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Gaming News Archives - Page 4711Station Faces Lawsuit Over Sale2 July 2003
A shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Station Casinos Inc., saying its directors signed off on a `sweetheart deal’ in 2001 to sell a company subsidiary to a former Station executive and that a 2002 plan to extend the expiration date of executive stock options misled investors.
Tribe Ups the Ante2 July 2003
News Brief: Thumbing its nose at a restraining order by the state attorney general, the Shinnecock Indian Nation Monday broke ground on a 65,000- square-foot casino in Hampton Bays that state and federal officials say will never be allowed to open.
Maine Chamber of Commerce Funding Casino Study2 July 2003
The local chamber of commerce has agreed to spend up to $10,000 to fund a citizens committee studying the impact of a proposed $650 million Indian casino resort across from Sanford Regional Airport.
Gambling Case Just Continues to Grow2 July 2003
News Brief: An informant, a stronger state law and extra federal money apparently combined to launch an investigation and the arrest of several central Iowa men for illegal gambling.
Wynn Resorts Sells Notes, Stock Falls2 July 2003
Wynn Resorts Ltd. agreed Monday to sell $200 million in convertible notes to help finance a casino in Macau and for general corporate purposes.
Alliance Sells Slot Route2 July 2003
Las Vegas gambling company Alliance Gaming Corp. today said it's selling its big slot and video poker machine route operations as well as its Bally Wulff European manufacturing subsidiary.
Atlantic City Gamblers, Casinos to Pay More2 July 2003
News Brief: The $24.1 billion spending plan, adopted after months of partisan wrangling between lawmakers and a bitter fight between Gov. James E. McGreevey and the casinos, deals $90 million in tax increases to New Jersey's gambling industry.
Punters Reeling From Bookmaker Fraud2 July 2003
International News Brief: The collapse of London-based Burns Bookmakers has left punters reeling and the victims of major fraud.
McPherson Pleads No Contest2 July 2003
News Brief: Former Florida State quarterback Adrian McPherson pleaded no contest to gambling and theft charges Wednesday and will do community service, serve 90 days on a county work detail and be on probation for up to 30 months.
Trump Flip Flops on Slots2 July 2003
News Brief: Donald Trump, who lost a bid to put video slot machines at Aqueduct, now thinks it's such a bad idea that he took out a full-page ad decrying it.
Churchill Downs Uses Email Marketing2 July 2003
News Brief: Churchill Downs Incorporated is using ExactTarget Connect email marketing software to help fill its grandstands.
Local Expansions Impress Analysts2 July 2003
Wall Street analysts are generally bullish about the prospects of upscale rooms being added in Las Vegas between now and 2005.
Atlantic City: Bring on Borgata2 July 2003
Sure, Borgata's going to transform Atlantic City. But what's Borgata mean to Las Vegas, presumably unassailable in its position as the destination resort casino capital of the world?
Alaska Pull-Tab Operation Raided2 July 2003
News Brief: Authorities have raided a pull-tab operation owned by the Native Village of Barrow, fueling a long-simmering dispute between the state and village leaders who say they have a federal right to conduct gambling without an Alaska gaming permit.
Casino Worker Fired After Loanshark Probe2 July 2003
News Brief: A Montreal Casino employee who was questioned in connection with an alleged loansharking ring that police say was run out of the casino has been fired, the TVA television network reports.
Ameristar Casinos Win 114 Awards in Annual Reader Survey2 July 2003
Ameristar Casinos earned top honors in the annual Casino Player Best of Gaming reader survey, sweeping the state of Missouri for Best Casino and Best Overall Hotel/Casino with Ameristar St. Charles and Ameristar Kansas City, respectively.
Bally's Asks for Lease Concessions2 July 2003
News Brief: Saying that losses are mounting while revenue is dropping, officials with Bally's Casino are asking for lease concessions from the dockside gambling hall's landlord, the Orleans Levee Board.
Early Opening Hour Planned for Borgata2 July 2003
News Brief: Odds are, you'll have to get up pretty early to be there when the first dice roll at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
BetWWTS.com has Odds for July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest2 July 2003
With the `Super Bowl of competitive eating’ only days away, today BetWWTS.com released exclusive odds for the Fourth of July Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
GSA Releases New Version of SAS Gaming Machine Protocol2 July 2003
The Gaming Standards Association announces the immediate release of the GSA SAS 6.01 specification.
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