International Business News - Casino http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The city's 11 casinos experienced their biggest monthly drop in revenue ever in September. The amount of money they won from gamblers plunged 15.1 percent from the same month a year ago. That made it the biggest one-month decline in the 30-year history of legalized gambling here. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ac-casino-revenues-show-biggest-drop-in-september.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:22:35 EDT Thursday's figures from the state Gaming Control Board, listing the casino win for August 2008: _STATEWIDE: $934.1 million, down 8.1 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/nevada-casino-wins-dip-in-august.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:53:53 EDT Nevada casinos had a rough August, reporting a 8.1 percent slump in money won from gamblers for a record eighth straight month of declines in growth rates, a state report showed Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/wins-for-nevada-casinos-decline-again-in-august.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:53:46 EDT If the president of the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is right, Atlantic City casinos experienced their biggest revenue decline in history in September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ac-casinos-likely-had-worst-month-ever-in-sept.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:59:14 EDT Greektown Casino in Detroit has hired an investment bank to seek potential buyers as it works to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and moves forward with its permanent hotel plans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/greektown-casino-in-detroit-seeks-potential-buyers.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:23:31 EDT Licensing for the new, $662 million Aliante Station hotel-casino in North Las Vegas was recommended Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The board's parent state Gaming Commission will have final say Oct. 23 on the licensing application from the locals' resort, scheduled to open Nov. 11. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/nevada-regulators-endorse-new-casino.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:18:54 EDT Three of the state's biggest ski resorts are joining the effort to defeat a proposed casino in western Maine, saying a casino would detract from the state's image as a family-friendly place to enjoy the outdoors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/3-maine-ski-resorts-oppose-proposed-casino.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:49:46 EDT Despite being on the ballot, a proposal for a casino in the hills of western Maine was dead, for all intents and purposes, up until a few weeks ago when a Las Vegas casino developer arrived with big hopes and a bigger wallet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/debate-over-proposed-casino-catches-fire-in-maine.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:00 EDT The chief architect of a proposed resort casino in western Maine's Oxford County outlined design plans Tuesday and the company said it hoped to announce a specific location for the $150 million project before the end of next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/developer-of-proposed-maine-casino-details-plan.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:35:45 EDT The owner of an Indiana casino near the Ohio border is joining the fight against a ballot issue that would ask voters to allow a $600 million casino resort in southwest Ohio. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/ohio-casino-battle-heating-up-with-tv-radio-ads.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:50:46 EDT Lyon County, Iowa, voters have taken the first step toward opening a new casino and resort by overwhelmingly approving the project. Tuesday's election found 62 percent in favor of and 38 percent opposed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/iowa-county-voters-overwhelmingly-endorse-casino.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:45:36 EDT An Ohio voter is challenging a proposed constitutional amendment to place a casino in southwest Ohio. Andrew Bowers filed a protest Monday with Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner over the proposed ballot issue. He argues that MyOhioNow.com and the organizations it paid to gather signatures failed to properly file the necessary forms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/voter-files-protest-against-ohio-casino-issue.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:18:35 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Monday, Sept. 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Casino operators' shares skidded Monday as investors questioned whether growing capital and liquidity concerns would hinder their financials and stifle their growth plans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sector-roundup-casino-operators-reits.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:28:11 EDT A tribal casino scheduled to open later this year in Northern California shouldn't have any problem filling its jobs. About 11,000 people applied for jobs at the Red Hawk Casino about 30 miles east of Sacramento. The casino, owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, has 1,700 openings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/thousands-apply-for-jobs-at-rural-calif-casino.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:22:52 EDT Seeing the Labor Day weekend clipped by Hurricane Gustav, Mississippi's state-licensed casinos won $232.7 million from gamblers in August, down a bit from a year ago, the Mississippi State Tax Commission reported Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/mississippi-casino-revenue-drops-in-august.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:35:14 EDT It didn't take long for one of the worst Wall Street meltdowns in history to hit the casino industry. Already stalled in its plan for a $2 billion mega-casino in Atlantic City, Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment said Tuesday it was ending its bid to run a Kansas casino, citing "the current turmoil in the financial markets." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/pinnacle-drops-out-of-race-to-build-kansas-casino.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:07:18 EDT Hoping to reinvigorate a stalled campaign, a Las Vegas developer announced Tuesday it will lead the referendum drive for a casino in Oxford County and spend $100 million to make it a reality if state voters give their approval in November. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/vegas-developer-takes-over-maine-casino-campaign.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:17 EDT A federal judge has combined lawsuits filed by Nebraska and Iowa opposing the Ponca Tribe's plans to build a casino in Carter Lake. Iowa claimed in its lawsuit that the tribe shouldn't be allowed to build the casino because it deceived the federal government to get land in Carter Lake placed in a trust. The tribe had said it planned to use the land to provide health care services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/judge-allows-nebraska-to-join-iowa-casino-case.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:34:43 EDT This seaside gambling resort was counting on a strong August to help it avoid posting a record-breaking second straight year of declining revenues. It didn't get what it wanted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/new-jersey-casino-revenues-edge-up-but-not-enough.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:52:31 EDT Slot machines could someday be ringing a few blocks from the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the spot where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/foxwoods-may-move-casino-near-historic-philly.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:01:15 EDT