North America News - Page 1174

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

News Brief: Emerald Downs opens for its tenth and longest season on April 15 and officials with the Auburn, Washington racetrack are optimistic that changes within the industry will result in benefits for fans and horsemen during the 101-day meeting.

A legal challenge to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa's imposition of weight limits on cocktail servers and bartenders was sent back to state court Thursday.

News Brief: An anti-poverty activist who finally won the right to access a documents related to suicides and attempted suicides at Quebec casinos will have to wait to see them.

News Brief: Over the objections of the Fair Grounds' new owners and against the advice of the city's top attorney, the New Orleans City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to ask a court to rule on whether installing hundreds of slot machines at the Gentilly Boulevard racetrack would be legal.

Regardless who is right or wrong, the Internet can never be regulated and controlled like Kenilworth Systems Corporation's Roulabette system.

According to a Wynn Las Vegas exec, most of the 9,500 workers the resort has hired all come from other Las Vegas strip casinos.

The World Trade Organization handed down a landmark decision on Internet gambling today that online gambling supporters say could end up forcing the United States to allow gambling sites based in Antigua and Barbuda to accept bets from U.S. gamblers.

News Brief: The Isle of Capri's $170 million expansion at its Biloxi, Mississippi property will offer plenty of ways to party or chill.

News Brief: Some 2,000 seniors arrived by bus Tuesday as part of Foxwood Casino’s promotion to improve business during the week.

Atronic's Penny Parade awarded its first jackpot for $82,751.62 at River Rock Casino in California on March 30th.

The Gaming Technology Summit returns to the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas May 25-26, 2005, featuring a stellar lineup of keynote speakers and panellists.

The small nation of Antigua and Barbuda could experience the proverbial 'David versus Goliath scenario' come April 7th when the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade ruling is announced.

To celebrate the Running of the Roses, All Horse Racing is offering a free bet on the Kentucky Derby as well as free bets on the other two jewels of the Triple Crown, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

The Board of Directors of the Seneca Gaming Corporation announced the election of John Pasqualoni as interim President & Chief Executive Officer of SGC.

Housekeeper Lisa Sparks practiced with other co-workers competing in bed-making Tuesday at New York- New York.

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has signed an agreement with the planned Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino to operate the property's 2,700 hotel and hotel-condo units under the Grand Hyatt brand -- the brand's debut in Las Vegas.

Powerball states have voted to make changes to the nation's first big jackpot game to meet players' demands for larger and faster growing jackpots.

The owners of the Fair Grounds racetrack and some members of the City Council differ over whether local voters must decide whether the track can have up to 700 slot machines.

International News Brief: American casino operators were livid last night over the Government's latest retreat on the Gambling Bill, which will limit a new class of mega-casinos to just one venue.