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Gaming News Archives - Page 5259Voters, Mississippi Officials Reject New Indian Casino29 June 2001
News Brief: Tishomingo County supervisors voted today to reject plans by the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana to build a $100 million casino in the northeast Mississippi county.
Suspects Say Poker is a Game of Skill, Not Chance29 June 2001
Attorneys for 10 Ohio gambling suspects, charged with operating a gambling house and illegal gambling, claim their clients are innocent because poker is a game of skill, not chance.
Australia Passes Bill That Bans Majority of Internet Gambling29 June 2001
The Senate has finally passed the Government's controversial interactive gambling bill, and makes it unlawful for illegal providers to enforce internet gambling debts. Online sports, race and lottery betting are spared.
Columnist Buzz Daly: Sports Book Scene28 June 2001
Some Las Vegas bet shops, notably the locals-oriented Coast Resorts and Station Casinos, are bucking the trend of the big Strip properties that have made sports betting irrelevant.
MDI Bottles Up Hot & Spicy Tabasco License28 June 2001
The Wisconsin Lottery will become the first in the world to fire up a Tabasco instant game when it goes on sale this week, and seven other lotteries already have similar games under consideration.
World Gaming Providing Fraud Detection to Online Gaming Industry28 June 2001
World Gaming offers its licensees and partners "the most powerful weapon against online credit card fraud available."
VendingData Corp. Secures $9.4 Million in Funding28 June 2001
The funding will provide working capital and will allow VendingData to eliminate short-term debt.
Harrah's Entertainment and Australia's TABCORP Expand Strategic Alliance28 June 2001
Harrah's and TABCORP Holdings announced today their casino services consulting agreement has been extended until January 2005.
Bingo.com Signs Deal with Provider of Broadband Access to China28 June 2001
Bingo.com has signed a letter of intent to license its Pay for Play software to WARP Cybertech Ltd., a provider of broadband access to China.
GTECH Signs Contract With Loterie Nationale in Luxembourg28 June 2001
GTECH will install an instant-ticket system in December 2001 and expects to launch online games in September 2002.
UWIN Announces Record Q4 & Fiscal Year 2001 Results28 June 2001
Net income for the fiscal year 2001 increased to $5,432,701 or $0.48 per share compared to $796,730 or $0.06 per share for fiscal year 2000.
Penn National Gaming Adds Gaming Industry Veterans to Management Team28 June 2001
Penn National Gaming appoints William Clifford to the Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer position and John Rauen has been appointed Vice President of Operations.
Microgaming Shuts Down Tropika Casinos28 June 2001
Fairplay and other casinos operated by Tropika have not paid winning players. Microgaming, which supplied the casino software, has terminated its licensing agreement for the sites and will fund the valid claims of players.
Lawmaker Sues to Block Expansion of Powerball Lottery28 June 2001
Two months before Powerball tickets are set to go on sale in Colorado, a state senator has filed a lawsuit to block the multistate lottery.
Missouri Commission Approves Casino Boat Merger28 June 2001
News Brief: Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos won unanimous approval from the Missouri Gaming Commission for its longstanding plan to merge the two floating barges into one of the nation's largest casino floors.
Hong Kong Wrestles with Soccer Betting28 June 2001
The only legal gambling in Hong Kong is on horse races and a lottery. But the rapid increase in soccer betting, especially over the Internet, is challenging the old system, as a new government paper documents.
Ameristar Kansas City Gets Approval to Consolidate Casinos27 June 2001
The company says the consolidation, due for completion in September, will provide additional excitement to its customers. It will also save the company extra admission tax payments on customers who currently enter both casinos.
Welsh Bingo-Lover's Number is up27 June 2001
News Brief: Magistrates have heard how a gambling grandmother stole from her friends to feed her addiction to bingo.
Aussie Mates Fight Over $1m Casino Win27 June 2001
News Brief: An Australian Supreme Court judge yesterday granted an injunction to Steven Kustura to stop former friend Walter Outjers spending $500,000 that Mr Kustura claims should be his.
Greyhound Increases Schedules to Atlantic City27 June 2001
Starting today, Greyhound Lines, has increased its Lucky Streak casino service to take more passengers from New York City and Philadelphia to Atlantic City casinos.
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