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Gaming News Archives - Page 4879Borgata Raises Bar for Atlantic City Casinos4 July 2003
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – As reported by the Associated Press: “At the Sands Casino Hotel, it's scantily clad dancers gyrating on raised platforms in the middle of the casino floor. Arizona Lottery Reports Record Sales4 July 2003
News Brief: A whopping Powerball jackpot last December and strong player interest in scratch-off tickets helped propel the Arizona Lottery to record sales in the fiscal year that ended June 30, officials said Thursday.
Montana Conference Explores Indian Gaming Issues4 July 2003
News Brief: The Indian Gaming Symposium looked at Indian gaming issues including the disparity between urban and rural gaming tribes.
Borgata Bets on High Tech to Woo Gamblers4 July 2003
News Brief: Somebody has to pay for all that marble and those hand-blown glass chandeliers. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is betting that gamblers will lose enough money on the casino floor to foot the bill and then some.
Connecticut Video Lottery Supporters Hopeful4 July 2003
News Brief: With every day that Connecticut legislators and the governor fail to agree on a state budget, the gambling industry is hoping one sure-bet revenue producer sounds a little more desirable.
India's Lottery Seeks Insurance4 July 2003
International News Brief: Corporate India’s online lottery industry want to take insurance covers against jackpot prizes, thereby ensuring that it’s not they who cough up the winnings.
William Hill Flags a Record Year4 July 2003
International News Brief: William Hill , the second largest operator of betting shops in the U.K., said Friday it has seen record trading over the past six months and could see a full year `materially ahead’ of forecasts.
Magna Entertainment Appoints New CFO3 July 2003
Magna Entertainment reports the appointment of Blake Tohana as an Executive Vice-President and its new Chief Financial Officer.
Letter Carrier Wins $183 Million Jackpot3 July 2003
News Brief: Bernadette Gietka was the only winner in the $183 million jackpot drawing for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game June 20.
Analysts Confident in Las Vegas3 July 2003
Wall Street analysts are generally bullish about the prospects of upscale rooms being added in Las Vegas between now and 2005.
Borgata Opens, Aims for Hipper, Younger Crowd3 July 2003
News Brief: With a pinch of Vegas attitude, a slew of high-tech gadgetry and some amorous accents, the first new Atlantic City casino in 13 years opened its doors.
Irish Racing Attendance Up3 July 2003
International News Brief: Figures from Horse Racing Ireland, the national authority for the sport, show attendances at Irish race meetings grew by 13% to 542,959 in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year.
Atlantic City Revenue Up for June3 July 2003
News Brief: In the final month before Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa alters the performance of perhaps every casino in town for months to come, the gaming industry reported a 2.6 percent gain in June gross gambling revenue.
New Slot Route Owner to Retain Employees3 July 2003
The Montana company purchasing United Coin Machine Co. from slot manufacturer Alliance Gaming Corp. said it expects to retain all of the 600 or so workers employed by United Coin, Nevada's largest slot route operator.
MGM Mirage Recognized for Diversity Initiatives3 July 2003
Las Vegas-based casino resort operator MGM Mirage is being recognized by Fortune magazine as one of "America's 50 Best Companies for Minorities."
Chick Tac Dough on Tour3 July 2003
News Brief: Pearl the chicken, whose trainers claim she is an expert at the art of Tic Tac Toe, is in Mississippi the rest of the month and gave Isle of Capri customers a run for their money on Wednesday.
UK Bookmakers Mysteriously Closes3 July 2003
International News Brief: Punters fear they may have lost thousands of pounds after a Temple Fortune bookmakers mysteriously closed last week.
Washington State Tribe Seeks Approval for Casino3 July 2003
News Brief: Cowlitz Tribe members plan to seek federal approval for possible construction of a casino at the La Center junction on Interstate 5, a tribal official says.
Connecticut Casino Workers' Housing Criticized3 July 2003
News Brief: New London City Manager Richard Brown says Mitchell College is `acting as a hotel’ by housing college students from Poland who are working at Mohegan Sun.
Philippine Gaming Company Opens New Luxury Casino3 July 2003
International News Brief: From a casino game enterprise, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is slowly entering the business of providing topnotch entertainment with the new Casino Filipino in Angeles City, Pampanga.
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