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Connecticut Questions Legality of Foxwood's Online Game

Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut is in discussions with the state's attorney general and other officers of the state regarding the legality of a new product the casino plans to launch in August. The new game, called "PlayAway," is an expansion of the casino's existing keno game that allows patrons to purchase game tickets at the casino and retrieve the results at home via Foxwoods' Internet site...read more

Tracking What's on the Table

When three competing casino equipment providers announced plans in June to jointly develop a player-tracking system for table games, Palms General Manager Jim Hughes had just two interests in the product's design -- accuracy and reliability. "If it gives us a good accounting of what's going on and tells us the true value of our players, then that's the one we'll be buying," said Hughes, adding that he and the Palms casino managers have long looked into the components of different table game management systems. Casinos have long sought a table-game management system, which would monitor customers' wagering habits, precisely record activity throughout the pit and at particular games, and protect against counterfeiting or cheating. A table-game management system would also benefit gamblers...read more

Nevada Unions Averting Dispute

Despite two major unions dropping their membership from the national AFL-CIO, Nevada labor leaders said Monday they don't foresee any changes in the makeup of the statewide labor movement. Union representatives said their organizations plan to continue an affiliation with the 165,000-member Nevada AFL-CIO, and one labor leader hinted that the changes nationally could re-energize labor on a statewide scale. Nevada AFL-CIO Executive Director Danny Thompson was in Chicago as a delegate to the national AFL-CIO convention and could not be reached for comment, but he had his supporters in Nevada. "The state AFL-CIO has done a good job, and it's my intention that we continue to be associated with the organization," said Gary Mauger, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 14, one of three Teamsters affiliates in Las Vegas...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - July 21, 2005

Welcome back to Rebecca's Recommendations! This week I have a fantastic promotion to bring to your attention. The folks behind English Harbour Online Casino, Silver Dollar Online Casino, and SuperSlots Online Casino are giving away 2 vacation packages in July...read more

Infringement Procedures on European Commission Agenda

Discussion about whether to launch legal action against seven Member States who have questionable online gambling regulations was on the agenda of a European Commission meeting today, but no official statement has yet been made regarding whether the subject was even broached by the Commissioners...read more

Pinnacle Property Helps Louisiana Casino Revenue Soar

The opening of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment's $365 million resort in Lake Charles, La., fueled the state's casino revenues to a 11.4 percent increase, figures released Tuesday by Louisiana authorities show. L'Auberge du Lac, which opened in late May, reported $20.4 million in gaming revenue for June, its first full month of operation...read more

US Government Responds to Casino City Appea

The U.S. Department of Justice filed its brief last week in response to Casino City's appeal of a district court's dismissal of its declaratory judgment case. The DOJ is attempting to attain the same ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it did from the U.S...read more

Aussie Gambler on Top of the World

About 7 a.m. Saturday, when many Southern Nevadans were just beginning to awaken, Joseph Hachem had completed nearly 14 hours at the final table of the 36th annual World Series of Poker. He picked up a friend's wireless phone to call his wife back home in Melbourne, Australia, with news that his paycheck for his efforts would be $7.5 million. Hachem also wanted to describe the gold and diamond encrusted championship bracelet he would be bringing with him, but the phone connection went dead. "She kind of just screamed, and then all I heard was a buzz," said Hachem, 39, who was born in Lebanon but moved to Australia in 1972 and became a naturalized Australian citizen...read more

Horoscope for the Week of July 17, 2005

Tip of the week: On July 16, 2005 at 5:34 Am PDT the planet Saturn entered (ingressed) the sign of Leo. Saturn will remain in Leo in Leo until September 2, 2007 before it enters Virgo on that day at 6:48 Am PDT. Saturn is the traditional heavy weight in Astrology and generally indicates the need for disciplined focus and concentration, order and organization, structure and action, effort and achievement...read more

Harrah's Thinking Bigger for Poker Tournament

LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment is moving all in with the World Series of Poker. As the 2005 competition winds to a close and the new world champion is crowned sometime this evening, or possibly very early Saturday, Harrah's is looking toward the 2006 tournament, expanding opportunities to increase awareness of the World Series brand. "It's a tremendous name, and with poker's popularity continuing to grow, we want to introduce the brand a larger audience," said Gary Thompson, director of the World Series of Poker for Harrah's. After considering a move to a Harrah's-owned Strip resort, such as Caesars Palace, Thompson said the company decided to keep the 2006 World Series at the Rio in a specially built 60,000-square-foot poker room in the resort's convention center. This year's tournament drew more than 30,000 entries into 45 events over five weeks, with players competing for more than $100 million in prizes. Thompson said the Rio has the space, surveillance systems and staff to accommodate the World Series and the accompanying Poker Lifestyles trade show, which drew more than 50,000 people over four days...read more