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Gaming News Archives - Page 5257FirstBingo.com Signs With IGL Gaming5 July 2001
Under the agreement, IGL Gaming will license FirstBingo's Pay-to-Play
software system and feature it on all 300 of IGL Gaming's sites.
Moody's Rates Argosy Gaming's Proposed $675 Million Borrowing5 July 2001
The rating agency gives the borrowing an investment-grade rating, with a stable outlook. Argosy will use most of the money to pay for the acquisition of the Empress riverboat casino and hotel in Joliet, Illinois, near Chicago.
Bridgeport Considers Casino5 July 2001
News Brief: The prospect of jobs and money has prompted Bridgeport, Connecticut’s City Council to consider backing a gambling casino proposed by the Golden Hill Paugussetts.
Battle Expected Over Slots at New York Casinos5 July 2001
News Brief: The agreement between New York Gov. Pataki and leaders of the Seneca Indian Nation to put casinos in Niagara Falls and Buffalo has to face the legal battle over slot machines.
Investors to Cash in on New Lithuanian Gaming Market5 July 2001
News Brief: Gambling operators are waiting for the state authorities to cut the bureaucratic red tape and finish nominating a commission that will be responsible for issuing licenses and supervising gambling establishments.
U.S. Developer Agrees to Build Casino in Mexico, If the Law Changes5 July 2001
News Brief: Nevada Palace Hotel and Casino agreed Wednesday to build a casino and luxury hotel in the border city of Reynosa, Mexico, even though laws lifting a ban on casinos have yet to be approved by Mexico's Congress.
Arizona Casino Patrons Unfazed by Ruling Against Indian Gaming5 July 2001
News Brief: Despite U.S. District Judge Robert Broomfield’s ruling that Arizona’s Indian gaming compacts is unconstitutional, the slots continued to hum at the state’s casinos.
Gaming Company to Buy Half of Evangeline Downs5 July 2001
News Brief: Peninsula Gaming, which owns the Diamond Jo casino in Iowa, agrees to acquire 50 percent of Evangeline Downs in Louisiana. The track will move to a new location and add slot machines.
Developer Plans Tower for Atlantic City Resort5 July 2001
Colony Capital, the new owner of Resorts, plans to spend $125 million for a new hotel tower. Resorts was the first casino-hotel in New Jersey.
Stratosphere Launches First Phase of $75 Million Expansion Project4 July 2001
The Stratosphere Casino will commemorate the opening of the first phase of its $75 million expansion project with a Fourth of July fireworks display Wednesday night.
On $200 and a 'Feeling,' Single Dad Wins $2.8 Million Casino Jackpot4 July 2001
News Brief: An unemployed single father walked away with a check for $2.8 million, after hitting the biggest casino jackpot in Minnesota.
Egypt Issues 'Millionaire' Fatwa4 July 2001
News Brief: Egypt's highest religious authority has condemned the local equivalent of the popular British game show `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' -- call it a form of gambling.
NCAA Gambling Ban Won't Pass, Says Nevada Senator3 July 2001
News Brief: Senator Harry Reid has stopped worrying about a ban on college sports betting being passed by Congress this year.
Woman Wins $1.2 Million Dollar Megajackpot3 July 2001
A lucky woman must feel like a million bucks after winning $1.2 million playing Wheel of Fortune Dollars at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland.
Australian Survey Tries to Identify Needs of Problem Gamblers3 July 2001
News Brief: In what is believed to be the first ever study of its kind, Canberra's problem gamblers are set to come face-to-face with researchers who will attempt to identify their individual needs.
Lottery Winner to Realize Dream of Buying a Race Horse3 July 2001
News Brief: Phil Partridge, a veteran of the UK bookmaking business and a past participant in syndicated horses, will use his National Lottery windfall to buy his own race horse and a greyhound.
HCI Takes Control of Online Gaming Systems3 July 2001
Affiliates of Hosken Consolidated Investment Limited have converted their ownership of Online Gaming Systems’ convertible preferred stock into common stock, giving HCI about 65 percent of the common stock.
Sun International Hotels Announces Majority Shareholder Restructuring3 July 2001
Sun International Hotels, which will change its name within a year, announces the restructuring of its majority shareholder, Sun International Investments Limited and the resolution of certain disagreements with SIIL, and certain of its shareholders.
CryptoLogic Adds Top Canadian Technology Officer To Management3 July 2001
CryptoLogic added one of Canada's top technology professionals to its management team with the appointment of Israel Ben-Ishai as Chief Technology Officer.
Michigan Voters Won't Get to Vote on Riverfront Casinos in Detroit3 July 2001
News Brief: The Michigan Court of Appeals says that a group fighting Detroit's riverfront casinos can't put a measure on the city's ballot that would allow residents to decide.
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