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Online Gaming News
Casino Games Taught at London Airport
19 Nov 2003
MGM Mirage dealers are teaching Las Vegas-bound passengers of Virgin Atlantic Airways how to play blackjack, baccarat, roulette and craps.
S&P Affirms Scientific Games Rating
19 Nov 2003
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its preliminary 'B+'/'B'/'B-' ratings to lottery and pari-mutuel operator Scientific Games Corp.'s $500 million mixed shelf registration.
Board Won't Block TAB Mergers
18 Nov 2003
International News Brief: The New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board says it will not stand in the way of a proposed merger of the state’s TAB Ltd. pari-mutuel betting service with UNITAB or the takeover attempt by TABCORP of TAB Ltd.
Wynn Impressed with Gaming Potential in Asia
18 Nov 2003
It's full steam ahead for Wynn Macau, Strip developer Steve Wynn said Monday.
Harrah's Honored with Social Award
17 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment has won a 2003 Crystal Obelisk Award from The Foundation of Women Executives in Public Relations for Harrah's public awareness campaign and support of the Meals On Wheels Association of America's ''March For Meals’ program.
IGT Prepares to Enter U.K. Gambling Market
17 Nov 2003
ith the potential deregulation of gambling laws in the United Kingdom more than two years away, International Game Technology is gearing up for one of its biggest international growth opportunities in years.
Court Reaffirms California Land Decision
17 Nov 2003
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of all claims by the cities of Roseville and Rocklin, California and reaffirmed the decision to place lands in to trust for the United Auburn Indian Community for the purpose of gaming.
NYRA Owes MGM Mirage $4 Million
14 Nov 2003
News Brief: The New York Racing Association owes MGM Mirage $4-million to satisfy a debt for development costs incurred by the gaming and resort company in relation to the stalled video lottery terminal project for Aqueduct racetrack.
Station Casino Plan Opponents Call Voters
14 Nov 2003
News Brief: Opponents of a Station Casino’s project in Summerlin, Nevada, are calling local county voters in an effort to drum up opposition to the plan.
Casino Giants Take Different Online Approach
14 Nov 2003
Three casino giants, amid shifting trends in online room reservations and online gaming, are taking sharply different tacks.
Station Casinos Enters Partnership with Pottawatomi Band
14 Nov 2003
he Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians and Station Casinos, Inc. have entered a partnership in the development and operation of the tribe’s gaming and entertainment project.
Harrah's Entertainment Adds to Board of Directors
14 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment reports that Christopher J. Williams, Chairman and CEO of The Williams Capital Group, L.P., and Williams Capital Management, LLC, has been appointed to serve on the Harrah's Entertainment Board of Directors.
Scientific Games Files Offering
14 Nov 2003
News Brief: Scientific Games has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to periodically sell up to $500 million in debt securities and Class A common stock.
Harrah's Names New Vice President
13 Nov 2003
Jonathan S. Halkyard has been named Vice President and Treasurer of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
Harrah's Wins Top Ranking in Consumer Survey
13 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment ranked No. 1 in casino customer satisfaction in the Market Matrix, LLC, third-quarter survey of 35,000 American consumers.
Harrah's Entertainment Reports Management Promotions
13 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment is promoting three members of its senior management team to facilitate the planned integration of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp. into the Harrah's hotel-casino portfolio.
California Tribe Offers Bay Area Land Deal
12 Nov 2003
News Brief: As part of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Stations Casino’s push to build a gambling hall in Sonoma County, they have given the local community a $4.2-million option to buy nearly 1,700 acres along the environmentally sensitive San Francisco Bay.
Harrah's Entertainment to Launch Online Gaming Venture
12 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment plans to launch an online gaming venture called `Lucky Me’ in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2004.
Scientific Games Signs Agreement for Italian Instant Lottery
12 Nov 2003
Scientific Games report that a consortium consisting of Scientific Games, Lottomatica S.p.A, and Arianna 2001 has signed a contract with the Italian Monopoli di Stato to be the exclusive operator of the Italian Gratta e Vinci instant lottery.
MGM Mirage Gets Approval for Stake in British Casino
10 Nov 2003
The King of the Strip is another step closer to opening its first United Kingdom casino, as Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage announced Friday that British regulators approved its deal to buy a quarter-share of a British casino company.
Televised Tournaments, Online Games Fuel Hot Growth for Las Vegas Poker
10 Nov 2003
Televised poker tournaments and Internet poker sites together have fueled explosive growth in the number of players, and Las Vegas poker bosses see the results in their card rooms.
FTC Places Merger on Hold; More Data Sought From Harrah's, Horseshoe Gaming
10 Nov 2003
Harrah's Entertainment and Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp. announced Friday their proposed, $1.4 billion merger is on hold indefinitely because of federal concerns about anticompetitive effects of the buyout.
Loose Poker Players Shouldn't Play Caribbean Stud
10 Nov 2003
Fred Renzey: I often get e-mails from readers on blackjack and poker strategy, but the other day I received an unusual inquiry concerning the game of Caribbean Stud.
Beating the Sneaky Bonus
9 Nov 2003
John May: Some sneaky internet casinos lure you in with the promise of a $100 bonus.
MGM Mirage Expansion into Britain Proceeding
7 Nov 2003
MGM Mirage executives today said the Las Vegas company expects to own or operate several large casinos in the United Kingdom should that government proceed with anticipated gambling industry deregulation and create favorable investment conditions.
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