31st
January Las Vegas & London
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Aladdin
partner subject of takeover speculation
Aladdin
says it's generating positive cash flow
31st
January Las Vegas Source:
LasVegas.com Gaming Wire
Station
takes control of Reserve
31st
January Hawaii Source:
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Cayetano:
Kona coast good site for lone casino
31st
January Chicago Source:
Munster Times
State
Gaming Board shoots down Rosemont bid for casino
30th
January Waukegan, Illinois
Source: Williams Gaming press release
WMS
Industries Second Quarter EPS Rise 47% Exclusive of Unusual Items On 30%
Revenue Gain
WMS
Secures Three Large Game Orders Totaling 1,738 Units
30th
January Las Vegas & Sydney
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aristocrat Announces Field
Trial of Its First Nevada Game; Penguin Pays(R) Game at Sunset Station
Hotel & Casino, Henderson
30th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Completes
Sale of The Reserve Hotel and Casino
29th
January Illinois & California
Source: Williams Gaming press release - Jan 26th
WMS
Gaming Secures Worldwide Rights to Manufacture Hollywood Squares-R-Themed
Gaming Devices
28th
January New Jersey
Source: Newsbytes
NJ
Lawmakers Consider Online Casino Gambling Bill
27th
January Atlantic City
Source: Las Vegas Sun & Philadelphia Inquirer
Slot
machine maker taking a chance with cashless slots system
Casinos look to a quiet
revolution: Slot machines that use no coins
Bally's AC has applied to
the Casino Control Commission to install 50 machines using the IGT EZ Pay
ticket system.
27th
January New Jersey
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Casino Careers Online Offers
Opportunities Coast to Coast
27th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
New regulations for table
game payouts set
Aggregate payout limits
on games such as Let it Ride & CSP must be clearly displayed to players.
26th
January Hawaii Source:
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Ko
Olina casino plan before Legislature would aid students
Sun International proposing
a casino on West Oahu to help pay for college scholarships.
26th
January Colorado Source:
Rocky Mountain News
For
casinos, life's a row full of cherries
Black Hawk providing 70%
of the $632 million total revenues in 2000. However the number of casinos
statewide has declined to 42 from 75 in 1992.
25th
January Ontario Source:
Yahoo/Canada News Wire
Third quarter highlights
for Ontario's casinos and slot operations at racetracks
25th
January Illinois & Tokyo
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire & Las Vegas Sun
WMS Gaming Secures Worldwide
Rights to Manufacture PAC-MAN-R- and MS. PAC-MAN-R- Branded Gaming Devices
Firm
hopes to gobble up market with Pac-Man slot machine
25th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Station Casinos Receives
Approval for Purchase of The Reserve Hotel & Casino From Nevada Gaming
Commission
25th
January Illinois & Indiana
Source: Reuters
Argosy to buy remainder
of Lawrenceburg casino
24th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Anchor Gaming Reports Fiscal
2001 Second Quarter and Six Months Results
24th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Global Cash Access Signs
New Contracts With 18 Gaming Properties
24th
January Las Vegas & Holland
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Innovative Gaming Announces
a European Joint Venture
23rd
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Park Place Entertainment
Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
23rd
January Detroit
Source: Detroit News
Casino
cheating suspect arrested
23rd
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Station Reports Fourth Quarter
EPS of $0.18, Prior to Non-Recurring Items; Provides Guidance for 2001
20th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas.con Gaming Wire
Union
cancels Luxor Dealer Election
19th
January US Source:
CBS Marketwatch
Gaming
sector warnings mount
18th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's Entertainment Anticipates
Fourth-Quarter Loss Due to Write-offs Related to New Orleans Casino and
National Airlines; Harsh Winter Weather, Low Hold at Rio Further Impact
Operating Income
18th
January Atlantic City
Source: Atronic International press release
Atronic
opens new sales office in New Jersey
18th
January Reno Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
International Game Technology
Reports Earnings for the First Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2001
18th
January Las Vegas
Source: LasVegas.com Gaming Wire
Dealer
Unionization effort continues
18th
January Las Vegas & Sydney
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Casino Data Systems to
Be Acquired by Aristocrat Leisure Limited
Aristocrat Leisure Limited
to Buy Casino Data Systems
Aristocrat proposing to
buy CSDS for US$9.25 a share, approximately US$180 million.
18th
January New York & Caribbean
Source: Westville Enterprises.
Caribbean
Gaming & Tourism Conference Features Economic Outlook, The Cuba Factor,
Impact of Internet Gaming
17th
January New Orleans
Source: The Advocate Online
Casino
shutdown could spur thefts, board told
17th
January Florida Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Bestselling Casino Guide
Book Author Develops Web Site for Casino-Bound Travelers
Steve Bourie's 2001 American
Casino Guide & website.
17th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Nevada
kiddie rules prevent introduction of 'Popeye' slot
17th
January Atlantic City
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE to Begin Design
of World Class Atlantic City Resort
17th
January Las Vegas
Source: CBS Marketwatch/Forbes
All
bets off on Las Vegas Hilton sale
Potential Las Vegas Hilton
Buyer Folds His Cards
17th
January Mississippi
Source: Hotel-Onlin/Biloxi Sun Herald - Jan 13th
Biloxi, Miss.-Area Casino
Resort Does Profitable Turnaround
16th
January Atlantic City
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Gaming Sector ... Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow Report, Volume 7, Available for Purchase
A new report on the industry
from CJPG.
16th
January Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review Journal
Paul-Son Gaming Reports
Financial Results for the Second Quarter And First Six Months of Fiscal
2001
16th
January Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review Journal
Los
Angeles developer's $365 million proposal to buy Las Vegas Hilton dies
16th
January Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Dealers'
union rejected at Monte Carlo
294 against and 98 in favour
of joining the Transport Workers Union. Elections at other LV casinos are
due to follow.
16th
January Biloxi, Mississippi
Source: Enterprise Journal
Police
search for motive in casino shooting
15th
January Washington State &
California Source: The Seattle Times (Jan 13th) & LA Times
(Jan 14th)
Casino
Dealer 101
The legalisation of house-banked
card games has led to 57 new casinos since 1996 and a huge demand for dealers.
Gambling on Gaming
The casino boom in California
means training schools are charging over $1,000 for 100 hours training
and a dealers license.
14th
January Mississippi
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
Family dollars are luring
gambling into mainstream
The weekly Dave Palermo
column in the Sun Herald.
14th
January Washington
Source: The Nando Times/AP
Military-run
slot machines scrutinized
The US military operates
8,000 slots on 94 overseas bases that had a combined drop of $1.2 billion
in 1999.
14th
January Biloxi, Mississippi
Source: New Jersey Online
Gunman
shoots three and self at Gulf Coast casino
13th
January Detroit
Source: Detroit Free Press
Casinos
rake in $743 million - $73.6 million in taxes paid to City of Detroit
The three casinos winning
over $2.25 million a day during December.
13th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Union
votes begin for casino dealers - Monte Carlo dealers to hold election today
13th
January Las Vegas
Source: LasVegas.com Gaming Wire - Jan 11th
Roski
mum on Hilton deal
Vegas
visitor volume up; Hotel occupancy down in November
2.9 million visitors and
89% occupancy
12th
January Illinois Source:
Chicago Sun Times - Jan 10th
Dockside helps casino revenue
rise 21 percent
2000 win $1.65 billion on
19 million admissions. Win per pax $87.
12th
January Missouri Source:
Hotel-Online/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Kansas City Star
Missouri Casino Operators
Urge Repeal of Loss Limit
Customers on the states
Riverboats are limited to a max $500 buyin each 2 hour cruise.
Casino Wagering Sets Records
in Missouri
25 million visits, an average
attendance of 5,700 per day per location during 2000.
12th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance Gaming Secures
Rights to Popeye® for First Progressive Video Slots on Thrillions®
System
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn Receives Nevada and
New Jersey Regulatory Approvals For Its BATTLESHIP® All Aboard™ Video
Slot Game
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
November
casino win declined - Nevada statewide win of
$780 million - 3.2% down on 1999. Slots up 1.6%. Tables down 11.1%.
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance Gaming Reports
Record Second Quarter Earnings Of $0.52 Per Share
- The Alliance share price rising from under $2 to $10.50 over the last
6 months.
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Station Casinos Receives
Approval to Operate The Reserve Hotel & Casino
- 1430 Slots and 26 Tables. Station now has 8 casino properties in LV serving
the mainly the locals market.
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
New World, LLC Officially
Announces Fifth Partner - A London themed resort being
muted on 77 acres of land opposite Mandalay Bay.
11th
January Las Vegas
Source: Excite News/PRNewswire
Casino Journal Announces
Conclusion of Trade Asset Sale
GEM
Communications completes acquisition of Casino Journal-
Further details of the deal at GEM's Worldgaminglive.com
10th
January Tampa & Hollywood,
Florida Source: Miami Herald
Seminoles ready to rock
with $300 million casino
10th
January Las Vegas &
Atlantic City Source: Las Vegas Sun
Slot
cheat suspect nominated to Nevada gaming 'Black Book'
German
man indicted for stealing $1.25 million from casino
Dress-wearing
casino robber sentenced to 33 months for escape
10th
January London Source:
Financial Times & Guardian Unlimited.
Minister
admits lottery flawed - More on the controversial
selection process for what is the World's largest lottery
Branson
remains bullish over prospect of capturing lottery
10th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Summit Looks at Gaming Under
the Bush Administration; Fahrenkopf Leads Panel to Address Gaming Status
in Washington D.C.
9th
January New Jersey
Source: Casino Careers online
1/3/2001
- Over 90 Gaming Facilities Recruit From Casino Careers Online!
9th
January Missouri Source:
Kansas City Star
Fewer
game tables cost about 30 Isle of Capri dealers their jobs
- 9 Tables and Poker room being replaced by 100 additional slots.
9th
January Las Vegas
Source: Hotel News Resource
First
Oriental Themed Casino HotelResort proposed For Las Vegas Blvd. Southstrip
9th
January Reno Source:
Reno Gazette Journal
Big
poker tourney starts
8th
& 9th January Florida
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire & Wall Street Journal
Hard Rock Cafe International
Continues to Extend the Brand Into Real Estate, Gaming and Leisure
Hard Rock Cafe Joins With
Tribe To Build Casinos in Florida Cities
9th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun & Las Vegas Gaming Wire
Neilander
named chief Nevada regulator
Gaming
chairman named - Securities expert Neilander replaces DuCharme
8th
January Atlantic City
Source: Press Plus
Roulette cheat lands a one
and a half-year sentence
8th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP
In
Vegas, Elvis' Still the King
5th
January Atlantic City
Source: Hotel-Online/Knight Ridder
New Head of Atlantic City,
N.J., Casino Plans to Revitalize the Caesar Name
5th
January Atlantic City
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Regulators
balk at $750,000 parachute for gambling-addicted Park Place exec
5th
January Indiana Source:
Chicago Tribune Online
Casinos hope to win Dockside
gaming
Indiana operators hoping
that the 9 Riverboats can follow Illinois and not have to physically cruise.
5th
January Las Vegas
Source: Wall Street Journal
As Park Place Lowers Earnings
Forecast, Hilton Deal Appears to Be Falling Apart
5th
January New Orleans
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
JCC Holding Company Authorized
to Continue Casino Operations
4th
January Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Station Casinos Closes Purchase
of Fiesta Casino Hotel
1,900 slots and 30 tables.
Station now has 7 casinos catering mainly to the locals market in LV.
4th
January Chicago Source:
Williams Industries
WMS
Positioned for Continued Growth Through New Consolidated Manufacturing
Facility and Headquarters
4th
January San Diego
Source: Thunderbird Gaming
Thunderbird
Updates Projects
4th
January Florida Source:
Florida Times Union/Jacksonville.com
Gambling
ship sets sail despite issues with city
The SunKruz VII out of Mayport
Harbour in North Florida.
4th
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
South
Strip project may secure new investor
Richard Branson perhaps
will be the latest Brit to chance his luck in LV.
4th
January Atlantic City
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Caesars
fined $85,000 for letting minors gamble, drink
21 is the minimum age for
both in AC. 8,317 underage persons ejected from the casino in the first
10 months of 2000.
3rd
January Indiana Source:
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Casino
boat near Louisville has better year
Caesars Indiana the world's
largest riverboat winning over $500,000 a day in 2000.
3rd
January Reno Source:
Las Vegas Sun
IGT
buying company for $45 million
California based Silicon
Gaming being purchased for around 8.5 to 9.5 cents a share.
3rd
January Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Developers
plan new south Strip casino resort
2nd
January Las Vegas
Source: CJPG/PR Newswire
MGM Mirage Chairman Lanni
to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At American Gaming Summit 2001
2nd
January Santa Clara, California
Source: Hotel-Online/Knight Ridder - Dec 29th
California Indians Secure
Approval to Open Urban Casino
2nd
January Las Vegas
Source: MSNBC/Wall Street Journal
Las Vegas casinos bring
back old sex appeal with ad campaign
TV and print campaign, budgeted
at $18.5 million for six months.
1st
January San Diego
Source: Yahoo/San Diego daily transcript - Dec 28th
Casino Ship Company Runs
Aground
Commodore Cruises going
the same way as Premier earlier in 2000.
1st
January Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Experts
foresee no major falloff in Nevada economy
1st
January St Lucia Source:
St Lucia News
Cadasse
to chair gaming commission
Casino gaming was legalised
early in 2000 to help boost tourism
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