Jay-Z pulls out of casino projectWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:02AMRap mogul Jay-Z has scrapped plans to invest in a new racetrack casino project in New York after state officials allegedly ordered all the backers to hand over detailed records of their finances.
Jay-Z pulls out of casino projectWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:56AMRap mogul Jay-Z has scrapped plans to invest in a new racetrack casino project in New York after state officials allegedly ordered all the backers to hand over detailed records...
Gaming Control Board must balance cuts with its reputation, oversight missionWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:02AMThe recession has slashed casino profits and taxes, and it has made the job of regulating Nevada’s casino industry tougher. So legislators said they worried about how budget cuts would affect Nevada’s reputation for casino regulation.
Twin River aid deal urgedTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:30PMGovernor Carcieri's consultants paint bleak picture of state's future if subsidies denied
Public hearing on table games setTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15PMA public hearing is scheduled for March 24 to allow the public to comment about plans for table games at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course that will generate 439 jobs.
Monmouth Park plans compact scheduleTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:59PMOCEANPORT — Local thoroughbred racing stables that are unable to upgrade the caliber of their stock could be squeezed out of business by stronger stables at the revamped Monmouth Park meet this season, track and industry officials said on Tuesday.
Floyd Flake Pulls Out Of Aqueduct Racetrack DealTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:44PMInfluential Queens minister Floyd Flake pulling out of a bid to bring thousands of video slot machines to the Aqueduct racetrack today, amid reports that the project may be falling apart all together.
Jay-Z, Others Quit Winning Aqueduct Racino Bid Co.Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:50PMAnother scandalous development has engulfed beleaguered Gov. David Paterson. As an investigation into the governor's decision to award the Aqueduct racino contract to a politically connected firm heats up, key shareholders, including Jay-Z, are quitting the deal. Several high-profile shareholders in Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which won the multi-million dollar contract to install slot ...
Are intentionally addictive games really so creepy?Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:33PMThe author, David Wong, accuses MMO developers of using the principles of behavioral psychology to keep players playing (and paying subscription fees) despite offering little fun or competition.
Union sues to stop tax breaks for A.C. casinoTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:16PMAn Atlantic City casino workers union filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to let the public vote on whether a new mega-casino should get $300 million in state tax
House prepares local aid cutTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:59PMHouse leaders prepared members in a closed session Tuesday for a politically unpleasant effort to reduce state aid to cities and towns in the budget proposal expected to emerge in mid-April.
Atlantic City casino workers union wants public say on casino's tax breakTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:37PMJerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerA 2002 aerial file photo of Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY -- An Atlantic City casino workers union filed a lawsuit today seeking to let the public vote on whether a new mega-casino should get $300 million in state...
Sale of AC's Tropicana Casino to Icahn completedMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:30PMATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It took more than two years, nearly $12 million in fees to lawyers and others and a billionaire's bargain-basement bid, but the Tropicana Casino and Resort has been salvaged by its sale to Carl Icahn.
Caprio: No casino bailoutMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:16PMThe general treasurer says the state should not pick up any more of Twin River's expenses
Jefferson County gets more money in House road planMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:07PMThe House budget committee on Monday passed a state highway construction plan that would add about $40 million for projects in Jefferson County over the next two years compared with the plan proposed earlier this year by the Beshear administration.
Anti-Gambling Task Force Appeals To State Supreme CourtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:47PMJohn Tyson, Jr. is appealing Circuit Court Judge Tom Young’s ruling that prevents the Task Force from raiding VictoryLand, the state's largest casino. more
Adult sports, arts lose grantsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:33PMAn overhauled grant program will restrict non-profit sports and arts organizations to use B.C. government gambling revenues for young people and the disabled. Wildlife rescue and other environmental organizations will have to raise their own funds to keep going, as will sports a
800 slot machines destroyed by copsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:10PMJOHOR BARU: The police have rounded up and destroyed more than 800 illegal slot machines worth more than RM600,000 following several raids in the Seri Alam area here.
Penn National Gaming to Acquire Beulah Park in OhioMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:29AMWYOMISSING, Pa. & GROVE CITY, Ohio----Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Beulah Park in Grove City, Ohio, located approximately seven miles south of Columbus, Ohio, from Heartland Jockey Club Ltd.
Don McNay: "Can't Lose" Business InvestmentsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:12AM"Funny how falling, feels like flying, for a little while." - Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart I've been making the final...
Where memories are madeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:30AMDan Muir’s life is counted in nickels.
Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. Names Antonio Rodriguez as Vice President of Gaming Operations and Welcomes ...Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:39AMMIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : CGAQ ) has named Antonio Rodriguez as the company's VP of Gaming Operations. Rodriquez brings more than 20 years of gaming industry experience to Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. Most recently at Casino Marina del Sol as Casino General Manager where he oversaw the development of the project from initial ...
Letter: The Bible and gamblingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:15AMThe Dothan Eagle believes that the county commission and Country Crossing acted in good faith. Good faith never trumps cunning. The commission “bet the farm” on an interpretation and the word of well-heeled gambling men.
More Michigan casinos?Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:16PMProposals to bring casinos to more Michigan cities, including Flint
Some MI cities bet casinos would boost economySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:15PMLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jobs are hard to come by in Benton Harbor, a recession-ravaged town of 10,800 on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The city has lost more than 15 percent of its population in the last
Some Mich. cities bet casinos would boost economySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:06PMLANSING — Jobs are hard to come by in Benton Harbor, a recession-ravaged town of 10,800 on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The city has lost more than 15 percent of its population in the last two decades.
Rolling the dice: Cooke proposes casino for BHSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:31PMBENTON HARBOR - The odds are always with the house, but Mayor Wilce Cooke believes the city's share of the take would justify building a casino in Benton Harbor.
RI gov backs bill ending greyhound racingSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:05PMGreyhound racing would end at a financially troubled gambling parlor in Lincoln in a budget proposal before Rhode Island lawmakers. A House committee will debate a new budget plan Tuesday from Gov. Don Carcieri that would end dog races at the Twin River slot parlor. Slot machines at the gambling parlor are the third-largest source of income for state government.
Carcieri backs bill ending greyhound racingSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:51PMGreyhound racing would end at a financially troubled gambling parlor in Lincoln in a budget proposal before Rhode Island lawmakers.
Gambling proposals try to make ballotSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:04PMTwo gambling proposals are trying to make the November ballot in Michigan. Supporters would have to gather more than 380,000 voter signatures by early July to qualify.
Some Mich. cities bet casinos would boost economySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:15AMLANSING Jobs are hard to come by in Benton Harbor, a recession-ravaged town of 10,800 on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The city has lost more than 15 percent of its population in the last two decades. The local government's budget situation is so bad the state might appoint an emergency financial manager. That's why Mayor Wilce Cooke backs a proposed ballot measure that would allow casinos to ...
Take screening in Elgin to see if gambling is a problemSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:08AMFrom teens to retired seniors, Americans spend more on gambling than all other recreation combined. No longer confined to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, gambling is everywhere, including the Internet, state lotteries, race tracks, sporting events and slot machines in convenience stores.
Authorities say club ran illegal gamesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:07AMStaff Report Authorities have arrested six people in connection with Friday's raid at a local gambling club. Charlotte County sheriff's detectives say management at the All-In/Magical Players Club, 1700 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte, was running illegal poker games for several months.
Recession helps scammers prey on Valley residentsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:35PMWith 15 million Americans out of work, authorities are scrambling to keep up with con artists who offer bogus business opportunities to people desperate for money.
Bingo advocates rally at capitolSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:33PMLaid off casino workers and supporters of legalizing bingo in Alabama marched to the capitol steps in Montgomery on Saturday for “The People’s Protest for Jobs, Justice, and the Opportunity to Vote” to try, among other things, to get Gov. Bob Riley to stop raids on casinos and to reopen gaming facilities shut down by the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
Maryland's bid to cash in on slots casinos in perilSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00PMIf everything had gone as planned, Maryland's first slots casino would be opening this spring and four others would be on the way -- with the promise of more than $660 million a year on the horizon for education programs.
Businesses, neighbors of Raynham Park hope slot machines bring jackpotSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:44PMMany business owners and residents of Raynham and neighboring communities took notice when House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced last week that he is going to sponsor a bill that allows slot machines at all four Massachusetts race tracks, in addition to two resort casinos.
GOP candidates discuss bingo, gamblingSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:20PMThe Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidates were in Robertsdale today, and none of them were short on opinions about what seems to be the state's hottest topic.
Chinese New Year celebrationSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:13PMDEADWOOD –- “That was awesome!” Aurora Brown said, watching members of the Cobra Kai Kung Fu Club demonstrating how to break cement blocks using only their hands.
Senate pushes to end gambling talks with take-it-or-leave-it planSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:32PMProposal to Crist and Seminoles would end long-running negotiations The Florida Senate has come out with a new Seminole Indian gambling deal — and this time, the chamber is telling Gov. Charlie Crist and the tribe: Take it or leave it.
REVIEW: CACHE-A PRO-CACHEFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:02PMWe had always known about LTO technology and its robustness in the datacentric workflow and we have tried many different back-up systems and software over the years. Working in television these days means mountains of data. Between Red camera files, digital delivery and versioning of commercials, a Terabyte, which used to mean a lot, now isn’t uncommon.
REVIEW: CACHE-A PRO-CACHEFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:02PMWe had always known about LTO technology and its robustness in the datacentric workflow and we have tried many different back-up systems and software over the years. Working in television these days means mountains of data. Between Red camera files, digital delivery and versioning of commercials, a Terabyte, which used to mean a lot, now isn’t uncommon.
Thunder Valley Casino to Hire 600Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:17AMWith the hotel and casino expansion on track to open in July 2010, Thunder Valley Casino and Resort is now taking applications for the over 600 new jobs. Applicants can go to www.thundervalleyresort.com and click on Careers to apply
Thunder Valley Casino to Hire 600Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:17AMWith the hotel and casino expansion on track to open in July 2010, Thunder Valley Casino and Resort is now taking applications for the over 600 new jobs. Applicants can go to www.thundervalleyresort.com and click on Careers to apply
Isle Vista Casino re-openingFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:12AMRED CLIFF — If you feel like Lady Luck is on your side, don’t miss all the opportunities to win big, enjoy live music, and indulge in dining specials at the newly renovated Isle Vista Casino in Red Cliff.