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Gaming News Archives - Page 3319A 'Good Friday' for U.K. bookmakers24 March 2008
News brief: Thanks to the passing of the Gambling Act 2005 last year, bookmakers were allowed to open for business on Good Friday and the public was more than happy to take advantage of the new law by flooding the race tracks and betting shops.
Mississippi River casinos enjoy a prosperous February24 March 2008
News brief: Mardi Gras and Leap Day helped push the gross casino revenue to its second-highest February on record as the $110.5 million won by coast casinos was almost $1 million more than February of 2007.
Atlantic City to consider full smoking ban in casinos24 March 2008
News brief: After announcing a partial smoking ban in February of 2007, the Atlantic City Council will attempt to outlaw smoking entirely in city casinos next week.
Rushmore Casino provides a fun Keno experience20 March 2008
Ok. It's confession time. Until today, I had never played Keno. I've seen it in bars. I've seen it in casinos. I know people who have won significant amounts of money playing Keno. But until my visit to Rushmore Casino today, I had never actually played it.
Antigua threatens to OK piracy if gambling dispute is ignored20 March 2008
News Brief: The government of Antigua says it will abolish intellectual property treaties with the U.S. by the end of March if a settlement involving a trade dispute between the two countries is not resolved.
Sweden halts gambling advertising prosecutions20 March 2008
The Scandinavian nation’s Prosecution Authority announced on Thursday that it will not prosecute two prominent newspapers that accepted advertising from online gambling providers. The decision comes following an appeal by the newspapers -- Aftonbladet and Expressen -- after they had been found guilty of violating Sweden’s lottery laws.
Massachusetts casino bill rejected20 March 2008
News Brief: A Massachusetts legislative committee voted yesterday to recommend lawmakers reject Gov. Deval L. Patrick's bill to legalize casino gambling, setting the stage for killing the bill.
Smoking ban hurts Colorado casinos20 March 2008
News Brief: Even with an extra day of business because of leap year, Colorado's mountain casinos posted a 10 percent drop in revenue last month — perhaps the strongest sign yet of the smoking ban's impact on the industry.
Executive leaving position for Tropicana20 March 2008
Cosmopolitan Chief Operating Officer Scott Butera, a former investment banker specializing in reorganizing financially troubled companies, has left the troubled Strip project to take over as president of Tropicana Entertainment.
Adelson wins $8 million libel judgment20 March 2008
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson won an $8 million libel judgment against a British newspaper over a 2005 article on the company's attempts to put a casino in Manchester, England.
Easter bingo 'Eggstravaganza'20 March 2008
With a cold and damp Easter weekend forecast, bingo fans are in for a treat as the progressive jackpot is set to trigger on Ladbrokesbingo.com.
Absolute Poker holds Easter Egg Hunt20 March 2008
Absolute Poker today announced the $10,000 Absolute Poker Easter Egg Hunt with a lot more than just chocolate at stake.
Paddypowerpoker.com names Irish Open players20 March 2008
Paddypowerpoker.com releases details of its players who have qualified for The Irish Open.
Casino Rewards adds six casinos20 March 2008
CasinoRewards.com has extended its family by taking six new casinos under its wing. The new casinos will be open beginning March 25 and player account balances will be safely transferred to the Casino Rewards network.
Percy Sledge performs at Hollywood Casino20 March 2008
Percy Sledge will be performing live in concert at 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 25th & 26 th at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis.
MansionPoker.com gives away 2 WSOP packages20 March 2008
MansionPoker.com puts
its money where your mouse is by giving away two guaranteed
WSOP 2008 Packages.
Early Easter celebration for JackpotCity.com player20 March 2008
One lucky JackpotCity.com Online
Casino player will celebrate the Easter Holidays in extra style this year
after hitting the proverbial jackpot a few days ago.
Bwin reports results20 March 2008
Bwin reports gross gaming revenues rose in 2007
to EUR 350.5 million compared to EUR 288.6 million in 2006.
Plaza project receives final approval20 March 2008
The Las Vegas County Commission
approved Elad IDB Las Vegas LLC's Site Development Plan and Special Use
Permit today giving the company all necessary entitlements to begin moving
forward with their plans on expanding The Plaza brand to the Las Vegas
Strip.
Virginia Lottery ads win awards20 March 2008
Qorvis Communications and partner SmithGifford have been
awarded two ADDYs for their work on two Virginia
Lottery television advertising spots.
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