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Report: UK Lottery Could Be Camelot's Permanently

10 May 2002
International News Brief: The UK national lottery could become a permanent private monopoly for Camelot because no rival company has the resources to challenge it, the national audit office warns in a report today.
 

Casino Pays $65 Million to Tribal Members

10 May 2002
News Brief: The Western Washington's Puyallup tribal council voted to increase payments from revenue generated by casino, which will pay $65 million a year to the tribe's 2,700 members.
 

Truckstop Casinos: Delta Downs Slots Illegal

10 May 2002
News Brief: A group of truckstop casinos near Vinton, Louisiana, want the state Gaming Control Board to determine if 100 video poker machines at the Delta Downs slot-machine parlor are legal.
 

Infighting Keeps Slots Out of Maryland Tracks

9 May 2002
News Brief: The debate over the introduction of slot machines in Maryland is beginning to take shape among the state’s politicians as they jockey for position for upcoming elections, but the lack of unity among racing officials in the state could leave the industry left out of the potential riches.
 

Racing Exemption to Internet Bill in Danger

9 May 2002
News Brief: US Representative Chris Cannon (plans to offer an amendment that would strip horse racing’s exemption in a bill introduced by Representative Bob Goodlatte that bans Internet wagering during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee this week.
 

Missouri Ameristar Casino Goes Coinless

9 May 2002
Ameristar Casinos announces that its St. Charles casino has become the first property in Missouri to install `coinless gaming’ machines.
 

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $70 Million

9 May 2002
The largest lottery jackpot in the nation keeps getting bigger. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.
 

Michigan Lottery Offers New 'Golf & Cash' Instant Ticket

9 May 2002
The `Golf & Cash’ game features prizes for golfer including, Top-Flite golf merchandise including golf balls, sets of clubs with a bag and umbrella, and certificates for free rounds of golf at participating Michigan golf courses.
 

UK Florist Closes in on Record Soccer Bet

9 May 2002
A florist moved a step closer to winning nearly one million pounds (US$1.5 million) on Britain's most profitable soccer bet after Arsenal won the Premier League title.
 

King of Chip Thieves, Mob Underboss Added to Atlantic City Casino Exclusion List

9 May 2002
News Brief: An alleged Philadelphia mob underboss and the self-described `king of the casino chip thieves’ can no longer set foot inside any Atlantic City casino hotel, gaming regulators ruled Wednesday.
 

Disabled Widower Wins South African Lotto

9 May 2002
International News Brief: A disabled South African widower became a multi-millionaire on after his Lotto ticket matched the six winning numbers.
 

Two Charged in Illinois Gaming Raid

9 May 2002
News Brief: Charges were filed against two individuals in connection with a police crackdown on alleged gambling violations in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
 

Winning Gambler Tips Staff with Tinned Tomatoes

9 May 2002
International News Brief: A gambler who won a fortune at an Italian casino has tipped the staff there with 4,000 cans of tomatoes.
 

Arrest Within Hours of Foxwoods Holdup

9 May 2002
News Brief: A man was charged Wednesday with a robbing a private high-stakes gambling room at Foxwoods Resort Casino at gunpoint and making off with more than $250,000 worth of chips.
 

WWF Loses Logo, Net Domain

9 May 2002
News Brief: The World Wrestling Federation has lost the fight for the WWF logo and internet domain to the panda-friendly World Wildlife Fund.
 

Caribbean Gaming Conference Responds to Setbacks

9 May 2002
Caribbean Gaming & Hospitality Conference 2002 opens this June in San Juan, Puerto Rico with an aggressive response to the economic setback of the past eight months linked to global recession, the war on terrorism, and the drop-off in tourism.
 

Poker.com Reports Increase in Revenues

9 May 2002
Total revenues for the third quarter were $710,000, a new record for Poker.com, which represents a 57% increase compared to reported revenues for Q3 2001 of $452,000.
 

Concorde Gaming Reports Strong Q2 Profits

9 May 2002
For Q2 2002, Concorde Gaming reported net income of $475,130, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $324,145, or $0.01 per share, for Q2 2001. Revenue for the quarter was $5,554,507, an increase of 25.9%, compared to net revenue of $4,411,930 for Q2 2001.
 

Reno Casino Faces Rough Road to Success

9 May 2002
News Brief: Reno’s Siena Hotel Spa & Casino owner Barney Ng continues to lose money on the property he opened last July, but he hopes to break even this month and is entertaining the idea of a partner to fund property enhancements.
 

S&P Unlikely to Raise Sands Credit Rating

9 May 2002
Standard & Poor's says it is unlikely to assign a higher credit rating to Las Vegas Sands Inc., following the company's announcement of a $1.33 billion refinancing of its debt.
 


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