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Chris Sieroty Gaming Guru - Page 11Macau gaming revenues rise 21.1 percent in June2 July 2013
Macau gaming revenue grew 21.1 percent in June, as the world’s largest casino market continues to benefit from a nonstop supply of middle-class Chinese gamblers eager to place their bets in the former Portuguese colony. Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory, just across the strait from Hong Kong, rose ... (read more)
Sports betting kiosks disappear; sports books switch to mobile betting1 July 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Sports betting kiosks in Nevada will disappear on Sunday as William Hill U.S. pulls them out of about half the 84 bars, taverns and restaurants in which they operate statewide. Gone will be the opportunity for patrons to open an account, fund it or withdraw money, as well as place bets all without visiting a traditional casino-based sports book. ... (read more)
Voters in Massachusetts approve Wynn Resorts $1.2 billion casino plan24 June 2013
Voters in the small Massachusetts town of Everett on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a referendum signing off on Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn’s proposal to develop a $1.2 billion resort casino on a site that once housed a chemical plant. With 6,157 eligible voters casting ballots, 86 percent approved ... (read more)
New Jersey, Canada battle with leagues over sports betting24 June 2013
As New Jersey prepares for its next court hearing on Wednesday over its efforts to legalize sports betting, gaming officials in Canada are urging lawmakers to vote on a bill legalizing Las Vegas-style sports books. A bill introduced almost two years ago would allow Canadians to wager on a single sporting event at a time. ... (read more)
Andy Choy fired as CEO of Riviera24 June 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Andy Choy, president and CEO of the Riviera Hotel and Casino on the Strip, was fired Friday as the casino’s parent company, Riviera Holdings Corporation, continues to reorganize the struggling property’s management team. Noah Acres, senior vice president of gaming, also resigned. Choy, who was named CEO in April 2011, declined to comment Friday. ... (read more)
Navegante Gaming licensed to manage Hooters Hotel21 June 2013
LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada State Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved the gaming license applications of father and son Larry Jean Woolf and Larry David Woolf and their company, Navegante Gaming Inc., to manage Hooters Casino Hotel. The property filed for bankruptcy in August 2011. Canpartners ... (read more)
Wynn Resorts finances lobbying effort for Massachusetts casino14 June 2013
With just more than a week before a crucial referendum on a Wynn Resorts, Limited project, a group of volunteers and business owners are going door-to-door in a small Massachusetts town lobbying for the gaming company’s planned $1.2 billion casino-resort. The pro-Wynn group, Everett United, is made up of dozens of volunteers, with its campaign largely financed by Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts. ... (read more)
Betting kiosks have successful history, but the end is near11 June 2013
LAS VEGAS -- The ability of a sports fan at almost any tavern in Nevada to get up from their burger, fries and beer and wander across the bar to wager on a football game or the fifth race at Hollywood Park is quickly coming to an end. When the kiosks were first introduced, you first had to open your account at a casino. ... (read more)
With Las Vegas move complete, Nevada Gold mines for new opportunities4 June 2013
LAS VEGAS -- It was once a mining company with a significant presence in Nevada. But during the past decade, Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. sold off its mining assets to focus on its growing and profitable gaming business, acquiring casinos and slot routes in South Dakota and Washington. The company received ... (read more)
Paris Las Vegas, Bally's dealers vote to join Transport Workers Union4 June 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Casino dealers at two of the Strip’s most popular resorts have overwhelmingly voted to join the Transport Workers Union, a union official said Monday. Dealers at Paris Las Vegas late Friday voted 105 to 26, while Bally’s - Las Vegas dealers voted 183 to 13 on Saturday to seek union representation. ... (read more)
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