Industry News Archive Page 1

Adelson invests half a billion dollars in Las Vegas Sands
Posted:2008/10/06
The billionaire CEO of Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, this week invested $475 million in the casino company to strengthen its capital. By Gene Koprowski
New casino planned for Miami Beach
Posted:2008/09/26
In a bold move, the developer of a major real estate project in downtown Miami is conducting a campaign to amend Florida's Constitution to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in the city and pave the way for a new casino at Miami Beach's famed Fontainebleau Hotel. By Gene Koprowski
California casino expands looks to hire new staff
Posted:2008/09/24
A new, California casino is looking to hire staff and has been overwhelmed with applicants.
The Red Hawk Casino is set to open later this year, but has already opened a hiring office in El Dorado Hills. By Gene Koprowski
New casino deal for Wisconsin
Posted:2008/09/22
The Ho-Chunk Indian tribe of Wisconsin agreed to pay the state $60 million to solve a gambling compact dispute that left a gaping hole in the state budget. By Gene Koprowski
Developer spearheads effort to open new casino in Maine
Posted:2008/09/18
A Las Vegas developer announced this week it will spearhead a referendum drive for a casino in Oxford County, Maine.  The developer pledged to spend $100 million to make it a reality if state voters give their approval in seven weeks. By Gene Koprowski
New location possible for new Philadelphia casino
Posted:2008/09/11
One of the two casinos proposed for downtown Philadelphia could be built at the Gallery at Market East mall, according to a spokesman for City Councilman Frank DiCicco. By Gene Koprowski
Atlantic City expanding with new casinos
Posted:2008/09/04
To survive emerging competition from Pennsylvania and New York slots parlors, the Atlantic City is poised to expand casino gambling into areas that were never imagined when gambling was approved here in the 1970s. By Gene Koprowski
Gambling growth overseas is strong
Posted:2008/09/02
Gambling is growing overseas -- both online and at casinos. A massive surge in Macau's population is bringing increasing growing pains to the Chinese territory, government officials said. By Gene Koprowski
Gambling Profits Increase in South Africa
Posted:2008/08/29
Gambling in Sun International's casinos is growing. New figures emerged today from the leisure group's results for the year ending June 30, 2008. By Gene Koprowski
Indian Gaming Commission in favor of a new casino in New York
Posted:2008/08/28
A federal judge refused to rule -- as opponents had wanted -- that a casino already operating on Indian land in New York state should be shuttered.
By Gene Koprowski
Nevada approves new operating plan for Tropicana
Posted:2008/08/22
Government gambling officials in Nevada voted this week to approve a management restructuring for Tropicana Entertainment LLC, which owns 11 casinos in America. By Gene Koprowski
New slot machines for U.K. pubs a hot idea
Posted:2008/08/19
Pub owners in the U.K. may start installing slot machines as part of an industry plan to attract new customers. The plan has been proposed by industry leaders who think installing "one-armed bandits" outside pubs could help invigorate sales. By Gene Koprowski
Voters favor new casino in Ohio, new poll shows
Posted:2008/08/15
A poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute discovered that 60 percent of 1,342 surveyed likely Ohio voters support an initiative to approve the state’s first gambling casino. Only 35 percent oppose the concept. By Gene Koprowski
Gambling revenues soaring in Missouri
Posted:2008/08/12
Missouri's casinos are growing. The most recent report from the Missouri Gaming Commission show that overall casino gambling revenue rose 7 percent in July to $146.9 million, up from $136.9 million last year at this time. By Gene Koprowski
Plans for new Pennsylvania casino changing
Posted:2008/07/31
The businessmen, led by Don Barden, of Detroit, are seeking to transfer their slots license to a new group headed by Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm. Barden would keep a minority stake in the project. By Gene Koprowski
Record year for slots in British Columbia
Posted:2008/08/08
A new report indicates that the British Columbia Lottery Corp. had record revenues last year of $2.6 billion. The revenues were $64 million more than experts had anticipated,... By Gene Koprowski
South Africa legalizes online gambling
Posted:2008/07/31
South African President Thabo Mbeki has signed a National Gambling Amendment Bill into law, just a few months after the bill was approved by the Parliament. By Gene Koprowski
Indian tribe moving forward with new financing for California casino
Posted:2008/07/28
The American Indian tribe which plans to build a casino resort complex at the old Point Molate Naval Base near San Jose, Calif. has found a new partner — another tribe that runs a popular Cache Creek casino resort in Yolo County. By Gene Koprowski
Baccarat driving casino revenue growth in Macau
Posted:2008/07/24
Baccarat is driving Macau's casino revenue growth. Sales in the former Portugese colony rose 48 percent in the second-quarter, according to a government report. By Gene Koprowski
New casino for Illinois soon
Posted:2008/07/22
The Illinois Gaming Board is planning to sell the state's last available casino license by the end of the year. The goal is to finally get revenue out of the long-unsold license by next summer. By Gene Koprowski
Casino donations used to feed the needy in Indiana
Posted:2008/07/21
A new, fully outfitted cargo van is being donated by Ameristar Casinos to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana during a celebration marking the rebranding of its East Chicago, Ind., casino this weekend. By Gene Koprowski
New poll shows support for a casino in Massachusetts growing
Posted:2008/07/16
A new poll shows that residents of New Bedford, Mass. "strongly support" location of a casino there, according to a new poll the UMass-Dartmouth Center for Policy and Analysis. The poll was released on Monday. By Gene Koprowski
Gambling rules eased for high-rollers in Indiana
Posted:2008/07/07
State officials are easing gambling rules for high-rollers in Indiana. Regulators last week approved a rule change that will spur more group trips that usually include free meals or rooms for gamblers. By Gene Koprowski
New casino planned for Reno area
Posted:2008/07/02
Government officials are this week planning hearing for a special use permit request for a proposed new casino and hotel in Dayton, Nevada. By Gene Koprowski
Harrah's seeking to open 16 new casinos in the U.K.
Posted:2008/06/26
Entertainment conglomerate Harrah's is lobbying the U.K. government to get approval for an increase in the number of casinos there. By Gene Koprowski
Louisiana casinos report 10.4 percent in revenues
Posted:2008/06/18
Powered by the local delivery of federal tax rebate checks, Louisiana's casinos reported a 10.4 percent increase in revenue from gambling in May. By Gene Koprowski
Bermuda to allow gambling on cruise ships
Posted:2008/06/11
Bermuda is making some major changes to the rules controlling cruise ships visiting the country. The nation's legislature this week approved a plan to let ships operate shops, bars, casinos and other entertainment venues... By Gene Koprowski
New casino begins operations near Indianapolis
Posted:2008/06/09
The Indiana Live Casino, near Indianapolis, received approved from the state Gaming Commission to operate, and will officially open today. By Gene Koprowski
Asia now set to surpass U.S. in total gambling revenues, study says
Posted:2008/06/03
The thriving gambling resorts in Asia are set to supplant the U.S. in casino gaming revenue by 2012, according to a global industry survey released this week. By Gene Koprowski
New Michigan casino attracting tourists from around U.S.
Posted:2008/05/30
Southern Michigan's first new casino is remarking its region into a vacation destination. Many Chicagoans have enjoyed holiday weekends and summertime vacations in or near the quaint harbor town of By Gene Koprowski
Billionaire Sponsors Trip to Vegas for Wounded Warriors
Posted:2008/05/26
Several dozen wounded American soldiers and sailors this weekend were treated to an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, the nation's gambling capital. By Gene Koprowski
Canadian firm invests $4.2 billion to build new casino resort in Vietnam
Posted:2008/05/22
A company from Canada is investing $4.2 billion to build a new casino and a massive beach resort in southern Vietnam. By Gene Koprowski
Celebrities help launch new casino in subur