The world's largest slot maker says one of its penny machines is statistically overdue to pay out a jackpot of nearly USD 16 million. What does this mean for high-rolling penny players? Not much. Each passing day, of course, means that the jackpot is one more day closer to hitting. But nobody knows when that day will come, and it's no more likely to be today or tomorrow than it was yesterday or on your birthday.
While the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians said it has "no plans" to build a third casino, just the thought of it caused locals to wonder where a new casino would go and if the tribe would just expand what it already has. "I don't think there's a parcel big enough for (another) casino," said Paula LaBellarti, president of the Palm Springs Regional Association of Realtors and a Realtor with Keller Williams.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of the state's richest Indian tribes are expected to announce a deal Tuesday that would send nearly USD 2 billion in casino earnings over the next two decades to the state's general fund, much the way taxes are collected on other industries. In exchange for giving up a previous deal that did not require the tribe to feed California's coffers, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians would be allowed to increase from 2,000 to 5,000 the number of slot machines it operates, as well as open a third Palm Springs-area casino.
Las Vegas - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Grand Casino Biloxi Hotel and Spa will re-open August 17, pending the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. "Grand Biloxi's opening marks the first phase of our exciting master plan on the Mississippi Gulf Coast," said Anthony Sanfilippo, president of Harrah's Central Division. "The Grand is back with the kind of high-quality casino entertainment experience our customers have come to expect. We look forward to contributing to the restoration of the Gulf Coast's tourism industry, and are excited to see our employees back at work."
WHO would have bet on it? Prince Harry has been spotted playing blackjack and roulette at a Bournemouth casino. The third-in-line to the throne, currently training to become a tank commander at Bovington Camp, took a spin at Stanley's Casino on Yelverton Road on Thursday. A member of staff said: "He came in about 9.30pm - he had all his people with him, and some friends.
Broward County's adult game rooms will undergo a major legal test this week as the woman who is the industry's public face goes on trial on felony gambling charges. In the first such criminal trial in the county -- and one of the first statewide -- Gale Fontaine, 56, will go before a Broward Circuit Court jury, arguing the game rooms are retirees' equivalent of children's amusement arcades.
Las Vegas - Freddy Granado likes to gamble every once in a while, but that's not why he went to a neighborhood casino one recent evening with his wife and five children. They went for the movies. Sometimes they go to bowl. And their 8-year-old loves to play at the child-care center. "It's a good family place for us," Granado's wife, Veronica, said of Sunset Station as all seven Granados waited in line for movie tickets. "We live down the street from here. This is like an overall hangout for us."
New York (Reuters) - Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is looking to boost profit by at least 10 percent by 2008 at its slowest-growing casinos, as it sets up a team dedicated to bringing more gamblers in the door, its chief executive said late on Thursday.
Chris Hogan was beating himself up over how he had played a losing hand. "It was bottom two pair," Hogan said. "I could've let it go." Hogan had seen hundreds of hands Monday in the opening round of the World Series of Poker championship event at the Rio. One was stuck on auto-repeat in his mind. Holding two pair, Hogan lost a hefty portion of his chips when his opponent showed a straight.
The Caesars Indiana casino lost nearly half a million dollars over two-days last month on one slot machine that had been incorrectly set to give players credit for 10 times the amount of money they put into it. Caesars and Indiana Gaming Commission officials say the machine - named Extra Money - paid out USD 487,000 over the July 21 weekend before an honest gambler from Louisville brought the problem to their attention.
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Buffalo - A breakdown in talks between the city and Seneca Indian Nation could alter what the tribe's Buffalo casino will look like. Mayor Byron Brown said Wednesday he told tribal leaders he was no longer considering selling part of a street that runs through the site of the planned casino to the Senecas because they would not make certain promises in return.
