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Gaming News Archives - Page 5109Majestic Star Casino Reports Strong Q4, Year End Results25 March 2002
Majestic Star reports earnings for 2001 was $25.4 million, compared to $21.2 million in 2000, an increase of $4.2 million or 19.8%.
Slots Eclipsing Table Games25 March 2002
News Brief: Nationwide, slot earnings account for about 75 percent of casino revenue compared to 25 percent for table games.
Greece Bans All Electronic Games25 March 2002
International News Brief: A gambling scandal involving high officials of Greece’s Prime Minister Costas Simitis’ party has driven him to order a ban on all electronic arcade games, however innocent.
California Tribal Casino Bets on Trump25 March 2002
News Brief: Donald Trump has a deal to manage a casino for the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians near Coachella, California.
Boyd Has Advantage in Rhode Island Casino Fight25 March 2002
News Brief: Town officials are preparing to give Boyd Gaming and the Narragansett Indian Tribe exclusive rights to a casino in West Warwick, Rhode Island, even though state leaders are debating over a casino referendum.
Gambling Industry Takes Beating in Florida Legislature25 March 2002
News Brief: The Florida legislative session saw video lottery terminals fail and casino gambling in hotels ignored. A bill to expand the hours that card rooms operate at racetracks is likely to be vetoed by the governor.
South Out to Deal Blow to Video Poker25 March 2002
News Brief: Lawmakers and religious groups have teamed up to ban video poker machines in the Bible Belt and eliminate a popular pastime that has been labeled the crack cocaine of gambling.
Britain to Liberalize Gaming Laws25 March 2002
International News Brief: As casinos, bookies and bingo halls lick their lips at the prospect of the biggest liberalisation of gambling laws, others are preparing for the problems that may come with Britain’s gambling expansion.
Gambler Challenging Connecticut Tribal Court System25 March 2002
News Brief: A Massachusetts man who believes he was cheated out of a jackpot by a Connecticut casino has filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of overturning the sovereignty of Indian tribal courts.
Macau Bids In Trouble25 March 2002
International News Brief: The Macau government is on the verge of dumping two of the three successful applicants for casino licences and has told a rival operator to be ready to step in as a replacement.
Illinois Rejects MGM Mirage Deal25 March 2002
Illinois casino industry regulators have rejected a proposal by MGM Mirage to buy out the interest of a troubled Chicago-area investment group to build a long-planned riverboat project near O'Hare International Airport.
English Travel Agent Stole £14,000 ($19,965) to Pay Gambling Debts24 March 2002
International News Brief: A crooked travel agent, who stole money to pay gambling debts, was jailed for six months despite calls to spare him because Britain's prisons are too full.
The Man with the $2.8 Million Secret24 March 2002
News Brief: Bob Vaughan had won a whopping $2.8 million in the Maryland State Lottery, but he told his wife Gwen that he had won only $1,500 in order to surprise her.
Gambler Claimed Foodstamps Despite Winning $800,00024 March 2002
News Brief: Gordon Thomas Testa says he had no idea that he was required to report gambling winnings of nearly $800,000 while he was receiving food stamps.
Carpenter Who Won $18 Million in Lottery Retires24 March 2002
News Brief: An $18 million lottery jackpot speeded up Richard Hurd's plan to retire from his job as a carpenter at Western State Hospital.
NZ Church-Run Housie Can Lead to Gambling Hell24 March 2002
International News Brief: Pacific Island churches that run housie meetings have been accused of contributing to a socially destructive culture of gambling in New Zealand.
Canadian Province to Bring in 400 More VLTs in Face of Negative Report24 March 2002
News Brief: Gaming Minister Ron Osika called the increase `modest,' He said the VLTs are being brought in at the request of the hospitality industry.
Malaysian Hotels Beef Up Security to Check Gambling Activities24 March 2002
International News Brief: Malaysian hoteliers have beefed up security and introduced checklists to help prevent the use of their premises for gambling activities.
Bill for Simulcast Fund for Dog Racing Killed22 March 2002
News Brief: A bill that would have split significant amounts of money brought in from simulcasting between purses for dog racing and horse racing has been killed in the Colorado state legislature.
Sheik Prepares for Dubai World Cup22 March 2002
Sheik Mohammed al Maktoum stages his day at the races on Saturday, a six-race extravaganza in the desert highlighted by the $6 million Dubai World Cup.
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