In September, after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana's casino business was down in the dumps, along with the rest of the state's economy. A few months later, other businesses should wish they were doing as well as gambling.
Last month, state-licensed casinos took in $184.4 million, up from
Voters in Harvey County said yes to building a casino, should the Legislature approve expanded gambling in Kansas.
In a hotly disputed advisory vote, residents approved casino gambling in the county in mail-in balloting by 373 votes, with 6,403 people voting for a casino and 6,030 against.
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Today, Monday December 12, is an important date in the internet calendar. By the time midnight strikes it is likely to have been the busiest day for online retailing in 2005.
It might even have been the busiest ever.
There are several reasons for this. The first, and most obvious, is that onli
Supporters on both sides of the argument for legalizing casino gambling in Ohio and Kentucky traded facts and barbs on Friday morning before an audience of about 50 at a discussion hosted by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
Lobbyist and consultant Terry Casey squared off with David Zanotti, p
Three Scots businessmen and a Las Vegas gambling guru have revealed plans to build a £350m casino resort in a tropical paradise off the Taiwanese coast.
Former Magnum Power finance director Ian Irvin and Taiwan-based expat Tim Potter are behind Amazing Holdings, which has secured rights on a 27-
Dialing for dollars from cell phones and other mobile devices may be a widespread pastime next year, according to a report released Monday by industry research company Visiongain.
The report predicts that Mobile gambling is expected to expand into the mass market in 2006.
The limited number of
Worldwide online gambling revenues will top 10 bln usd in 2005 for operators of virtual casinos and bookmaking, a market research firm said Tuesday.
The report by the firm eMarketer said the 10 bln usd represents only the house cut, which means there is likely well over 200 bln usd in play over t
The top Harrah's executive in charge of the company's four casinos in Atlantic City resigned from his post Monday.
A Harrah's Entertainment Inc. spokeswoman said yesterday that David Jonas, Harrah's regional president, resigned for "personal reasons." Carlos Tolosa, eastern division president for
Efforts to legalize video gambling machines in taverns and other places that sell alcohol could heat up when the legislative session begins in January, proponents and some lawmakers say.
The Indiana Licensed Beverage Association says it is drumming up more grassroots support in hopes of finally g
Slot machine makers and casino operators are keeping their eye on Massachusetts -- and funneling cash to Beacon Hill lawmakers weighing whether to expand gaming here.
The Senate has already approved a bill that would allow each of the state's four dog and horse tracks to install slot machines, wh
