News - Page 1579

News Brief: A Chukchansi Gold casino employee has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the Coarsegold resort is trying to squelch efforts to decertify the workers' union.

News Brief: Security is always an issue at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino, but both have taken special precautions since the terrorist attacks in America nearly four years ago.

News Brief: The proponent of an Indian gaming ballot initiative thought he had gathered enough signatures to put his proposal before voters, but it turns out he needs more than he thought.

News Brief: Whether a slots parlor in Gettysburg would be helpful to tourism marketers seems to be largely dependent on what the state does with its share of the revenue.

At its next board of directors meeting Tuesday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will elect members for two open seats and a 14th member will join the board.

News Brief: A brief supporting a statewide casino referendum filed by a law firm hired by West Warwick has drawn criticism from some council members.

News Brief: Governor Tim Pawlenty called Wednesday night for the Legislature to vote today on two tax-and-spending packages: One with, and one without, about $210 million in licensing fees and profits from a new state-operated casino at Canterbury Park racetrack.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's board of directors is in line for a serious shake-up.

Depending upon your source, the Ferrari-Maserati dealership at Wynn Las Vegas is either the busiest in the United States or an average contributor to United Auto Group's annual sales figures.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $18 million.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is visiting the United States today through July 16, Lee's office said.

A Las Vegas-based lottery and casino game designer has developed a scratch-off game that lets the two competing gambling disciplines serve the same customer.

News Brief: New York's highest court Wednesday refused to open a case challenging various forms of gambling in New York state to new arguments.

Mandarin Oriental will be one of the hotel operators participating in MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter, an MGM Mirage executive told a group of contractors at a meeting in Las Vegas last week.

News Brief: James Allen, CEO of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood, said construction of the multilevel, 2,200-space garage will start in late August with an anticipated completion date sometime in March 2006.

Nearly one-third of all Wisconsin lottery tickets sold in the southeastern part of the state during the 2003-04 fiscal year were purchased in poor neighborhoods.

The state College Board has the right to approve casino-management courses at the University of Southern Mississippi, a chancery judge has ruled.

The U.S. Labor Department has announced that it is extending a $1.1 million grant to help prepare Nevada workers for hospitality jobs.

News Brief: The Washington County Board of Supervisors has passed an 11th-hour memorandum of agreement with the City of Riverside and its new casino to help fund a sewer and water project.

News Brief: A casino, an art fair and a farmers market are among ideas for downtown Mishawaka thrown out by at least one person in response to a survey of residents and city officials.