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Gaming News Archives - Page 5301Mohegan Sun Gambles on Expansion19 April 2002
News Brief: With the opening of a hotel next week, Mohegan Sun is now pressing to diversify beyond gambling and move into the potentially lucrative business of staging conferences, trade shows, and regional meetings.
Illinois Gaming Board Changes Again19 April 2002
News Brief: Another Illinois Gaming Board member has left, leaving only the chairman as the only member of the original board that rejected the Emerald Casino’s license request.
Oklahoma Tribe Continues Drive to Open Kansas Casino19 April 2002
News Brief: Mobile buildings that Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma plans to link together for use as a temporary casino have been moved into the Kansas City, Kansas, downtown area.
Miami Tribe Eyes Indiana Casino Site19 April 2002
News Brief: Evidently abandoning its efforts to build a casino resort in Illinois, the Miami Indian Tribe of Oklahoma has shifted its efforts toward one in Gary, Indiana.
MGAM Suing For Class II Designation for Games19 April 2002
Multimedia Games has filed a lawsuit, against the National Indian Gaming Commission, seeking a declaration that two of its most popular versions of the MegaNanza series of games are Class II games and therefore can be operated legally on Indian land.
Harrah's Entertainment Responds To 'Frivolous' JCC Holding Lawsuit19 April 2002
According to Harrah’s CEO, the JCC Holding Company lawsuit against Harrah’s Entertainment, `is the latest attempt by JCC Holding management to entrench themselves at the expense of JCC shareholders.’
Winning Systems for Baseball18 April 2002
Betting baseball is more of a black art, where coming up with the winning pick means understanding what determines a line and finding opportunities to take advantage of it.
British Bookmakers Sign Historic Deal18 April 2002
International News Brief: Britain's leading bookmakers have signed a five-year deal that could be worth $863,760,000 to the racing industry for use of the British Horseracing Board's commercial `runners and riders’ data in their high street betting shops.
Emerald Downs Set To Open Friday18 April 2002
News Brief; Auburn, Washington’s Emerald Downs begins its seventh season of live racing on Friday.
Jackpot Madness Launches Major Millions18 April 2002
Jackpot Madness is launching Major Millions, the biggest progressive game ever on the Internet. Starting at $250,000, Major Millions is expected to be the first online slot machine to pay out $1,000,000.
Billy Connolly Stars in New U.K. Lottery Promotions18 April 2002
International News Brief: Billy Connolly will become the new public face of the National Lottery when it relaunches next month.
Greektown Casino Voted 'Michigan's Best 2002'18 April 2002
Greektown Casino is Michigan's best gaming entertainment destination, according to The Detroit News `Michigan's Best 2002' readers' poll.
Aztar Launches $225 Million Atlantic City Tropicana Expansion18 April 2002
The Tropicana Casino expansion will include a new hotel tower, dining, entertainment and retail complex, and convention center.
Georgia Woman One of Three Big Game Winners18 April 2002
News Brief: Erika Greene, 20, a warehouse worker who had never bought lottery tickets before this week, had on of the three winning tickets in the $331-million Big Game jackpot.
Boyd Gaming Reports Record Q1 Results18 April 2002
Boyd reports net revenues in the first quarter 2002 were a record $303 million versus $280 million last year.
Panel: Atlantic City Casinos Need More Rooms to Survive18 April 2002
News Brief: With new competition on the horizon in New York, the city's casinos must expand hotel capacity if they expect to continue to `survive and thrive,” industry leaders said during a panel discussion about economic development in the resort.
Park Place Details Compensation Packages18 April 2002
Park Place Entertainment announced Wednesday details of compensation packages given to its six top executives for their work in 2001, including bonuses totaling $2.1 million. The bonuses were paid despite the company's layoffs of 2,100 workers last fall.
Casino Executives Eye Expansion18 April 2002
Casino executives are carefully watching the expansion of gambling in both the US and the UK.
Black Hawk Gaming Market Grows18 April 2002
The Black Hawk, Colorado gaming market grew approximately 12% in March 2002 to $46.9 million compared to $41.9 million in March 2001.
Mikohn Gaming Awarded British Columbia Contracts18 April 2002
Mikohn has been awarded a contract from British Columbia Lotteries Corporation to install the MoneyTime Slot Bonusing system in 11 casinos throughout the Canadian province.
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