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Florida Casino Boats in Choppy Waters

28 February 2005

News Brief: Gambling boats could be big losers if residents in Miami-Dade and Broward vote March 8 in favor of permitting slot machines at seven racetracks and jai-alai frontons.

Lawmakers Near Nitty-Gritty of Slots Amendment

23 February 2005

Lawmakers got closer Tuesday to the nitty-gritty of regulating and taxing slot machines at South Florida tracks and jai-alai frontons.

Pompano Park Hosts Job Fair

22 February 2005

News Brief: Pompano Park and the Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. will host a two-day job fair at the racetrack on Thursday, February 24 and Friday, February. 25.

Consultants are Early Slots Winners

4 February 2005

News Brief: Highly paid political consultants and lobbyists are co-ordinating the slot debate in Florida.

New Florida Casino Ships to be Added

27 January 2005

News Brief: Two new casino ships are expected to drop anchor within a few weeks, creating more competition in Pinellas County's growing offshore gaming business.

Stars Join Ranks of WPT Boot Camp

25 January 2005

World Poker Tour Boot Camp named two-tournament victor Ron Rose and young phenom Scott Fischman as its first champion-instructors for the series of traveling instructional seminars designed to advance the knowledge of students seeking a "Fast Track to the Final Table."

HBN, Flagler Greyhound Track Finalize Racetrack License Agreement

24 January 2005

Sungold International Holdings Corp.’s subsidiary Horsepower Broadcasting Network International Ltd., and Flagler Greyhound Track have entered into a five year Horsepower ARA license agreement.

Broward County Sets March 8 Date for Slot Machine Vote

19 January 2005

A plan to install slot machines at Gulfstream Park and three other pari-mutuel facilities will be decided March 8 by Broward County voters.

Poker Tour International Announces Upcoming Tournaments

18 January 2005

Poker Tour International announces upcoming Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments for 2005.

Florida County Approves Parimutuel Agreement

18 January 2005

News Brief: Broward County commissioners approved an agreement this morning with four parimutuels that want to add slot machines, and are scheduled to consider a special referendum on slot machines.

Midas Entertainment Reports Initial Results

13 January 2005

Midas Entertainment, Inc. has taken over $32.6 million in bets, processed more than $3.2 million in payments and generated $712,000 in gross revenue.

Trump Sues Seminole Casino Partners

13 January 2005

News Brief: Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Cordish Co. and its partners in the Seminole Hard Rock Casino project, claiming the developers fraudulently represented themselves as Trump associates to land the lucrative deal with the tribe.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Slots Petition Drive

12 January 2005

A judge tossed out Tuesday a lawsuit filed by gambling opponents alleging fraud in the petition drive that put a South Florida slot machine proposal on the November ballot -- and ultimately in the state constitution.

Florida Casino Boats May Get Bail-Out

10 January 2005

News Brief: Just as Broward County officials are considering whether to schedule a referendum to allow slot machines at racetracks and jai-alai frontons, they may have to bail out the gambling ships that sail out of Port Everglades because of declining business.

Excalibur Electronics Turns 'World Series Of Poker' into Royal Flush

6 January 2005

Excalibur Electronics picked the best poker hand last year when the leading manufacturer of hand-held games, information electronics and poker products was licensed to market ‘World Series of Poker’ products by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

AngelCiti Entertainment Retains OTC Financial Network

6 January 2005

AngelCiti Entertainment, Inc. has retained OTC Financial Network, a division of National Financial Communications Corp., to implement a comprehensive investor relations program.

Calder Closes out 2004/05 Tropical Meet

5 January 2005

Calder Race Course reports average daily on-track attendance for the 2004/05 Tropical at Calder meet was 4,408, representing an 8.5-percent decrease from the previous year's average of 4,816.

Seminole Coconut Creek Casino to Get Makeover

15 December 2004

News Brief: The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino is on the verge of a major makeover, a move that is expected to put the gambling hall on par with the glitzy Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

Magna Gets Financing for Gulfstream Park and The Meadows

9 December 2004

Magna Entertainment Corp.’s parent company, MI Developments Inc. has agreed to provide project financing for the reconstruction of facilities at Gulfstream Park race track in Florida of $115 million and at The Meadows race track in Pennsylvania of $77 million.

Florida Judge Reduces Slot Suit Defendants

30 November 2004

News Brief: A trial judge agreed Monday to remove 15 county elections supervisors as defendants in a lawsuit filed by opponents of the South Florida slot machine amendment that voters approved on Election Day.

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