January 3rd, 2011 – by Glen Farmer With 2011 ringing in changes in the state’s government, proponents to gambling are becoming optimistic that some of the casinos in the state could reopen. A new governor and attorney general will take office, causing some changes in how gambling will be handled in the state of Alabama. … Read more
January 2nd, 2011 – by Glen Farmer A pair of casinos in the United States have recently paid out enormous jackpots to several lucky winners. Between the two, over $10 million dollars had been won by big winners. In California, a San Leandro firefighter won an enormous surprise. In starting the new year, Dale Valentine … Read more
January 1st, 2011 – by Glen Farmer Last week, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas agreed to pay over $500,000 to settle claims involving drugs and sex. The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a complaint against the hotel over allegations that the gaming center was allowing the sale of drugs in private … Read more
December 31st, 2010 – by Glen Farmer On Wednesday, Station Casinos gave $13,000 to the Salvation Army in order to make up for the charity cash that was stolen from the Salvation Army’s headquarters over the weekend. According to reports, the initial $13,400 was stolen out of a back room where volunteers count money from … Read more
December 30th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania is set to remove 300 slot machines from their gaming floor. The casino apparently feels that having over 2,400 slot machines is too many. Before receiving approval of removing 150 machines, Mount Airy had originally petitioned to drop 300 from their … Read more
December 29th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer When the Pennsylvania casino industry was established, homeowners had been told to expect revenue from the casinos to help by providing tax breaks. The property tax breaks can now be expected in the year of 2011. Halfway through the fiscal year, homeowners are now expecting to receive breaks … Read more
December 28th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer For the past few months, casino workers in Mississippi have been attempting to get their piece of the BP oil spill relief fund. Many casino workers had applied for the company’s compensation fund, which led up to a bitter battle. Casino workers had made the claim that due … Read more
December 27th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The gambling industry in Illinois may finally manage to get around the smoking ban that has not helped their revenue over the years. A pair of bills are currently being considered by legislators that would, in one way or another, allow smoking in some portions of the casinos … Read more
December 26th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Rock Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corporation have announced that they have formed a joint venture to develop and operate the casinos in downtown Cleveland and Cincinnati. The new venture, Rock Ohio Caesars LLC, is majority owned by Rock Gaming. Long term management agreements with subsidiaries of Caesars … Read more
December 25th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Online casinos have ramped up the promotions for the holidays, but WinPalace casino has been offering more and bigger bonuses through Christmas than any other. Larger than their standard weekly bonuses, the Christmas weekly bonuses have proven to be enormous beyond the standard promotions, ushering in the most … Read more