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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 342Manufacturing Rivals to Collaborate on Table-Game Management System15 June 2005
Three rival casino equipment providers announced late Tuesday they will jointly create a table-game management system.
International Game Technology, Shuffle Master Gaming and Progressive Gaming International Corp. will develop, manufacture and market pieces of the system. The ingredients will be able ... (read more)
Employees at Caesars, Bally's Upbeat About Merger With Harrah's14 June 2005
After almost 30 years of parking cars and handling luggage for customers at Caesars Palace, Gary Bruno has seen a fair share of ownership changes. He compared the Strip's resort's latest turnover to meeting his in-laws for the first time.
"It's like two big families meeting together," said Bruno, who has worked the main valet parking area at Caesars Palace since the 1970s. ... (read more)
Mergers and Acquisitions : Regulators OK Harrah's Deal13 June 2005
Nevada gaming regulators on Friday green lighted Harrah's $9 billion purchase of rival Caesars Entertainment, dismissing concerns that competition among casino operators would suffocate under the weight of two companies controlling the bulk of the Strip's largest resorts.
During rare ... (read more)
Gambling: A Penny for Your Slots13 June 2005
More and more, slot players are putting in their 2 cents, or more.
Once relegated to gambling-equipment museums, the penny is back with a vengeance, and slot machine floors -- from those in the smallest casinos to those in billion-dollar Strip resorts -- are making space for them.
"Pennies are the rage, and they're growing," said Jefferies & Co. ... (read more)
Gaming Attorneys Say California Ruling Won't Trigger Slew of Lawsuits8 June 2005
CALIFORNIA -- A California Supreme Court decision allowing a class action lawsuit that alleges false advertising by Nevada casinos to proceed in a Los Angeles courtroom shouldn't lead to a rash of legal filings, gaming attorneys said Tuesday.
Monday's unanimous ruling, which allowed a California ... (read more)
New Face of Gaming: Slots Gain Local Ace in Agassi7 June 2005
For professional tennis star Andre Agassi, image has been everything.
Beginning today, the lifelong Las Vegas resident's image will be emblazoned on slot machines that will soon be in casinos throughout Nevada and eventually in other gaming jurisdictions.
The Agassi slot machine, produced and distributed by Aristocrat Technologies, will be a penny-based game. ... (read more)
Shuffle Master Hopes New Card Tourney Builds Cachet7 June 2005
If a national championship works for Texas hold'em, it could work for Three Card Poker, or so Shuffle Master Gaming hopes.
Shuffle Master on Monday announced plans for a national Three Card Poker championship. The company hopes the tournament will attract a following the way the World Series of ... (read more)
Harrah's-Caesars Merger: Nevada Hearings Will Wait6 June 2005
Nevada's gaming regulators will have to wait a few extra days before deciding if Harrah's Entertainment can acquire Caesars Entertainment for $9.4 billion.
The Federal Trade Commission won't make a decision on the antitrust matters surrounding the Harrah's-Caesars merger until Wednesday at the earliest. ... (read more)
Failed Laughlin Casino Deal Sparks Complaints2 June 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Poster Financial Group and Barrick Gaming Corp. have filed competing complaints in
Clark County District Court over a $1 million deposit left in limbo after a deal to
sell the Golden Nugget Laughlin collapsed this week.
Barrick, owner of several downtown casinos, agreed in November ... (read more)
Ameristar Produces Page-Turning Report2 June 2005
LAS VEGAS -- At first glance, it appears to be an issue of Rolling Stone magazine with a lead
article about gambling. A cover photo of a half-dressed Marilyn Monroe look-alike,
blanketed only in $500 and $100 casino chips and smiling seductively from a bright
red bathtub, entices readers ... (read more)
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