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INSIDE GAMING: Flashier, fresher look for Four Queens

, Benjamin Spillman and Arnold M. Knightly LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The owner of one of Fremont Street's glitziest facades said a $20 million plan to spiff up the inside of the casino is 'substantially complete.' The owner of one of Fremont Street's glitziest facades said a $20 million plan to spiff up the inside of the casino is "substantially complete." Four Queens owner Terry Caudill said the last major piece of a multiyear renovation will be in place next month when a 10,000-square-foot nightclub opens in the 41-year-old casino. The Canyon Club, built by Lance Sterling, who launched the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, is the Four Queens' attempt to retain late-night club crowds that would otherwise party on the Strip. Gaming revenue downtown has been stagnant or in decline every year for more than a decade...read more

NETeller cuts off Canadian, Turkish markets

NETeller will no longer allow Canadian or Turkish account holders to do business with Internet gambling companies the company announced in a press release today. "The Group continually assesses the risk profile and status of the markets its (sic) serves," the release states...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - March 23, 2007

St. Patrick's Day weekend in Boston is brutal, especially when you live in Irish filled South Boston. I went out to celebrate on Saturday night, but the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade was held on Sunday even though Saturday was the actual holiday...read more

Using my girlfriend

I'm pimping out my girlfriend this weekend. That's right - Chrissy Newcomb is going to work for me on Sunday, with the potential to earn somewhere around $40,000. Foxwoods is offering a $300 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em tournament this weekend...read more

Former governor expected to join MGM Mirage

and Molly Ball LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn is expected to join the board of directors of MGM Mirage after a vote at the casino company's annual shareholder meeting in May. Guinn received preliminary approval from the New Jersey Casino Commission on Wednesday to serve as a board member for the company...read more

Herbst Gaming says casinos will be upgraded

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Interstate 15 travelers may soon be greeted by a giant cowboy. Once Herbst Gaming completes its $400 million acquisition of the three Primm casinos on the Nevada-California border next month from MGM Mirage, the company plans on installing a giant replica of its Terrible Herbst cowboy sign at the casinos' gateway. "It wouldn't be surprising to see the largest cowboy in the state of Nevada out there on I-15," Herbst Gaming President Ed Herbst said Thursday after the Nevada Gaming Commission gave its formal blessing to the deal...read more

Giftcards.com closes doors to online gamblers

The Virtual Visa Gift Card option at www.giftcards.com has shut its doors to online gamblers. Just a couple of days after it reappeared as a purchasing option, an addition to the www.giftcards.com FAQ stated that the card could not be used for online gambling...read more

Baseball Prospectus; Who's Who Helpful References

Sure it's what you'd call "a stretch" to imagine any book can prepare you for what's to come in the 2007 baseball season. But as some famous philosopher (probably from the Bronx) once said: "It can't hurt." With that thought firmly implanted in your subconscious, here are two books to update you on which teams have improved, which players are (hopefully) about to upgrade their numbers and what to watch for this season: Baseball Prospectus edited by Christina Kahrl and Steven Goldman (602 pages, paperbound, $19.95) examines 1,600 players and their teams for upgrades and downslides...read more

New Frontier owner rebuts web report of sale

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A report on a Web site claiming the New Frontier is being sold for more than $1.5 billion was rebutted Tuesday by owner Phil Ruffin. The rumor that El Ad Properties may pay as much as $40 million an acre for the property sent shares of Boyd Gaming Corp...read more

Progressive Gaming says annual report will be tardy

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Casino equipment provider Progressive Gaming International Corp., besieged in the past month by a multimillion-dollar lawsuit judgment and a sagging stock price, said it would delay filing its annual report for 2006. The Las Vegas-based company, which announced fourth-quarter earnings March 5, said in a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it expected a significant change in what had been reported for the fiscal year that ended Dec...read more