December USA
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gambling
revenue
A quick rundown of statistics
from Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC that show casino revenues (gross
win) in the US last year was $38.7 billion.
12th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gambling
industry leader voices concerns about gambling bills
12th
December Nevada
Source: NJ.com/AP
Nevada
casinos win $769.7 million in October, down 5.1 percent
The biggest revenue drop
was on the Las Vegas Strip with results down 10.6% from October 2000. Nevada's
tax income from gambling for the month was $44.4 million, down 8%.
12th
December Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun & LVRJ
Governor
may hold up gaming, sales tax figures
Report
delayed as officials meet to discuss downturn
11th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
New
Park Place Foundation Contributes $300,000 to Aid Displaced Nevada Casino
Employees
11th
December Las Vegas &
Atlantic City Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Upgrades Earnings Guidance, Announces New Jersey Approval Of EVO(TM)
Platform
and Popeye Video Wide-Area Progressive Installations
10th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Barden
takes the helm at Fitzgeralds properties
10th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's
Entertainment Breaks Own Record for Largest Corporate Satellite Simulcast,
Links Players at 20 Casinos Nationwide
8th
December Macau
Source: Bloomberg News
MGM
Mirage, Aspinall's, 19 Others Bid for Macau Casino Licenses
The Macau Government website
can be found at: http://www.macau.gov.mo
8th
December Macau & Las
Vegas Source: Las Vegas Sun
Las
Vegas gaming interests bid for Asian license
8th
December Las Vegas
Source: FT Global Archive/PRNewswire
Governor's
Tourism Conference to Explore Traveler Security, Indian Gaming, Recreation
on Public Lands
8th
December Laughlin, Nevada
Source: Tucson Citizen/AP
Laughlin the man turned
town into gambling mecca
Excellent profile of Don
Laughlin who began casino operations in a small town located on the banks
of the Colorado river some 35 years ago.
7th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las
Vegas' Newest Resort Destination - Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa
- Opens December 18
7th
December Las Vegas
Source: SFGate.com
Las
Vegas locals' gambling giant continues to evolve
Profile of Station Casinos
that opened their first casino in Las Vegas - the Bingo Palace in 1977.
The company's ninth casino catering to the locals market, the Green Valey
Ranch will open for business on the 20th December.
7th
December US Financial Markets
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Hotel, casino stocks rally
to pre-Sept. 11 levels
The "Big 4" - MGM Mirage,
Park Place, Harrah's and Mandalay Bay have seen their stock prices recover
to more or less what they were before September 11th.
7th
December Illinois
Source: Zacks.com
Gaming
Firm Cashes In Despite Weak Economy
6th
December Gary, Indiana
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Majestic
Star Completes Acquisition of Three Fitzgeralds Casinos -- First And Only
African American to Wholly Own a Casino Company Goes National
5th
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Mikohn
settles lawsuit with partner
Las Vegas based Mikohn Gaming
and Safe Games Inc. have come to an agreement over the future marketing
and development of the game Safe Jack.
5th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master Management Provides Fiscal 2002 Outlook
5th
December Atlantic City
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & PressPlus.com - Joe Weinert
Atlantic City casinos post
first gain since Sept. 11
Nov. win has casinos thinking
happy new year
The November win from the
12 casinos was a record $343.5 million. The slot/table split being $253
million to $90.6 million (73.5/26.5).
5th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Anchor
Gaming Signs Licensing Agreement With United Media to Develop Slot Machine
Based on the Dilbert™ Comic Strip
4th
December Canada
Source: Yahoo/CP
Alberta
moving toward Casino Land North, critics of gambling expansion warn
The Gambling industry in
Canada employs 47,500 people. There are 59 permanent casinos and 1,880
Bingo Halls. 38,252 video lottery terminals and 31,537 slots.
4th
December Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
Dealing with pressure
at poker tournament
The US Poker Championship
is presently been held in Atlantic City. This is a rare article looking
at high stake competitions from the dealers perspective.
4th
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Caesars
Palace First in Ring With Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Wagering
4th
& 6th December Victoria,
British Columbia Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Great Canadian Casinos Inc.:
View Royal Casino Offers Preview Tour to Media
Great
Canadian Casinos Inc.: View Royal Casino Opens to Public
3rd
December Problem Gambling
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Experts
struggle to define problem gambling
3rd
December Legal Matters
Source: Newsre.com
Gambling's
Bad Effects May Make It, Like Tobacco, Subject to Lawsuits, Says Expert
3rd
December Detroit
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Charfoos
& Christensen, P.C.: Detroit Casino Found Guilty For Battering and
False Imprisonment of a Gambling Patron
3rd
December California
Source: Daily Breeze
South
Bay Yesterday - High stakes on the high seas
A rare article on the Gambling
ships, particularily the Rex, that plied their trade off the shores of
California in the 1930's. (This link may change)
2nd
December New York
Source: The Saratogian
Lawyers,
officials discuss gambling
2nd
December Washington
Source: New York Times
How
Casinos Help
Brief letter from Frank
Fahrenkopf President of the American Gaming Association in responce to
the newspapers editorial on the 29th November.
1st
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Researcher
would welcome broad-based source of funds to study problem gambling
1st
December Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Mikohn,
partner in litigation over blackjack device
1st
December Mississippi
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Mississippi
casinos hit by slowdown
The 30 state regulated casinos
had a win of $212.9 million in October down 2.5% from 2000.
1st
December Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Lenders to sell bankrupt
Aladdin in 6-12 months
The property was originally
built at a cost of $1.2 billion is expected to be sold for as low as $300
million.
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