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Featured Articles Archive - Page 616

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Articles by Ryan  McLane
Articles by Ryan McLane

Four Microgaming sites to pull out of U.S.

30 May 2007
Four Microgaming-powered casinos will stop accepting U.S. bets effective June 1, according to letters emailed to affiliates from the casinos. Roxy Palace, Casino Splendido, Roxy Poker and Dream Poker announced their decisions this week. "The contribution of bets from U.S...read more
 
Articles by Aaron  Todd
Articles by Aaron Todd

Guarding affiliate program terms and conditions

30 May 2007
Last year, "kwblue" got sick of seeing the terms and conditions for the affiliate programs he was working with constantly change. So he decided to do something about it. He now uses software that monitors the terms and conditions of affiliate programs, and when something changes, he analyzes the differences and posts the changes and his analysis on www.affiliateguarddog.com. "If it's a predatory change, then we go back to the program and ask them what they meant by the change, the reason behind it and if there is any way it could be amended so that it is affiliate friendly," kwblue said. The site is less than a year old, but it averages well over 100 unique visits per day, with traffic on some days reaching over 500...read more
 
Articles by Howard Stutz

Trump says wait to enter Las Vegas market worthwhile

30 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas has held a 20-year fascination for billionaire developer Donald Trump. But as Strip land values soared into the $20 million to $30 million per acre price range, Trump sat on the sidelines and watched...read more
 
Articles by Ryan  McLane
Articles by Ryan McLane

Online Sunday tournaments - Big names, big money

29 May 2007
Big names highlighted a big weekend of Sunday tournaments as online legends Bo "Legato" Sehlstedt and Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy nearly missed adding jewels to their already studded online tournament crowns. The Memorial Day holiday in the U.S...read more
 
Articles by Howard Stutz

Trump celebrates topping-off of tower

29 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- New York developer Donald Trump was happy to be topping-off the final floor of the 64-story Trump International Hotel & Tower on Friday morning, some 22 months after breaking ground on the development behind the New Frontier. But the billionaire builder and reality television star was even happier the project was saving him a few dollars. Trump said his first Las Vegas high-rise, a 1,282-unit nongaming hotel and condominium tower, is three months ahead of schedule and under the planned $600 million budget for the development's first phase. "That's pretty good, considering this is Las Vegas and all the construction that is happening," Trump said in an interview before celebrating the building's milestone...read more
 
Articles by Aaron  Todd
Articles by Aaron Todd

BetonSports cops plea, agrees to testify against Kaplan and Carruthers

25 May 2007
BetonSports, an Internet sportsbook that stopped taking wagers in July 2006 after its former CEO David Carruthers was arrested in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, has pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges. "The government has pretty much said 'All right, we're done with the corporation,'" said Joseph Kelly, professor of Business Law at Buffalo State...read more
 
Articles by Howard Stutz

MGM Mirage committee studies bid

24 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Shares of MGM Mirage settled down Wednesday while the company's board of directors appointed a three-person committee to study a move by Tracinda Corp. to acquire two of the company's largest properties. Tracinda, the privately held investment arm of MGM Mirage majority stockholder Kirk Kerkorian, said Monday it wanted to buy the Bellagio and the CityCenter development...read more
 
Articles by Howard Stutz

MGM Mirage lauds gains in hiring, contracting

24 May 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- MGM Mirage, for the seventh straight year, extolled the virtues of its corporate diversity initiatives, pointing out continued gains in hiring a multicultural work force while providing increased opportunities for minority and woman-owned businesses to work with the casino giant. Still, MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni said Wednesday he sees room for improvement. Some in the gaming industry say MGM Mirage's annual report is just the gaming company tooting its own horn...read more
 
Articles by Aaron  Todd
Articles by Aaron Todd

PPA hires full-time D.C. staffer

24 May 2007
The Poker Players Alliance, which eclipsed the 500,000-member mark last week, recently hired its first full-time staff member for its Washington, D.C. office. John Pappas, who has worked with the PPA since its inception two years ago as a consultant for D.C.-based Dittus Communications, has been named the vice president of government relations...read more
 
Articles by David  Waddell

Mich. Senate approves appointment of Richard Kalm as Executive Director of MGCB

23 May 2007
On May 10, 2007, the Michigan Senate voted (36-0) to approve the appointment of Richard Kalm as the new executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board. The full Senate roll call vote occurred following a similar unanimous vote (7-0) of the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee...read more

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