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He said recommendations for legislation would be helpful because next year's session is less than two months long, giving lawmakers little time to get in-depth on issues. (2 of 2) �It's a pretty compressed time frame,� said Smith, a former lawmaker....
Tags: Casino Association of Indiana, tax breaks, Sen. Luke Kenley, Louisville, Casino
The Wichita Eagle As a world champion poker player, Lyle Berman has been holding 'em, folding 'em and going all in since he was 10 years old. The bigger the stakes, the better. "If it doesn't hurt to lose, it's not exciting," Berman said. The CEO of Lakes...
Tags: Ohio Berman, Lyle Berman, Rock Ohio Ventures, Louisiana Department of Revenue, grand casinos, Sumner County, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Mississippi, indians casinos, Las Vegas, Harrah's Casino Tunica, Downtown, Grand Casino Gulfport, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Clark County Nevada
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. It's a glitzy megalopolis that attracts gamblers throughout the United States, if not the entire world, a place where there's high- and low-stakes action aplenty, plus shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities...
Tags: South Florida/Tampa, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Broward, Legislature, Miami-Dade, table games, Steve Calabro, vice president, slot machines, Mardi Gras Racetrack, West Palm Beach, Seminole, Miami, Gambling, Isle of Capri Casinos, Jai alai, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Clark County Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada
The IPO for Las Vegas Sands' Macau assets, set to be the world's seventh-largest this year, is likely to struggle in its market debut next Monday on high valuations and waning appetite for casino stocks. The highly anticipated listing of Sands China,...
Tags: Wynn Macau, Sands China, IPO, casino stock, Brazil, Macau, Casinos in Macau, Sheldon Adelson, Business Finance, Las Vegas Sands, Casino, Sociedade de Turismo e Diversᅢᄉes de Macau, Initial public offering
Ed Claycamp was disheartened a few weeks ago when he received a letter from an area casino telling him his self-imposed ban from the facility would no longer be honored.The problem gambler had been clean for years...And he felt the letter was an invitation...
Tags: Claycamp, Golden Eagle Casino, Steve Dole, eagle casinos, Kansas City, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Prairie Band Casino & Resort
After he scored a room at the Excalibur online for $24 a night, Mario Ellis hopped in his car and headed for Sin City. "I had to jump on it," said Mr. Ellis, 42, a UPS driver from Los Angeles, a key drive-in market for Vegas. He had his hours and overtime...
Tags: Las Vegas Sands Corp., net loss, Mr. Ellis, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian, Business Finance, Las Vegas Sands, Casino, Clark County Nevada, R&R Partners, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las Vegas Nevada
That’s short for the Immigration Detention Center, a $370 million facility the Australian government opened less than a year ago to house the increasing number of asylum-seekers coming by boat to Australia. Tucked away in the jungle, at the other end...
Tags: christmas islanders, Australian, Indonesian, Indonesia, Jakarta, Christmas Island, Immigration detention, Suharto, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Chinese Indonesian, Immigration to Australia
Conn. Some traditions are indelibly carved into the nation’s psyche, among them tucking in late each November to inadvisable amounts of mashed potatoes, turkey and pie. Then there are the traditions that spring from an indifference to all that, which...
Tags: Mohegan Sun, Chinatown, Ms. Zhou, China, Shanghai, Chinese American history, Thanksgiving, Pai Gow, New London County Connecticut, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Baccarat
State gambling consultants have boosted revenue forecasts for Sumner County's casino now that developers have added a hotel to the first phase. Consultants also said a proposed Indian casino in Park City or slots at Wichita Greyhound Park would eat into...
Tags: Chisholm Creek Casino Resort, Cummings Associates, Park City, Wells Gaming Research, wyandotte casinos, slot machines, Mulvane, class ii, Sumner County, Wichita Greyhound Park, Topeka, Barona Casino, Lytton Band of Pomo Indians, New London County Connecticut, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Clark County Nevada, Phil Ruffin
A company that's suing Ontario's troubled lottery agency over the ownership of an $81-million casino power plant is offering to drop the lawsuit and take the plant off the agency's hands. Buttcon Energy will drop its $355-million action against the Ontario...
Tags: Buttcon Ltd., OLG, Buttcon Energy, court documents, George Smitherman, Canada, Toronto, Environment, Sustainable energy, Windsor Ontario, Dwight Duncan, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Energy law, Casino