News - Page 1465

News Brief: Louisiana House committee Wednesday challenged Governor Kathleen Blanco by unanimously passing gambling legislation she opposes.

News Brief: Two of the bidders competing for the Pittsburgh slot machine license are going after the same plot of publicly owned land above Mellon Arena as part of their projects.

News Brief: Terrible's Lakeside Casino in Osceola has rebounded sharply the past three months after losing droves of customers last year when Altoona's gambling operation introduced casino table games.

News Brief: The Philadelphia City Council plans to study whether casino related classes could be a staple of future job-training classes once slot-machine parlors set up shop in Philadelphia.

News Brief: Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Biloxi moved a step closer toward rebuilding Thursday when the Mississippi Gaming Commission approved a deal by a New York holding company to buy into the casino.

Kelley Technologies' next generation Race & Sports Book platform debuted on April 18, 2006 at the grand opening of Station Casinos' $925 million Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las V

Next Thursday begins the first of 24 Nautica Charity Poker Festivals designed to raise $1 million for Cleveland- area charities by doubling the number of Festivals held in 2005.

News Brief: Calder Race Course said it will open its 2006 season Tuesday, April 25 and hold racing each week through Jan. 2.

News Brief: A five-cent slot machine in Atlantic City disgorged a $10-million windfall for an 84-year-old grandmother who promptly received four marriage proposals, according to reports on Thursday.

News Brief: With Wednesday's approval of a gambling compact with the state of Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe can now move forward with a lot of key decisions concerning its plans for Wind River Indian Reservation casinos, a tribal leader said.

According to Playboy executive, Christie Hefner, the Playboy brand belongs in the Las Vegas and more of the trademark bunny will be appearing in the entertainment capital.

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $28 million for Saturday night's drawing.

ews Brief: Churchill Downs Inc.'s Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans reopened its Finish Line off-track betting parlor in Metairie, Louisiana, Thursday.

When Station Casinos' Red Rock Resort opens to the public tonight, Summerlin resident Judie Woods will be among the hordes of residents taking a first peek.

While poker basks in the glow of fame and fortune, that other old-fashioned casino game, blackjack, is a relative wallflower.

News Brief: A Madison business will be able to offer video lottery.

News Brief: Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick said he needs more information about possible gambling proposals from the Wampanoags, a 1,468-member Cape Cod tribe

News Brief: Thompson Town Supervisor Anthony Cellin sent a letter to Pataki asking him to sign the concurrence for a St. Regis Mohawk casino at Monticello Raceway.

With a $100 million upgrade well under way, Golden Nugget's latest owner is working to spit-shine, polish and otherwise preserve its uptown ambience in downtown Las Vegas.

News Brief: Colorado's mountain casinos posted a 4 percent increase in revenue in March compared with the same month a year ago.