San Pasqual Indian band collapse could force casino closure
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The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians' tribal government has collaped, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This could cause the Valley View Casino to close bacause only legitimate governments can operate tribal casinos. |
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September 2008 |
Halifax Casino faces $75,000 fine from four violations
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Halifax Casino has been fined a total of $75,000 for four seperate violations all involving unregistered employees. |
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September 2008 |
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
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The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe will take place in the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square London. |
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September 2008 |
Fire at the Historic Moulin Rouge
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A four alarm blaze raced through vacant rooms at Moulin Rouge on Wednesday, May 6th.The fire was still smoldering four hours after it was first reported. |
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June 2009 |
9 Killed, 11 Injured in Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine Slot Machine Fire
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Nine people died and 11 were hospitalized after a casino fire in an apartment building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, Eastern Ukraine. |
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June 2009 |
Bethlehem PA Sands Casino Opens Ahead of Schedule
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Sands Casino is the eighth casino built in Pennsylvania since 2004, when slot machine gambling was approved by legislators. |
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June 2009 |
Dominican Republic's Second Casino, Sosua Bay Grand, to Open August 1st.
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The Carribean Casino and Gaming Corporation has announced the Grand Opening of the Dominican Republic's second Casino. |
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June 2009 |
President Casino Closes Due to Flooding
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The Casino closed once again on May 19th through May 23rd because of the rising waters. Marking the 2nd closing this month and the 5th closing in the last 13 months. |
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June 2009 |
Casino Development Troubles in Atlantic City
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Developers believe Revel Entertainment Group's casino project may be the last resort of this scale that will happen in Atlantic City. |
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June 2009 |
Harrah's Believes Online Gaming Could Be Beneficial
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Harrah's World Series of Poker has become a global tournament franchise. They plan to develop the World Series brand globally and utilize online gaming in countries that do not prohibit internet gambling. |
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July 2009 |
Sugarcane Bay Casino Resort Construction to Begin Soon
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Subject to approval from the Louisiana Gaming Board, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc's $407 million dollar Sugarcane Bay Casino Resort construction may begin in August or September. |
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July 2009 |
Happy Days Casino, Bar & Restaurant: New Minicasino or Pre-Existing Cardroom?
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The city of Lakewood, Washington hasn't allowed new gambling businesses since 2005. There were six minicasinos at the time of the moratorium. Happy Days Casino, Bar & Restaurant was one of those six. |
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July 2009 |
Six Holder Hospitality Group Properties Seek Bankruptcy Protection
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The casinos included in the bankruptcy are the already closed Silver Club in Sparks, the Commercial Casino and Stockmen's Casino Hotel in Elko, the Scoreboard Casino in Spring Creek, the El Capitan in Hawthorne, and Parker's Model T in Winniemucca. |
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July 2009 |
New gambling rules for Colorado - good news for casinos and colleges
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Just past midnight, on Thursday, July 2nd., a new era of gambling began in Colorado thanks to voter-approved changes to Colorado gambling laws. |
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July 2009 |
S. Indiana's $336 Million Hollywood Casino riverboat opens on Ohio River
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On Monday, July 6th, 2009, opening ceremonies were held for southeastern Indiana's newest riverboat Casino, the $336 Million Hollywood Casino. |
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July 2009 |
Thousands of Russian gambling halls close due to strict new location restrictions
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On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 thousands of Russian gambling halls shut down because of new restrictions that provided for gambling businesses only in four remote regions. |
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July 2009 |
Four-Star Greenbrier Resort to Add Gambling by Year's End
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A small casino is planned for the resort this fall, a few table games and slot machines, with a full scale gambling establishment in place by April 1, 2010. |
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August 2009 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Seeks Funding to Complete Projects
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp. says the US casino operator needs about $2 billion to complete five separate hotel projects in Macau. |
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August 2009 |
US Online Gambling Legislation Delayed Due To Economic Crisis
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Unfortunately for the gambling community, legislation has taken a back burner due to the economic crisis. The Bill will be on temporary hold until September at the earliest. |
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August 2009 |
Las Vegas City Council Approves Huge Casino & Sign
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Arizona developer Steve Johnson promises Las Vegas City Council a huge sign with a new casino at the city line on the Las Vegas Strip by the end of next year. |
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September 2009 |
Michigan's 19th Tribal Casino, The Firekeepers, opens near Battle Creek
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Michigan's newest casino; The Firekeepers Casino, located near Battle Creek;opened it's doors to the public the morning of August 5th after a three day practice run.
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September 2009 |
Donald Trump Regains Control of his Casino Empire
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Donald Trump is once again in control of the Atlantic City casino empire that bears his name. |
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September 2009 |
Co-Sponsors now number 54 in Barney Frank's HR 2267 Online Gambling Bill
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Three additional Democratic state reps signed up to co-sponsor Barney Frank's proposal to legalize and regulate online gambling. |
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September 2009 |
Paypal Is Once Again Processing Online Gambling Payments
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Paypal seems to be preparing for the overturning of UIGEA by once again opening themselves up to payment processing for online bingo sites and casinos. |
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September 2009 |
Station Casinos Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Having filed for bankruptcy protection; Station Casinos Inc., based in Las Vegas, Nevada; is another casualty in the gambling industry. |
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September 2009 |
Max Baer Jr's Plans For Jethro Bodine's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino
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More than 40 years after playing Jethro on the popular 60's sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies, actor Max Baer Jr. has plans to keep the sitcom theme alive in a Nevada Casino. |
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September 2009 |
Greenbrier gets State License, but waits for Lottery Commission approval
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On September 3rd, Greenbrier Resort's owner turned over a check for $65,000 for a state license to expand the resort's offerings to slot machines and table games. |
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October 2009 |
Legislators in Delaware join forces to support two new casinos
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For the first time ever, upstate and downstate legislators in Delaware are joining forces to support two new casinos. |
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October 2009 |
Kansas will soon be owners of new casinos
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Old fashioned morality has taken a back seat to financial woes.Kansas is going into the casino business. |
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October 2009 |
Cherokee Nation launches Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa
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After a renovation and $155 million expansion to the former Cherokee Casino Resort, the Cherokee Nation opened the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa on August 3rd. |
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October 2009 |