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Gaming News Archives - Page 5270Quebec's Cutting of VLTs Criticized31 May 2001
News Brief: Critics say that Quebec’s chopping of the number of video lottery terminals to attack compulsive gambling is a desperate and toothless political response to a situation spiralling out of control.
Quarter Horses Will Race Thoroughbreds in the Summit of Speed at Calder Track30 May 2001
`Quarter Horse vs. Thoroughbred Challenge,' a half-mile race pitting
four Thoroughbreds against four American Quarter Horses in a
$25,000-guaranteed race, is scheduled for Calder's second running of the Summit of Speed on July 14.
Bellagio, Mirage Poker Rooms Going Smokeless30 May 2001
Smoking is coming to an end at two of Las Vegas' busiest poker rooms, in the Mirage and Bellagio megaresorts.
Louisiana Official Accused in Theft30 May 2001
A state Office of Motor Vehicles supervisor was arrested Tuesday, accused of taking $5,600 in cash from an office safe and losing it all at riverboat casinos over the weekend.
Cryptologic Expands Into New Poker Market30 May 2001
CryptoLogic plans to expand its suite of online gaming products with multiplayer interactive poker technology.
A New Era Breaks From the Starting Gate -- Daily Racing Form Proclaims30 May 2001
The Daily Racing Form, which has covered thoroughbred racing since 1894, unveils its re-designed Web site.
AlphaTrade Teams up with Grand Central Sportsbook30 May 2001
AlphaTrade.com has signed reciprocal marketing agreements with Grand Central Sportsbook, one of the leading sports and race book sites on the Internet.
dot com Entertainment Sells Bingo Software to British Virgin Islands Operator30 May 2001
dot com has entered into a license agreement with Helix International to deliver and install a complete Internet Bingo system.
Chinese Official Executed for Gambling with Government Money30 May 2001
News Brief: Reports from China say an official has been executed for gambling away millions of dollars of public funds.
Aloha Casino Finally Pays Off Jackpot Winner30 May 2001
It took 47 days for Christine Dafcik to get the money she won on an online progressive slot machine. The Online Players Association and Aloha’s software supplier, Unified Gaming, intervened in the case.
Jamaican Gambling Regulator Resigns30 May 2001
A government minister who was responsible for overseeing the Jamaican gambling industry resigned, after newspaper reports said he wrote bad checks while playing slot machines.
GalaxiWorld.com Wins Appeal in Civil Case30 May 2001
Former shareholders had been awarded $22 million, but a U.S. appeals court reverses the default judgment.
Alliance Gaming Sues Web Site Operator over Domain Name30 May 2001
Alliance, a Las Vegas slot machine maker and operator of slots in non-casino venues, says the defendant's Web sites threaten Alliance's gaming license. The defendant says he registered the domain name before he ever heard of Alliance Gaming.
Emerald Lobbies Illinois Gaming Board for Approval of $5 million Loan30 May 2001
News Brief: Caught up in a costly legal fight to salvage its plan for a casino in Rosemont, Emerald Casino will ask the Illinois Gaming Board to let an investor lend the company as much as $5 million.
Californian Indicted in Alleged Gaming Scam30 May 2001
News Brief: A federal grand jury in San Jose indicted the founder of Junglegames.com. He allegedly duped investors out of $4 million in a bogus gambling venture.
Garden State Park Closes Doors29 May 2001
News Brief: Garden State Park, which once attracted the best horses in racing but couldn't compete with casino gambling, lotteries and other tracks, was to close its doors for good Tuesday after holding its final simulcasting session.
BGI Introduces the Donation Station29 May 2001
The Donation Machine accepts cash donations with a promotional sweepstakes attached as a marketing tool providing the Charities with an alternative fund raising program.
New U.K. Terminals for Ladbrokes29 May 2001
Cyberview Technology and Ladbrokes Racing have signed a contract for the deployment of a new generation of fully downloadable, touch-screen fixed odds betting terminals.
Oz Burswood Casino Shares Soar in Wake of Packer Interest29 May 2001
News Brief: Reports that Australia's richest man Kerry Packer has bought a stake in Burswood Casino have pushed the company's share price to a five week high.
Arab Conflict Hits Casino29 May 2001
News Brief: Casinos Austria blames decreased profits on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
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