CasinosAqueduct
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Aqueduct employees busted after using ID numbers to create phony comp cards and trade them with casino gamblers (2/22/2012)
(New York) -- A pair of bumbling Aqueduct Racino employees were busted this week after they used their own employee identification numbers to create phony comp cards and...
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Two workers at Aqueduct’s racino handed out forged comp cards in exchange for kickbacks: Prosecutors (2/22/2012)
(New York) -- Two workers at Aqueduct's racino handed out bogus comp cards to gamblers in exchange for a taste of their winnings, authorities said.
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Florida Gaming
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COLUMN: No destination casinos in Florida in 2012 (2/22/2012)
(Florida) -- The destination casino bill was put to rest in the Florida House of Representatives Subcommittee on Business and Consumer Affairs last month. Though a vote...
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Art world speaks up against destination casinos (2/20/2012)
(Florida) -- The destination casino battle is over in Tallahassee for the year, but those speaking out against them are still rolling along. Hence, a "Make Art, Not...
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Officials: Little Crime Associated With Casinos (2/20/2012)
(Florida) -- Anti-casino groups claim casinos and crime go hand-in-hand. “Crime rates in case of communities to be 84 percent higher than the nationwide average,...
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Kentucky Gaming
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Casino gaming bill moves forward after emotional testimony (2/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- A bill that would allow voters to approve a constitutional amendment authorizing up to five casinos at racetracks and two standalone locations has cleared...
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Kentucky casino referendum approved by committee (2/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- A Kentucky Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill allowing for a referendum that will ask voters whether to approve up to seven casinos in the state...
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Revised gambling bill approved by Senate committee (2/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- A revised version of Gov. Steve Beshear’s proposed constitutional amendment that would clear the way for casino gambling in Kentucky won the approval...
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Senate committee approves casino gambling proposal (2/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Casinos could be built in Kentucky under a proposal that received a thumbs-up from a Senate committee on Wednesday.
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Senate panel approves casino gambling bill (2/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- A constitutional amendment that would allow casino gambling in Kentucky won approval Wednesday from the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
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Anti-gambling rally day before crucial vote on bill (2/21/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Their shouts of "No!" and songs filled the capitol rotunda. It was here where more than 150 members of Kentucky's religious community voiced...
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Beshear to testify as Senate committee takes up casino gambling on Wednesday (2/21/2012)
(Kentucky) -- A Senate committee could vote Wednesday on a proposal to legalize casinos in Kentucky. The Senate State and Local Government has the issue on its agenda...
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Religious leaders pray for 'timely death' of casino bill (2/21/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Opponents prayed Tuesday for the "timely death" of Gov. Steve Beshear's casino gambling amendment, which will get its first legislative...
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Senate panel to consider revised gambling proposal (2/21/2012)
(Kentucky) -- The sponsor of a constitutional amendment to allow casinos in Kentucky will offer a revised proposal at a committee meeting Wednesday that attempts to...
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Ted Bassett counsels caution, preservation (2/21/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Ted Bassett oversaw and guided many changes during his 44 years in leadership of the Keeneland Association Inc., but his fondness for tradition remains...
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Maryland Gaming
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P.G. casino would mean an extra $363m in gambling revenue, Md. report shows (2/22/2012)
(Maryland) -- Putting slot machines and casino games in Prince George's County would boost Maryland's gambling revenue by $363 million, but at the expense of...
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Bill to expand gambling to get Senate hearing (2/21/2012)
(Maryland) -- A Senate committee will hold a hearing on a measure to expand gambling in Maryland. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is scheduled to discuss the...
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Opponents to slots in Prince George's County prepared to fight (2/21/2012)
(Maryland) -- As builders near completion of the largest slots casino adjacent to Arundel Mills in Hanover, state legislators are considering a bill that would expand...
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Pr. George's Residents Warm to Proposed Casino: Poll (2/21/2012)
(Maryland) -- A survey of residents contracted by the Washington D.C. Building Trades Council found residents were mostly positive about a proposed National Harbor...
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Prince George's shouldn't gamble public money on casinos (2/21/2012)
(Maryland) -- Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker recently took a bold, yet controversial, step by identifying National Harbor as the one site where the...
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Prince George's voters favor, no wait, oppose casino (2/21/2012)
(Maryland) -- Public support for Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s proposed $1 billion casino is either growing or waning, depending on which...
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MGM Resorts
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MGM Resorts shrinks fourth quarter net loss as Strip results improve (2/22/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- At the conclusion of his company's fourth quarter earnings conference call Wednesday, MGM Resorts International Chairman Jim Murren made some remarks...
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MGM results improve on Las Vegas Strip spending, China growth (2/22/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International on Wednesday said net revenue improved across the board for its Las Vegas casino resorts in the fourth quarter, helping the...
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Casino developers contend with traffic concerns (2/21/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- As it prepares its bid for a casino resort in Brimfield, MGM Resorts is working feverishly to accomplish an equally difficult feat: build a...
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N.Y. Gaming
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Cuomo: Casino legislation before amendment vote (2/22/2012)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo disclosed how he wants to roll out his plan to change the state Constitution to allow for casino games, emphasizing that voters must know...
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South Carolina Gaming
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South Carolina Gets One Step Closer to Passing Stricter Gambling Law (2/22/2012)
(South Carolina) -- Lawmakers in South Carolina are making headway in their effort to outlaw casino-style gaming machines that they believe circumvent state laws banning...
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Lawmakers tell tourism group S.C. casinos unlikely (2/21/2012)
(South Carolina) -- State lawmakers have told tourism leaders the prospects are unlikely for casino gambling in South Carolina. The lawmakers appeared Monday on a panel...
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Wynn Resorts
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Wynn Finds Itself at War With Ousted Shareholder (2/22/2012)
(Wall Street) -- The battle lines are drawn. Over the weekend, Wynn Resorts forcibly repurchased a 19.66 percent stake in the company held by Azure USA, a Nevada company...
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Casino mogul Steve Wynn's latest battle (2/21/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- International intrigue, billions of dollars and a former director of the FBI may sound like the makings of a plot line for a James Bond film, but they...
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Pachinko tycoon Okada dealt tough hand by Wynn (2/21/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Kazuo Okada, the Japanese billionaire embroiled in a legal dispute with Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, has been dealt a tough hand by his ex-partner...
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Shareholder seeks to bar Wynn Resorts from buying back stock (2/21/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- A casino game company based in Japan that is the largest shareholder of Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday that it will seek a temporary restraining order and...
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Wynn: Okada misappropriated trade secrets, made false claims (2/21/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- The new Wynn Resorts Ltd. lawsuit against board member Kazuo Okada includes new, detailed allegations, including claims Okada misappropriated Wynn trade...
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Okada Put Official in $6,000 Suite: Wynn Report (2/21/2012)
(Macau) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd. accused Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada of putting up a Philippines gaming regulator in a $6,000-a-day suite in Macau as part of a series...
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Philippines denies bribery: Okada files restraining order against Wynn (2/21/2012)
(Macau) -- Kazuo Ozada, the recently removed director of Wynn Resorts, has filed a restraining order against the gaming operator today (Macau time) to try to stop the...
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Palace: Freebies for Pagcor OK (2/21/2012)
(Philippines) -- Malacañang on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong with Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Chairman Cristino Naguiat accepting free...
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Philippine regulator denies casino graft (2/21/2012)
(Philippines) -- The Philippines' gaming regulator confirmed Wednesday that top officials accepted free luxury accommodation from a Japanese tycoon but denied these...
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Catawba Nation
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Catawbas postpone gambling plans until after judge's ruling (2/21/2012)
(South Carolina) -- The Catawba Indian Nation has put on hold its plans to launch a gaming operation this week, an attorney for the tribe said Tuesday. The Catawbas have...
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Federal Recognition
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Wappo wants counties out of recognition suit (2/21/2012)
(California) -- A local Indian tribe wants to push Napa and Sonoma counties out of its lawsuit against the federal government, arguing they’re disrupting the suit...
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Lansing Casino
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Who gets the jobs, if they come? (2/21/2012)
(Michigan) -- James Nye, a spokesman representing two tribes that oppose Lansing’s casino plan, is suggesting most of the 2,200 jobs — with a Lansing-area...
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Maine Gaming
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Bangor casino receives license (2/21/2012)
(Maine) -- Hollywood Slots officially won Maine's first full-service casino license on Tuesday. The Maine Gambling Control Board granted a casino license to the...
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Gambling board approves Maine’s first casino: Hollywood Slots becomes Hollywood Casino Bangor (2/21/2012)
(Maine) -- The Maine Gambling Control Board unanimously approved the state’s first casino on Tuesday and the name “Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway”...
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Hollywood slots gets Maine's first casino license (2/21/2012)
(Maine) -- Hollywood Slots has officially won Maine's first full-service casino license. Maine's Gambling Control Board voted today to grant the license to the...
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Mulvane Casino
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Casino nets $21.6 million in first weeks (2/21/2012)
(Kansas) -- The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane brought in $21.6 million in gambling revenue through January. The Kansas Lottery said Monday that the total includes...
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First gaming revenues results available from Kansas (2/21/2012)
(Kansas) -- Casino gaming is rolling along in Kansas. The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, which opened the day after Christmas, netted $21.6 million in gambling revenue...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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NH House Advances Expanded Gaming Bill (2/21/2012)
(New Hampshire) -- Expanded gambling in New Hampshire edged one step closer to passage Feb. 21 when the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives passed...
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Ohio Gaming
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Ohio's 1st casino shaping up; next comes slots (2/21/2012)
(Ohio) -- A former Cleveland department store that once had a starring Hollywood role showed off some new glitz Tuesday as backers of Ohio's first casino promised...
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Peek inside Horseshoe Casino Cleveland shows promise of things to come when casino opens in May (2/21/2012)
(Ohio) -- After a year of work, the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland has seen a steady transformation from construction zone to gaming palace. “When you got 600 people a...
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Seneca Nation
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New hotel tower at Seneca Allegany Casino under budget and ahead of schedule (2/21/2012)
(New York) -- Thanks to the hard work of around 300 tradesmen and a mild winter, construction of the new hotel tower at the Seneca Allegany Casino is not only under...
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Chumash Tribe
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Hearing set in May on tribe’s liquor license (2/20/2012)
(California) -- The state agency responsible for alcohol licensing and compliance will hold a three-day public hearing in May on the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians...
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Forest County Potawatomi
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Potawatomi to renovate expo center (2/20/2012)
(Wisconsin) -- Potawatomi Bingo Casino is planning a renovation of its exposition center in the Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee. The 36,000-square-foot space holds events...
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Other News
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Casinos contribute to economy (2/22/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- While casino gaming has been a boon to Oklahoma tribes, advocates of Indian gaming say their operations also benefit the communities in which they are...
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Oklahoma sees incredible growth in tribal gaming industry (2/22/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Indian gaming industry in Oklahoma has grown from bingo halls to Class II-only facilities and now the state is home to more casinos than any other in...
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B.C. casinos rapped for not checking patrons' backgrounds (2/22/2012)
(British Columbia) -- CBC News has uncovered new information indicating some B.C. casinos failed to adequately check the backgrounds of patrons dealing in large volumes...
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Ontario should get out of gaming, says Hudak (2/22/2012)
(Ontario) -- Ontario should fold'em -- and hold-'em -- by getting out of gambling while regulating the industry, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said...
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Plaintiffs appealing Vegas casino age bias ruling (2/22/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Six former Las Vegas Strip casino spa employees are asking an appeals court to overrule a federal judge and let a jury decide if they were dismissed...
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Internet gambling bill passes House, headed to Senate (2/21/2012)
(Utah) -- The effort to make certain Internet gambling is never allowed in Utah plowed forward on Tuesday as members of the state's House of Representatives approved...
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Borgata parent company optimistic after latest report shows fourth-quarter growth for first time in four years (2/21/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa posted fourth-quarter growth in net revenues and operating profits for the first time in four years.
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Georgia House subcommittee passes Indian-casino bill (2/21/2012)
(Georgia) -- A super majority of the General Assembly would have to approve any land transfer to an Indian tribe wanting to open a casino under legislation that passed...
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Lobster pinches crab in casino buffet ad dispute (2/21/2012)
(California) -- An all-you-can-eat buffet advertising flap between a North County Indian gaming tribe and an East County one has ended with the lobster claw crushing the...
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Indiana casinos fight a slow economy, competition from neighboring states (2/21/2012)
(Indiana) -- The economy may pose as much of a threat to Indiana casinos as opportunities available in neighboring Midwest states, say gaming experts.
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Green Country slots (2/21/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A decade ago, if Oklahomans wanted to try their hand at casino-style gambling, they headed to Tunica, Miss., or the more exotic longtime establishments in...
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St. Louis-area casinos having winter blahs (2/21/2012)
(Missouri) -- St. Louis-area casinos had a so-so January, recording typical mid-winter results that lacked any big rises or declines in revenue.
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Videos of brawl at MotorCity Casino go viral (2/21/2012)
(Detroit) -- MotorCity Casino is getting a lot of attention from two YouTube videos, but it's not the kind of publicity the gambling palace wants. Instead of a low-...
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Niagara Region wants Province to do casino impact study (2/21/2012)
(Ontario) -- Regional politicians are calling on the Province to conduct an impact study before any move to open a new casino in Toronto or elsewhere in Ontario.
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Ontario should bet against gambling: Hudak (2/21/2012)
(Ontario) -- Ontario should fold'em -- and hold-'em -- by getting out of gambling while regulating the industry, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said...
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Casino revenue down in January (2/21/2012)
(Mississippi) -- January’s gross casino revenue report was released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue while revelers crowded Coast parades and casinos....
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WV rural gaming bill could bring casino to Pendleton County (2/21/2012)
(West Virginia) -- If it seems like a bill introduced Feb. 20 in the West Virginia Senate is custom-made to bring a casino to Pendleton County, it's not just chance.
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Gambling: The industry behind the industry (2/21/2012)
(Montana) -- It's an industry that generates tens of millions of dollars every single year for the state of Montana. In addition to already generating more than $25...
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Rival warns pokies deal means more cash for SkyCity (2/21/2012)
(New Zealand) -- The Government's convention centre-for-pokies deal with SkyCity will see gaming machine profits sucked out of communities and into the pockets of...
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Melco interested in $1 bln Manila casino project (2/21/2012)
(Philippines) -- A casino operator run by Australian billionaire James Packer and the son of Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho has expressed interest in investing in a $1...
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