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Online Gaming News
Intertops.com Offers Odds on Miss World
10 Nov 2004
Intertops.com has Miss India as the favorite to win the 54th Miss World beauty pageant.
Dover Downs to Purchase Common Stock
10 Nov 2004
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. has commenced its previously announced tender offer to purchase up to 1,040,421 shares of its Common Stock and up to 1,607,506 shares of its Class A Common Stock at a fixed price of $12.00 per share.
Gambling Boss Gave £50,000 Donation to the Labour Party
10 Nov 2004
International News Brief: The director of one of Britain's biggest online betting companies gave £50,000 to Labour while the Government was drafting final proposals to reform the gambling industry.
WTO Eyes U.S. Offshore Web Gambling Ban
10 Nov 2004
News Brief: In a ruling that could open the United States to offshore Internet gambling, a World Trade Organization panel Wednesday said Washington should drop prohibitions on Americans placing bets in online casinos.Nw
Boss Media To Deliver Mobile Gaming System To William Hill
9 Nov 2004
Boss Media AB and William Hill have signed an agreement to set up a pilot installation for a mobile gaming system.
EU Courts Back Bookies
9 Nov 2004
International News Brief: A British bookmaker and three other pools operators acted within the law when they used horse racing and football fixtures without paying a licence fee to the companies that compiled the databases, an EU court ruled today.
World Gaming Reports Profit
9 Nov 2004
World Gaming reports net profit for Q3 was $1,146,000 or
3 cents earnings per share compared to a net loss of $181,000 or a loss of 1 cent per share for Q3 2003.
MTR to Take Over Binion's in March
9 Nov 2004
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has decided not to extend a one-year option to manage Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and will instead transfer management of the historic casino to MTR Gaming Group Inc. in March.
Wynn Unveils Tower Details
9 Nov 2004
A second planned hotel tower at Wynn Las Vegas is expected to include 1,500 suites at a cost of about $900 million, Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced Monday.
High Stakes in Vegas vs. Macau
9 Nov 2004
International News Brief: Glittery Las Vegas gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China's inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.
BetWWTS.com Offers Odds on 2008 Presidential Race
9 Nov 2004
After correctly predicting that Bush would win reelection, BetWWTS.com has calculated odds on the 2008 Presidential election, including who will win nomination for President by the Republican and Democratic Parties.
Wheeling Island Gaming Results Down
9 Nov 2004
Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc. reports Q3 operating revenues of $30.9 million, a decrease of $0.2 million or 0.7% compared to Q3 2003. Income from operations for was $11.0 million or $0.4 million
lower than Q3 2003.
Wynn Stocks Slide
9 Nov 2004
News Brief: Wynn Resorts fell more than 6% Tuesday following an analyst's downgrade and news the casino company will dilute its common stock.
Wynn Resorts Offers Common Stock
9 Nov 2004
Wynn Resorts, Limited has agreed to sell 7,500,000 shares of its common stock to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Argosy Faces Questioning on Guidance
9 Nov 2004
News Brief: An investment manager has sent a letter to Argosy Gaming Co. directors questioning comments its management made about its slowing growth prospects just days before the company's agreement to be acquired by Penn National Gaming Inc.
Wynn Las Vegas to Expand
9 Nov 2004
Wynn Resorts, Limited reports its intended expansion of its Wynn Las Vegas project on 20 acres of land adjacent to the existing site.
European Union Based Online Casino Launched
8 Nov 2004
EUVegas.com, brand new online casino using the first and only online gaming platform licensed by a member of the European Union.
Sun International to Pursue More Opportunities
8 Nov 2004
International News Brief: Sun International has consolidated its leading position in South Africa's casino industry, and is now ready to pursue regional and international opportunities in the gaming, hotel and resort sectors, according to CEO Peter Bacon.
Engineers' Strike Still Possible at Mandalay Properties
8 Nov 2004
News Brief: The possibility of a strike remains for about 320 members of the Operating Engineers Local 501 who work at three Mandalay Resort Group properties.
World Series of Poker Wins Award
8 Nov 2004
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. say its World Series of Poker has won a Horizon Award from the Atlanta Sports Council.
Companies Look to Singapore for New Market
8 Nov 2004
International News Brief: International gambling companies searching for new Asian markets are waiting for Singapore to give the go-ahead for a proposed Las Vegas-style casino resort aimed at boosting tourism in the wealthy city-state.
Inside Gaming: Futures Market Nailed Election
8 Nov 2004
A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.
New Orleans Casino Falls Short of Expectations
8 Nov 2004
News Brief: Expectations for financial salvation were sky-high back in 1992 when Louisiana cleared the way for construction of a land-based casino in downtown New Orleans. However, the results have fallen short of expectations.
Futurebet Releases 6 New Slot Machines
6 Nov 2004
This new product version offers new features, graphics, sounds, over 30 casino games and an entirely new look and feel.
Tabcorp to Consolidate Casino Management
5 Nov 2004
International News Brief: Tabcorp Holdings, which owns Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast and the Treasury Casino in Brisbane, will have its own management team at the properties from the middle of this month.
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