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Gaming News Archives - Page 4927Chick 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.
Powerball Jackpot Soars to $200 Million3 July 2003
Lottery players across the nation will be celebrating the holiday weekend with fireworks, picnics, and Powerball.
Borgata Hotel Casino Opens in Atlantic City3 July 2003
Boyd Gaming Corporation reports today that Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa opened at midnight.
Pennsylvania Lottery Sales Top $2.1 Billion3 July 2003
The Pennsylvania Lottery had record sales of $2,132,980,838 in fiscal 2002-03, topping the old record of $1,934,163,882, set in 2001-02, by 10.3 percent.
Penn National Gaming Adds Slots at Charles Town Races3 July 2003
Penn National Gaming reports that it has added 723 slot machines at the company's Charles Town Races & Slots facility in West Virginia.
Cultures Clash Over California Casino3 July 2003
News Brief: The controversy over a proposed Sonoma County casino pits the 580 members of an Indian tribe native to the region and their union backers against environmentalists and locals, who fear an invasion of outsiders whose tastes run more to beer nuts than Brie.
Aussie Casino Lets Punters Get the Drop on Addiction2 July 2003
International News Brief: Australia's Crown Casino has become the world's first to allow gamblers to set their own daily loss limits.
Chips Down Forever for Neglectful Parents2 July 2003
International News Brief: Parents who leave their children unattended at Sun International casinos, including GrandWest near Cape Town, are facing immediate life bans.
New Jersey Casino School is Serious Business2 July 2003
News Brief: It's got course offerings like Poker and Blackjack and a mock casino on campus, but don't mistake Atlantic Cape Community College for a party school. The games are serious business at the publicly funded college, which is at the epicenter of East Coast gambling.
Gambling Link in Law Murder Case2 July 2003
International News Brief: A law clerk charged with murdering his boss was using their clients' money to fund high-rolling gamblers at the casino, a court heard yesterday.
Retired Teacher Wins $1.6 Million Slot Jackpot2 July 2003
News Brief: A 71-year-old retired schoolteacher won $1.6 million dollars on the Wheel of Fortune $5 progressive slot machine at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.
Apology to Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman Runs in National Newspaper2 July 2003
News Brief: Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman made sure it did not go unnoticed that a New York publishing company apologized to him over a book that claimed he attended a meeting in which the killing of a federal judge was plotted.
Pinnacle Appoints New VP of Operations2 July 2003
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports the appointment of Sarah Lee Tucker as the company's Vice President of Operations.
New Zealand has More Pokies, Fewer Venues2 July 2003
International News Brief: Thousands more pokie machines are in New Zealand pubs and clubs than a year ago, but they are spread over fewer sites and controlled by fewer gaming machine societies.
Moody's Optimistic on Mandalay, Venetian2 July 2003
Moody's Investors Service says business trends appear to be strong for two big Las Vegas casino resort operators.
Former Kansas City Police Chief Tapped to Lead State's Gaming Commission2 July 2003
News Brief: Former Kansas City Police Chief Floyd O. Bartch has been appointed by Gov. Bob Holden as chairman of the Missouri Gaming Commission.
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