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Online Gaming News
Canadian Lottery Considers Online Gambling
13 Apr 2004
News Brief: An Atlantic Canadian online club will be used to set up one of the country's first legal Internet gambling sites if the Atlantic Lottery Corp.'s board approves the plan, the agency's president has confirmed.
Online Casino Group Bets on Israeli Software
13 Apr 2004
International News Brief: Gaming Corporation, an online casinos group, is in talks to buy an Israeli software house that would give it the technology to launch a wide variety of new interactive games.
Online Gaming Systems Announces Development Of The FIRE System As A Land-Based Central Gaming Network
8 Apr 2004
Online Gaming Systems fully certified FIRE™ system will be expanded and developed as a land-based central gaming network product for Casino’s around the world.
MGM Mirage UK Deal in Jeopardy
8 Apr 2004
International News Brief: MGM Mirage said last night a recommendation by MPs to limit the number of slot machines could jeopardise its plans in the UK.
Penn National Opposes Bill Changes
8 Apr 2004
News Brief: Penn National, the company poised to operate slot machines at the Bangor Raceway, contends a last-minute change to the bill could be disastrous for the project by giving the state millions more in slots revenue.
MGM Mirage Raises Wembley Bid
8 Apr 2004
International News Brief: MGM Mirage raised its recommended offer for British racetrack owner Wembley Plc to at least 301 million pounds on Thursday, in a bid to knock out a rival U.S. suitor.
Financing Package Rated
7 Apr 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday assigned preliminary junk ratings to Wynn Resort Ltd.'s recent $1 billion mixed-shelf registration, assigning its "CCC+" rating to the debt components of the offering and its "CCC" preferred stock rating to its securities component.
Diamond Games Releases 6 New Games
6 Apr 2004
Diamond Games announce the release of six new game concepts, currently available to players in all powered by Diamond casinos.
Harrah's Execs Eat More Health Care Costs
6 Apr 2004
News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is cutting costs and making health care more affordable for low-wage workers partly by shifting the burden onto employees at the top of the pay scale.
Wynn Pursues Upscale Gamblers
6 Apr 2004
News Brief: Stephen A. Wynn wants Vegas to become the top destination for every upscale gambler in the world.
Casino Companies Compete for Lincoln Park
6 Apr 2004
News Brief: Rhode Island’s Lincoln Park could morph into a Las Vegas-style casino under plans laid out by a pair of high-powered gambling empires competing to buy the racing venue.
Rank and Stanley Leisure Hit by Gambling Bill Doubts
6 Apr 2004
International News Brief: Rank Group and Stanley Leisure retreated ahead of tomorrow’s publication of the draft Gambling Bill on the view that their shares may drift if there is a delay in the proposal becoming law.
Chartwell Games Expands in Europe
6 Apr 2004
Chartwell Technology announce the expansion of its subsidiary Chartwell Games Corp with the opening of its first European office.
Scientific Games Wins Wisconsin Contract
6 Apr 2004
Scientific Games has been named the apparent successful winner of the primary contract to provide instant tickets to the Wisconsin Lottery.
BoDog.com Releases Updated Odds On NFL Draft.
5 Apr 2004
With the draft just over 3 weeks away, BoDog.com has released the updated list of first round selections by team for this year’s NFL Draft.
World Gaming Results Up
5 Apr 2004
Net profit for 2003 was $2,958,000 or 7 cents per share compared to a loss of $5,318,000 or a loss of 16 cents per share in 2002.
Search Engines Ending US Online Casino Ads
5 Apr 2004
News Brief: Google and Yahoo, two of the most widely used Web search engines, have decided to stop running advertisements for online casinos, a shift that could dampen the growth of Internet gambling.
William Hill Joins UK Index
5 Apr 2004
International News Brief: Bookmaker William Hill was today celebrating the news that it will join the ranks of the UK’s top 100 companies.
Sky City Buys Christchurch Casino Stake
5 Apr 2004
International News Brief: Sky City Entertainment says it had conditionally bought Aspinall's 41 per cent stake in the Christchurch Casino.
Wembley Adjourns Vote on Takeover
2 Apr 2004
News Brief: UK racetrack owner Wembley has postponed a shareholder vote on an agreed bid from U.S. casino operator MGM Mirage in order to weigh up a higher offer from a group of U.S. leisure firms.
Sportingbet Forecasts Jump
1 Apr 2004
International News Brief: Sportingbet forecasts a 90 percent jump in quarterly profit, exceeding its own expectations for the past three months.
Las Vegas Operators Pitch St. Louis Casino Proposals
1 Apr 2004
Three Las Vegas-based casino operators looking to build a new St. Louis-area casino are in Missouri today, taking state officials on tours of their planned casino sites.
British Police, Online Bookies Team Up
1 Apr 2004
International News Brief: British police are working with online bookmakers to head off blackmailers threatening denial of service attacks.
Charles Town Races Approved for Additional Slots
1 Apr 2004
Penn National Gaming reports that the West Virginia Lottery Commission has approved its request to increase the number of slot machines authorized for placement at the company's Charles Town Races by 1,000 to 4,500.
Director Resigns from Station Casinos' Board
1 Apr 2004
Station Casinos, Inc. reports that Lynette Boggs-McDonald has resigned from the company's Board of Directors.
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