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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 153Reno's Boomtown Casino changes hands, but keeps its name26 June 2012
A company operated by a former Station Casinos executive was expected to assume ownership of the Boomtown Casino in Reno this morning. M1 Gaming was approved as the owner and operator of Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno last week by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The company, headed by former Station Casinos ... (read more)
Gaming labs ready as Net poker nears; Nevada outsources testing to GLI, BMM25 June 2012
A move by Nevada gaming regulators to have independent testing laboratories certify gambling equipment could result in new technology reaching casino floors more quickly.
It also could mean the state's move into Internet poker might happen on a faster pace.
Last week, slot machine makers Bally Technologies, Inc. ... (read more)
Regulators OK interactive gaming license for Bally Technologies, IGT22 June 2012
Within a span of an hour Thursday, Nevada's two leading slot machine manufacturers were awarded the nation's first interactive gaming licenses.
Bally Technologies, Inc. received the initial unanimous approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission, followed by rival International Game Technology (IGT) about 45 minutes later. ... (read more)
Pair of independent testing labs for gaming equipment OK'd by Nevada22 June 2012
The Gaming Control Board Thursday approved Gaming Laboratories International and BMM International as the state's first independent testing laboratories to certify gaming equipment for use in Nevada casinos.
Approval followed a comprehensive investigation by gaming control agents.
Gaming Control ... (read more)
Louisiana regulators OK Ameristar acquisition22 June 2012
In a statement, Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos, Inc. said it would begin construction of the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Lake Charles the week of July 16 on the 242-acre site, before the July 20 deadline under license conditions approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Ameristar plans a casino ... (read more)
MGM Resorts' Maryland casino plans dealt a blow by state panel22 June 2012
MGM Resorts International's proposed $800 million hotel-casino complex in suburban Maryland suffered a severe setback Wednesday as a state working group failed to reach agreement on gaming expansion.
The issue could be revived in a July 9 special legislative session or through a ballot measure in ... (read more)
Las Vegas woman wins open event at World Series of Poker19 June 2012
Las Vegas attorney Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman became the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker since 2008, capturing the No-Limit Hold'em Seniors World Championship Monday at the Rio. Jaffrey-Shulman, wife of Card Player Magazine publisher Barry Shulman, topped a record field of 4,128 players to win the $1,000-buy-in event for players age 50 and older. ... (read more)
Casino claims slot revenue highest in U.S.19 June 2012
Resorts World New York, the 8-month-old video lottery machine casino attached to the Aqueduct Race Track in New York City, says the rest of the gaming industry has been left in its dust.
In a nationally released statement Monday, operators of the casino, which has roughly 5,000 video lottery terminals ... (read more)
David Baker defeats Hellmuth and Ivey to win WSOP $10,000 buy-in HORSE event19 June 2012
Phil Hellmuth Jr. was seeking his 13th World Series of Poker individual event championship bracelet. Phil Ivey was seeking his ninth bracelet and first since 2010. When the pair ended up at the final table of the $10,000 buy-in HORSE event at the Rio on Monday, one figured to achieve his goal. In the end, ... (read more)
Gavin Isaacs dealing winning hand at Shuffle Master19 June 2012
Less than 48 hours after Shuffle Master, Inc. said the company's profits surged 23 percent in the second quarter, executives from the gaming equipment provider flew to New York City and held an "analyst day" for the investment community.
Call it a victory lap for Gavin Isaacs, who in April completed his first year as Shuffle Master's chief executive officer. ... (read more)
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