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Online Gaming News
High Stakes On The High Seas
23 Mar 2004
Texas Hold ’em Poker tournament draws 546 players competing for record $3.82 million.
New Games Set Benchmark For Player Interactivity, Entertainment
22 Mar 2004
Playtech announce the release of seven new game concepts, currently available to players in all Playtech-powered casinos.
Sportingbet Halts Betting Exchange Plans
22 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Sportingbet has halted plans to launch an online betting exchange after an announcement on a clampdown of the controversial websites.
Virgin to Launch Internet Gambling Portal
19 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Virgin Group launch an Internet gambling portal in partnership with WagerWorks UK this summer.
Enpocket, William Hill Partner Up
19 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Enpocket is to deliver instant betting odds and statistics and a system for mobile betting to William Hill mobile gambling subscribers.
Group Close to Upsetting MGM Bid for Wembley
19 Mar 2004
News Brief: A U.S. consortium including the owner of Bahamas' Atlantis resort moved a step closer to upsetting MGM Mirage's $493 million cash offer for British gaming firm Wembley on Friday.
Virgin Group to Launch Online Gaming Portal
18 Mar 2004
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has announced its intention to make its mark on the online gaming world with the forthcoming launch of virgingames.com, scheduled for this June.
UK Betting Exchange Investigation Launched
18 Mar 2004
International News Brief: An investigation into betting exchanges, whose emergence in recent years has been blamed for a rise in suspicious betting patterns in horseracing and prompted allegations of race fixing, is to be launched.
Philippines Gambles on Internet
18 Mar 2004
International News Brief: The Philippines is gambling on the Internet to help raise money for its cash-strapped government.
Station Casinos Confirms Notes Sold
18 Mar 2004
Station Casinos has sold $450 million of senior notes due 2012 and will use most of the proceeds to pay off other debt due 2008 and paying a higher interest rate.
Analysts Cut Sky City's Forecast
17 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Nine out of 10 analysts have cut forecasts for Sky City because the company’s overseas push is holding back profit growth.
Sky City Confident About Casino Purchase
17 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Sky City Entertainment Group says it is confident about its decision to purchase an Australian casino.
World Poker Tour Continues Dramatic Growth
17 Mar 2004
The PartyPoker Million set a new record for the highest number of entries and prize money ever for an event on the World Poker Tour.
World Poker Tour DVD Great Learning Tool; Triple Crown Handicapper Helpful
17 Mar 2004
Howard Schwartz reviews "The World Poker Tour (Season One Collection)", a great teaching tool for those interested in making it big on the poker tournament circuit. The collection offers some insight into psychological ploys; establishing "table persona" and explains which two cards are worth holding in big stakes tournament play.
Wynn Sets Opening Date for New Resort
16 Mar 2004
Steve Wynn announced an April 28, 2005, opening date for his Wynn Las Vegas resort on the Las Vegas Strip in a speech this morning to the Advertising Specialty Institute conference in Las Vegas.
MGM, Sands Deny Links to Liverpool
16 Mar 2004
MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands officials Monday denied reports that they are in talks with the British city of Liverpool about developing a hotel-casino there.
Harrah's Fails in Bid for Last Illinois License
16 Mar 2004
Harrah's Entertainment's bid for the 10th and final casino license in Illinois was shot down Monday when the state Gaming Board named Isle of Capri Casinos the winner in an auction for approval to develop a hotel-casino.
King Solomons Casino Switches to RealTime Gaming Software Platform
15 Mar 2004
King Solomons now has steps underway to migrate all of its players to the RealTime gaming platform.
BetWWTS.com Expects $30 Millions in Bets
15 Mar 2004
BetWWTS.com reports that the company
expects to receive $30 million in bets on the 2004 men's NCAA basketball
tournament.
Fremont Street Experience Recoups Dues
15 Mar 2004
The Fremont Street Experience received a multimillion dollar check from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. on Thursday that settled the association's longstanding battle to recover unpaid dues from Binion's Horseshoe.
Harrah's is Poised to Win Illinois License
12 Mar 2004
An analyst says Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is likely to win a Chicago-area casino license after making the highest cash offer of $520 million at an auction Thursday.
Oft-Delayed Deal for Horseshoe Ends for Harrah's, MTR
12 Mar 2004
Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group completed their long-delayed buyout of Binion's Horseshoe on Thursday, setting the stage for an April 1 reopening and the World Series of Poker's final run at the landmark downtown property, Harrah's spokesman David Strow said.
Vegas Casino Billboards Subject of Protest
11 Mar 2004
A group of Las Vegas residents fed up with what they consider to be sexually offensive billboards plans to address the Nevada Gaming Commission when it meets in Las Vegas next week.
Hard Rock Reports Loss Decreased
11 Mar 2004
Hard Rock Hotel Inc reports net loss decreased $4.2 million, or 91%, to $0.4 million compared to $4.6 million in the 4th quarter of 2002.
Binion Deal Clears Final Hurdles
11 Mar 2004
Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group's plan to take over the Binion's Horseshoe property cleared its final known hurdles
Wednesday.
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