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Online Gaming News
Scientific Games Reports Results
6 May 2005
Scientific Games reports revenues were $184.6 million compared to the $185.5 million reported in Q1 2004. Net income was $21.0 million or $0.23 per diluted share compared to $20.4 million or $0.22 per diluted share Q1 2004.
GoldenPalace.com Buys Pope's Car
6 May 2005
Pope Benedict XVI's previously-owned 1999 Volkswagen Golf now belongs to GoldenPalace.com.
Sportbook.com Updates Kentucky Derby Odds
6 May 2005
Sportsbook.com has updated its
Kentucky Derby odds in preparation for this Saturday's race.
Steinbrenner's Horse Has Better Odds than Yankees
5 May 2005
George Steinbrenner finds his $87,000 horse with better odds to win a prestigious sporting event than the team he'll pay over $200 million for this year.
Wynn, Ho Reports New Projects in Macau
5 May 2005
Wynn Resorts Ltd. plans to spend about $345 million to expand its Macau resort. Stanley Ho unveiled plans for a massive entertainment complex to strike back at his Las Vegas gambling competitors.
Kerkorian Makes Offer for GM Shares
5 May 2005
News Brief: Billionaire investor and Las Vegas casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian has made an $870 million offer to become one of the largest shareholders of General Motors Corp.
Pennsylvania Awards Another Lifetime Jackpot
5 May 2005
Wednesday night's drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery's groundbreaking new lotto game, Lucky For Life, has
produced another jackpot winner since the game debuted last fall.
PinnacleSports.com Updates Idol Odds
5 May 2005
PinnacleSports.com reports updated odds on which performer
will impress Simon Cowell and company to win the major recording contract and gain instant stardom.
Yao's Weighing the Odds; Fox & Harker's Mastering No-Limit Hold'em Solid Hits
4 May 2005
Howard Schwartz reviews Weighing the Odds in Hold'em Poker by King Yao and Mastering No-Limit Hold'em by Russell Fox and Scott Harker.
Punters Lay Bets on UK Election
4 May 2005
International News Brief: Will it be a monkey on Michael or a pony on Tony? Neither, according to political punters, who are rushing to a lay a carpet (that's £3) on Charles Kennedy instead.
VLT Revenues for Purses and Awards Constitutional, New York Court Rules
4 May 2005
News Brief: The president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association said he hoped yesterday's ruling would accelerate contract negotiations with NYRA.
Alonso Sets Pulses Racing and Hearts Fluttering
4 May 2005
While the battle for on-track supremacy between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher will undoubtedly be the focus of this Sunday's Grand Prix, the Renault number one's rugged good looks put him in
pole position in the love stakes.
Sportsbook.com Enters Teams at Golf Competition
4 May 2005
Sportsbook.com, the presenting sponsor at the inaugural Big Stakes Match Play Golf competition, is entering three teams in the event.
Sportsbook.com Offers Free $10 Kentucky Derby Bet
4 May 2005
Sportsbook.com is offering horse
racing fans a chance to make a free $10 bet on this weekend's Kentucky Derby.
Club Crowd Gives Hard Rock Quarter to Crow About
4 May 2005
The parent company of the Hard Rock Hotel said Tuesday the hip off-Strip hangout enjoyed a record first quarter thanks to strong casino table play, robust banquet sales and crowds of revelers who flocked to its Body English nightclub.
Another Member Joins Team Absolute
4 May 2005
This past Friday night at AbsolutePoker.com, Kevin Bott from Rexburg, Idaho, became the newest member of Team Absolute to compete at this year's World Series of Poker.
East Coast Gaming Congress Honors Satre, Rubeli
4 May 2005
The East Coast Gaming Congress will present lifetime achievement
awards to former Harrah's Entertainment Chairman and CEO Philip G. Satre, and former Aztar Chairman and CEO Paul E. Rubeli.
MGM Mirage to Double Stock, Keep Focus
4 May 2005
While panning Las Vegas as a community without a heart, MGM Mirage executives Tuesday outlined bold plans at the company's annual meeting for giving the destination an ambitious new urban core.
Hard Rock Reports Profit
4 May 2005
Hard Rock Hotel, Inc. reports for Q1, net income rose to $4.4 million compared to a net loss of $1.3 million in Q1 2004.
Wynn Reports Macau Expansion
4 May 2005
Wynn Resorts, Limited reports preliminary plans for the expansion of its Wynn Macau resort, currently under construction in Macau, China.
Shuffle Master Ships First Easy Chipper Orders
4 May 2005
Shuffle Master, Inc. and CARD, a Shuffle Master International Company, have shipped its first orders for the CARD Easy Chipper roulette chip sorting device to Casino Munkebjerg Vejle in Denmark.
WebSideStory Wins Churchill Downs Contract
4 May 2005
WebSideStory reports that Churchill Downs Incorporated is using its flagship analytics service, HBX, to add horsepower to its new online marketing and CRM initiative.
France Close to Allowing Online Casino Gambling
3 May 2005
International News Brief: The French online casino business has been in full swing for several
years.
Wynn Assures Stockholders Resort is Off to a Good Start
3 May 2005
Warning shareholders not to judge the long-term performance of his resort based on its opening weekend, Steve Wynn nevertheless dropped several hints at the company's annual stockholders meeting Monday to suggest that his new resort was off to a good start.
BetCRIS.com Jockey Sponsorship Cancelled
3 May 2005
BetCRIS.com has received word from Patrick
Valenzuela, the top-tier horse jockey, that the sponsorship agreement between the company and the jockey would be cancelled.
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