Archive for the 'Business & Finance' Category
Casinos Don’t Fear Mortgage Credit Crunch
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Finance experts speaking at the Global Gaming Expo this week have commented that the big name casinos have little to fear from the credit crunch caused by the mortgage crisis earlier this year.
Final End For The New Frontier Casino
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The New Frontier Casino-Hotel was demolished in front of a large crowd on Tuesday, signaling the end of one of the oldest properties on the Las Vegas Strip.
Lead Warning For Paulson Poker Chips
Sunday, November 11th, 2007A health warning has been issued this Thursday by Arizona health regulators regarding the Paulson brand of poker chips, which may contain high levels of lead.
888.com Plans Multi-Million Gambling Advertising Campaign
Sunday, October 14th, 2007888.com, one of the biggest online casino in the world, is starting a major advertising campaign in the UK, including television advertising, which has only recently been approved in the country.
888.com Plans Sports Betting Offering by 2008
Sunday, October 7th, 2007888.com, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world, plans to offer sports betting as soon as late 2007 or the beginning of 2008.
August Continues Yearlong Casino Decline in Atlantic City
Tuesday, September 11th, 20072007 has proved to be a challenge for the casinos in the seaside resort. So far this year every month except March has shown a decline in the win totals of the industry compared to the corresponding month in 2006.
Casino Inspector’s Statement About Tropicana Puts Business at Peril
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007A gaming inspector currently stationed at the Tropicana Casino and Resort filed a report recently claiming that one of seven support columns was bulging outward on the original building housing the casino built over ten years ago.
Bodog Forced to Move Site and Pay a $50 Million Fine
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Bodog.com, the gambling site owned by billionaire Calvin Ayre, was forced to move to a new website address after losing most of the company’s domain names to 1st Technology LLC in a legal dispute.
Revel Entertainment’s $2 Billion Plans
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Revel Entertainment, a new casino corporation, revealed plans for their project located north of the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City.
Las Vegas Sands Plans Casinos in India
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Sheldon Adelson, Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the biggest casino operator in the world, is interested in opening casinos and resorts in India.