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Gaming News Archives - Page 4739Champing at Bit to Resume Horse Racing in Iraq28 May 2003
International News Brief: Despite the damage done by war and looting at the track outside Baghdad, officials are betting on reopening early next month.
Manitoba Casinos May Be Exempt from Smoking Ban28 May 2003
News Brief: Manitoba Premier, Gary Doer, has left a door open to allow smoking in casinos after the rest of the city is forced to butt out on July 1.
Australian Coroner Recommends New Gambling Measures28 May 2003
International News Brief: A Victorian coroner has recommended new measures to ensure children are not left alone in cars at gambling venues.
Shuffle Master Reports Earnings Jump28 May 2003
Shuffle Master reported increases in profit and revenue on strong sales of its core card shuffler business as well as new product offerings, the company said.
Aztar Offers Share Sale Program28 May 2003
Aztar Corp., the owner of the Tropicana resort in Las Vegas, has begun an `odd lot’ purchase program in which shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock may sell all of their shares to the company.
Texas Lottery Measure Advances28 May 2003
Texans could soon play big-payout, multistate Powerball under legislation given preliminary approval Tuesday evening by the Texas House.
Russian SARS Scare Keeps Chinese Gamblers Away28 May 2003
International News Brief: Chinese gamblers are staying away from Blagoveshchensk’s casinos due to an alleged case of SARS in. the Russian casino town.
UK Lottery Suffers Biggest Sales Slump28 May 2003
International News Brief: The main national lottery draw has experienced its worst fall in sales, its operator Camelot confirmed today.
WNBA Bets on Casino28 May 2003
About 30,000 people pass through those Mohegan Sun’s doors each day, and the WNBA is hoping women's basketball fans will be among them.
Mirage Employee Admits to Lying28 May 2003
A former Mirage employee in charge of filing required forms on large cash transactions with the federal government admitted he lied to his supervisors about having mailed the forms to hide the fact that he was months behind, investigators say.
Hong Kong Soccer Betting Proposal Criticized28 May 2003
International News Brief: Education groups criticized Hong Kong's proposal to legalize betting on soccer matches which the government hopes will curb illegal bookmakers and boost tax revenues.
Maltese National Lottery Scrapped28 May 2003
International News Brief: The National Lottery in Malta is to be scrapped after 55 years, as it has been losing money for the past three years.
Connecticut Tribe to Build Casino Despite Lawsuit28 May 2003
News Brief: The Eastern Pequots will build a casino in southeastern Connecticut without Donald Trump and despite the lawsuit he's expected to file today, according to Southport businessman David A. Rosow.
New Jersey Assembly Waits to Meet Casinos28 May 2003
News Brief: The chairman of the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee said Tuesday the casino industry is running out of time to meet with lawmakers and offer alternatives to a proposed tax hike on casino revenue.
Afri-Sun Donates to Schools28 May 2003
International News Brief: Casino franchise Afri-Sun has given the KwaZulu-Natal education department R1,7 million for the construction of 42 classrooms in schools in the rural parts of the province.
Wrong Suspects Arrested in Casino Robbery28 May 2003
News Brief: Authorities have cleared two suspects of charges related to the May 9 robbery of Isle of Capri Casino in Lula, Mississippi, and arrested two other men.
Trump Sues Connecticut Tribe28 May 2003
News Brief: A lawyer for Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will file a lawsuit in Superior Court today against the Eastern Pequot tribe and its financial investors.
New York Track Looks to Terminals by Year's End28 May 2003
News Brief: Batavia Downs might have video lottery terminals by the end of the year, possibly ending two seasons of seven-figure losses at the harness race track.
Massachusetts Senators Eye Slots28 May 2003
News Brief: Massachusetts senators are finalizing a proposal to establish slot machine gambling at several sites in the state, a measure that could also clear the way by year's end for a full-scale Indian casino.
Israel Municipality Completes Casino Proposal28 May 2003
International News Brief: It is reported that the Eilat municipality recent completed a plan for a casino in the town and sent it to Israel’s Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu.
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