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Online Gaming News
VIP Casino Tops Reward Program List
24 Sep 2004
VIP Casino's innovative 10%/1% Cash Reward Program has been awarded 'Best Player Reward Program 2004' by Strictly Slots.
Experts: Online Gambling Regulation to Boost Economy
24 Sep 2004
A panel of experts gathered to discuss Internet gambling and outline ways to regulate this increasingly popular form of entertainment.
Genting Buying Maxims Casino
24 Sep 2004
International News Brief: Genting is buying London’s Maxims Casino for £10.5 mil, taking advantage of a probable relaxation of Britain's 40-year-old gaming laws to enter Europe.
Churchill Downs' Acquisition of Fair Grounds Race Course Approved
24 Sep 2004
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved Churchill Downs Incorporated's $47 million acquisition of the Fair Grounds Race Course.
Harrah's Entertainment Makes InformationWeek 500 List
24 Sep 2004
arrah's Entertainment, Inc. was ranked No. 15 in CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of information technology.
Analyst Takes Look at Gaming Stocks
23 Sep 2004
Investing in gaming stocks may not be as much a gamble as in years past. Ian Wyatt looks into the industry and points to one clear winner.
UK Gambling Stocks Down
23 Sep 2004
International News Brief: UK gambling stocks took a spin on fears that the long-awaited reform to Britain's arcane gambling laws may not happen before the next General Election.
London Casino Planning Team Named
23 Sep 2004
International News Brief: One of London's largest casino projects is moving ahead with Earls Court & Olympia and MGM Mirage Partnership appointing a planning team to work on a £150 million complex earmarked for the Olympia 2 exhibition centre.
Penn National Names General Manager of Charles Town Races & Slots
23 Sep 2004
Penn National Gaming reports that Albert T. Britton has been named General Manager of the Company's Charles Town Races & Slots facility in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Scientific Games Signs Puerto Rican Contract
23 Sep 2004
Scientific Games Corporation has signed the previously announced online lottery contract with Loteria Electronica de Puerto Rico.
Bicycle Casino Launches Website
22 Sep 2004
The Bicycle Casino has launched of its online gaming site at www.thebike.com.
Bicycle Casino Launches Website
22 Sep 2004
The Bicycle Casino has launched of its online gaming site at www.thebike.com.
MGM Mirage Outlines Profit Potential of Merged Company
22 Sep 2004
MGM Mirage said a combined MGM Mirage-Mandalay Resort Group entity would have earned a profit of $1.83 per share for the six months ended June 30 compared with a profit of $1.36 per share for MGM Mirage alone -- a result that's better than one expert had predicted.
Interpoker Launches Caribbean Poker Classic
22 Sep 2004
Win a seat at the Caribbean Poker
Classic this year with InterPoker and enjoy a six-night, all-expense paid trip to St. Maarten to play in the $5,100 buy-in championship event.
Woman Wins World Series of Poker Tournament
22 Sep 2004
Annie Duke, mother of four, reigns as the world's best poker player by winning the first-ever World Series of Poker
Tournament of Champions and its $2 million prize.
Nova Scotia Government, Atlantic Lottery Sued
22 Sep 2004
News Brief: The legal wheels were set in motion Tuesday for a potential class-action lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government and the Atlantic Lottery Corp. over video lottery terminals.
Web Surfers Catch Wave of Browsers
22 Sep 2004
News Brief: Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.
Harrah's Launches New 'Set for Life' Promotion
22 Sep 2004
Set for Life, Harrah's newest customer promotion, will award gambling patrons with a variety of prizes, including an annual $100,000 cash infusion for life.
World Poker Tour Enters Agreement IGT
22 Sep 2004
WPT Enterprises, Inc. has signed a long-term agreement with IGT to produce slot and video poker machines based on its World Poker Tour television series.
Winter of Discontent? Bet on it
21 Sep 2004
News Brief: Trust a bookie to make a sporting event out of the absence of sport.
Intertops.com: Is NHL Closed for Season?
21 Sep 2004
Intertops.com has odds on the fate of the 2004/2005 NHL season.
Gambling Goes Mobile
21 Sep 2004
International News Brief: Coruscant Tec, an Indian mobile data content and applications firm, has linked up with UK based ADLM Ltd, a holding company for leading online casinos, to develop and distribute casino based mobile games worldwide including India.
Poker's Popularity: Raising the Stakes
21 Sep 2004
Harrah's Entertainment and ESPN say they'll capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.
Scientific Games Wins Iowa Instant Lottery Ticket Contract
21 Sep 2004
Scientific Games Corporation reports that it has been named the apparent successful bidder for the Iowa Lottery's instant-scratch ticket contract.
Harrah's, ESPN Create Poker Circuit
21 Sep 2004
News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ESPN are aiming to capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.
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