GamingBlack Friday
article
Canadian Online Gambling Financials in the Aftermath
(Canada) -- After the occurrence of Black Friday, the day that shocked the world of online poker and online gambling to its core, as 3 major poker rooms got shut down...
1 Article on this Issue
Caesars
article
Column: Conquering Caesars
(Las Vegas) -- The first time I visited Las Vegas was in the summer of 1979. Two boyhood friends and I stayed at a dump on the northern end of Las Vegas Boulevard.
1 Article on this Issue
Hard Rock
article
New Hard Rock Hotel to open in Caribbean
(Aruba) -- The range of luxury accommodation options available to travellers visiting the Caribbean is set to be extended following the announcement of the Hard Rock...
1 Article on this Issue
Illinois Gaming
article
Illinois lawmakers back on track to expand gambling across the state
(Illinois) -- The debate over a Chicago casino and adding more gambling across the state could be starting up again. Some state lawmakers and the governor say a gambling...
article
Poll: Most Illinoisans Support Gambling Expansion
(Illinois) -- More than 60 percent of Illinois residents support a gaming solution that includes more casinos and the addition of slot machines at racetracks as a...
article
Elgin council to consider first riverboat grant recipients
(Illinois) -- The Elgin City Council is expected to approve funding to local nonprofits in its first year distributing riverboat funds as grants rather than service...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Maryland Gaming
article
Annapolis leaders considering two special sessions
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley and top leaders of the General Assembly are considering the possibility of holding two special legislative sessions – one in...
1 Article on this Issue
Massachusetts Gaming
article
Editorial: Mayor Sarno right to back casino in Springfield
(Massachusetts) -- Christianity has had good reason to dislike gambling ever since St. John’s Gospel reported that soldiers cast lots for Jesus’ garments at...
article
Massachusetts Gaming Commission gets road map from consultants for next four months
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Tuesday unveiled a general road map for achieving key work over the next four months including approval of a...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Michigan Gaming
article
Michigan Casino Moguls Assisted by the State Powers
(Michigan) -- The state of Michigan has its own niche when it comes to gambling. Lots of it is state-owned and attempts to compete bring the state powers to crack down...
1 Article on this Issue
Ohio Gaming
article
Cleveland casino's approaching debut worries problem gamblers
(Ohio) -- Ohio's casino gambling era will dawn in a little more than two weeks, and the build-up has pushed some recovering gambling addicts to the brink.
1 Article on this Issue
Ontario Gaming
article
Loss of racetracks does not save money
(Ontario) -- In the article, the quote by Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin on needing a new business model for horseracing is highlighted without verifying its validity.
1 Article on this Issue
Poker Tournament
article
HPT: Record Turnout for the Black Hawk, CO Event
(Colorado) -- The turmoil between the Epic Poker League and the Heartland Poker Tour may be ongoing, but if you look past the drama you’ll see that it isn’t...
1 Article on this Issue
Social Gaming
article
GiGse to highlight importance of social media
(California) -- GiGse, which opens today, has announced the list of start-ups selected for the Startup Launchpad. Held in San Francisco, US, April 24-26, the i-gaming...
press release
Kontagent CEO to Speak at GiGse on Strategies for Monetizing Social Casino Players on Facebook
(California) -- Kontagent, the leading user analytics company for social and mobile app developers, today announced that CEO, Jeff Tseng, will be speaking at GiGse, the...
article
Real online gambling and social network casino games are on a collision course
(California) -- One of the biggest stories in tech and gaming this year is the coming collision of real online gambling and social networking casino games.
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Sports Betting
article
Olympics: Gambling On The Games
(UK) -- British Olympic athletes have the odds in their favor. The UK is favored to 50-to-1 to get more than 100 medals in the 2012 London Olympic Games, according to...
1 Article on this Issue
Vikings Stadium
article
Minn. House panel revives Vikings stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota House panel pumped new life into the House version of the Vikings stadium bill Monday night, setting the stage for a final showdown in the...
article
Vikings stadium revived, rolling
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota House revived the plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium on Monday, and the project's momentum accelerated throughout the day amid...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Other News
article
A Look At Casino Growth In The United States
(USA) -- The first casino opened in the United States in 1931. Today, there are nearly 1,500 that generated a total of $34.6 billion in gross gaming revenue in 2011.
article
Bally Technologies CEO talks hot games, Internet poker, expansion plans and new jobs
(Las Vegas) -- Richard Haddrill has been giving his passport a workout. Haddrill, CEO of Las Vegas-based slot machine and gaming systems manufacturer Bally Technologies...
article
Feeling like death after a big night of partying in Sin City? Hop on board the Hangover Heaven bus
(Las Vegas) -- Like thousands of tourists to visit Sin City before him Bryan Dalia enjoyed a hedonistic night of partying, gambling and drinking before he woke up...
article
Nevada Ranks 48th in U.S. Peace Index
(Las Vegas) -- A nonpartisan research institute that aims to measure the correlation between peace and prosperity ranked Nevada as the nation's most violent state...
article
Final celebration scheduled at O’Sheas
(Las Vegas) -- O'Sheas is preparing to count down its final days this weekend. The casino is set to close at noon Monday to make way for the $550 million Linq...
article
O'Sheas Casino hosting specials, celebrations before closing
(Las Vegas) -- The famous O'Sheas Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is closing on Monday, and has several events planned before shutting its doors.
article
Mississippi casino revenues rise in March
(Mississippi) -- March winnings at Mississippi's casinos rose 3.9 percent for a year ago, the third time in the last four months that revenues have improved at the...
article
Negotiations over Sioux City casino continue without progress
(Iowa) -- The city council in Sioux City went into a closed session Monday to discuss their strategy regarding the future of the Argosy Riverboat Casino. Penn National...
article
Vancouver author bought himself a racehorse
(Vancouver) -- The television is turned to Will Rogers Downs at Cherokee Casino, in Tulsa, Okla., where in the first race of the afternoon a four-year-old thoroughbred...
article
Groups push to open racetracks
(Kansas) -- The timing is right for Kansas to clean up its gaming bill and open both The Woodlands and Wichita Greyhound Park said the vice president of the Kansas...
article
National savings 'lottery' - an idea whose time has come. Again.
(South Africa) -- We don’t like saving, but we sure love gambling, as annual Lotto sales clearly show. But only a politically connected few are the winners here....
article
Casino and poker pushes 888 to highest ever monthly revenues
(UK) -- BRITISH online gaming company 888 Holdings said yesterday that first-quarter revenue rose 25 per cent as more people opted to use its services to gamble online...
article
Commission urged to enforce 'red lines' on gambling reforms
(Europe) -- The commission is being urged to enforce "red lines" set by the European court when examining national online gambling reforms in each member state.
article
German market expected to grow to approx €1.5bn by 2015
(Germany) -- The German states will soon enact the new Interstate Treaty on gambling, which will liberalise the German sports betting market starting in 2012.
article
Malta Signs Gambling Oversight Agreements
(Malta) -- Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has announced the signing of three cooperation agreements with other regulators, the European Sports Security...
article
Roulette in betting shops? It's all political spin
(UK) -- Gambling machines known as B2s were introduced into UK betting shops in 2001, at which point they were referred to as Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).
article
Campaign busts myths on the pokies
(Australia) -- The Tasmanian Government is trying to dispel the myths about how poker machines operate as part of a campaign to cut problem gambling.
article
Gambling expert calls for government to ethically and morally on pokie reforms
(Australia) -- Deakin University's gambling expert Professor Linda Hancock has called on the government to act ethically, morally and for its own accountability in...
article
Majority of citizens back pokies reform: poll
(Australia) -- Seventy per cent of Australians support tackling problem gambling with mandatory precommitment technology or $1 maximum bets, according to a new survey.
article
Seventy Per Cent Back Pokies Reform: Poll
(Australia) -- Seventy per cent of Australians support tackling problem gambling with mandatory precommitment technology or $1 maximum bets, according to a new survey.
article
Slipper news gives Wilkie new clout
(Australia) -- In light of the Slipper scandal, Andrew Wilkie is taking advice on 'uncertainty and changing circumstances' in the federal parliament.
article
Whittlesea rules out higher rates for pokies venues
(Australia) -- WHITTLESEA council will not follow the lead of other municipalities and charge higher rates for gaming venues. Councillor Sam Alessi, chairman of the...
article
Gallop picks racing brains for bigger piece of betting bonanza
(Australia) -- RACING NSW is advising the ARL Commission how to grab a larger slice of the sports gambling pie - as much as $20 million a year - by lobbying for a...
article
Call for SkyCity deal probe
(New Zealand) -- Auditor-general Lyn Provost has been asked to investigate the Government's deal with SkyCity. The Auckland casino was selected last year as the...
article
Greens want Auditor-General look at casino deal
(New Zealand) -- The Green Party wants the Auditor-General's office to investigate a proposed deal between the Government and SkyCity to build an international...
article
OP/ED: Government playing risky casino game
(New Zealand) -- The Government has been blinded by the dollar signs in its eyes over a new national convention centre proposed by casino operator SkyCity.
article
Pokie deal would be transparent under register
(New Zealand) -- Exact details about how the controversial SkyCity pokies for convention centre deal came about may never be made public, but future wheelings and...
article
Galaxy may announce plans to expand casino in Cotai
(Macau) -- Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., the casino operator, may announce the second phase of development of its Cotai casino in Macau tomorrow, according an...
article
Galaxy tops trade table on $1.65b sale
(Macau) -- Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (0027) chalked up the largest trading volume for a single stock yesterday after an undisclosed institutional...
article
'PH to capture 10% of Macau gaming market by 2016'
(Philippines) -- By 2016 the Philippine gaming industry will capture about 8% to 10% of the profits seen in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau, an official of a casino...
article
Bloomberry net loss widens in Feb.
(Philippines) -- BLOOMBERRY RESORTS Corp., the listed leisure and entertainment firm of business tycoon Enrique K. Razon, Jr., posted a larger net loss as of February...
article
Pagcor optimistic on Entertainment City
(Philippines) -- AFETR the much-ballyhooed collateral damage that the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) ran into from the stormy Okada-Wynn court case, there is...
article
A-G spills casino economic benefits
(Fiji) -- ATTORNEY-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the economic benefits to be derived from Fiji's first casino were substantial notwithstanding new employment...
article
Casino project takes course
(Fiji) -- ANOTHER step to make Fiji's first casino a reality was taken last week with the groundbreaking ceremony at Denarau Island. The ceremony marks the first stage...
article
Casino signals birth of social cancer, says NGO
(Fiji) -- THE Fiji Council of Social Services says the groundbreaking ceremony for Fiji's first casino signalled the birth of social cancer and the re-introduction...
article
Unruly Toddlers at Risk for Adult Gambling Problems
(USA) -- A new study suggests children displaying a particular personality profile during toddlerhood may be at high risk for developing a gambling disorder three...
article
A Profile of a British Problem Gambler
(UK) -- After years of gambling, some walk into betting shops begging to be excluded. Being officially excluded from a betting shop can help many problem gamblers.
article
Gamblers suffering from anxiety can find the help they need
(Oklahoma) -- Dear Doctor K: I used to gamble once a year, on a trip to Vegas. But lately my lifelong battle with anxiety has gotten worse - and so has my gambling. Are...
article
Should I tell the children about my husband's gambling problem?
(UK) -- Dear Graham: I have been married for 30 years. My husband and I had a strong bond, close friends, a good social life, and reared three wonderful children.
article
Cannery casinos pay out more than $316,000 in pai gow jackpots
(Las Vegas) -- Aces and jokers have been flying at the pai gow poker tables this month at Cannery casinos, with jackpots paying out more than $316,000.
article
Teacher to be arraigned next month in Strip casino punching death
(Las Vegas) -- A Florida teacher facing an involuntary manslaughter charge for throwing a punch at a Utah man last summer at a Las Vegas Strip casino will have his next...
article
Deliberations in fatal Atlantic City casino carjack in 3rd day
(New Jersey) -- Jury deliberations have resumed at the trial of a southern New Jersey man accused in the fatal carjacking of an Atlantic City casino patron.
article
Casinos deliver on one-way bet for investors
(Wall Street) -- The proposed EUR 18 billion ‘Eurovegas’ project typifies moves by the global casino operators to diversify beyond the mature U.S. market.
article
Casino supplier IGT says interactive gaming helps boost revenue
(Las Vegas) -- Casino supplier International Game Technology on Tuesday said its investment in interactive gaming helped boost revenue in the fiscal second quarter ended...
article
International Game Technology's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
(Las Vegas) -- Welcome to International Game Technology's Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being...
article
Boyd Gaming reports first-quarter profit
(Las Vegas) -- Boyd Gaming on Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit of $5.8 million, or 7 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million, or 4 cents a share,...
article
Boyd Gaming Reports First-Quarter Results
(Las Vegas) -- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Net revenues were $633.1 million for the...
article
Boyd Gaming returns to a profit in 1st quarter
(Las Vegas) -- Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. returned to a profit in its first quarter because of growth at properties outside of Nevada. The Las Vegas company's...
article
Boyd swings to profit despite flat local results
(Las Vegas) -- Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas said Tuesday it earned a profit in the first quarter despite continued difficulties in the Las Vegas market.
article
Borgata sees 23 percent increase in first-quarter operating profits
(Atlantic City) -- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa posted strong earnings in the first quarter and is predicting it will retain its position as Atlantic City’s...
article
BLOG: A Pitch to Collect Charity From Casino Gamblers
(New York) -- Last week, I told you about a business that wants to take the wait out of waiting rooms. This week, we’ve got a video pitch from the social...
article
EXCLUSIVE Video: Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly Talk Poker in ‘All In – The Poker Movie’
(USA) -- One of the hottest games in any casino is poker. It comes in many forms and it’s history is just as diversified as the incarnations played around the...
4/23/2012
article
Moody’s warns of continued losses at Riviera
(Las Vegas) -- Moody’s Investors Service on Monday downgraded Riviera Holdings Corp.’s debt ratings and said further downgrades are possible for the Las...
article
A return to glamour at the historic Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- By Las Vegas standards, the scope of the expansion project going on at the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in downtown is small. But to the owners of the...
article
Immigrant workers, casino owners wage war of words over unionization efforts
(Las Vegas) -- Most casino workers in Las Vegas are members of a union -- and by-and-large they speak highly of their union and the benefits it has afforded them.
article
VELOTTA: State shirking duty to help gambling addicts
(Las Vegas) -- One of the things I didn’t report in the series of stories I wrote about the recent Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling was that all of the...
article
More questions than answers at Nevada tax workshop
(Nevada) -- There were more questions than answers Monday during a Department of Taxation workshop on taxing complimentary meals given to casino patrons and employees.
article
State back at drawing board on comp meals tax but says casinos must pay
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Taxation Department is going back to the drawing board to rework a regulation imposing a sales tax on complimentary meals that casinos give to...
article
Report: Gaming expansion would bring Illinois millions of dollars, thousands of jobs
(Illinois) -- A new report cites that slots at horse tracks and other gaming expansion would bring millions in new revenue a year in revenue and thousands of new jobs.
article
Chamber vows aggressive fight against casinos
(Florida) -- The Florida Chamber of Commerce played a big role in killing the expansion of casino gambling in Florida in the last legislative session.
article
‘Mardi Gras 10’ say they were fired for trying to unionize
(Florida) -- Ten workers at Mardi Gras Casino say they were fired for being pro-union, while a priest who supports the workers complains of being cursed out by...
article
Ramped-up construction puts casino on pace for November opening
(Ohio) -- Drive past the Hollywood Casino Columbus these days, and you’ll see row upon row of cars and pickup trucks parked outside the gambling palace being built...
article
Baker, unions push Md. lawmakers on gaming
(Maryland) -- Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III and several labor groups are calling on the governor and legislative leaders to consider...
article
BLOG: Baker, Rawlings-Blake watching for special legislative session to press for gaming in Md.
(Maryland) -- As leaders in Annapolis ponder the scope of a possible special legislative session, the heads of two of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions are watching...
article
Deadlock on special session could break soon
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O’Malley is expected to meet with legislative leaders Tuesday morning to discuss reconvening the General Assembly to finish work on the...
article
Top Md. Democrats divided over gambling
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley and Democratic leaders in Maryland's General Assembly appear to be in agreement that the Democratic governor should call a...
article
Western NY counties want Batavia Downs to have a shot as casino
(New York) -- Throwing their weight behind a push by the nine New York state racinos to obtain full casino gaming licenses, the legislatures of five western New York...
article
Judge tells Penn National attorneys to make another settlement offer to Cherokee County
(Kansas) -- A judge will rule by July on motions for summary judgment filed by both parties in the Cherokee County Commission’s lawsuit against casino company Penn...
article
Get rich or die trying with 50 Cent’s Blackjack
(USA) -- 50 Cent’s Blackjack is a new Facebook title, developed by Disruptor Beam and published by GSN. It’s something of a departure from the developer...
article
Centrebet embarks on post-acquisition IT consolidation
(UK) -- Online wagering operator, Centrebet, (ASX: CIL), is consolidating its IT infrastructure to reduce costs and remove system duplication following its $183 million...
article
Work Underway On New Genting Southport Casino
(UK) -- A new £30 million project on the Southport waterfront has attracted Genting Casino, the giant Malaysian conglomerate, and the group will transfer its...
article
Column: Pokies and our deal with the Devil
(New Zealand) -- It's one of the more memorable scenes in Godfather II. As Michael Corleone scrambles to flee Havana, Castro's revolutionaries invade the mob...
article
Dunne mulls Casino deal support
(New Zealand) -- Prime Minister John Key "hopes" United Future will support the convention centre deal with Sky City, but leader Peter Dunne has yet to decide.
article
Belle Corp. casino in Pagcor City slated to open in 2013
(Philippines) -- Leisure estate and gaming firm Belle Corp. plans to open its casino in Pagcor City “sometime next year” and is now awaiting an additional P3...
article
Laos casino project shelved
(Laos) -- Laos had intended to develop casinos in several special economic zones but, in a blow to the industry, one such zone will no longer include a gaming property.
article
Hocog supports Saipan casino
(Saipan) -- ROTA senatorial candidate Victor B. Hocog said he was disappointed when the Senate killed the bill that would have legalized casino gaming on Saipan.
article
Viva Lost Wages: 8 Casino Stocks That Are on a Roll
(Massachusetts) -- Casino stocks are looking like a good bet for investors this year if the U.S. economy continues its recovery at the same pace and Asian big spenders...
article
Las Vegas Sands, Other Gambling Firms' Earnings Due
(Wall Street) -- Casino giant Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads a pack of gambling companies reporting earnings this week as investors bet on Macau and the U.S. consumer.
4/22/2012
article
Gambling Commission to seek delay in takeover of track business
(Massachusetts) -- The Gaming Commission on Tuesday agreed to seek a delay in its prescribed takeover of the state’s horse and simulcast racing industry, arguing...
article
Some who live near proposed locations for Mass. casinos fear being left out of process
(Massachusetts) -- Mike McCarthy's home is about as close to the site of a proposed resort casino in Foxborough as you can possibly get, but as things now stand he...
article
STUTZ: Gaming expansion elsewhere lifts Las Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- Before the economy tanked and the Strip's building boom went bust, the development of multibillion-dollar hotel-casino projects centered on Las Vegas.
article
STUTZ: Slot makers preparing for Internet gaming
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology is poised to premiere "American Idol" on Facebook, and wants players to one day wager on the interactive version...
article
Overhaul of Lake Worth beach casino building nearly complete
(Florida) -- The city's casino building is "substantially" complete, creating a new look for Lake Worth Beach that catches the eyes of drivers headed east...
article
Pinellas documents attempt to tie sweepstakes cafes to casino-style gambling
(Florida) -- Faced with a police crackdown, owners of Internet sweepstakes cafes in Pinellas County have claimed their businesses aren't built on illegal gambling,...
article
No casino gambling on Toronto's waterfront!
(Toronto) -- Toronto has the chance to say no to casino gambling on its waterfront, and it should. Apart from a correctional facility, a casino is among the least...
article
With Vids: Grit decision called death blow to horse racing
(Ontario) -- Arm wrapped in a K-Y Jelly-coated rubber glove stretched nearly up to her armpit, Dr. Lotje Kouwenberg reaches deep inside the womb of Warrawee Cammy and...
article
Scioto Downs racing toward casino opening
(Ohio) -- Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack on the South Side is adding a wing for about 2,100 video-lottery terminals and a buffet, restaurant and bar.
article
Casino money could go toward public safety, education
(Maryland) -- When the Local Development Council met for the first time earlier this year, county officials asked the group for a recommendation on how to spend $15...
article
High-end Prince George's casino in jeopardy
(Maryland) -- The $1 billion casino that Prince George's County's executive is counting on to bring much-needed revenue to the county is in jeopardy as Maryland...
article
Batavia Downs adds 2nd smoking room despite state's anti-tobacco campaign
(New York) -- What’s wrong with this picture: One branch of New York state government is continuing its war on smoking this year while two other state-sanctioned...
article
Casinos aim to help Kentucky racetrack's marketing
(Kentucky) -- To bring in the kind of marketing clout that casinos often promise, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a measure to allow gambling companies to...
article
March casino winnings up 5.8 percent in Louisiana
(Louisiana) -- With the economy showing signs of slow improvement, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in March continued to pick up their recent winning pace.
article
Lottery Board Hears Gwinnett Gambling Proposal
(Georgia) -- A local developer called his plan to bring a $1 billion destination gaming facility to Gwinnett County a "silver bullet" that will help save the...
article
Zynga Gamers Could Soon Be Cashing In
(USA) -- Farmville cash is small potatoes. Social-media gaming leader Zynga, makers of such hit Facebook games as Farmville, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker, has...
article
UK Women Online Gamblers See Numbers Rise
(UK) -- Bellerock Entertainment, the industry leading online gambling group, which runs a number of top sites such as Jackpot City Casino and Riverbelle Online Casino,...
article
Fallen IT tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff found 'hiding' in New York
(Australia) -- HE once hammed it up with celebrities for the camera, but now won't even admit his name. Fallen Brisbane IT tycoon-turned supergrass Daniel Tzvetkoff...
article
Pub pokie trust takes aim at SkyCity 'spin'
(New Zealand) -- The country's oldest pokie trust says it's time the public knew the truth, after SkyCity's claims casino gambling is safer than pub-based...
article
Huge Gambling Industry Few Outsiders Know About
(Japan) -- Japanese love of Pachinko machines created a major industry. Pachinko is a very popular mechanical game in Japan. Although the mobile arcade games grow in...
article
Kangwon Land struggling, Seven Luck thriving
(South Korea) -- Casinos here are either only for Koreans or only for non-Koreans. But this exclusive access is now making a huge difference, although people go there...
article
Escape from gambling hell
(UK) -- Eugene Farrar combed his hair, put on his best suit and polished his shoes. He wanted to make sure he looked the part for the moment he chose to turn his life...
|
visionary sponsor advertisementMost Popular Storiessponsor advertisement |
