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Gaming News Archives - Page 5225IG Crashes After Risks Go Sour28 May 2002
International News Brief: Shares in IG Group dived today after the spread-betting business was tripped up by taking more risk on to its own books.
Scientific Games Wins Kentucky Instant Ticket Contract28 May 2002
Scientific Games Corporation has been chosen as the primary supplier of instant tickets by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation. The contract's estimated value is $12.6 million over the initial term of three years.
LaserLock , AC Coin Sign Strategic Alliance28 May 2002
AC Coin & Slot and LaserLock Technologies Inc. have signed a strategic alliance to market slot tickets to Atlantic City casinos.
Georgia Court Reinstates Video Poker Ban28 May 2002
News Brief: The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a ban on video poker machines can be enforced, pushing gaming operators, who sent the machines here after South Carolina banned them, out of another Southern state.
BIA Official Blames Firing on Casino Politics28 May 2002
News Brief: The No. 2 official at the Bureau of Indian Affairs says he was fired due to the political influence of a tiny California Indian tribe that wants to build a $150 million casino near Sacramento.
Texas Court to Consider Legality of Video Games28 May 2002
News Brief: The Texas Supreme Court has announced it will take a look at when so-called `eight-liner’ video game machines are illegal under state gambling laws.
Midwestern Towns See Casinos as Sure Thing28 May 2002
News Brief: The Midwest casino boom is part of a broader diversification of the economy in a region long-dependent on dying industries that now increasingly relies on tourism and entertainment as necessary pillars.
Temporary Casino Construction Begins in California28 May 2002
News Brief: Construction has begun at the site of a temporary Indian casino slated to be built this year overlooking the Alexander Valley vineyards and the Russian River in Sonoma County, California.
UK Casino Boss Loses £4 Million Lawsuit28 May 2002
International News Brief: European judges have rejected a casino boss, Max Kingsley’s multi-million pound damages claim in damages for loss of salary and pension rights, and for `stress and frustration’.
Michigan Tribal Leaders Angry with Wall Street Journal Article28 May 2002
Tribal leaders of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association were stunned and appalled with a Wall Street Journal article that they allege is full of factual errors and biased journalism.
Israel Casino Planes Given Green Light28 May 2002
International News Brief: Israel has given the go-ahead to `flying casinos’ which will allow gamblers to board a jet and get around the country's tough gaming laws by leaving Israeli air space.
Mega Millions Trailing Ohio's Super Lotto Plus28 May 2002
News Brief: The Ohio Lottery's Super Lotto Plus game is selling more tickets in the state than the recently introduced multistate Mega Millions game, which has much bigger jackpots.
Michigan Considers Sunday Lottery Drawings28 May 2002
News Brief: Faced with a money crunch expected to last at least through 2004, state lawmakers and budget officials are considering legalizing Sunday lottery drawings.
Online Keno Begins Today in Missouri28 May 2002
News Brief: The Missouri Lottery will roll out its newest game -- online keno, modeled on the high-speed Las Vegas version.
Court Shuts down Cyberscam Permanently28 May 2002
A court has ordered the perpetrator of an Internet scheme to halt his illegal practice of using copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and hold them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads.
007 to Promote World Cup27 May 2002
International News Brief: Roger Moore, best known for his movie roles as the international secret agent James Bond, will attend the World Cup's opening ceremony as Seoul's goodwill ambassador.
Buzz Daly: Kudos to UK Sporting Bet's Tax Campaign27 May 2002
With typical British civility and understatement, U.K.-based Sportingbet Plc has launched a major campaign in the U.S. to raise the consciousness of our government and media regarding the issue of Internet gambling by Americans.
$22.6 Million Megabucks Hits at Bally's Las Vegas27 May 2002
A 74-year old Covina, Calif. woman hit the third largest slot machine jackpot ever Monday at Bally's Casino on the Las Vegas Strip
Gambling Allowed on U.S. Military Bases27 May 2002
News Brief: Gambling operations are the major source of funds for some operations of the U.S. military
Canadian Mayor Donates Winnings27 May 2002
News Brief: Fruitvale, B.C’s Mayor Libby Nelson donate the $100,000 jackpot she won in a fundraising lottery to help pay off the debt on a local community hall.
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