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Michigan Gaming Control Board Executive Director steps down

November 26 will mark the end of Dan Gustafson's four-year run as Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board. On November 27, Gustafson will succeed Reginald Carter as the new President and CEO of the Health Care Association of Michigan. Gustafson was appointed executive director of the Board on Nov...read more

Impact of mid-term elections on Internet gambling industry unclear

While Internet gamblers may be celebrating the end of Jim Leach's 30-year tenure in the House of Representatives, it remains unclear how Tuesday's mid-term elections will affect the future of the Internet gambling industry in the United States. A long-time opponent of Internet gambling, Leach (R-Iowa) introduced H.R...read more

Player Profile - Eric "Rizen" Lynch

The name Eric Lynch didn't ring many bells in the poker community this summer when the Kansas resident made his first appearance at the World Series of Poker. But when he mentioned his online name -- Rizen -- word spread quickly at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino that the online superstar was playing live, and ESPN wasted no time introducing the world to one of the most feared players on the Internet...read more

Wynn Resorts boosted by subconcession sale

MACAU AND LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The $900 million sale of a valuable subconcession in Macau saved the third quarter for Wynn Resorts Ltd. The company, which operates Wynn Las Vegas and a recently opened casino in the Chinese enclave, said Tuesday that its net income for the three-month period ended Sept...read more

Earnings: Slot giant IGT soars again

RENO, Nevada -- Despite a year in which slot machine sales seemed almost nonexistent, industry giant International Game Technology prospered. The Reno-based slot machine maker on Tuesday reported net income and earnings per share increases in both the fourth quarter and fiscal 2006...read more

One of three gaming measures passes

Two of the three casino-related issues on ballots Tuesday were rejected by voters. In Rhode Island, roughly two-thirds of the voters overwhelmingly rejected Question 1, a statewide ballot initiative that would have allowed Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment to build a $1 billion hotel-casino outside of Providence on behalf of an American Indian tribe. Harrah's spent more than $5 million on a public relations effort to gain support for an 800-room hotel-casino that the company would build and manage on behalf of the Narragansett Indian Tribe on 86 acres in an industrial area of West Warwick, near downtown Providence. Harrah's had been involved with the tribe's efforts since 2001. In a statement, the company said it was disappointed with the outcome. "We at Harrah's Entertainment were privileged to have the opportunity to set forth a vision for a destination resort here in Rhode Island in partnership with the Narragansett Tribe...read more

Sands to join condo market

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. is the latest player in the Strip's growing high-rise condominium market. The casino operator will ask the Clark County Commission Wednesday for approval to construct a condominium tower on a portion of the land that will house the $1.8 billion Palazzo project at the corner of the Strip and Spring Mountain Road. According to documents filed with Clark County, Las Vegas Sands is seeking permission to build a 632-foot tower that would allow for 849 condominiums...read more

Read'em and Reap: Gather information like an FBI agent

Phil Hellmuth Presents: Read'em and ReapJoe Navarro with Marvin KarlinsHarperCollins PublishersList price: $18.95Release date: November 7, 2006 In Brief: Former FBI agent Joe Navarro reveals the body language of poker tells in the latest poker strategy book, Read'em and Reap...read more

Playing too aggressive at Foxwoods

I knew I had little chance of winning the $600 Limit Hold'em event when Michael Mizrachi walked by me on Friday at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals. I'm positive he was playing just to waste some time. I never had to play against Mizrachi, Men the Master or any of the other known professionals in the room, but even with that reprieve, my dream of winning eventually became a nightmare involving an overplayed pair of Kings...read more

Internet gambling ads abound despite UIGEA

Advertisements for free-play Internet gaming sites remain as abundant in the U.S. today as they were before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was pushed through Congress on September 30. Commercials for Bodog.net, Mansion.net, PokerStars.net and other online gambling sites still air on SpikeTV, Fox Sports, Comedy Central, ESPN and the Travel Channel, while ads for offshore sports books continue to be a staple of many sports radio stations...read more