News - Page 1404

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

Wynn Las Vegas' president said Friday that the dealers who filed a lawsuit seeking to end the casino's 3-week-old tip pooling program are welcome at their jobs.

News Brief: As lawmakers weigh strategies to ease the burden on New Jersey's taxpayers, a group of legislators has opposed expanding casino gaming to horse tracks in the northern part of the state.

News Brief: The MotorCity Casino will shut its doors for 6½ hours Tuesday morning while utility lines are tied into the casino's $300 million expansion project that includes a 400-room hotel and entertainment center

The much anticipated PartyGammon.com Million takes place in January, with some seats still remaining.

Bally Technologies has signed a contract with Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to provide a complete casino management system.

One lucky ticket in Iowa matched all 6 numbers Saturday and walked away with the $200.8 million jackpot.

Since no ticket matched Friday’s Mega Million numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Mega Millions drawing moves to an estimated $15 million.

The president of the Poker Players Alliance responds to reports that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is attempting to add Internet gambling prohibition legislation to the Department of Defense.

Harrah's New Orleans Hotel made its official debut Thursday, September 21, hosting a New Orleans-style party that attracted more than 2,500 guests who gathered to celebrate the first completely new hotel to open in the city since Hurricane Katrina.

Casino City columnist Ryan McLane recently rediscovered the joy of poker by watching his grilfriend play in her first live No-Limit Hold'em poker tournament in Las Vegas.

News Brief: The chief executive of the Mohegan Sun casino says the region's multibillion-dollar tourism industry has provided a solid foundation for the continued growth of casinos in eastern Connecticut.

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved Woolf's Las Vegas-based Navegante Group to operate three casinos in Elko under a management contract with the properties' ownership.

While a tip matter involving Nevada casino workers may have been resolved in Washington, D.C., the controversy over Wynn Las Vegas splitting the tokes earned by its dealers with casino supervisors has landed in Clark County District Court.

News Brief: More than 60 companies from across the Chicago area came to town Thursday to tout their wares for potential clients in the casino industry at theVendor Diversity Expo trade show sponsored by Hollywood Casino-Aurora.

News Brief: The opening of the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway has again been delayed and is now tentatively scheduled to open at the beginning of October.

News Brief: During the state Gaming Commission's annual budget presentation to key lawmakers Thursday, Director Larry Gregory announced, "Gaming is back in our great state of Mississippi and is doing well."

News Brief: The latest investor group poised to add a casino to Atlantic City has agreed to buy 11 acres from the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort for $85 million.

Cavalia, the spectacular equestrian Odyssey, will be presented under its majestic White Big Top that will be located at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, starting November 16, 2006.