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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 142Nevada's director of Business and Industry tapped for Gaming Control Board23 October 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Terry Johnson, director of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, was named on Monday to the Nevada State Gaming Control Board by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Johnson replaces Mark Lipparelli, who resigned as chairman of the three-member panel at the end of September. Johnson will fill out the remaining two months of Lipparelli's term, which expires at the end of the year. ... (read more)
A fight to the finish in Maryland22 October 2012
Sometimes, you know when to fold your hand. Toronto-based Clairvest Group and Great Canadian Gaming of Vancouver, British Columbia, spent roughly $6 million backing a pair of Oregon ballot questions they hoped would lead to a $300 million casino development outside of Portland. On Tuesday - three weeks before the Nov. ... (read more)
Nevada gaming regulators grant interactive poker licenses to three companies19 October 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Three companies were granted interactive gaming licenses by the Nevada Gaming Commission and Control Board Thursday as the lineup for the state's potential online poker market grew more crowded. Commissioners licensed Boyd Gaming Corporation, the Golden Nugget ownership and Fertitta Interactive - which includes the owners of Station Casinos, Inc. ... (read more)
Penn chief: Fighting Maryland casino expansion worth the effort19 October 2012
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Chairman Peter Carlino said Thursday the company's multimillion dollar gamble to defeat a casino expansion issue in Maryland has been worth the effort. The regional casino operator, which owns the M Resort, has been the funding force behind the defeat of Maryland's Question 7, which would allow a Las Vegas-style casino to be built in suburban Prince George's County. ... (read more)
Boyd Gaming planning to decorate Echelon site19 October 2012
LAS VEGAS -- A Boyd Gaming Corporation executive told the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday there has not been any catalyst on the Strip that would allow the company to complete the halted Echelon development. During questioning over a request for an interactive gaming license in Nevada, Boyd Gaming ... (read more)
MGM gets approval to build Cotai hotel19 October 2012
MGM Resorts International was approved by the Macau government Thursday to build a $2.5 billion hotel-casino on the Coati Strip region. The company, through its 51 percent-owned MGM China subsidiary, paid $56 million for the land, and government officials will arrange for publication of the land concession contract in the Official Gazette of Macau. ... (read more)
UNITE HERE president resigning, will nominate local Culinary leader as successor18 October 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Culinary Local 226 leader D. Taylor, who has been at the forefront of the Strip's labor movement for more than 25 years, will be nominated at the end of November to become the national president of Washington, D.C.-based UNITE HERE. John Wilhelm, the current UNITE HERE president, announced in an e-mail message Wednesday he is stepping down, effective Nov. ... (read more)
Las Vegas attorney Frank Schreck's law firm expands gaming practice to Atlantic City16 October 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has expanded its gaming law practice to Atlantic City. The national law firm, which is headquartered in Denver but centers its gaming law practice in Las Vegas, announced the hiring of three New Jersey-based gaming attorneys, Paul O'Gara, Pacifico "Pat" Agnellini and Dennis Daly. ... (read more)
Gaming needs due diligence in Russia15 October 2012
The Russian government has wagered $18 billion in infrastructure projects for the southern port city of Vladivostok on a gamble that American casino giants will turn the area into the next Macau. Vladivostok may also become known for something more than just its proximity to northeastern Asia, a minuscule gaming tax and a market hungry for casinos. ... (read more)
Full Tilt Poker website will relaunch in Europe15 October 2012
FullTiltPoker.com will relaunch in Europe on November 6 after the company was licensed Tuesday by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. A statement released by the Rational Group said Full Tilt Poker will reimburse $184 million to former Full Tilt Poker players who lost their money when the previous owners ceased operating the site in June 2011. ... (read more)
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