Picket lines due at Taj Mahal casino Friday
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Picket lines were to go up outside Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort as union members planned to protest the court-ordered termination of their health insurance and pension plans. The picketing was scheduled to…
Nevada 150: Respect was earned for Frank Fertitta Jr., founding father of local casinos
Members of the Fertitta family, from left, Frank Fertitta III, Frank Fertitta Jr. and Lorenzo Fertitta stand poolside at their new Red Rock Resort hotel-casino on Monday April 10, 2006 Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the…
Proposed Central California tribal casino at heart of Prop. 48 battle
A hiigh-stakes turf war involving a proposed Central California casino has put a wedge between some Native American tribes and even divided the governor and California’s senior U.S. senator. The battle is embodied in Proposition 48 on next month’s ballot….
Deadwood' South Dakota Gambling measure: Fiscal boon or social burden?
Deadwood SD, a Charming little place. PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Almost 25 years after the long-shuttered Deadwood casinos reopened their doors, voters will be asked whether to approve a new batch of games that supporters say would stir stagnant revenues…
Taj Mahal will stay open at least through end of November
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Casino operator Full House Resorts for sale
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Regional casino operator Full House Resorts put itself up for sale Wednesday, more than a week after a shareholder group surfaced that was seeking to remake the Las Vegas-based company’s board and management. In a…
Trust sides with group seeking change at Full House Resorts
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal A trust set up by the late CEO of casino operator Full House Resorts is siding with a group of shareholders looking to remake the board of the Las Vegas-based company. In a letter to…
Caesars Seeking to Build $1 Billion Casino in Philippines
(Bloomberg) — Caesars Entertainment Corp., the largest operator of U.S. casinos, is seeking a license from the Philippine government to build a $1 billion resort in the country, betting on luring gamblers from across Asia. Chairman Gary Loveman and Steven…
Philippine regulator says Caesars must put up higher casino investment
MANILA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – U.S. gaming firm Caesars Entertainment Corp has to put in at least $1.5 billion as minimum investment if it proceeds to invest in the Philippines, an up-and-coming gaming destination that has lured some of the…
Mississippi: Coast casino revenue up; river casinos continue slide
With one less casino following the closing of Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi last month, the remaining 11 casinos in South Mississippi still saw gross casino revenue increase to $88.5 million in September. That is a $284,000 jump from a year…