Despite difficult market and competitive conditions in Germany, the slowed down boom triggered by the new gaming regulations as well as changed business models in the core business of amusement machines with prize and the disposal of business areas such as the casino machine and casino management segment Atronic, the East Westphalia based Gauselmann Group generated revenues of more than one billion € again in FY 2008.

Revenue plunged at Arizona’s 22 Indian casinos during the fourth quarter, as the worsening recession kept gamblers away from the tribes‘ gaming tables and slot machines. Based on fees paid to the state, the casinos‘ combined revenue was down 16 percent, marking the biggest quarterly drop since Arizona Indian gaming was legalized in 1993. „People are saving their money,“ said Sheila Morago, executive director of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association.

With the economy slumping and state revenue getting tighter, gambling proponents are betting that it’s the perfect time to bring casino-style gambling to Texas. They say casinos could bring billions of dollars into the state and add thousands of jobs. Some of the extra push this session is coming from Galveston, the storm-ravaged island that is struggling to recover from Hurricane Ike.

The hot streak is over for Colorado’s casinos. The gambling establishments, blaming a slumping economy and a smoking ban, have posted their worst year since the state introduced them in 1991 to resurrect the ailing economies of three former mining towns. The casinos‘ total revenue dropped 12 percent to USD 716 million in 2008, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported Wednesday.

The Kansas City area’s four riverboat casinos posted a combined 1.5 increase in December revenue and a 5.4 increase in customers compared with the same month a year earlier. The Kansas City market reported combined December revenue of USD 58.6 million, up from USD 57.8 million in December 2007, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Monday.

December’s slot-machine numbers at the region’s tribal casinos were anything but pretty Thursday, especially those posted by the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, whose monthly win slipped below the USD 50 million mark for the first time since December 1998. The enterprise, which since May has included both Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, reported a December slots “win”…

James Packer’s Macau casino joint venture and the poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure have been hit by further headwinds with gaming revenues in the territory falling for the third consecutive quarter. Gaming revenues in Macau slumped 7 per cent in the three months to December 31 to 24 billion patacas (AUD 4.5 billion), compared to growth of up to 67 per cent in 2007. They include bets on table games and on poker machines in casinos.

Detroit – It was no royal flush for Detroit’s three casinos in 2008, but year-end revenue numbers released Monday showed a slight gain from 2007. Experts said the gain was a positive sign for Michigan’s young gaming industry, often heralded as an integral part of diversifying the region’s ailing economy. Total revenue for the three properties – MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity and Greektown Casinos — was up 1.84 percent in 2008, to USD 1.36 billion from USD 1.34 billion in 2007.

New York (AP) — New Year’s may have been better than expected in Las Vegas, which could bode well for some casino operators, an analyst said Monday. KeyBanc Capital Markets‘ Dennis Forst said early assessments reveal that the holiday brought good crowds to Las Vegas, although spending at casinos and on food was a bit mild. „At the high end properties, there was a strong international flavor and that would indicate that luck dictated the performance of the holiday at those casinos.“

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…

Los Angeles (Reuters) – Las Vegas Strip casinos won USD 475 million from gamblers in October, 26 percent less than a year earlier for the worst such decline ever, the state’s Gaming Control Board said on Wednesday. Statewide, Nevada casinos‘ take from gamblers fell 22 percent to USD 905 million for the month as the U.S. economic recession continued to cut into consumer spending.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos won 7.8 percent less from gamblers in November than they did a year ago. Half a month with a smoking ban, coupled with a severe economic downturn that has left people with little money to spend or risk in the casinos caused yet another dismal month for the gambling halls. Only two of the 11 casinos reported an increase, while six reported double-digit decreases.