31st
July Saskatchewan, Canada
Source: CBA.ca News
New
Sask. casino raises old fears about addiction
31st
July US Source:
Las Vegas Sun/AP
Critics
decry 'laundering' of casino licenses
31st
July Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - 30th July
SHAKE-UP
ON THE STRIP: Report says Aladdin sale imminent
31st
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP
Nev. Casinos Try Keno-Lottery
Game
30th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master Begins Rollout
of Let's Make a Deal
30th
July Louisiana
Source: NJ.com/AP
Number
of machines, money lost increases in a year
The 13,424 Poker machines
at Louisiana's "mini casinos" and truck stops won $503.5 million in 2000/2001.
An average of $37,000 per machine.
29th
July Hawaii
Source:
kauaiworld.com
Casinos
in Hawaii? Don't bet on it
There are two States in
the US without any form of legalised gambling - Hawaii and Utah. (This
link will almost certainly change shortly)
28th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo Sports/AP
Hoops Tournament Moved From
Casino
28th
July New York
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Trump
Hotels & Casino Resorts 2001 Second Quarter Results
27th
July Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com/Joe Weinert
Casinos see $ at end of
tunnel
27th
July Illinois
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Illinois regulators call
MGM talks 'not acceptable'
27th
July Nevada
Source: Yahoo/AP
Harrah's-Harveys Deal Approved
27th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance Gaming Announces
Approvals for Its Millionaire 777s(TM) Wide-Area Progressive Game in Atlantic
City and Mississippi
27th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
15th Annual World Gaming
Congress and Expo Goes Web Wide With New Site
The WGCE's new site for
registrations and show information can be found at www.worldgamingcongress.com
26th
July Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas/PRNewswire
Mikohn's
Progressive Jackpot Pai Gow Poker(TM) Game Receives New Jersey Regulatory
Approval for Field Testing in Atlantic City Casinos
26th
July Carson City Source:
RGJ.com
Sandoval quits gaming panel,
may run for AG
26th
July Las Vegas
Source: IWon.com/Reuters
Park
Place cuts 7 pct of staff at Las Vegas Hilton
25th
July US 2ndQ results
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & Business Wire
Station Reports Second Quarter
EPS of $0.18 Prior to Non-Recurring Items
Park
Place Entertainment Reports Second-Quarter 2001 Results of $0.16 Per Share
Pinnacle
Entertainment Announces Second-Quarter Results
Penn National Gaming Reports
Record Second Quarter Revenue, EBITDA and Net Income
25th
July Chicago
Source: Yahoo/Chicago Daily Herald
Mayors
plead for gambling to start in Rosemont
If approved the casino will
be the 10th and final casino license for Illinois.
25th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
MGM Mirage Wins with Las
Vegas Success
25th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn Reports Strong Second
Quarter 2001 Financial Results
Mikohn's share price has
risen from $4 in May and now stands at $7. The release perhaps establishes
a record for the longest headline.
24th
July Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
High-end
casino action strong
24th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM MIRAGE Reports Record
Second Quarter Revenue, Cash Flow and Net Income
Gaming win made up just
over half of the company's $1.05 billion revenues during the quarter.
24th
July Iowa Source: Des Moins
Register
Casino
jobs attract new Iowa immigrants
24th
July New York
Source: New York Post Business - 22nd July
Rolling for $$$
Share prices in US gaming
equipment & slot manufacturers are up an average of 41% for the first
6 months of the year.
24th
July Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Hilton helped undo Las Vegas
Hilton sale - lawsuit
23rd
July Chicago & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming and Park Place Entertainment Announce Agreement for National Roll-out
of PAC-MAN Branded Slot Machines
22nd
July New Jersey Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer - 19th July
Raw deal, say card counters
The New Jersey Casino Control
Commission has ruled 5-0 that casinos, although using eight decks, may
still shuffle at will against suspected counters.
22nd
July Massachusetts
Source: Telegram.com
High-stakes
player has seen big wins and big losses
In depth profile of Poker
playing Lyle A. Berman and his casino management company Lakes Gaming.
(URL almost sure to change)
22nd
July Las Vegas
Source: NJ.com/AP
More
victims come forward in Vegas fraud case as authorities find more than
$22 million
22nd
July Las Vegas & Reno
Source: Reno Gazette Journal
Harrah’s doesn’t want to
be
‘coinless’ captive to IGT
21st
July Las Vegas Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Bad
hold, tough competition plague Rio
Over the last 18 months
the fashionable all suite hotel has held just 13.3 percent.
21st
July California & Arizona
Source: SFGate.com
More
and more seniors losing savings to casino gambling - Communities try to
educate elders about dangers
20th
July California & Washington
Source: TheDesertSun.com
Casino
ATMs out of luck if Congress backs new bill
20th
July Las Vegas Source:
Northern Light/AP
Police
Impound $20M in Investigation
19th
July Connecticut & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bear Stearns and Goldman
Sachs to Conduct Gaming Industry Financial Updates Exclusively at Global
Gaming Expo (G2E)
19th
July Louisiana Source:
Biloxi Sun Herald
Louisiana
casinos win $1.8B in fiscal year
Louisiana has 14 Riverboat
casinos plus New Orleans. Total state taxes paid amounted to $381 million.
Dockside gambling was permitted from the 1st of April.
19th
July California Source:
SignsonSanDiego.com - July 17th
Smart
cameras at casinos spark a debate on privacy
Facial recognition technology
once again making the headlines as worries arise over the potential for
misuse of data.
19th
July Reno Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
International Game Technology
Reports Record Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2001
The industry leader shipped
32,600 units to domestic markets and 14,400 Internationally during the
last quarter.
19th
July Atlantic City
Source: The Bergen Record
Tropicana fined for gaming
violations
19th
July Colorado Source:
The Denver Business Journal
Gambling
proceeds up slightly in June
Casinos
pay record amount of tax
18th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Reports Second-Quarter Results
18th
July New Orleans Source:
Nola.com/AP
Casino
laying off 148 employees, cutting number of table games
17th
July Calgary, Alberta
Source: Calgary Herald
Calgary poised for casino
strip
The Stampede's gaming operations
could be moved to a purpose built location near the city centre
17th
July Detroit Source:
Detroit Free Press - July 11th
Coinless
slots quite a change
Gaming analyt Jason Ader
of Bear Stearns comments - "Ultimately, we believe the casino slot floor
will evolve into a completely cashless environment,"
17th
July Indiana Source:
Courier-Journal.com - July 14th
Second
gambler complains of Belterra bet limits
The complaint centres around
a player being suddenly told that on a $1,000 BJ he would be only allowed
to play the minimum bet.
17th
July Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Harrah's
claims Station violated slot club patents
16th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn Wins $1.7 Million
Order for Progressive Jackpot Technology, Electronic Displays and Custom
Slot Signage From Station Casinos.
16th
July Atlantic City
Source: Boston.com
Help-starved casinos now
tapping eastern Europe for summer help
15th
July Ohio Source: Chicago
Tribune
Gaming glut hurting lotteries
The US has legal lotteries
in 38 States and some form of gambling in 48. Sales of tickets for the
Ohio lottery fell 11% in 2000.
14th
July Las Vegas Source: Las
Vegas Review Journal
Board
orders Venetian to pay disputed jackpot
14th
July Connecticut Source:
TheDay.com
Casino
slot machines have a banner month in June
The 10,000+ slots at the
two Indian casinos in Connecticut, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun made $64.4
million and $52.5 million respectively. 25% of win goes to the State. Table
game revenue figures are not released.
14th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire & Reuters
Harrah's Entertainment Seeks
Injunction Against Station Casinos for Allegedly Infringing on Customer-Loyalty
Program Patents
Harrah's sues Station over
customer loyalty program
12th
July US Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Casinos Outperform Despite
Slowdown
11th
July Missouri Source:
Kansas City Star
Annual
revenue tops $1 billion at riverboat casinos
Missouri's nine Riverboats
won $1.05 billion from 48.4 million visits. An average daily attendance
of 14,733 per boat. $304 million being paid in State & local taxes.
11th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Park Place to focus on Caesars,
developments-CEO
11th
July California & Nevada
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Seiko Instruments Micro
Printer Division and IGT Reap Rewards from Gambling on Investment for Cash
Optional Ticket Machine for Gaming Industry
11th
July Connecticut
Source: Northern Light/M2 Presswire
Pathological
gambling should be viewed as chronic medical condition, say Yale researchers
Researchers
weigh in on problem gambling -- call it a 'chronic medical condition'
The research will be published
in the 11th July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA).
11th
July Minnesota & New York
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Table Trac, Inc. and Global
Payment Technologies, Inc. Sign Definitive Joint Venture and Distribution
Agreements
Websites: www.tabletrac.com
& www.gpt.com
11th
July Nevada Source: Yahoo/Reuters
& Las Vegas Sun
Nevada gaming revenues rise
5.7 pct in May
Strip
casinos record big win in May
Nevada casinos registered
a win of $844 million and a total of $4.07 billion for the year to date.
Casinos on the Las Vegas strip won $430 million during the month. Table
game revenue was up 16.1% and slots 1% over May 2000.
11th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Park Place Entertainment
Names Wallace Barr Sole Chief Operating Officer
10th
July Los Angeles Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Intl Game, Anchor merger
may face scrutiny
10th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire & Reuters
Harrah's Entertainment Announces
Management Changes At Rio
Harrah's top execs at Las
Vegas Rio resign
Low profit margins have
resulted in casualties at the fashionable all suite casino & hotel.
10th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Nevada Numbers -- New Statewide
Lucky Numbers Game -- Offers Mega-Jackpot
10th
July Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Teaching
from experience: Problem gambling experts hold training seminars in Las
Vegas
9th
July Reno & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun & AP
IGT
buying Anchor Gaming for $1.365 billion
IGT Plans to Buy Anchor
Gaming
websites: www.igt.com
& www.anchorgaming.com
9th
July Reno & Las Vegas
Source: Reno Gazette Journal
IGT makes blockbuster deal
The deal with Anchor Gaming
will create a company with annual revenues of $2 billion. IGT employs some
4,000 people worldwide, 2,600 in Reno.
9th
July Reno & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & Reuters
International Game Technology
Announces Agreement to Acquire Anchor Gaming
Int'l Game, Anchor to
merge in $1.365 bln deal
A press conference detailing
the agreement will be broadcast today at 8am PDT at http://www.videonewswire.com/IGT/070901
9th
July California Source:
The Washington Post
Senior
Betting May Be Big Gamble
7th
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters - July 5th
Chips
are down for Las Vegas high rollers
6th
July Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
Caesars strikes back in
slot-worker job fair
190 Slot attendants have
gone on strike for a 60 cents an hour pay increase. Park Place has responded
by hiring new recruits on the spot.
6th
July Gaming Stocks
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Harrah's, Gambling Stocks
Fall
After yesterdays late profit
warning, Harrah's share price has shed 17% and also dragged down MGM-Mirage,
Mandalay Group & Park Place.
6th
July Quebec Source:
Yahoo/CNW
Loto-Quebec - The Casino
de Hull Opens Non-Smoking Areas
The casino with 1,870 slot
machines and 64 tables will only allow smoking in one designated part of
the gaming floor.
6th
July New York State
Source: Buffalo First
Niagara
Falls coalition organizing effort to get casinos
One of the temporary facilities
will be the Niagara Falls Convention center if the deal between Governor
Pataki and the Seneca Indain nation is approved.
6th
July Nevada Source: NJ.com/AP
& Reuters
Class-action
status denied to casino workers in smoking case
Tobacco
Suits Denied Class-Action Status
6th
July Los Angeles Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Stars diverge for hotels,
casinos in second quarter
6th
July Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Casino Player Awards Record
251 Honors To Harrah's Entertainment Casinos
5th
July US & Mexico Source:
Yahoo & NJ.com/AP
U.S.
company agrees to build casino on Mexico's border with Texas
Company to Build Border
City Casino
- Reynosa is around 100km
inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
4th
July Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Las Vegas casinos help avert
more blackouts
4th
July Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
LV
Hilton lawsuit could open doors to Park Place dealing
3rd
July Casino Op's Source:
ComputerWorld.com
Casinos
Hit Jackpot With Customer Data
The major US gaming companies
are gathering an increasingly accurate picture of their customers with
the use of loyalty and slot cards.
3rd
July New York State
Source: Business First & Buffalo News
Casinos
won't revive lackluster economy - Opinion
This
gamble won't pay off - Opinion
ECC poised to offer casino
management curriculums
Should casino gambling come
to Western New York, Erie Community College is putting together a series
of management and staff training courses.
2nd
July Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas to Celebrate 3
Millionth Wedding Tomorrow
The first recorded wedding
in the city was in 1909 also on the 3rd July.
2nd
July Atlantic City Source:
PressPlus.com
Casinos give workers big
prizes to lift morale
Facing gambling's lure constantly
From 1978 to 1992 casino
employees were not allowed to gamble in AC. In Las Vegas an amazing 85%
of Gamblers Anonymous members work in the industry.
2nd
July Texas Source: amarillonet.com
Eight-liner
machines face heavy odds in Texas
1st
July US Source: Investing.com/Investor's
Business Daily
Industry
Snapshot: Gaming Stocks...
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