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Articles by Howard Stutz
![]() Macau limiting slots-only casinos17 January 2012 MACAU -- The Macau government has taken steps to restrict gaming in residential areas of the Special Administrative Region.
New regulations have been implemented that will keep slot machine parlors from operating in residential parts of the city by the end of March...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Analyst sees potential in Pinnacle Entertainment17 January 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Based on stock price valuation alone, 2011 seemed like a bad year for Pinnacle Entertainment.Shares of the Las Vegas-based regional casino operator lost 28 percent over the last 12 months.Investors grew concerned when weather issues pushed back completion of the company's $357 million project in Baton Rouge, La., until possibly Labor Day this year.Stockholders grew worried over the future of the company's flagship L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La...read moreTop-10 winter-themed slot games16 January 2012 It's the middle of January, and with cold weather setting in across the Northern Hemisphere, it's a good time to tuck yourself under blanket and huddle for warmth. And if you're looking for an online slot game to match the temperature outside, there are plenty of options available.Thanks to Online Casino City's directory of online slot games with winter themes, you can browse through a bevy of winter slot options...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Gordon Ramsay opening restaurant in Vegas16 January 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay, known for his fiery personality on the reality television shows “Hell’s Kitchen,” “MasterChef” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” will open a restaurant at Paris Las Vegas in the spring.Gordon Ramsay Steak will be his first restaurant in Las Vegas and will replace Les Artistes Steakhouse at the Strip resort.“Vegas is such a vibrant city,” Ramsay said...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() States now look towards regulated online gaming16 January 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Federal prosecutors may have cracked opened the door for individual U.S. states to operate Internet poker websites without Congress passing online poker legislation.At least a half-dozen states -- including Nevada -- and the District of Columbia have enacted laws or are contemplating regulatory changes that would allow some form of Internet poker within their boundaries.States that operate lotteries could also move forward with Internet poker initiatives.How pervasive individual states become in online poker activities has been the subject of debate among gaming industry financial analysts and gaming attorneys.The U.S...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Benefits cited to IGT's purchase of Double Down Interactive16 January 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Analysts said Friday that the $500 million acquisition of an online social gaming company by International Game Technology has two benefits.
The transaction puts the Nevada-based slot machine maker's products in front of the booming social media market while also putting IGT out in front of the competition once Internet gaming becomes available to American customers.
IGT said Thursday it would acquire Double Down Interactive for $250 million in cash, $85 million in retention payments over the next two years and as much as $165 million in cash payable over the next three years, subject to certain financial targets.
Double Down Interactive is developer of the DoubleDown Casino found on Facebook...read moreShould you play the multi-line slots – and if so, how?16 January 2012 It’s easy to follow the action on plain-vanilla single-line three-, four-, or five-reel slot machines. When the reels – physical or virtual – stop, you glance along the horizontal line across the middle of the window looking for winning combinations; these are generally multiple instances of identical symbols, such as three aardvarks, four duck-billed platypi, or five red-breasted nuthatches...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() MGM Resorts trying to acquire land in Massachusetts13 January 2012 BOSTON, Massachusetts -- MGM Resorts International officially entered the race for a Massachusetts casino license on Thursday, signing a deal to acquire 150 acres in the town of Brimfield for a hotel-casino complex.The location, 65 miles west of Boston, is considered western Massachusetts, where one of three resort-style casino licenses authorized by the state last year would be located.Other companies expected to bid on the single license include Las Vegas-based regional gaming operator Ameristar Casinos and Penn National Gaming, which owns 25 racetrack casinos, regional casinos in 18 jurisdictions, and M Resort."When we decided to get actively involved in Massachusetts, we scoured the state for a location that would provide the rural setting that New Englanders want," said MGM Resorts Chairman Jim Murren, who grew up in neighboring Connecticut...read moreDeal Me In: The useful art of table and partner selection13 January 2012 Dear Mark: I am a relatively new/occasional blackjack player and once in a while a hand comes up that advanced players would double-down on. However, being a low-roller, I do not really want to put more money out. On two different occasions, a player (usually a man) will place his own money alongside mine since he said it is a good bet...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() IGT acquires Double Down Interactive for $500 million13 January 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- International Game Technology has reached agreement to acquire Double Down Interactive, an online social gaming company, for $500 million, the Las Vegas-based company announced Thursday.
Double Down Interactive is the developer of the DoubleDown Casino found on Facebook...read more |
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