30th September
Reno Las Vegas Sun/AP
Reno
casinos await winter with trepidation
30th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM
MIRAGE Launches Advanced Booking Website With Industry-Leading Features
and Services
30th September
Atlantic City The
Press of Atlantic City
CCI
celebrates 25 years of casino job training
30th September
Reno Reno Gazette
Journal
Are
California slots tighter than Reno's?
Interesting statistics on slot paybacks
and how they may be changed by operators.
29th September
St. Paul, Minnesota
Las Vegas Sun/AP
Park
Place hires unlikely backer for casino at mall
29th September
Mississippi
Biloxi Sun-Herald/AP
Gaming
official wants more casino security
21 casino robberies so far in 2003
have Mississippi regulators pondering repealing the ban on the use of armed
security guards.
29th September
California
Yahoo/LA Weekly - Sept 26th
Long
Odds for Larry - Flynt touts voter initiative for slot machines in 2004
29th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/Reuters
Cirque
Du Soleil Bares All in New Vegas Erotic Show
29th September
Carson City, Nevada
San Francisco Chronicle
Owners
seek to demolish landmark Carson City casino
28th September
Austria & Las Vegas
Wirtschaftsblatt/aap
Patentrechtsklage
gegen Casinos Austria - US-Unternehmen behauptet, Kartenmischer sei abgekupfert
28th September
New York CNN/Reuters
Mayor
'annoyed' NYC has no casino
27th September
Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger
21st
casino robbery brings call for action - Gaming official not ruling out
armed guards
27th September
Florida The
Orlando Sentinel
Floridians
hit casinos in growing numbers
- Harrahs Entertainment report.
27th September
Las Vegas Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Treasure
Island to pass the buc at auction - Pirate memorabilia up for sale as Strip
hotel shifts identity
The Treasure Island is to be known
as "TI" and a new outdoor attraction, Sirens is scheduled to begin in October.
27th September
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls Tribune
Armed
robbers hit local casinos
27th September
New York New
York Post
MIKE:
Casinos worth a gamble
NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg appears
open to the idea of establishing casinos in the city.
27th September
California
San Francisco Chronicle
Schwarzenegger
adviser linked to card clubs, Nevada casinos Rivals cry foul amid actor's
attacks on Indian gaming
26th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Americans
Take 297 Million+ Casino Gambling Trips in 2002; More Than a Quarter of
U.S. Adults Gambled at Casinos Last Year
26th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Everything
You Always Wanted to Know About Casino Gamblers But Never Asked
Very interesting stats including
- "58% of respondents said "friendly" was the most important attribute
of a card dealer."
26th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Acres
Stockholders Approve Merger With IGT
26th September
Las Vegas Yahoo/Business
Wire
Shuffle
Master Names Paul C. Meyer President
26th September
Laughlin, Nevada
Las Vegas Sun
Biker
gang sues Laughlin casino
The Mongols are sueing for injuries
suffered and for "anguish, despair and emotional distress".
25th September
Biloxi & St. Louis
Yahoo/PRNewswire & Business Wire
Isle
of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire the President Casino
in St. Louis
President
Casinos, Inc. Enters Into Agreement With Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
25th September
Atlantic City The
Press of Atlantic City - Joe Weinert
Casino
group suspends Trump
CCC
fines Marina $60K. for minor’s 68 visits - DGE attorneys angry it’s not
record $199K.
25th September
Portland, Maine Source:
Portland Press Herald
Opponents
decry casino job fairs and wage study
25th September
Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Defibrillators
saving lives at equipped casinos
Around 17% of all heart attacks
in Clark County (including Las Vegas) occur in Hotels & Casinos.
25th September
Topeka, Kansas Source:
Las Vegas Sun/AP
Historic
site at issue in casino lawsuit
25th September
Kansas City Source:
Kansas City Star
Ruling
on slot look-alikes could have far-reaching effects
Reel Time Bingo machines are made
by MultiMedia Games. Website: www.multimediagames.com
Stock
quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MGAM
25th September
Austin, Texas Source:
Yahoo/Dow Jones
Multimedia
Games' Shares Rise as Machines Gain Approval
24th September
Nevada Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
iGames
Entertainment Announces Application For Manufacturer and Distributor License
In Nevada
24th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Mandalay
says Las Vegas Strip hotels doing well
24th September
Idaho & Nevada
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Idaho
officer shot three times at Nevada casino
24th September
Atlantic City Source:
Yahoo/Market Wire
Dramatic
Finish at Borgata Poker Open - World Poker Tour Event Draws a Crowd of
Over 400 Spectators
24th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master Sues for Patent Infringement
Shuffle Master alleges that Casinos
Austria Research and Development's One2Six™ shuffler and Pre-Shuffler devices
infringe five of the company's patents.
"Shuffle
Master" Patent search results - U.S. Patent Office.
"Casinos
Austria" Patent search results - U.S. Patent Office.
24th September
Indiana Source: Yahoo/Business
Wire
Multimedia
Games Reel Time Bingo Receives Class II Advisory Opinion Letter from National
Indian Gaming Commission
24th September
Paoli, Indiana Source:
The Times-Mail
Orange
County casino opponents launch new Web site
5 Groups hope to establish a casino
in the Indiana town of French Lick. The The Orange County Coalition Against
Legalized Gambling’s Website is at: www.no-casino.org
23rd September
Atlantic City Source:
The Press of Atlantic City
Trump
pledge to quit imperils casino group
23rd September
Mississippi Source:
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Casino
revenues up for August
23rd September
Colorado Source:
Durango Herald
Lawmakers
seek video-lottery probe
23rd September
Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Regulators
probe iGames' ties with slot cheat
The Protector is an anti-cheating
device sold by iGames Entertainment. The inventor Tommy Glenn Carmichael
is listed in Nevada's Black Book.
22nd September
Indiana Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Park
Place, Trump join bidding for Indiana license
22nd September
Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Gaming
regulator, teacher Bybee dies at 65
22nd September
Mexico Source: Daily
Racing Form
Mexico
may be next stop for casinos
21st September
French Lick, Indiana
Source: Naples Daily News/AP
Bird
helping fund a casino in French Lick
21st September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
NEVADAN
AT WORK: BOBBY FLORENCE, Blackjack dealer - With blackjack patent, ex-UNLV
hoops star goes from nets to bets
20th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Bettors
with edge worry casinos - Advantage bettors can hurt casino profits, experts
say
20th September
Colorado Source:
Rocky Mountain News
Colorado
casinos win big as revenue sets record in Aug.
20th September
California & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Hard
Rock still aims to manage tribal casinos - Company not discouraged by near
miss in California
20th September
Rhode Island Source:
Yahoo UK/Reuters
Wembley
execs plead not guilty to U.S. charges
Wembley
chiefs deny bribery
20th September
Indiana Source: Indianapolis
Star
Casinos
top $200 million in revenues for August
19th September
Buffalo Source: The
Buffalo News - Opinion
Horror
stories from the land of the casino
19th September
Detroit, Michigan
Source: Detroit News
2
casinos, tribe to settle - Tentative deal paves way for permanent sites
in Detroit; more than $70 million to be paid
19th September
Macau & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Chinese
regulator critical of Wynn remarks
The article also covers panel discussions
from G2E with comments by Peter Dean of the GBGB and Teresa Tunstall from
Gamcare.
19th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Starring
in a limited engagement - Slot manufacturers shine at gaming convention
but have brief amount of time to deliver results
19th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Reno Gazette-Journal
American
pop culture on display at Gaming Expo
19th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Slot
machine maker IGT's quarter going well - CEO
18th September
New York Source:
CCN Mathews
MOON
Resort and Casino: Project Development & Team Update
Sounds impressive, however no location,
financing or investors in the project are mentioned.
18th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Vegas
casino operators bullish at trade show
18th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's
Entertainment Board of Directors Named Best In Gaming Industry
18th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Dow Jones
Las
Vegas Casino CFOs Say Gaming Market Is Back On Track
18th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Business Press
Gamers
shore up security
17th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Detroit Free Press
Casino
firms may look to grow abroad - Britain is a likely spot, executives say
17th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
The Press of Atlantic City - Joe Weinert
The
future is cashless, gambling experts say
17th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Experts:
Casinos not embracing technology
A look at some of the high tech
gadgetry that is now in use at the Barona Casino in California.
17th September
Louisiana Source:
Shreveport Times
Louisiana
casinos win $182M in August
17th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Alliance
Gaming Announces Deployment of New ePRINTER(TM) Product as Rollout With
Harrah's Begins
16th September
Las Vegas - G2E Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
States'
crises viewed as challenge for casinos - Expansion likely but gaming a
target, industry's top lobbyist says
Report on American Gaming Association
President Frank Fahrenkopf's speech before the opening of this years G2E.
16th September
Missouri Source:
Kansas City Star
GAMBLING
AND TOURISM: Missouri game outperforms every other lottery
16th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Mikohn
and Alliance Gaming Join Forces to Launch Mikohn's Gravity Pays Series
of Slot Games
16th September
Waukegan, Ill. Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming to Offer Bose Audio in Bluebird Gaming Cabinet
WMS
Gaming and Hasbro Extend License Agreement for Monopoly
15th September
Sydney & Las Vegas
Source: News.com.au/The Advertiser
Aristocrat
shortlists chief candidates
13th September
Tunica, Mississippi
Source: Biloxi Sun-Herald
Harrah's
Casino robbed Friday, third casino heist in week
16 armed casino robberies have so
far been recorded during 2003 in Northern Mississippi.
12th September
Atlantic City Source:
The Press of Atlantic City
12
casinos win record $475M. during August
12th September
Atlantic City Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Atlantic
City revs jump, older casinos dip 1.2 pct
12th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Binion
exhilarated by sale of riverboats to Harrah's
Boat
sale to Harrah's official - Analyst calls Horseshoe Gaming deal 'defensive'
The purchase by Harrah's of the
Horseshoe's riverboats in Hammond, Ind.: Tunica, Miss.; and Bossier City,
La. for $1.45 billion is expected to close in the first quarter 2004.
12th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Rome
Rebuilt: New 949-Room Hotel Tower to Crown the New Caesars Palace
11th September
Las Vegas & Ontario
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Mikohn
Comments on Possible Recapitalization, Progress and Provides Guidance for
Third Quarter 2003
Ontario
Gaming Regulators Grant Mikohn Approval to Place YAHTZEE Video Games at
Ontario Racetracks
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Caesars
Palace project OK'd - $376 million expansion will include a new 26-story,
949-room luxury hotel tower
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Harrah's
Bets $917 Mln to Buy Horseshoe
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Dow Jones & Reuters
Harrah's
Announces Deal to Acquire Horseshoe Gaming
Harrah's
Buys Horseshoe Gaming to Expand
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Harrah's
Entertainment Agrees to Acquire Horseshoe Gaming, Strengthens Leadership
Position in Three Major U.S. Gaming Markets
Harrah's winning the battle to buy
Horshoe Gaming from early favourite Ameristar Casinos.
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master Debuts New Games
Shuffle
Master Announces New Products
Form
10-Q for SHUFFLE MASTER INC
11th September
Waukegan, Illinois
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming to Debut New Gaming Platform at G2E Tradeshow in Las Vegas, September
16-18
11th September
New York Source:
Reuters/WSJ & Yahoo/Dow Jones
Harrah's
to buy Horseshoe for $1.45 bln - WSJ
Harrah's
Poised to Buy Horseshoe Gaming for $917 Million
11th September
Reno & Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire & AP
IGT
to Unveil 150 New Gaming Machine Themes at Global Gaming Expo
IGT
gains as casinos bet on slot machines
11th September
Rhode Island Source:
The Guardian
UK
gaming group bosses accused of trying to bribe US politician
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Acres
Gaming and International Game Technology Announce Delay in Stockholder
Vote on IGT Merger
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
VendingData™
Corporation Receives OTC Bulletin Board Listing Approval
11th September
Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Sun
Casinos
finding it hard to return to pre-2001 boom
11th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire & Reuters
It's
official: Park Place to become Caesars Entertainment in January 2004
Park
Place shareholders approve new Caesars name
10th September
Waukegan, Illinois
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming Announces Sale Agreement to Harrah's Entertainment
10th September
Colorado & Rhode Island
Source: The Coloradoan
Company
behind video-gambling push indicted in R.I.
Wembley Plc. are also hoping to
site VLT's at company owned racetracks in Colorado.
10th September
Nevada Source: Las
Vegas Review-Journal
Gaming
win up in July - Strong performance at North Las Vegas casinos boosts results
10th September
Arizona & Lübbecke, Germany
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Atronic
Proudly Celebrates 10 Years of Success at G2E
10th September
London & Rhode Island
Source: BBC.co.uk & Evening Standard
US
charges rock Wembley plc
Wembley
chief fights bribe charges
9th September
Springfield, Illinois
Source: KSDK News/AP
Illinois
Casino Revenues Drop
9th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Slot
makers to debut themed machines
9th September
Reno Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT
Gets Licensing Rights to Develop Drew Carey Gaming Machine
9th September
Nevada Source: Yahoo/Reuters
& Las Vegas Sun
Nevada
July casino revenue rose 2.6%
Strip
gaming win increases nearly 7% in July
9th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle
Master Obtains Rights to Create 'Chicago' Slot Game
8th September
Rhode Island Source:
News Alerts/Providence Journal
Legislators
from Gambling States Meet to Discuss Paying Bills through Bettors
8th September
Waukegan, Illinois
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming Launches Development of Men in Black Branded Gaming Devices
7th September
Mississippi Source:
Biloxi Sun-Herald
50
years with casinos should be good reading
7th September
Laurel, Maryland
Source: Imperial Valley Press
GAMBLING:
‘Racinos' eyed as fast-track fix for budget crises
7th September
Colorado Source:
Rocky Mountain News - Opinion
Con:
Ballot issue does more to favor gambling than to support the tourism industry
An opposing view to Wembly Plc's
attempts to bring slots to 4 racetrack's that the company owns in Colorado.
Website: www.ItsABigLie.com
7th September
Vancouver, B.C. Source:
Vancouver Sun
'Racinos,'
hotels swiftly changing the face of gambling
7th September
Missouri Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Casino
worker may lose job because her husband is policeman
7th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
9-11
ANNIVERSARY: Stores back, casinos lack - Gambling operators say economy's
long struggles have slowed postattack rebound
6th & 7th
September
Atlantic City Source:
Boston Globe/AP & POAC/Joe Wienert
300
at Trump N.J. casinos get pink slips
Trump
axes 300 workers
6th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
Station
Casinos CFO to sell up to 314,384 shares
If the shares are sold at Friday's
closing price of $30.62 CFO Glenn Christenson will pocket a cool $9.6 million.
6th September
Atlantic City Source:
Imperial Valley Press
In
Atlantic City, gambling fails to live up to promise
Chartered
buses big business for Jersey casinos
5th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Advantage
gambler cleared of charges - Official says case lacks evidence to back
accusations
5th September
Bell Gardens, L.A
Source: NBCTV News
Man
Shot At 'Extremely Close Range' Outside Casino
5th September
Atlantic City Source:
Yahoo/Dow Jones
Borgata
Saw 'Very Consistent' Revenue Trends in August
5th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Older
gamblers bet more, survey finds - Authority study cites links between age,
bet spending
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority statistics showing thet the 50 to 64 years age group has the
biggest gambling budget.
5th September
Florida Source: Orlando
Sentinel
Gamblers
no longer have to travel to play slots
Florida arcades have slots with
a button to stop the reels and pay in out coupons instead of cash.
5th September
Las Vegas Source:
Reuters.com
MGM
Mirage Sees Higher Profits as Las Vegas Booms
4th September
Reno Source: Canada.com/Edmonton
Journal
IGT
Obtains Licensing Rights to Create Animal House™ Gaming Machine
4th September
Edmonton, Alberta
Source: Canada.com/Edmonton Journal
Are
we becoming Canada's gambling capital?
Edmonton presently has 5 casinos
but that will shortly rise to 7. The Albertan Government last year recieved
C$1.2 billion from gambling taxes.
4th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
MGM
MIRAGE Updates Quarterly Expectations
4th September
New York Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Avery
Cardoza's PLAYER The Total Gambling Lifestyle Magazine Launches This Fall
4th September
Las Vegas Source:
News Alert/Business Wire
New
"Live Famously'' Ad Campaign for Caesars Palace Redefines a Legend
4th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal & LVS
Caesars
set to debut new ad campaign
Caesars
Palace in Las Vegas embarks onexpensive ad campaign
4th September
Scotsdale, Arizona
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Atronic
Americas Announces Opening of New Corporate Headquarters in Scottsdale
4th September
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Don't
mean a thing if it ain't got that sing - Casino execs say bettors like
service with a song
4th September
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Market Wire
Mandalay
Resort Group Leads Industry With New Total Customer Value Program
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
Illinois Source:
Las Vegas Sun/AP
Casinos
decry Ill. gambling taxes; critics point to profits
3rd September
Massachusetts
Source: The Collegian & University of Massachusetts Amherst
Casino
management classes are a 'sure win'
UMass
to Offer Online Course on Casino Management
3rd September
Waukegan, Illinois
Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
WMS
Gaming Receives Gaming Laboratories International -GLI- Approval for New
CPU-NXT Operating System
3rd September
Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Mandalay
profits surge - Room-rate revenue growth fuels results; officials upbeat
on future
3rd September
Reno
Source: Las Vegas Sun
IGT
reports glitch in keno game
3rd September
Illinois
Source: North West Indiana Times
Casinos
tell lawmakers of tax impact
3rd September
Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & Dow Jones
Mandalay
Profits Rise 44%
Mandalay
Resorts CFO Says Las Vegas Room Rates On Rise
3rd September
Las Vegas
Source: CNN.com/AP
Las
Vegas casinos branch out - New focus on revenues from entertainment, food,
hotel rooms
In the last 10 years revenue from
gambling at Las Vegas Strip casinos has declined from 56.7% to 43%.
2nd September
Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Labor
Day $3.2 Million MegaJackpot™ Hits in Downtown Las Vegas
2nd September
Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mandalay
Resort Group Reports Record Results and Raises Quarterly Dividend
2nd September
Detroit, Michigan
Source: Detroit News
Casino
collectibles grow - Memorabilia subculture trades in chips, venue tokens
A look at the continuing rise in
popularity of collecting casino chips and memorabilia.
Casino Chips & Gaming Tokens
Collectors Club. Website: http://ccgtcc.com
2nd September
Reno
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
IGT
Signs Deal to Make Gilligan's Island™Slots
2nd September
Mississippi
Source: Biloxi Sun-Herald & Tuscaloosa News
Americans
learning to love casinos - But with money comes share of problems
Polls:
More Americans find gambling acceptable
A look at the impact of gambling
on the Mississippi Gulf coast 10 years after the opening of the first casino.
2nd September
U.S. - Gaming Technology
Source: Washington Times
Casinos
take aim at card counters
Brief mention of the MindPlay MP21
table monitoring system - Website: www.mindplay.biz
1st September
Indiana
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
Cashing
in on dockside gambling - Tax blunts casinos' gains, but helps Indiana's
budget
1st September
Gaming Technology
Source: Wired News
Handcuffing
a One-Armed Bandit
2 part article on the future prospects
for downloadable slots.
1st September
Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/Reuters - August 29th
Elton
John in colossal Las Vegas concert series
The Las Vegas Sun reports that Mr
John will be paid $54 million for a series of 300 shows at the new Caesar's
Palace's Colosseum theater.
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