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Gaming News Archives - Page 5043Atlantic City Round-up10 June 2002
News and views from Atlantic City in a week that saw AC casinos chalk up their seventh straight
month of revenue increases in May, and three low-level casino employees agree to
20-day license suspensions and $250 fines to settle
charges that they violated the state law against casino
gambling under age 21.
A Day Before the Big Race, 10 Are Arrested in Raids on 6 Brooklyn Horse-Betting Parlors10 June 2002
News Brief: Detectives raided six illegal horse-betting parlors in Brooklyn on Friday, a day before the Belmont Stakes.
Missouri Casino Lab Targets Cheaters10 June 2002
News Brief: In operation for about a year, the casino laboratory of the Missouri Gaming Commission shows state troopers, commission auditors, and others how to catch unscrupulous gamblers.
Columnist: Baffert a Master at Manipulating Media7 June 2002
Here’s a tip. Don’t pay much attention to anything trainer Bob Baffert has said in regard to Saturday’s Belmont.
Powerball Tickets On Sale in Pennsylvania June 277 June 2002
Pennsylvania will become the 23rd jurisdiction to participate in the multi-state jackpot lotto game, Powerball, when tickets for the game go on sale there on June 27th.
Downtown Hotels Want Out of Health Plan7 June 2002
Downtown Las Vegas hotels, saying they're strapped for cash, are proposing to pullout of the Culinary Union's health plan and switch employees to company medical insurance to save millions of dollars.
Lottery Winner Drops From Sight7 June 2002
News Brief: With $39 million securely stashed in her bank account, the 20-year-old lottery winner, Erika Greene, has slipped out of sight.
IRS Wants Cut of Belmont Stake Winnings7 June 2002
News Brief: Racing fans handed over a couple of dollars or more to bookmakers, legal and not so legal, hoping to cash in on a pony's performance. These wagers spotlight a persistent Internal Revenue Service problem: tracking and taxing gambling winnings.
Jackpot Winner Thanks Late Mom7 June 2002
News Brief: A $43 million Powerball winner is thanking her mother, who died two years ago, for a jackpot that came from a ticket bought on Mother’s Day.
Global Cash Access Signs New Contracts7 June 2002
Fourteen properties have recently signed contracts to use the innovative products and services of Global Cash Access.
Canterbury Park Announces Special Cash Dividend7 June 2002
Canterbury Park Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $.25 per share of common stock payable to shareholders of record on June 28, 2002.
International Lottery & Totalizator Systems Ship Terminals to India7 June 2002
ILTS will be shipping additional lottery terminals to India. The order is valued at approximately $4.35 million.
Isle of Capri Chooses Axcess Slot Security System7 June 2002
Isle of Capri is first casino to wirelessly tag slot machine keys to avoid costly security breeches and re-keying; system details shared with 14 other Capri properties.
Mikohn Gaming Names New President, COO7 June 2002
Mikohn Gaming reports that Russel H. McMeekin will join the company as president and chief operating officer effective mid-August 2002.
Lakes Gaming, Inc. Changes Name to 'Lakes Entertainment, Inc.'7 June 2002
Lakes Gaming, Inc. announces the change of its corporate name to `Lakes Entertainment, Inc.’ as approved by shareholder vote at the annual meeting of shareholders held June 5, 2002.
World Gaming Announces Management and Board Changes7 June 2002
World Gaming reports changes to its Board of Directors and executive team to make way for new team members with a European focus.
JCC Holding Announces Automatic Disqualification of Two Directors7 June 2002
JCC Holding has determined that two of its directors, Mr. Philip Satre and Mr. Anthony Sanfilippo, do not meet certain requirements to continue on as members of the board of directors of JCC Holding Company.
New Mississippi Casino Seeks Approval7 June 2002
The riverboat Biloxi Queen has docked at Clay Point in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the owners prepare applications to open a new casino on the Gulf Coast.
Emerald Hearing Advances With Agent's Testimony7 June 2002
News Brief: The Emerald casino hearing proceeds with the testimony of the lead Illinois Gaming Board agent on the case.
Florida Lottery Dispute Remains Unsettled7 June 2002
News Brief: The Florida Supreme Court has decided not to take a case involving a long-running dispute between two lottery machine companies, GTECH and Automated Wagering International, putting the lottery's contract with a major vendor in question.
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