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Gaming News Archives - Page 3186ID checks for more than problem gamblers3 January 2008
News Brief: The Illinois State Police and gambling board admit that in addition to checking gamblers for being on the casino self-exclusion list, they also are 'randomly' checking patrons for outstanding criminal warrants and for being unregistered sex offenders.
Priest charged in slots probe3 January 2008
News Brief: A Catholic priest and longtime confidant of casino owner Louis A. DeNaples was charged yesterday with perjury, accused of lying to a grand jury about his relationship with a mob boss.
Pennsylvania benefits from slot revenue3 January 2008
News Brief: When the Pennsylvania Legislature legalized slots gambling, talk immediately turned to where the extra revenue would go.
Massachusetts governor adds pressure for casinos3 January 2008
News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick is considering including projected casino licensing revenues in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, a risky political maneuver designed to increase pressure on the House to approve his plan for three resort casinos in the state.
Six bids for Kansas license3 January 2008
News Brief: The Kansas Lottery received six applications from groups interested in locating a casino in Wyandotte County.
Kansas track construction halted3 January 2008
News Brief: Officials at Camptown Greyhound Park north of Frontenac, Kansas, have ceased construction on the facility.
Kentucky track owner wants to move3 January 2008
News Brief: Ellis Park owner Ron Geary said he would put a casino in Owensboro, Kentucky, to move it away from competition in Indiana.
Loveman signs on to amended contract3 January 2008
Gary Loveman, Harrah's Entertainment's chairman, CEO and president, signed an amended employment contract Dec. 31 extending his employment until June 1 or at the close of the current buyout, according to a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A little more space to rock 'n' roll3 January 2008
The $750 million expansion and renovation project that will double the Hard Rock Hotel's size and add 950 hotel rooms by mid-2009 is under way on the northwest corner of Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road.
California tribes clash over new slots3 January 2008
A pair of Indian tribes that own two of California's largest gambling halls are among the opponents fighting the proposals that could add 17,000 slot machines to four existing Southern California casinos.
Harrah's extends deal with Loveman3 January 2008
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has extended the existing employment agreement with Gary Loveman, the company's chairman, chief executive officer and president.
Beulah Park, Scioto Downs consolidate simulcast wagering3 January 2008
News Brief: Beulah Park and Scioto Downs are giving another go to a split schedule aimed at keeping the horse tracks afloat in the state's struggling racing industry.
Betting Terminal to integrate Texas Holdem software3 January 2008
Betting Terminal Inc. has announced that they will integrate BackgammonMasters poker game software into their terminals.
Betting companies prepare to take legal action against German monopoly on gambling3 January 2008
International news brief: bwin Interactive Entertainment and Fluxx to claim that Germany’s ban of online gambling breaches EU law because it excludes foreign betting companies from the German market.
Jeff Simpson makes predictions about how the gaming industry will shake out in 20082 January 2008
Jeff Simpson looks forward to likely casino industry developments in 2008.
Investors pay fee for Hooters Hotel buy2 January 2008
The investment group working to buy Hooters Hotel made a $500,000 nonrefundable, nonapplicable fee payment Monday to retain exclusive purchase rights for the property.
Lightning Poker awarded patent2 January 2008
Lightning Poker has been awarded U.S. Patent 7,306,516 entitled "Electronic Game Table"
for automated poker tables having a center screen continuously displaying
multiple community cards and betting information for each player to all the
players.
Illinois smoking ban in effect2 January 2008
News Brief: The butts went out across Illinois at midnight Monday, the start of a new statewide smoking ban that had Metro East bars, and some of their patrons, ringing in the new year with grumbling and uncertainty.
Calgary casinos see no effect from smoking ban2 January 2008
News Brief: While a new First Nations casino on the city's west edge broke ranks yesterday on a province-wide smoking ban, some other Calgary gambling haunts said they hadn't seen business drop.
Casino businessman backs UK party2 January 2008
International News Brief: A Finnish billionaire who inherited a fortune from the arms trade and has extensive gambling interests in Las Vegas has emerged as one of UK Conservative Party’s major financial backers.
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