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Aqueduct employees busted after using ID numbers to create phony comp cards and trade them with casino gamblers
(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
(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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Internet Cafes
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Gaming is back in South Carolina
(South Carolina) -- Video poker-style gaming is back, say state law enforcement officials, and they’re looking for help from lawmakers to stop the illegal activity.
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Iowa Online
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Another American State Proposes Legalizing Internet Poker
(Iowa) -- The race for the internet poker market in the USA just got a little hotter with yet another state in the union suggesting it will legalize online poker for its...
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IA Looks At Legalizing Online Poker
(Iowa) -- Online gambling, mainly poker, used to be quite popular. However, most of it was illegal and the federal government has shut down many of the websites. But...
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Kentucky Gaming
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Casino gaming bill moves forward after emotional testimony
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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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Thayer: Senate Vote Must Respect Kentuckians
(Kentucky) -- A Kentucky senator who chairs a committee that passed a constitutional amendment on expanded gambling Feb. 22 said he will oppose a call to have the bill...
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Maryland Gaming
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P.G. casino would mean an extra $363m in gambling revenue, Md. report shows
(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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MGM Resorts
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MGM Resorts Posts Narrower Loss as Las Vegas Strip’s Gambling Recovers
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International (MGM), the biggest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss as Nevada’s gambling...
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MGM Resorts shrinks fourth quarter net loss as Strip results improve
(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
(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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On the Call: MGM Resorts CEO Murren talks poker
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International reported a fourth-quarter loss of $113.7 million, slightly smaller than a year earlier, but CEO Jim Murren said he thinks the...
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N.Y. Gaming
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Perales Explains Governor’s Budget, Racino Plans
(New York) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget for 2012 was explained by New York Secretary Of State Cesar Perales in a morning meeting held February 16 at the...
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Ohio Gaming
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Temp. VLT Housing For OH Racino?
(Ohio) -- Lebanon Raceway co-owner Keith Nixon Jr. has stated that a decision has yet to be made in regard to the possibility of installing video lottery terminals in a...
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Video slots could be available at racetrack this summer
(Ohio) -- A provision in a bill before the Ohio Senate could mean video slot machines will be operating at a local racetrack as early as this summer.
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Sheldon Adelson
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Casino mogul ‘might’ give $100 million to help Newt Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- The billionaire casino mogul whose massive donations to a ‘super PAC’ have kept alive the presidential ambitions of Newt Gingrich is...
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Social Gaming
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PopCap doubles down on Facebook games with grand opening of Lucky Gem Casino
(California) -- This could get pretty interesting. PopCap Games this week launched a new series of casino-style games on Facebook in which players compete in slot-based...
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Wynn Resorts
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Wynn Finds Itself at War With Ousted Shareholder
(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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Other News
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Valley View Downs gaming license not filed
(Pennsylvania) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Communications Doug Harbach says stories published on Tuesday, including on the harness racing...
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B.C. casinos rapped for not checking patrons' backgrounds
(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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Horse racing locals board 'Bus of Hope' to Queen's Park
(Windsor) -- Dozens of people connected to the local horse racing industry boarded a 'Bus of Hope' headed for Queen's Park on Wednesday. The group will join...
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Ontario should get out of gaming, says Hudak
(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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Shakopee City Council Passes Resolution of Support for Racinos
(Minnesota) -- The Shakopee City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the establishment of racinos in Minnesota, including at Shakopee’s Canterbury...
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Plaintiffs appealing Vegas casino age bias ruling
(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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Casino developer testifies Alabama senator sought bribes for other legislators
(Alabama) -- Country Crossing casino developer Ronnie Gilley testified Wednesday that a state senator on trial on corruption charges was his best recruiter for votes for...
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Ronnie Gilley: No trucks for vote on bingo bill
(Alabama) -- Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley said he never offered to buy trucks from a state senator's dealership as a way to get his vote on a gambling...
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Keno King loses liquor license
(Nebraska) -- The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission voted Wednesday to deny a liquor license to Jeffrey Rothlisberger, who has operated a troubled keno hall near 65th...
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Vegas Mob Museum puts best face on connections to Chicago, politicians
(Las Vegas) -- The newly opened Mob Museum was stunning, but what stunned me the most was what was missing.
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JCM Global Wins Another Contract at Maryland Live! Casino, This Time for Paycheck 4 Printer
(Las Vegas) -- Immediately following the recent Global Gaming Expo, JCM Global announced it had won a major contract with The Cordish Company to install JCM's award-...
2/21/2012
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Poll: Meager support for Iowa Internet gambling
(Iowa) -- Little more than a quarter of those who responded in a recent poll backed the legalization of Internet gambling.
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Opponents to slots in Prince George's County prepared to fight
(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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Casino developers contend with traffic concerns
(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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Indiana casinos fight a slow economy, competition from neighboring states
(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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Videos of brawl at MotorCity Casino go viral
(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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Proposal could cut millions from horseracing industry
(Ontario) -- Bitten by the horse bug at an early age, John Bax is a born and bred horseman. For the Peterborough man, training and racing standardbreds is more than a...
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Ohio's 1st casino shaping up; next comes slots
(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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Gambling board approves Maine’s first casino: Hollywood Slots becomes Hollywood Casino Bangor
(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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NH House Advances Expanded Gaming Bill
(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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Religious leaders pray for 'timely death' of casino bill
(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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More Debate on UK Online Gambling Tax
(UK) -- The British government has been for some time working on a proposal that would require offshore online gambling operators to obtain secondary licenses and pay...
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Melco interested in $1 bln Manila casino project
(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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Gamblers' brains have unique chemistry
(Australia) -- Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain involved in sensory and reward...
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Wynn: Okada misappropriated trade secrets, made false claims
(Las Vegas) -- The new Wynn Resorts Ltd. lawsuit against board member Kazuo Okada includes new, detailed allegations, including claims Okada misappropriated Wynn trade...
2/20/2012
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Iowa Senate subcommitte approves online poker bill
(Iowa) -- A Senate subcommittee on Monday approved a bill designed to legalize online poker in Iowa. The bill would bring online poker under state regulation despite...
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Prince George’s casino plan ‘unethical,’ lawmaker charges
(Maryland) -- Prince George’s officials and business leaders envision a high-rolling success with a casino at National Harbor, but Anne Arundel legislators are...
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Mass. gaming expansion cost Nevada firms plenty
(Massachusetts) -- The casino industry -- including several companies with ties to the Strip -- spent roughly $11.4 million over the past five years in lobbying...
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Macau regulator wants more info on Okada buyout
(Macau) -- Macau’s gaming regulator has requested Wynn Macau Ltd. for more information on the decision made by Wynn Resorts Ltd. to forcibly buy out its largest...
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Business is a family affair for Golden Gaming’s Blake Sartini
(Las Vegas) -- Consider the ram, and its significance in the life of Blake Sartini. It is the official animal of his home state — Nevada. When he hunts big game,...
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SCHWARTZ: Looking beyond baccarat will serve Nevada best
(Nevada) -- With the recent release by the Gaming Control Board of the December 2011 Gaming Revenue Report, we can understand what happened to Nevada's gaming...
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A Hawaiian island in the Nevada desert
(Las Vegas) -- The restaurants aren’t always easy to identify. They often use the word “island” or the pidgin “da” in the title, and...
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Fears about Online Gambling
(Illinois) -- Forget having to leave your house to try and hit it big. Both Iowa and Illinois are looking into legalizing online gambling. That easy access to hitting...
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Art world speaks up against destination casinos
(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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Canadian Parliament To Vote On Sports Betting Expansion
(Canada) -- Canada’s House of Commons could soon vote on whether to lift a national ban on single-match sports betting after a bill received backing from a key...
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Ohio Bill Clears Way For VLTs
(Ohio) -- Ohio lawmakers want to roll out thousands of video lottery terminals at temporary racinos by this fall as plans for a series of four, massive urban casinos...
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State to Issue First Casino License
(Maine) -- Maine officials are poised to issue the state's first casino license. The Gambling Control Board is slated to issue the license to Hollywood Slots in...
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Kansas Star Casino nets $21.6 million in first few weeks
(Kansas) -- The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, which opened to the public the day after Christmas, netted $21.6 million in gambling revenue through January, according to...
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Joseph Gerth | Casino gambling bill gets flak all around
(Kentucky) -- Gov. Steve Beshear’s unveiling of his long-awaited gambling bill showed the difficult road that lies ahead of him in passing a constitutional...
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Horseshoe hopes bridge opening lets it hit the jackpot
(Kentucky) -- Horseshoe Southern Indiana lost anywhere from $3 million-$5 million a month compared to 2010 after the Sherman Minton Bridge closed for repairs.
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Star casino has 'extreme' party culture
(Australia) -- A former Star employee says the Sydney casino is plagued by a culture of parties, irresponsible gambling and sexual harassment.
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