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WPT Launches the Professional Poker Tour

12 November 2004

Season One of the World Poker Tour’s Professional Poker Tour is jampacked with a stellar line-up of All-Star players, 134 of which turned out for the Tour's inaugural competition on November 9-10 at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Kerzner Reports Loss

9 November 2004

Kerzner International Limited reported a net loss in Q3 of $11.2 million, compared to net income of $6.5 million in Q3 2003, resulting in diluted net loss per share of $0.32 compared to diluted net income per share of $0.22 in the same period last year.

BIA Rejects Paugussetts' Appeal of Recognition Denial

25 October 2004

An appeals board within the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has rejected the Golden Hill Paugussetts' request to reconsider denial of federal recognition for the tribe.

Experts: Problem Gambling Issue Growing

20 October 2004

News Brief: The boom in casino gambling, instant lottery tickets and other forms of gambling is causing more people to suffer severe problems, international researchers assembled here for a two-day meeting said Monday.

Mohegans File for Pennsylvania License

19 October 2004

News Brief: The Mohegans could have 200 slot machines on line at the Pocono Downs racetrack by spring if they obtain a conditional license from the State of Pennsylvania.

Connecticut to Host Conference

30 September 2004

News Brief: To build more awareness about people who suffer from problem gambling and other disorders, such as depression or alcoholism, the state and a private organization are sponsoring a conference next month that will bring in some of the world's leading researchers.

Connecticut Casino Looking for Foreign Workers

20 September 2004

News Brief: Connecticut’s two casinos are looking to Brazil and South Korea for food and beverage workers.

Foxwoods Slot Take Surpasses Mohegan Sun's

16 September 2004

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino's slot machine revenues surpassed Mohegan Sun's in August for the first time in many months, according to figures released Wednesday by the two southeastern Connecticut casinos.

Gambling Linked to Good Health in Elderly

14 September 2004

News Brief: The survey showed that recreational gamblers 65 and older reported being in better health than their peers who don't gamble.

Study: Older Gamblers are Healthier

10 September 2004

News Brief: Researchers at Yale University have found that older gamblers are healthier than their younger counterparts, who have higher rates of alcohol and substance abuse, bankruptcy, depression and incarceration.

Connecticut Tribe Reaches Pact With Union

3 September 2004

News Brief: The Tribal Council of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation in Connecticut has entered into a card check neutrality agreement with UNITE HERE, the nation's largest union representing casino workers.

Report: BIA Followed Rules in Tribal Recognition Process

2 September 2004

News Brief : The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs followed regulations and was not unduly influenced by outside parties in deciding the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation should be recognized, according to the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Connecticut AG: Poker Nights are Illegal

27 August 2004

News Brief: Connecticut’s casinos are backing Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's declaration that poker night promotions in bars are illegal.

Website Offers Online Poker Coaching

26 August 2004

PokerCoaching.com today announces the availability of the first-ever professional coaching service, for aspiring poker champions worldwide.

Connecticut Tribe and Trump Face Off in Court

24 August 2004

News Brief: A platoon of attorneys armed with reams of paperwork appeared in Superior Court to argue Donald Trump's $10 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the Eastern Pequots.

Foxwoods Opens $300 Million Expansion

19 August 2004

Foxwoods Resort Casino, the largest casino in the world, is raising the stakes by celebrating its $300 million expansion today with the opening of the newly expanded Rainmaker Casino and Hard Rock Café.

More Women Dealing with Gambling Problem

9 August 2004

News Brief: For many years the addiction to gambling has been considered a man's problem. Now, however, women are now becoming the big losers.

Woman's Defiance Angers Judge

4 August 2004

News Brief: A defiant woman convicted of embezzling more than $300,000 from a former off-track betting facility in Hartford incurred the wrath of a Superior Court judge Tuesday before being sentenced to serve more than three years in prison.

Tracks Hurt by Competition

27 July 2004

News Brief: Getting people out to the track to watch horse racing has become tougher and tougher in the past three decades.

Connecticut Tribal Casinos Not Worried About New Competition

16 July 2004

News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are not worried that the introduction of 61,000 slots into neighbouring states will adversely affect their business.

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