30th
November New York
Source: New York Times - Editorial
The
Casino Jinx
The New York Times taking
a strong stance against proposed casinos in the state. "the final vote
came after midnight, before an audience consisting mainly of high-priced
lobbyists".
30th
November Detroit
Source: Detroit News & Detroit Free Press
New
site planned for MGM
Riverfront
casino project's failure will give land a new life
Greektown and Motor City
are generally happy with their temporary locations. MGM Detroit is looking
for a new location. The city hosts the Superbowl in 2006 and sprucing up
the Riverfront is a key issue.
29th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Aladdin
bankers plan to auction property
29th
November Pennsylvania &
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
LaserLock
Signs Worldwide Gaming Contract With Largest Casino Chip & Dice Manufacturer
29th
November Florida
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
$1,000
in Casino Coupons Offered in 2002 Edition of American Casino Guide
Website: www.americancasinoguide.com
28th
November Detroit
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Border
crossing issues help U.S. casinos
Detroit's three casinos
experienced an increase in win of 47% in October from the same month in
2000 as fewer US punters are crossing the border into Canada.
28th
November Las Vegas &
St. Louis Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & Las Vegas Sun
Shuffle
Master Acquires Licensing Rights to Develop Budweiser-Themed Gaming Machines
'Budweiser'
slot machines face regulatory scrutiny
27th
November California &
Nevada Source: Yahoo/AP
Court:
Bettors Liable for Debt
27th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun & Entertainment Tonight Online
LV
gamblers sue over arrest on cheating charges
Cheaters
in Vegas -- Caught on Tape!
27th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Las
Vegas tourism rebound aided by new ad campaign
26th
November New York
Source: New York Post - Editorial/Opinion
The Donald goes to court
26th
November Connecticut
Source: TheDay.com
Cashing
In On Casino Work
In depth article on the
substantial employee benefits being offered to the 20,000 staff of Foxwoods
and the Mohegan Sun.
26th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Arizona
Man Wins Big at Harrah's Las Vegas
The $2.5 million win
was on one of IGT's Wheel of Fortune machines.
26th
November Colorado
Source: Denver Business Post
October
gambling proceeds increase
The three casino towns of
Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek recorded a win of $56.4 for
October. The market is approximately the same size as downtown Las Vegas
where the win was $54.6 in September.
25th
November Louisiana &
Mississippi Source: NJ.com/AP
Weak
economy and staying at home cut casino take
24th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Slot
manufacturer reports big loss
24th
November Los Angeles
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Wheel of Fortune slot
machines at issue in lawsuit
24th
November Atlantic City
Source: NJ.com/AP
Child
found dead, woman in critical condition in casino parking garage
22nd
November Reno & Las
Vegas Source: Yahoo/Reuters
IGT, Anchor still await
word from FTC on merger
21st
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Vacation
Village auctioned for $17.8 million
21st
November Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com - Joe Weinert
Casinos show small 3rd-quarter
revenue drop
21st
November Detroit
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Greektown
Casino Opens Poker Room
21st
November Las Vegas &
Chicago Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gaming
regulator annoyed at glitch
20th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mandalay
Resort Group Reports Third Quarter
20th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & Las Vegas Sun
Aladdin obtains financing
to operate in 2002
London
Clubs deals its way out of obligation
20th
November Atlantic City &
Gary, Indiana Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Trump
Indiana to Convert All Player Tracking and Marketing Software Systems to
Advanced Casino Systems Corp's CRM Solutions
20th
November Detroit & Mississippi
Source: Detroit News
Casino
hiring law could be loosened - Snickers theft pushes board to reconsider
criteria
An offence commited over
14 years ago amazingly resulted in a table games manager being refused
a gaming license in Michigan.
20th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gamblers,
Caesars in dispute over $5.9 million
20th
November Boonville, Missouri
Source: Kansas City Star
Mid-Missouri
town hoping that casino will reverse its fortunes
The 11th Riverboat casino
in Missouri is owned by Isle of Capri and will have 900 slots and 28 table
games.
20th
November Las Vegas
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Station
Casinos Receives Green Valley Ranch License From Nevada Gaming Commission
The 50,000 sq.ft. casino
will have over 2,500 slot/video poker machines, 53 table games, and a 170
seat race and sportsbook.
19th
November Seattle
Source: Seattle Times - Nov 15th
Casinos
rally against a higher tax
19th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Ex-politician,
gaming figure Jones dies - Influential Nevadan was known as 'Big Juice'
19th
November Detroit
Source: NJ.com/AP & Wahington Post
Black
workers file lawsuit against MGM Grand Detroit Casino
Black
Workers File Suit Vs. Casino
18th
November Chicago
Source: Chicago Tribune
Sept.
11 attacks deal losing hand to casino companies
17th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Researchers
seeking more casino dealers for smoke study
17th
November Detroit
Source: Detroit Free Press - Andrew N.S. Glazer
For
good return, treat dealers well
17th
November Detroit
Source: Detroit News
Detroit
Casinos take soars - Gaming halls combined revenues climbed by 47% to 93
million in October
The
three casinos are now each winning an average of $1 million a day and gained
ground in October at the expense of Canada's Casino Windsor.
17th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & LVRJ
Palms
Casino Resort Opens with Celebrity-Studded Grand Opening Ceremony
Palms
owner did lots of homework to make sure new resort has class
17th
November New Orleans
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Harrah's
New Orleans Casino posts first profit
16th
November Biloxi, Mississippi
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle
Of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results
16th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn
Receives Regulatory Approval for Suite of Games in Illinois; Mississippi
Field Trials Set to Begin in Mid-November
15th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Palms
opens tonight, competitors ready
Negative
cash flow reported by Aladdin
15th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
CJPG
Announces 3rd Quarter Results
15th
November Reno & Idaho
Springs, Colorado Source: Las Vegas Sun
Slot
machine giant sues competitor
IGT has taken out a lawsuit
against Millennium Gaming Inc. to prevent them from selling retrofit IGT
machines.
15th
November Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
A.C. Coin converts warehouse
to convert slots
Thousands of Atlantic City
slots are being converted to the IGT EZ Pay system that prints a barcoded
ticket that may be inserted into other machines
15th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Las
Vegas Gets Ready to Rock with Opening of Palms
15th
November British Columbia,
Canada Source: Yahoo/Canadian News Wires
Great
Canadian Gaming Corporation: Nine Months Financial Results For Period Ended
September 30, 2001
15th
November New York
Source: Buffalo News
Planned
casino suit faces funding problem
15th
November Canada
Source: CBC.ca & Canada West Foundation
Gambling
report calls on governments to halt gambling growth
Gambling
in Canada: Final Report and Recommendations
14th
November Washington
Source: Yahoo/AP
Pentagon:
Slot Machines OK Overseas
The US military is a major
International slot operator with around 8,000 machines at 94 overseas bases
with a combined win of $127 million in 1999.
14th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Innovative
Gaming Announces Third Quarter Results
14th
November Redmond, Washington
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Microsoft
and Bicycle Deal Three-of-a-Kind
The software giant &
Bicycle playing cards have teamed up to launch "Bicycle Casino Games" set
at MGM Mirage properties in Las Vegas.
13th
November North Carolina
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's
to Install Digital 21 Games At Cherokee Casino in North Carolina
13th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Rematch
history favors Rahman - Heavyweight champ defended title successfully in
10 of 13 instances
The Lewis - Rahman re-match
is on Saturday at Mandalay Bay. Lewis is presently 1/4 on & Rahman
11/4 against.
13th
November Louisiana
Source: Nola.com/AP
Anticipated
casino boom hasn't come about
In return for being allowed
dockside gaming the Riverboat casinos in March were handed an increase
in state taxation from 18.5% to 21.5%.
13th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP
Vegas Hotel Caters to Younger
Crowd
The newly opened Palms that
has a 95,000sq ft casino with 2,200 slot machines, 55 tables games and
a poker room. www.thepalmslasvegas.com
13th
November California
Source: San Diego Union Tribune
Gamblers
bet on getting gifts and casinos can count on the returns
Interesting article on the
variety of marketing data collected from customers who sign up for casino
slot clubs.
13th
November Financial News
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & Las Vegas Sun
Gaming,
travel stocks dip after crash
Leisure
stocks drop as crash sparks travel worries
12th
November Mississippi
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
Job
market for casinos is down, not out
12th
November Gambling Research
Source: Yahoo/Health Scout News
Odds
Are Men and Women Gamble Differently
11th
November Niagara Falls,
Canada Source: RochesterNews.com
Casino Niagara lines pockets
- Canadian side prospers as U.S. falters, but there's a downside, too.
Casino Niagara has 2,700
slots, 135 tables and 3,800 staff. It is owned by state government agency
the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Website: www.casino-niagara.com
11th
November New York
Source: PressRepublican - Editorial
Casinos
not the answer
11th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun & LVRJ
Palms
ready to open, will cater to everyone
Smooth
operator - George Maloof Jr. targeting broad audience with new Palms casino
The Sun also has a comprehensive
line up of photographs of the 42 story resort that stands opposite the
Gold Coast. The LVRJ article is an interesting profile of the 37 year old
operator.
11th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las Vegas Resident Wins
Hunt for $1 Million Treasure Harrah's Customer Becomes the Nation's Newest
Millionaire.
11th
November New York
Source: Baltimore Sun/AP
Casinos
offer new act to resorts in Catskills
10th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Mandalay
out with multi-casino slot card
9th
November Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
September
results: Casino winnings fall
Industry
wants lower high-roller minimums - Officials now suggest $500 figure
To allow private gaming
salons the Nevada Control Board initially suggested a $20,000 minimum requirement
and a $1 million credit line, casinos however want just $500 and $50,000.
9th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Casino Player Announces
New Writers, Features
9th
November Glendale, California
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Announces
Third-Quarter Results; Company Hires Two New General Managers
9th
November Albany, New York
Source: The New York Post
RFK.jr
may sue to stop casinos
8th
November Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Nevada
casinos win $763 million in September, down 3.2 percent
Casino
win dips slightly after attacks
8th
November Las Vegas &
South Africa Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
MGM
MIRAGE Announces Sale of South Africa Operations
MGM Mirage intends selling
its management operations for 4 casinos in Nelspruit, Witbank, Johannesburg
and East London to Tsogo Investment Holding Co. Ltd. and Southern Sun Gaming
Investments Ltd.
8th
November Las Vegas
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Station
Casinos Receives Approval to Operate Green Valley Ranch Station Casino
7th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Kerkorian
sells 11% of his stake in MGM MIRAGE
Las
Vegas casino owner in litigation over Coast name
7th
November Vancouver
Source: Northern LIght/PRNewswire
API
Technologies to Purchase Casino-ID Software Application from Facial Recognition
Developer, Imagis Technologies
7th
November Nevada
Source: Reno Gazette Journal
Experts
say Nevada’s growth expected to decline
7th
November Reno
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & LVRJ
International Game Technology
Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter And Record Setting Fiscal
Year 2001
IGT
reports record revenues, earnings
An audio conference of the
financial results can be found at: www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=1828
6th
November Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
Learning to beat the cheats
- Training opens eyes to deceptive activity
6th
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Counting
on Cards: Veteran dealer hopes to cash in with his variation on blackjack
6th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Nevada Regulators Approve
PDS Gaming's New 'Bonanza Blackjack'™ Digital Table Game
5th
November Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Aristocrat Awarded Multi-Million
Dollar Contract for OASIS System
5th
November Detroit
Source: Detroit News - Nov 1st & 4th
Greektown
Casino celebrates 1 year
Greektown
cheater gets 7 to 25 years in prison
The casino, the last of
the 3 to open has 29% of the Detroit market with some 13,000 visitors per
day. The craps "past poster" apparently racked up winnings of $86,000 before
being spotted by another player.
5th
November Dallas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Hollywood Casino Corporation
Reports Operating Results for 2001 Third Quarter
4th
November Las Vegas
Source: Financial Times
Desert
Inn: The casino, taken to its peak of popularity by Howard Hughes, is now
just a memory. But what a memory
3rd
November Las Vegas
Source: CNN.com
Student
regrets Vegas wedding
3rd
November Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus - Joe Weinert
Sharp rhetoric marked successful
casino campaign
A look back at the campaign
to legalise casino gaming in Atlantic City 25 years ago.
2nd
& 3rd November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Dealer
testifies in Rodman trial
Rodman
ordered to pay man $80,000
The charges stem from an
incident that at happened on a crap game at the Mirage back in 1997.
3rd
November Iowa
Source: Des Moins Register
Close
casinos, clerics say
3rd
November Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Casino
hotel rates continue downward trend
Las
Vegas softness was detected before attack
2nd
November Atlantic City
Source: CNN.com
Popeye slot machines approved
for Atlantic City
2nd
November New York
Source: New York Post & Yahoo/Reuters
Trump
grumbles as Gov rolls dice and passes gambling Bill
Trump warns may sue to stop
NY's new casinos-paper
The new law authorizes three
Indian-owned casinos in the Catskill mountains and three more further upstate,
slot-machine-like devices at racetracks, and the Powerball Inter-state
Lottery game.
1st
November Niagara Falls
Source: Washington Post/AP
N.Y.
Gambling Plan Becomes Law
1st
November Reno
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT Purchases Tennecom,
Maker of Player Tracking Software for Casino Table Games
1st
November Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com/Joe Weinert
Popeye’s for grownups, so
his slots are OK’d
Bally Gaming and Systems
has won approval for Popeye themed slots in Atlantic City with a 5-0 ruling
by the NJ Casino Control Commission
1st
November Las Vegas &
London Source: CBS Marketwatch & TheTimes
Park
Place's results plummet
Park Place plots entry to
UK
1st
November Problem Gambling
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Casino
self-exclusion programs grow, called a 'work in progress'
1st
November Atlantic City
Source: IHT/New York Times & The Times
Trump Gambles on Casino
Debt
Casino losses hurt Trump
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