High-stakes gaming machines: Gamblers to set limits
Gamblers in England and Wales will be able to set their own limits on time and money spent on high-stakes gaming machines in betting shops. There will also be mandatory alerts on the fixed-odds betting machines after spending £250 or…
Seminole Hard Rock filing indicates interest in NJ casino.
BY WAYNE PARRY AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Having proposed and then scrapped a plan to build a casino in Atlantic City, the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida appears to be interested in the New Jersey gambling market again. The…
Macau's Casinos Try to Lure High Rollers Outside the Junket System
Bloomberg: In the 1990s, Macau’s gambling riches sparked bloody gunfights between triad gangsters vying for control of private gaming rooms for China’s wealthy. Today, there’s a new conflict brewing, only this time it’s being waged with private jets, limousines, and…
Caesars Sells Four Casinos, including Bally's, to Affiliate for $2.2 Billion
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR), owner of the largest number of U.S. casinos, will sell four properties to an affiliate for $2.2 billion, freeing up cash as the company works to restructure $24.5 billion in debt. Caesars is selling the Bally’s,…
PARTY ON: SEVEN OF 10 TOP-GROSSING U.S. NIGHTCLUBS ARE IN LAS VEGAS
Rehab club Trade publication Nightclub & Bar revealed its 2014 list of the nation’s 100 top grossing nightlife venues, with Las Vegas once again dominating the rankings with 24 local hotspots making the list. That total is up three from…
Century Casinos announces contract extension with Regent Seven Seas Cruises
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO – Century Casinos, Inc. announced that the company and Regent Seven Seas Cruises signed an amendment to the casino concession agreement extending casino operations on board the Mariner, Navigator and Voyager through December 31, 2016. Thereafter, best…
Casino developers make pitch in Woodbury; residents say, ‘No dice’
HIGHLAND MILLS, N.Y. – The prospects of a Las Vegas-style Hard Rock Casino with a 400-room hotel, conference center and high-end restaurant wedged between Route 17 and the Thruway near the Harriman train station could be a financial boon for…
Young Money; Casinos try to cash in on their youngest demographic
21 to 35. No, it’s not the score of a random football game from this past season; it is the age demographic that domestic casino operators are constantly trying to attract to their properties, from California to Connecticut and everywhere…
Armenia to open casinos near Iran border
YEREVAN. – Criteria are developed for the setting up of gaming halls in the Armenian City of Meghri, which borders Iran. The respective decision was adopted at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. In line with the decision, the casinos must be at…
Ex-tribal treasurer spared prison for theft
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A judge spared the former treasurer for the tribe that owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino from prison time for theft, saying Wednesday she was impressed by his reform before the investigation. U.S. District…