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Gaming News Archives - Page 5250Interactive Solutions Licenses Casino and Sportsbook Software to Encore Software30 August 2001
Interactive Solutions has signed a five-year agreement to license software called TheBet and TheBook to Encore Software for use in Encore's upcoming retail software product, Vegas Fever Winner Takes All.
Penn National Purchases Colorado Casino Properties30 August 2001
Penn National Gaming will pay $6.5 million for the assets of the Bullwhackers Casino operations in Black Hawk, which is the largest of Colorado's three gaming venues.
Former South African Gambling Board Members Face Criminal Charges30 August 2001
News Brief: South Africa’s National Directorate of Public Prosecutions has been asked to lay criminal charges against former members of the Northern Province Gambling Board for corruption and contravening the government's regulations.
Bingo a Winner for South Carolina30 August 2001
News Brief: According to the South Carolina Department of Revenue , bingo games generate between $85 million and $92 million per year statewide.
Europe's Casinos Hope for Bonanza from New Euro30 August 2001
News Brief: About 550 of the larger casinos in the 12 countries to switch to the euro hope to benefit when the new common euro currency enters circulation on Jan. 1, 2002.
Columnist Jeff Haney: Bettors Have Their Pick of Football Contests29 August 2001
There are plenty of contests for football bettors at Las Vegas area casinos, and most of the entry fees are small.
Columnist Dean Juipe: NFL Bettors Can't Resist Win Totals29 August 2001
The most enticing futures bets, for tourists and wise guys alike, are the over-under wagers on NFL regular-season victory totals.
Playboycasino.com Open for Business29 August 2001
Online casino marks newest addition to Playboy internet gaming.
Michigan Lottery's Big Game Jackpot Skyrockets to $115 Million for the Friday, August 31 Drawing29 August 2001
Lottery officials announced that no winning ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers. This pushes the jackpot for August 31 to an estimated $115 million!
Indiana Lottery Offers Internet Entries for a "Second Chance' Drawing in Daily Games29 August 2001
According to supplier eLOT, the Indiana Hoosier Lottery is the first U.S. state lottery to offer a "Second Chance" drawing on the Internet for online lottery games, as opposed to instant games.
Chicago Area Ex-Mayor Admits to Taking Bribes to Ignore Gambling29 August 2001
News Brief: Former Stone Park Mayor Robert D. Natale admitted that from 1989 to 1994 he accepted monthly payments of $500 from the Chicago mob to overlook video gambling operations in the suburb.
Panel Urges Health Rules for Bus Drivers29 August 2001
News Brief: Group visits to casinos sometimes end tragically in bus crashes. An investigation into one such crash that killed 22 retirees found that the bus driver was not healthy and had previously been fired for using marijuana.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Extends Harrah's Management Contract To 200829 August 2001
Harrah’s announced that the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has extended the contract for Harrah's to manage the Nation’s Harrah’s Prairie Band Casino, 17 miles north of Topeka, Kansas, for an additional five years.
Federal Trade Commission Requests Additional Information from IGT and Anchor Gaming29 August 2001
International Game Technology and Anchor Gaming have each received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission in connection with IGT's pending acquisition of Anchor.
MGM Mirage Spending Big on Stock Buyback29 August 2001
Casino giant MGM Mirage announced today plans to buy back as many as 10 million shares of its own stock -- an investment worth some $290 million at today's stock price.
World Gaming in Dispute with NASDAQ29 August 2001
NASDAQ changes the trading symbol for World Gaming from WGMGY to WGMGE, to indicate that the company is late in filing its financial results. World Gaming disagrees.
Georgia Senate Bans Video Gambling29 August 2001
News Brief: The Georgia Senate unanimously endorsed a ban on video gambling Tuesday, sending the bill to the House, where it may get a less enthusiastic reception.
Group Forms to Fight Bills Banning Credit Cards for Net Gaming29 August 2001
The new PAC, freedomofchoice.org, will lobby against the many federal and state proposals that seek to attack Internet gaming by prohibiting the use of credit cards and other instruments of U.S. financial institutions.
Internet Gambling Ban Dies in California Legislature29 August 2001
Assemblyman Dario Frommer’s bill to ban online gambling in California had passed the Assembly but was killed by a state Senate committee Tuesday, in part because of opposition from Indian gaming interests.
Mississippi Casinos Fight Power Rate Increase29 August 2001
News Brief: Mississippi Power's planned 9.5 percent rate increase is facing opposition from Gulf Coast casinos.
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