Biloxi, Mississippi - This seaside gambling resort along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, sometimes called the “redneck Riviera,” has 40 percent fewer hotel rooms and only two-thirds as many slot machines as it did before Hurricane Katrina. A major bridge that connects the casinos in this popular tourist destination to Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and other points east remains closed...
East St. Louis - Tom Monaghan, general manager of the Casino Queen, has on his best poker face. In less than three weeks, the casino that has operated on a riverboat for 14 years is moving to fancier, larger quarters on the Queen's parking lot. It will be the first of Illinois' nine casinos to move inland, but the gaming floor will still float, housed in a basin filled with 340,000 gallons of water.
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Tropicana Casinos and Resorts announced that the company is changing the name of its property in Laughlin, Nevada, to Tropicana Express. The change, which aims to leverage the brand awareness of its legendary sister on the in Las Vegas strip, takes effect July 28. It will be ushered in with special promotions for visitors and a player event program.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reflecting on plans to build a Las Vegas-style supercasino in Manchester, his spokesman said on Thursday, after Brown sparked fury among casino supporters by backing away from the proposal. Brown told parliament on Wednesday that there may be better ways to encourage economic growth in the northern English city than building a gambling centre and a government source told Reuters the supercasino plan was close to being shelved.
The British Casino Association has called on Gordon Brown to “look again” at his policies after the Prime Minister told MPs that regeneration might be "a better way of meeting the economic and social needs" of deprived areas than a super-casino. The trade association also urged the government to resolve the uncertainty “quickly and decisively” without penalising existing businesses.
The construction of a casino in the airport to be built in Alcochete or in Ota will be considered by several societies and companies interested in the new international airport of Lisbon. The construction of a casino in the new international airport of Lisbon is a possibility that is being taken into account among businessmen and groups interested in the operation of this infraestructure, following a new and innovative trend in the most modern airports.
Administration officials confirmed that Sheldon Adelson, majority owner of the Las Vegas Sands Casino and one of the US wealthiest individuals, has personally held discussions with Governor Deval L. Patrick’s economic development secretary about the state’s pending decision whether to legalize casino gambling.
London: Aristocrat Technologies Europe has completed its first installation of Zorro™ Link™, unveiled to a European audience at January’s ICE. A bank of 10 machines, comprising six Zorro II™, two Zorro Returns™ and two Zorro Mask™ games, has been located in the newly opened slot room at the old Casinò di Venezia in Venice, Italy.
Espelkamp/Sofia. The first electronic casino was opened in the Bulgarian capital Sofia under the label PALMS MERKUR CASINO.
Korea will host its first international conference on the subject of casinos next Tuesday. The International Conference on Casino Development and Strategy will be held at the Millennium Seoul Hilton in central Seoul on July 10-11. The meeting was organized by the Korea Casino Association; Kangwon Land, the operator of the nation's only casino for Koreans; Grand Korea Leisure, a subsidiary of the Korea Tourism Organization and the operator of the foreigners-only casino Seven Luck.
Buffalo, New York -- The Seneca Indian Nation quietly opened its third casino Tuesday, a day after the National Indian Gaming Commission sided with the tribe over opponents who claim it is illegal. Workers labored through the night wiring 124 slot machines inside a small warehouse-type building that will serve as an interim casino while a USD 125 million permanent complex is built over the next year and a half.
