30th
September
Las Vegas & California
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Acres
Signs $4.1 Million Contract With Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
30th
September
New York & Japan Source:
Yahoo/Busieness Wire & Northern Light/AFX-Asia
JPMorgan
Announces Konami ADR Program
Konami
lists on NYSE today - in
brief
30th
September
Michigan Source: Detroit
News & HollandSentinel/AP
Casinos
balk at racetracks bid for gaming - Legislative measures would OK venues,
help struggling tracks
Casinos
oppose more gambling at tracks
30th
September
Michigan Source: Detroit
News - Peter Waldmeir
Michigans
reliance on new gaming revenues is an iffy bet
29th
September
US - Gambling expansion
Source: Sacramento Bee & SFGate.com/AP
States
bet on gambling to fill their budget gaps
A
state-by-state look at recent gambling-related developments
29th
September
Nevada Source: Reno Gazette
Journal
Nevada
dealers prison terms show IRS campaign on tip income
The 6 month prison sentences
given 4 Nevada casino dealers for incorrectly reporting tip income are
the first ever prosecutions in the US under IRS tip compliance rules.
29th
September
Las Vegas Source: Billings
Gazette/AP
Casinos
look back in planning for future
29th
September
Port Huron, Michigan Source:
The Times Herald
Tourism
groups must get ready for gambling
29th
September
Tennessee Source: Northern
Light/AP
Polls
Say Tennessee Will OK Lottery
There are only 3 states
in the US without any form of legalised gambling - Hawaii, Utah & Tennessee.
Interestingly although gambling has been legal since 1931 in Nevada, lotteries
are still not permitted.
28th
September
US - Video Games Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Casino
Empire Hits Store Shelves Nationwide
Fancy taking on MGM Mirage
and Park Place?. The game can be found at http://casinoempire.sierra.com
28th
September
Los Angeles Source: Newscom/PRNewswire
Hugh
hefner unveils Playboy slot machines from Alliance Gaming
27th
September
Carson City, Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Bellagio
pays fine, settles cash-handling violation
The Nevada Gaming Commission
have also voted 5-0 to allow a private gaming salon in the Palace Court
casino at Caesars Palace.
27th
September
Vancouver, B.C. Source:
Northern Light/CCNMatthews - Sept 25th
Great
Canadian Gaming: Acquisition of New Casino in Everett, Washington
27th
September
Detroit Source: SFGate.com/AP
Woman
banned for playing found nickel sues Detroit casino
Amazing story of a single
5 cent token left abandoned in a slot machine tray at Motor City Casino
in Detroit.
27th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Bingo
scandal spurs device scrutiny - Regulators to check other types of electronic
equipment
27th
September
Mississippi Source: Nola.com/AP
Storm
deals coast casinos bad hand
27th
September
Nevada Source: Wired.com
He
Cheated at Bingo, Killed Self
27th
September
Atlantic City Source: Yahoo/Reuters
& Business Wire
Teamsters
union boycotts Park Place casinos
Park
Place Issues Statement on Teamsters Boycott Announcement
27th
September
Atlantic City Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Regulators
halt work on AC casino resort - Mob ties cited
26th
September
Colorado & Guateng, South Africa
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Century
Casinos Announces South African Court Judgement On Action by Tsogo Sun
Holdings
26th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Growth
foreseen for slot machine sales - New markets, shorter shelf lives expected
to help slot expansion
The annual market for slots
in the US may grow to 250,000 units annually as cashless slots become the
norm and more states legalize slots at racetracks to raise additional taxes.
26th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun & LVRJ
Colony
to bid for Aladdin
Bankrupt
Aladdin's money-losing streak continues - August loss for troubled Strip
property best result since April
26th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Sun/Wire reports
Bingo
scandal extends to more states Investigation continues
26th
September
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Casinos
shut down as Isidore hits Gulf Coast
26th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Extent
of bingo scam investigated - Software corruption might have let suspect
play hundreds of cards at once
The suspect, software engineer
Brett Keeton has unfortunately committed suicide by jumping off the Golden
Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
26th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun & Northern Light/AP
Casino
workers afraid of reprisal - Riviera sued by EEOC - more lawsuits planned
Federal
Commission Sues Vegas Casino
25th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Dow
Jones
Aladdin
Gaming Seeks 2-Mo Extension Of Ch 11 Exclusivity
25th
September
Missouri Source: Kansas
City Star
Dealers
say Harrah's is trying to halt union drive
25th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Bingo
scam forces shutdown - Software flaw affected electronic systems at 16
Las Vegas casinos
25th
September
Saskatchewan, Canada Source:
Canada.com/Leader-Post
Gambling
profits soar
Casino Regina operated by
the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation saw 2001/2 profits increase to C$26.4
million. Average visitors are between 4 to 5,000 per day.
25th
September
Mississippi Source: WLBT.com
& WPMI.com
Gulf
Coast Casino's Stay Open For Now
Preparing
casinos for the storm
Hurricane Isidore is presently
moving towards the Gulf coast.
25th
September
Reno Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
GameTech
Cooperates With Nevada Gaming Control Board Investigation
Nevada
Gaming Board Investigating Possible Misuse of GameTech Bingo Units
24th
September
Atlantic City Source: Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Park
Place proposes casino merger - New Jersey regulators consider plan to combine
historic Claridge with Bally's
24th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Tip
income: Casino workers get prison terms - Employees 'fall guys,' attorney
says
The LVRJ has a must read
story where IRS's attorneys appear to be making an example of four casino
staff.
24th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun
Firm
sued over Le Reve name
The domain name www.lereve.com
is presently owned by an English computer company and was first registered
according to Verisign's records in February 1999.
24th
September
Atlantic City Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Miss
America slots debut at Harrah's Atlantic City
24th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun
Casino
to hire more than 1,000 - The Cannery Casino in
North Las Vegas
23rd
September
Las Vegas & Atlantic City
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire & Dow Jones
Park
Place Seeks Permission to Merge Claridge with Bally's Atlantic City
Park
Place Entertainment Seeks Approval for Hotel-Casino Merger
23rd
September
Gaming Investments - U.S.
Source: CBS Marketwatch
Casino
stocks roll on down Monday
22nd
September
Las Vegas Source: TheDay.com
Vendors
sport latest gizmos as casinos go shopping for slots - Foxwoods, Mohegan
Sun two of biggest customers
21st
September
Gaming Investments Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gaming
IPOs in doubt - Experts question timing of offerings
Three US companies are presently
potential entrants to the IPO market - The Venetian (Las Vegas Sands Inc).
Coast Casinos and Wynn Resorts.
21st
September
New Jersey Source: Oregon
Live/The Oregonian
Miss
America slot machine riles Misses
21st
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
The
best and the not very bright - Casino industry campaigns lauded, panned
Raving Consulting has awarded
best casino promotion for 2002 to the Chicken game.
www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-21-Sat-2002/photos/business.jpg
I
also took on the Chicken during my recent visit to Las Vegas for the G2E
show hoping to be the second person to win $10,000. The resulting
draw was classed as a win for the house. It must be noted however that
the bird which is in a small area behind a glass screen did not look entirely
happy. It appeared on occasion to be more interested in trying to escape
from its confinement than playing the game. The staff member said the birds
work 2 hours before being changed.
Ian |
20th
September
Mississippi Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Casinos
Use Promotions To Generate New Business
The Grand Casino Gulfport
will be using the Chicken playing Tic-Tac-Toe promotion that has become
popular at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.
20th
September
Missouri Source: Reno Gazette Journal/AP
Woman
sentenced for theft of $2 million from St. Charles casino
20th
September
Las Vegas Source: KLAS-TV.com/AP
Man
Gets Prison Time for Casino Cheating Scheme
20th
September
New Jersey Source: NorthJersey.com/AP
Horse
track owners make case for slots
20th
September
Las Vegas Source: The Press of
Atlantic City
Casino
profits could go up in (no) smoke
20th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Sun
Gaming
group honors UNLV's Bybee - Illness slows respected educator, but doesn't
detract from his mission
20th
September
Carson City, Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Economist:
State's casino business on the rebound
19th
September
Mississippi Source: Biloxi Sun-Herald
Casino
revenue plunges - August figures baffling; Coast reports 9% drop
19th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Aristocrat
Leisure: Newburg Stands By 4th Quarter Goal
The Australian companies
CFO is predicting a 20% North American market share by their 4th quarter.
19th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Reuters
Company News
New
slot machines tap classic games, ergonomics
18th
September
Gaming Investments Source: CBS Marketwatch
Too
much license in Las Vegas? - More products, people sell brands to slot
makers
A look at some of the many
branded slots at G2E and the reluctance of a small number of media stars
to allow their image to be associated with gambling.
18th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/ReutersCompany
News & Dow Jones
Loveman
sees more targeted marketing for Harrah's
MGM
Mirage Sees Good 3rd Quarter, 4th Quarter On Conference Business
MGM
Mirage sees Indian contract within a year-CFO
18th
September
Reno & Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun
IGT
hopes to cash in on potential foreign markets
18th
September
Washington Source: Northern Light/Xinhua
Casinos
in US asked to report suspicious transactions
18th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Innovative
Gaming Receives Approval of Ticket-In Ticket-Out Feature
17th
September
Los Angeles Source: Newscom Photos
Hugh
Hefner unveils Playboy slot machines from Alliance Gaming
17th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Mikohn
and Grand Casino Coushatta Ink Deal in Las Vegas - TableLink CT Technology
to be Installed in Louisiana's Largest Casino
17th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Aristocrat
Opens Doors to New Americas Headquarters
The Australian company that
last year bought Casino Data Systems employs some 385 people in Nevada.
17th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
- G2E coverage
And
now, on with the show - Gaming expo to feature record number of exhibitors,
attendees
17th
September
Mississippi Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
Treasure
Bay on cutting edge of table game technology
17th
September
Atlantic City Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Hottest
Chick on the Boardwalk Returns; Chicken Challenge Winners Take Home $10,000
Each at Tropicana Casino And Resort
16th
September
Las Vegas Source: Reno Gazette Journal/AP
Coinless
slots among topics before industry conferees in Vegas
16th
September
Las Vegas & New Jersey Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Alliance
Gaming Announces Bally Unit Receives ACSC™ System Order For New Borgata,
Plus 30% of Slot Floor
16th
September
Reno Source: Yahoo/Reuters Market News
IGT
Appoints Director of Responsible Gaming
16th
September
Mississippi & Wendover, Nevada
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle
Of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Agreement To Acquire Wendover, Nev. Casinos
16th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
GSA
Finalizes Interoperability Center Agreement With GLI
16th
September
Austin, Texas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
MGAM
Licenses WMS Game Themes for Class II Market, Adds New WMS Class III Game
Themes
14th
September
San Diego Source: Northern Light/Business
Wire
Chicago
Gaming Lawyer Donna B. More Elected To Lead International Legal Group
13th
September
Waukegan, Illinois & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Dow Jones & Business Wire
WMS
Industries Files Trademark Suit Versus Shuffle Master
Shuffle
Master Files Federal Lawsuit Against WMS Gaming
13th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Innovative
Gaming Announces a Revolution in Video Poker; 3-Hand Poker(TM) to Debut
at Upcoming Global Gaming Expo
13th
September
Las Vegas & Beaune, France
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Paul-Son
Completes Combination With Bourgogne et Grasset and Bud Jones
13th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Shuffle
Master Introduces New Products That Enhance and Compliment Core Business
13th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Global
Gaming Business Magazine Named Official Publication Of the American Gaming
Association
12th
September
New Jersey Source: Yahoo/Dow
Jones & The Press of Atlantic City
New
Jersey Casinos' August Win Rose 0.9% To $427.2 Million
August
casino win good, but not a record
Win at the 12 Atlantic casinos
showed slots contributing $318,356,455 and tables $108,832,609 to the total
of $427,189,064 a split of 74.5 to 25.5. In 2001 the revenue split was
71.7 to 28.3.
12th
September
New England Source: Northern
Light/Christian Science Monitor
Even
in Puritan New England, casino profits call
12th
September
Atlantic City Source: The Press
of Atlantic City - Joe Weinert
Casinos
remember 9-11 as gambling goes on
12th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire & Dow Jones
Paul-Son
Stockholders Approve Combination
Paul-Son
Stockholders OK Combination
12th
& 13th September
Detroit Source: Detroit News
& Detroit Free Press
Court
places permanent Detroit casinos on hold
Bigger
casinos blocked by court Tribe is likely to win appeal for a rebidding
12th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire & Reuters Company News
Mikohn
Reports Results of Cost Savings and Restructuring Initiatives
Mikohn
Gaming to cut jobs, take third-quarter charges
12th
September
Waukegan, Illinois Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
WMS
Gaming Named Exclusive North American Distributor of Rapid Roulette
11th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
State
gaming win declines 0.5 percent in July - Result is third straight monthly
slip
11th
September
Detroit Source: Detroit
News
Financing
rules change for MGM casino plans
11th
September
Oregon & Washington State
Source: United Press International
The
Vegas Guy: Dodge City Saloon
A humorous look at the odds
of winning in Vancouver, Washington. Paper pull tabs sold in bars have
a normal advantage of 32.67% but can the system player find an edge!
11th
September
Austin, Texas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Multimedia
Games' Megananza Case Dismissed
10th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Sun
Nevada
gaming win off again
Nevada's casinos won $804.3
million in July down 0.5% from 2001. Table game win dropped on all major
games, slot win was up 0.6%.
10th
September
Reno Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Pat
Sajak, Vanna White Will Help IGT Launch Newest Version Of Wheel of Fortune®
Slot Machine at Global Gaming Expo
IGT's press release has
a detailed rundown of the 70 new models the company will be displaying
at G2E.
10th
September
Kentucky Source: The Kentucky
Post
Poll:
55% support slots at tracks
Young adults aged 18-to-34
are 69% in favour of slots at racetracks. The opposite view can be found
at Kentucky Citizens Against Gambling Expansion. Website: www.kycage.org
10th
September
Indiana Source: Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Gambling
foes hope federal lawsuit will lead casinos into tobacco industry's fate
9th
September
Atlantic City Source: The
Press of Atlantic City - Joe Weinert
Casinos
like how A.C. execs operate - Men who started here now control nation’s
biggest gaming firms
9th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas
Sun & Las Vegas Review-Journal
New
deal announced for sale of Maxim
Maxim
sold for $38 million
9th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
GSA
Enters Partnership With GEM Communciations; Slot Manager Named Official
Publication
9th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Station
Discusses Ruling in Favor of the Auburn Indian Community And Other Development
Plans
8th
September
Gaming Investments Source: Biloxi
Sun Herald
Casinos
defying slump
8th
September
Indiana Source: The Indianapolis
Star/AP
Looser
restrictions boost casinos' revenue
The states 10 Riverboats
are now allowed dockside gaming. Win in August was $198m up from $159m
in July.
7th
September
Illinois Source: Chicago
Sun-Times
Developer
with ties to Ryan, Daley to lead Gaming Board
7th
September
St. Louis Source: STLtoday.com
Woman
accused of embezzling gambled away more than $200,000, prosecutor says
6th
September
Nevada Source: Las Vegas
Sun
Caesars
second to get OK for private salon
Caesars Palace will become
the second casino to have private gaming if approved by the Nevada Gaming
Commission.
6th
September
Las Vegas & Liverpool, England
Source: Northern Light/Business Wire
Global
Cash Access First to Install Debit and Credit Cash Access Service in U.K.
Casinos; Company Signs Contract With Stanley Leisure
6th
September
Carson City, Nevada Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Board
OKs Bally game - Slot winner to get payments for life
5th
September
Atlantic City Source: The Press
of Atlantic City
Taj,
Caesars pay for violations
5th
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Satre
will cede control of Harrah's Entertainment
5th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire & Dow Jones Newswires
Gary
Loveman to Assume CEO Post at Harrah's Entertainment
Harrah's
Entertainment Names Loveman As Its Next CEO
5th
September
Laughlin, Nevada Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
World
Record Slot Jackpot Set at Flamingo Laughlin
The $8.4 million jackpot
is the largest recorded on a 25 cent denominated machine.
5th
September
Nevada Source: CNN Sports Illustrated
Equipment
failure or ... ? Gaming board looking into UNLV power snafu
5th
September
Tunica Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Isle
of Capri Casinos, Inc. Closes Tunica Casino
No mention from the company
exactly how many staff were laid off.
4th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Mandalay
Resort Group's Online Room Reservations Soar 25%
Mandalay Group's websites
over the last 6 months producing some 320,000 reservations, either directly
online or via telephone numbers listed only on the websites.
4th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Announces Acquisition of LSI Casino Management System
4th
September
Las Vegas Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming to Display More Than 100 Unique Slot Machine Titles At the Global
Gaming Expo
4th
September
Atlantic City Source: The Press
of Atlantic City - Joe Weinert
For
casinos, best month ever in Atlantic City
Unofficial statistics from
Atlantic City's 12 casinos show a win of $435.1 million in August a 2.8%
rise from 2001.
4th
September
Nevada Source: Yahoo/AP
Nevada
voters pick Democratic critic of casino industry to challenge Republican
governor
3rd
September
California & Illinois Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
WMS
Gaming Reports First SURVIVOR Jackpot Winner
3rd
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Sun
Harrah's
not liable in woman's death
3rd
September
Davenport, Iowa Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Shift
in slot machine mix boosts Iowa casinos odds
The number of multi-coin
multi-line nickel slots on the states riverboats has risen 152% from 1,392
in 1999 to 3,503 in 2002.
3rd
September
Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lure
of easy revenue stokes gambling's spread - Local officials say out-of-state
competition may be good for Las Vegas
3rd
September
Las Vegas Source: Business Week Online
A
Winning Hand in Las Vegas
A look at the enduring appeal
of Las Vegas. The S&P 500 Index is down 18% for the year, however the
gaming sector is up 1.2%.
2nd
September
Atlantic City Source: Yahoo/Ap News
Photos
AC
Coin and Slots - Miss America model
The concept is unpopular
with some former winners of the competition. AC Coin and Slots provide
additional theming to IGT made machines.
1st
September
Detroit Source: Yahoo/ClickonDetroit.com
Four
People Arrested At Casino
1st
September
Atlantic City Source: The Press of
Atlantic City
Interpreters
for casino employees break barriers every day
1st
September
Edmonton, Canada Source: Canada.com/Edmonton
Journal
Senior
stalls robber in casino toilet
1st
September
Boston Source: The Boston Globe
- editorial
The
casino clamor
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