Belterra Casino Resort News - Page 2

Catching our attention this week were sports leagues' annual revenues, a rumored merger with two of the world's biggest operators, an online jackpot, a new sportsbook and a large acquisition.

The company entered into a master lease agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., which owns the real estate of Ameristar St. Charles, Ameristar Kansas City and Belterra Casino Resort.

In aggregate, Penn National will now operate more than 49,000 gaming machines, 1,200 table games and nearly 9,000 hotel rooms, and employ more than 30,000 team members.

MSPT was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past weekend when Aaron Johnson took home $21,268 in the MSPT Grand Falls $350 regional event.

The company has entered into a definitive agreement with Pinnacle to buy four casino properties.

Upgrades include all-new imported carpeting, elegant wall fixtures and sconces along with new seating to make for an even more comfortable and luxurious meeting experience.

UNITE HERE is getting in the way of Gaming and Leisure Properties' acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment's Indiana casinos.

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., will acquire nearly all of Pinnacle's real estate properties, and the properties will be spun off into separate property and operating companies.

The installation expands NEWave's presence in the Midwest region.

The merger of the two Las Vegas-based regional gaming giants would give Pinnacle ownership of two Indiana casinos.

Moody's Investors Services have given Pinnacle Entertainment's bonds a negative rating after reports of declining earnings from Pinnacle's Louisiana and Indiana casinos.

ews Brief: Casino Aztar in Evansville will pay the Indiana Gaming Commission a $160,500 fine to settle regulatory violations that include inaccurate admissions counts on which tax payments are based.

ews Brief: Three Southern Indiana counties and the Belterra Casino have spent the last year privately battling over an agreement for the riverboat to share its riches with the counties.

News Brief: Gross profits at the three riverboat casinos in Southeast Indiana increased 3.5 percent in the month of June vs. the same month a year ago, the Indiana Gaming Commission said Wednesday.

News Brief: Casinos typically allow smoking in most areas, reserving only small smoke-free zones

News Brief: Southwest Indiana's three riverboat casinos got off to flat start in 2005, as January revenue edged up only one percent overall.

News Brief: Belterra Casino in southeast Indiana has reopened, one day after floodwaters forced the Vevay business to close its doors.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that after receiving approval from the Coast Guard, the company has re-opened the riverboat casino portion of Belterra Casino Resort.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. report that it is experiencing severe weather conditions at two of its casinos, Belterra Casino Resort and Boomtown Reno.

Belterra Casino Resort & Spa will maintain its status as the ‘Official Hotel and Casino of Kentucky Speedway’ through 2007 thanks to a new marketing partnership.