29th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Aladdin
bankruptcy filing the biggest in memory
29th
September Forbes Richest
400 Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gaming
figures on Forbes' wealthy list
Kirk Kerkorian, Carl Icahn,
Donald Trump, Sheldon Adelson, Ed Roski Jr. & Bill Bennett are six
names from the US casino industry who are included in the annual listings.
Website: http://www.forbes.com/2001/09/27/400.html
29th
September London & Las
Vegas Source: Yahoo/Reuters & PRNewswire
Aladdin Files for Bankruptcy
Desert Passage Open for
Business as Usual Despite Aladdin Reorganization
29th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP & PRNewswire
Mandalay Resort Group Cuts
Jobs
Mandalay Sees Significantly
Lower Earnings in Third Quarter
The company has announced
that 4,500 jobs or 15% of the workforce will be terminated. The top 120
executives will also be taking a pay cut of $5 million between them.
Total citywide layoffs are put at between 12 & 15,000 so far.
29th
September Connecticut
& Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Whoopi Goldberg Will Kick
Off Global Gaming Expo (G2E) on Monday, October 1; Hollywood Icon to Deliver
Keynote Address at G2E
29th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
World's Biggest Gaming Trade
Show Just Weeks Away - 15th Annual World Gaming Congress and Expo Staged
October 17-19 in Las Vegas
29th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn Showcases Exciting,
Innovative Games at Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas
28th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Atlantic City bounces back
as Las Vegas lags
27th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Global Gaming Expo to Address
Cutting-Edge Issues During Conference Program
26th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Action Gaming Confirms
Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Alliance Gaming
The lawsuit claims that
multi-hand poker patents that cover Triple Play Poker™ have been infringed
upon by Alliance Gaming's "Multi Play Poker'' machine.
26th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Seiko Instruments USA Inc.
Approves Coinless Systems Inc. Tickets for IGT's EZ Pay Coinless Gaming
System
26th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Global Cash Access Unveils
QuikPlay ATM At Global Gaming Expo
The new system will allow
a player to purchase slot credits by swiping their Visa or Mastercard through
an inbuilt ATM machine.
25th
September Los Angeles
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Schwarzenegger sues over
'Terminator' slot machine
The $20 million lawsuit
filed in Los Angeles accuses the worlds number one slot manufacturer of
using his voice and likeness without permission.
25th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Bear Stearns and Goldman
Sachs Present Industry Leaders at Global Gaming Expo
25th
September Indiana
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment's
Belterra Casino Resort Receives Awards From Gaming Magazines
25th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's Entertainment Comments
on Business Trends Since Sept. 11
The company operates 25
casinos in 12 states with a total of some 44,000 employees.
24th
September Arizona
& Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Adventure Starts Here: Atronic
Exhibits at G2E
Website: www.atronic.com
24th
September Washington
Source: Deseret News
Base
habit? Air Force runs 24 'casinos'
The US Air Force is a major
slot operator. A 1999 count detailed 1,580 at 24 overseas bases. 216 at
Ramstein in Germany, 207 at Osan in Korea and 204 at Kadena in Japan.
23rd
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP
Business
Returning to Vegas Casinos
23rd
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Sept 21st
No
evidence terrorism plotted in Las Vegas - Man implicated in attack visited
twice
23rd
September Nevada
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Sept 21st
Court
denies rehearing for Wynn
22nd
September Atlantic City
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
The Borgata Is On-Schedule
and On-Budget One Year After the Groundbreaking Celebration
The $1 billion casino and
entertainment centre at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City is a joint
venture between Boyd Gaming and MGM Mirage. Website: www.theborgata.com
22nd
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & LVRJ
Mandalay
postpones construction of $235 mln center
Mandalay
delays convention center project, other casino companies may change plans
22nd
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Atlantic City, "America's
Favorite Playground," Rebounds Quickly
22nd
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mikohn Will Feature New
Hit RIPLEY'S!® Adventures In Trivia™ Video Slot Game at Global Gaming
Expo in Las Vegas Along With Full Roster of Innovative Games and Solutions
21st
September Reno Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT Unveils Over 60 New
Games at New Gaming Industry Trade Show
21st
September Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
Fined Taj exec cites lack
of action to stop underage gambling
20th
September Connecticut
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
Will be Premier Event for the Gaming-Entertainment Industry
20th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Effects
of attacks reverberate through Vegas tourist economy
20th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Innovative Gaming Maintains
Strong Position in Gaming Markets; Innovation and Diversity Assure Stability
20th
September Las Vegas
Source: Northern Light/AP
Wealthy
Gambling Figure Still Target
Treasure hunters have dug
holes in the garden of murdered casino owner Ted Binion.
19th
September Canada Source:
Detroit Free Press
Casino
Windsor slows - Border scrutiny, lines discourage gamblers
19th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas Sun & AP
Room
prices slashed in LV
Hundreds
of casino workers laid off
19th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance Gaming Extends
Licensing Agreement With Multimedia Games For Bally Products in New Markets
19th
September Las Vegas & Reno
Source: Reno Gazette Journal
Dice maker sold to Las Vegas
company
Bud Jones Co. Inc. has purchased
Reno dice maker T-K Specialty Co.
19th
September Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Review Journal
Casino
stocks still hurting
19th
September Detroit & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
'Detroit Cares' - Greektown
Casino and Partners Team Up For Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Anchor Gaming and Its Employees
to Contribute Toward Disaster Relief in New York and Washington D.C.
18th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Slowdown
may force banks to move against Aladdin
Officials:
Interest still high in bankrupt casinos
LCI's share price closed
in London at 12.5p down 18% on the day.
18th
September Las Vegas
Source: G2E website & Yahoo/PRNewswire
G2E
will be held as planned
Head of MGM Studios to Address
G2E
18th
September Los Angeles
Source: Yahoo & Northern Light/Reuters
Online
travel, hotel, casino stocks plunge
Flying
Fears May Hurt Las Vegas - Analysts
18th
September Michigan
Source: Grand Rapids Press
Casino
foes hear call to stop all gambling
17th
September Las Vegas
Source: CBS Marketwatch
No
rest for leisure investors - Gaming, lodging and cruises all battered down
Carnival, Royal Caribbean
and Princess Cruises share prices declined 32%, 42% and 39% respectively.
17th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mandalay Resort Group Donates
$1 Million to Aid New York Police and Firefighters
17th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Park
Place Postpones New Hotel Tower
17th
September Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Review Journal
Casinos
try to analyze economic effect
17th
September Las Vegas
Source: USA Today
Sports
books become gathering places for news, not betting
17th
September Canada Source:
Yahoo/CP - Sept 14th
B.C. cuts 80 jobs to streamline
gaming structure to improve efficiency
16th
September Las Vegas Source:
Environmental News Network - Sept 13th
Las
Vegas dealers scrutinized for effects of second-hand smoke
15th
September Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Regulators
tell casino to pay disputed winnings
15th
September Las Vegas & Australia
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aristocrat Employees Create
Relief Fund for Red Cross; Company Donates $100,000 to Start Account
15th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Observance
of tragedy planned by casinos
Vegas
casinos face plunging room rates
14th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Casino/Resorts Extinguish
Lights to Honor National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
14th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Ameristar Casinos Offers
Donations, Organizes Fundraisers, And Encourages Support For Victims Of
The Attacks On America
14th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Casino
company donates $1 million toward Red Cross relief
14th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/AP & Las Vegas Sun
Nevada
Sports Books Empty-Handed
Terrorist
strikes cast pall over Las Vegas economy
14th
September US/Nationwide
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Park Place Resorts Extinguish
Exterior Lights to Observe National Day of Remembrance
14th
September Arizona & Germany
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Atronic Unites as America
Is attacked; Gauselmann Subsidiary Atronic Not Directly Impacted by Terrorist
Acts
14th
September California
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pinnacle Entertainment Announces
Minimum $500,000 Donation To Children of Victims of September 11 Tragedies
Casino
Magic owner to give $500,000
13th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gambling
regulators recommend approval of new Las Vegas resort
Air
service disruption causes cancellations along Vegas Strip
13th
September Nevada Source:
PressPlus.com
Smoke
& Casino Dealers - Finally, a study
12th
September Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Strip
casinos remain in operation, but on alert
Nevada
casino win dropped in July
LV
slot player loses legal battle
12th
September Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Bankruptcies,
gambling are linked in study - Casino industry disputes findings
11th
September Kentucky
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Churchill
Downs Incorporated Closes Racetracks And Off-Track Betting Facilities Sept.
11 and 12, 2001
11th
September Lottery News
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lottery
not such a good bet, some states finding
38
US States have lotteries. In the last financial year $38 billion in tickets
were purchased - $1 billion less than 1996.
10th
September Atlantic City
Source: Las Vegas Sun & Reuters
Trump
thinking of $1.5 billion AC resort
10th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Gaming
Chips - New show aims for win with Wynn talk
10th
September Oklahoma
Source: NewsOK.com
Casinos
take a big chance in Oklahoma
10th
September Ontario, Canada
Source: Globe & Mail - Sept 6th
Children's
casino toys under fire
9th
September Indiana
Source: Post Tribune
Casinos
pay minority contractor for no work
8th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Planners
give thumbs down to Stratosphere thrill ride
The
LV Sun also has a scale
model picture of a carriage on the proposed Rollercoaster.
8th
September New Jersey
Source: PressPlus - Joe Weinert
Casino
notes - Revenue decline may hinder growth in A.C.
A
weekly round up of casino related news and events in New Jersey and beyond.
8th
September New Jersey
Source: North Jersey Record
A.C.
casinos to be more like Vegas
7th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun & LVRJ
Casino
smoke's effect on dealers studied
Casino
dealers to be focus of study on second-hand smoke
The
Nevada School of Medicine has received a $2.3 million federal grant. Nevada
apparently has the highest rate of deaths from smoking related illnessess
in the US.
7th
September Las Vegas
Source: MSNBC.com/Wall Street Journal
Las
Vegas casinos take a big gamble - Casinos give incentives to high-stakes
baccarat players
The
biggest players also appear to be the toughest negotiators when it comes
to freebies. So are casinos giving too much away to lure that rare breed
"The Whale"?.
7th
September New Jersey
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
CCGNJ
Announces Casino Self-Exclusion Program
Punters
can bar themselves from all 12 Atlantic City Casinos starting 10th September.
7th
September Atlantic City
Source: PressPlus.com
CCC
rejects casinos’ plan to fill slots from large cart
7th
September Reno Source:
Reno Gazette Journal
Gaming
board rules against jackpot
The
alleged $2.8 million jackpot win on the 8th August has been declared a
machine malfunction.
7th
September Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Binion's
Horseshoe: Poker room manager out - Ex-Series champ says he was fired from
Binion's job
6th
September Atlantic City
Source: Philadelphia Daily News
New
casino game pits gamblers against chickens
6th
September New Orleans
Source: The Advocate Online
Gambling
board tells high court ruling paralyzing
6th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming to Introduce 32 New Slot Titles at October Gaming Trade Shows
6th
September Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Casino
Legend Steve Wynn Expected to Unveil Plans for His Next Masterpiece at
Upcoming Gaming Trade Show
5th
September Connecticut
Source: Northern Light/M2 Presswire
Men
and women gamble for different reasons, Yale researchers report
5th
September Atlantic City
Source: PressPluss.com
August
win has casinos smiling
Atlantic
City's twelve casinos won just under $427 million during the month. Amazing,
after 23 years of legalised gambling there has never been an annual fall
in the casino win.
5th
September Chicago
Source: Chicago Tribune
Casino
deal is bad for state, says lawmaker
5th
September London & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Aladdin
partners in rift
5th
September Las Vegas
Source: New York Times
Where
Elvis, Gamblers and Neon Are Cultural Treasures
Interesting
article on the museums that archive the history of gambling, casinos, entertainers
and the City of Las Vegas itself..
5th
September Panama City, Florida
Source: NewsHerald.com
Police
seize 50 video-gambling machines and arrest three owners of 777's.
4th
September Mississippi Source:
Starkville Daily News
Is
the casino boom about to go bust?
Mississippi's
floating barge casinos disagree with county officials over whether they
need to pay property taxes.
3rd
September Internet Information
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Visit
Las Vegas on the Web
A
listing of websites for visitors planning vacations or booking hotels.
3rd
September Mississippi
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
Casino
lobby's big business
Cameras
shine a negative light - (Corrected links)
Interesting
story detailing the over emphasis that is often placed upon surveillance
& camera systems and the misuse of the equipment by staff.
3rd
September Georgia
Source: The Macon Telegraph
A
Web war on gambling
The
website www.stopvideopoker.org
has made the issue of video poker in Georgia one of the hot political topics.
3rd
September Colorado
Source: Denver Post
Town's
gamble hit the jackpot
10
years have passed since voters approved legalisation of low stake gambling
in Black Hawk, Central City & Cripple Creek.
1st
September British Columbia, Canada
Source: Canoe.ca
Striking
casino workers in four B.C. cities reach tentative agreement
1st
September New York
Source: New York Post & Buffalo News
Albany's
deal with the devil
Seneca
leader rejects unions' demands
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