Die Namen der Künstler, die bisher bei der legendären Konzertreihe im Casino Duisburg aufgetreten sind, lesen sich wie ein Who´s Who der deutschen Schlagermusik: Bea Larson, Claudia Jung, Ireen Sheer, Kristina Bach, Mary Roos, Peter Kent, Nino de Angelo, Bata Ilic, Michael Kern, Ingrid Peters, Chris Roberts, die Wildecker Herzbuben, Andrea Jürgens und viele weitere haben die „Saturday Concerts“ bei Tausenden von Musikfans weit über die Region hinaus zum Kult gemacht.

At least tens of millions of people visit the Seminole Tribe’s seven Florida casinos in a given year, and once in a while one of those patrons might slip and fall, or in rare cases, suffer an injury that leads to death. Those are the moments when the tribe’s unique „sovereign nation“ status — easy for some visitors to forget — becomes all too clear. Tribal police, for example, don’t have to respond to Sunshine Law requests for documents.

The Seneca Gaming Corp.’s profits took a hit during the company’s most recent fiscal year. In an annual report filed Monday with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, the corporation announced a decline in net income of more than USD 16 million for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. The report showed net income dropping to USD 102.6 million from USD 119.2 million a year ago. During the first two months of the company’s 2009 fiscal year, the Corporation said it experienced a “4.7 percent decrease in slot handle…

Gallup, New Mexico – Eldon Etsitty deals blackjack hands to a half-dozen players, then corrects one trying to double down improperly. „It’s my table,“ he says in answer to a questioning look. Cards flash. Chips clatter. Etsitty turns up a winning card for himself, and the players groan. „They’re feelin‘ it,“ he says, laughing. „Oh, they’re feelin‘ it.“ The players laugh, too, because this is only a mock game created for casino trainees.

The Morongo Resort Casino & Spa has laid off 95 people, making it the latest Indian casino in the region to scale back in the face of the growing economic downturn, the tribe announced Tuesday. All of the employees are dealers or table-game operators and represent 5 percent of the casino’s work force. The casino, which sits along Interstate 10 near Cabazon, closed 28 table games months ago.

Washington — The gaming industry changed irrevocably when President Reagan signed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on Oct. 17, 1988. Twenty years later, tribal casinos earn more money than those in Las Vegas and Atlantic City combined. „I believe the expectation of almost every lawmaker then was that the future of Indian gaming was going to be in high stakes bingo,“ said Phil Hogen, chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Tallahasse: The Attorney General of Florida wants a federal agency to step in and stop gambling at Seminole Indian casinos, even though the governor signed an agreement with the tribe last year. „The legislation never gave permission for it. That’s the basis upon which the Supreme Court ruled the compact null and void,“ Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a phone interview Friday.

The Eastern Shawnee tribe of Oklahoma and the city of Monroe are again discussing a potential deal that might bring a casino to Warren County, the Hamilton Journal-News reported Tuesday. The West Seneca, Okla.-based tribe is now proposing a USD 300 million to USD 350 million casino complex for a 123-acre site in the city and Turtlecreek Township, according to the story.

Seneca President Maurice A. John Sr. has issued a request of the National Indian Gaming Commission chairman, who is examining options pertaining to the Seneca Nation of Indians‘ Buffalo Creek Casino. The national agency recently issued a notice of violation to the Nation’s Gaming Corp., meaning the corporation is not meeting the commission’s requirements to operate its Buffalo casino.

Topeka, Kansas (AP) – A judge was told Aug. 29 that blocking Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. from going forward with plans to build and manage a state-owned casino in Sumner County could doom the project. But lawyers for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation argued that Harrah’s involvement in the south-central Kansas project would violate a noncompete agreement the company signed with the tribe in January.

Last week, Penn National Gaming lost out to Harrah’s Entertainment in Sumner County for a casino contract with the state of Kansas. Penn was granted the contract to build in Cherokee County, but the company has said if it didn’t get both counties, it might pull out altogether. But now, a northeast Kansas Indian tribe is asking a judge to block Harrah’s plans, saying it’s violating a non-compete agreement signed in January.

Tulalip — Gamblers who pine for Las Vegas-style slots in Snohomish County will soon have their wish granted. The slot-style machines at the Tulalip Casino, Quil Ceda Creek Casino and Angel of the Winds Casino will soon take cash, just like those in Nevada. Between now and then, gamblers won’t have to juggle between different tickets required to use machines provided by different vendors.