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Gaming News Archives - Page 3284Man claims $136 million Mega Millions jackpot4 April 2008
News Brief: Michigan's newest multi-millionaire, David Sneath of Livonia, stopped by the state Lottery headquarters a little after 3 p.m. today to cash in his $136 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket.
Pennsylvania official denies gaming license probe4 April 2008
News Brief: The Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, district attorney's office sat a fifth grand jury, but prosecutors say it isn't looking at how casino licenses were handed out.
Mississippi casino tax bill moves forward4 April 2008
News Brief: The bill that would give tax credits to casinos to build non-gambling related amenities is headed to conference so the Mississippi Senate and the House of Representatives can work out differences.
Sands parking garage comes down4 April 2008
News Brief: Unlike the Sands’ spectacular, fireworks-choreographed nighttime implosion in October, the casino’s old 10-story garage came down Thursday without fanfare.
The Golden Gate as a boutique property4 April 2008
Golden Gate casino owner Mark Brandenburg sees his 107-room property attracting Strip customers who are increasingly frustrated and exhausted by the size and scope of the Strip’s ever-growing megaresort empire.
Las Vegas ironworkers want stronger union action4 April 2008
Members of Ironworkers Union Local 433 and friends and relatives of some accident victims say the union leadership isn’t fighting hard enough to ensure safety at Las Vegas Strip building sites.
West Virginia candidates split over slots4 April 2008
News Brief: West Virginia candidates running in the 30th District House of Delegates race were split on whether they'd vote to renew the 9,000 permits for video slot machines found in neighborhood gambling parlors.
Silver Reef Casino ready to expand4 April 2008
News Brief: The Silver Reef Casino is ready to grow again, with an 8,000-squarefoot expansion set to break ground in May.
Philadeliphia officials square off over Foxwoods plan4 April 2008
News Brief: Political camps squared off in a blame game in Philadeliphia City Council yesterday, one day after the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of Foxwoods' controversial proposed riverfront casino.
California casino decision expected soon4 April 2008
News Brief: A California tribe’s controversial proposal to build a casino in the East Bay is getting closer to a decision.
Harrah's Entertainment exits Slovenia plan4 April 2008
For the second time in about 30 days, Harrah's Entertainment has decided to pull out of an international project.
Hotel tax ballot backers say lawsuit illegal4 April 2008
Proponents of two ballot initiatives that ask voters to reallocate hotel room tax dollars away from the Las Vegas Convention and Authority said municipalities challenging the proposals are violating Nevada law by doing so.
ATA Airlines pulls the plug4 April 2008
The sudden bankruptcy of ATA Airlines on Thursday left passengers in the lurch and disrupted service from Las Vegas to Hawaii, the second time this week a Hawaii-focused airline abruptly stopped flying.
Gaming tax hike petitions in works4 April 2008
The head of the state teachers union said Thursday that her organization will begin immediately to circulate a petition that would let voters decide whether to increase the gaming tax rate to benefit education.
WPA chairman turns up the heat4 April 2008
WPA's new Chairman Wendeen Eolis is taking bold steps to further WPA's evolving mission to promote poker as a sport.
Titan Poker launches WSOP satellites4 April 2008
Titan Poker is preparing to send a large delegation of players to the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer.
MansionCasino.com launches Spanish version4 April 2008
MansionCasino.com opens its doors to
the world's estimated 330 Million Spanish speakers with a new version of
its website purely for the Spanish market.
LAPT expanded into North America4 April 2008
Vega Promotional Systems, Inc. today announced it is expanding its Latin
American Poker Tour to include North American venues.
Unified Government rejects Sands casino proposal4 April 2008
News Brief: Commissioners for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., rebuffed by a 9-1 vote a proposal for a $777 million casino proposal at a meeting Thursday night.
RedChip drops research coverage on Century Casinos4 April 2008
RedChip Independent, a division of RedChip Companies, Inc., today announced that it has dropped research coverage on Century Casinos, Inc.
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