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Gaming News Archives - Page 4525Wisconsin Wants Bigger Slice of Casino Pie8 October 2004
News Brief: Wisconsin wants a bigger share of profits if the Menominee Indian tribe is successful in building a casino at Kenosha.
World Poker Tour Debuts 'WTP Poker Corner'8 October 2004
The World Poker Tour and Travel Channel will once again break new ground, this time by launching the first televised poker analysis show.
Columbia Sussex is Winning Bidder for President Casinos Operation8 October 2004
President Casinos, Inc. (OTC:PREZQ.OB) today announced that Columbia Sussex was the winning over bidder for the Company's St. Louis casino operations.
Fair Grounds Race Course Names New Director8 October 2004
Churchill Downs Incorporated has named D. Ben Huffman director of racing and racing secretary for Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gaming Industry Bets on Pennsylvania7 October 2004
News Brief: As the newest entry in the circle of slot machine states, Pennsylvania could be the biggest new U.S. market for years to come, casino industry leaders said yesterday.
Former Showboat President Dies7 October 2004
Former Showboat hotel general manager, Frank Modica, died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was 76.
Casino Fraud Leads to Grow-Op Bust7 October 2004
News Brief: Ontario police say a fraud investigation at a Caribbean casino led them to a local marijuana grow house, which has resulted in four arrests and a child placed with the Children's Aid Society.
California Initiative Backers End Campaign, Pursue Lawsuit7 October 2004
News Brief: Backers of Proposition 68 have dropped their campaign to persuade voters to pass a ballot initiative that would end Indian tribes' slot machine monopoly and expand gambling at horse tracks and card rooms.
Taxes Irk Casino Execs7 October 2004
Casino executives expressed frustration and concerns over some states’ casino taxes while speaking the Global Gaming Expo.
Sigma Suspends Operations7 October 2004
Sigma Game Inc. of Las Vegas has suspended its operations this week while it considers selling the company or finding a new equity partner.
Marketers Eye Young Crowds, Branding7 October 2004
The Palms and the Hard Rock Hotel are duking it out in a battle for supremacy over the hearts and budgets of the young, hip crowd.
Striking Workers to Use Civil Disobedience7 October 2004
News Brief: Civil disobedience is the next strategy the union representing 10,000 striking Atlantic City casino-hotel workers says it will use to get the attention of seven of the city's 12 casinos with which it has failed to reach a contract agreement.
Atlantic City Strike Affects Others7 October 2004
News Brief: The effects of the Local 54 of Unite Here strike has gone beyond the casinos. But the difference between winning and losing is only about the length of a city block.
Hundreds of Atlantic City Workers Return to Work7 October 2004
News Brief: Six days into the casino-workers strike, some union members have put down their placards and returned to work as the casino-hotel strike drags into Day 7.
California Tribe Proposes Casino by Airport7 October 2004
News Brief: The Lower Lake Rancheria Koi Nation is proposing to build a casino near Oakland International Airport.
Former Mayor Plans Kansas Casino7 October 2004
News Brief: Former Wichita Mayor Bob Knight on Wednesday said a large-scale casino resort that his development team is planning in the Wichita area would cost at least $200 million and include a golf course, a hotel, restaurants, retailers and child care.
Mississippi Casino Plan Receives Positive Review7 October 2004
News Brief: The Isle of Capri has revised its plan for a riverboat casino on the Mississippi River batture in Elmwood and has received a more positive review from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans Force Gambling Law Changes7 October 2004
News Brief: Pennsylvania Senate Republicans, many of whom opposed the state's new gambling law, forced through legislation that would make a range of changes to the three-month-old law.
Illinois Court to Decide Casino Debate7 October 2004
News Brief: The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to take up the debate over whether the 1999 law that opened the door for a casino in Rosemont is constitutional.
Judge Orders Gambling Devices Returned7 October 2004
News Brief: A federal judge has ordered the state to return gambling equipment seized from the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma when officials shut down a casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, but barred the tribe from resuming gambling there.
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