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Gaming News Archives - Page 4561Airline Shake-up Shouldn't Hurt LV Operations16 July 2004
Operations for Southwest Airlines at McCarran International Airport shouldn't be affected by the sudden departure of the airline's chief executive.
Investors Eye Troubled New York Track16 July 2004
A California harness racing track company may take over the financially troubled Vernon Downs.
Harrah's-Caesar Merger Faces Identity Issue16 July 2004
News Brief: Harrah's, which is acquiring Caesars, must integrate some of the country's most extravagant gaming palaces into its relatively staid portfolio.
Wall Street Reacts Negatively to Merger16 July 2004
all Street reacted swiftly and negatively to Thursday morning's announcement of the gaming industry's latest megadeal creating a gaming behemoth with annual revenues of more than $9 billion.
Caesar's Employees Give Merger Mixed Reviews16 July 2004
Employees of Caesars Entertainment offered mixed opinions Thursday on whether Harrah's Entertainment's pending $9.4 billion buyout would help bury Caesars or praise it.
Las Vegas Monorail Opens to Raves16 July 2004
The new Las Vegas monorail opened to a steady stream of
curiosity-seekers who generally raved about the high-tech trains.
Connecticut Tribal Casinos Not Worried About New Competition16 July 2004
News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are not worried that the introduction of 61,000 slots into neighbouring states will adversely affect their business.
NIGA Hosts Successful Conference16 July 2004
The National Indian Gaming Association concluded a two-day Summer Legislative Summit.’ The summit was one of the most highly attended legislative summits in NIGA history.
Bush Strategist Denies Allegations16 July 2004
News Brief: Ralph Reed, Bush campaign strategist for the Southeast, denies that he has been secretly taking funds from a tribe with a casino monopoly as payment to launch a moral crusade against a competitive tribe’s casino plans.
Iowa Commission Rejects Application Request16 July 2004
News Brief: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted 3-1 Thursday to reject a request by one company to push back a Nov. 10 deadline for new gaming license applications until the end of the year.
Banks Accused of Illegal Gambling Involvement16 July 2004
International News Brief: Filipino banks have gotten involved in the widespread illegal gambling in schools.
Harrah's, Caesars Merger to Impact Mississippi Market16 July 2004
News Brief: A proposed merger between Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment could have a major impact on the Mississippi casino market.
Mergers Raise Concern16 July 2004
News Brief: The mergers of the gaming industry’s top four companies into two mega-companies has drawn the intense interest of antitrust regulators.
Betfair Pushes for Tasmanian License16 July 2004
International News Brief: The British-based Internet betting company, Betfair, says 150 Tasmanian jobs would be created if the State Government grants its website gambling exchange a license.
Kansas Tribes Close to Closing Casino Deal16 July 2004
News Brief: Two Indian tribes say they are close to a deal with the state to build a casino near the Kansas Speedway.
Like betting angles; Pointspread facts? Books by Fredericks, Iskoe right on target16 July 2004
Howard Schwartz reviews Bob Frederick's "2004 NFL Football Notebook (Trends, Sides and Totals)" and Andy Iskoe's "Pointspread Encyclopedia College Football", which offer betting angles and Pointspread facts.
Vancouver Slot Hearing Draws Crowd16 July 2004
News Brief: Nearly 200 speakers showed up to voice their opinions on the proposal to approve 600 slot machines for the Hastings Racecourse.
Venetian Contest Rigger Lectured by Regulators15 July 2004
The former Venetian hotel-casino employee who concocted the plan to rig drawings in a bid to appease high-rollers who had lost money in a February 2002 gambling trip apologized to gaming regulators Wednesday.
Tourists Not Wild about New Merger15 July 2004
For many Strip tourists who learned this morning of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s blockbuster acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Inc., bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.
Minority Vendors Divided on Mergers15 July 2004
Minority small business people attending the MBE Showcase 2004 had mixed opinions about how the proposed mergers of major gaming companies will affect their chances of doing business with those companies.
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