North America News - Page 1202

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

The Venetian has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to Nevada gaming regulators in conjunction with a 2004 episode where a 19-year-old patron gambled and was served alcohol at the Strip resort.

Jutting out into the Bellagio’s main corridor like the prow of a ship is a glass-enclosed, floor-to-ceiling chocolate fountain emerging from Jean-Philippe Patisserie.

News Brief: The Contra Costa County Tobacco Prevention Coalition decided Thursday to begin lobbying efforts aimed at making the proposed Casino San Pablo development smoke-free.

This weekend's LOTTO 6/49 and LOTTO SUPER 7 jackpots are worth a combined total of $30 million.

Like a gambler on a win streak, the Venetian was on top when the Nevada Gaming Commission approved its plans Thursday for its new private gaming salons.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board and its members have been dismissed as defendants in a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles gambler.

After a preliminary tour of the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas resort under construction, some analysts say the property will be able to charge more for rooms than expected and will command among the highest rates on the Strip.

News Brief: Profits have dropped so much at Osceola's Lakeside Casino and Resort that a Nevada-based company planning to purchase the business announced today that it has reduced its purchase price to $160.8 million.

News Brief: Hancock County officials and gambling executives plunged ceremonial shovels into the earth Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall and Saloon.

News Brief: Wichita, Kansas, is one of three locations where voters could approve a destination casino under a bill to be introduced next week by a coalition of gambling promoters.

News Brief: Workers at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City voted by a 97 percent margin to ratify a tentative agreement reached last week, averting a strike at the casino.

Rod Stewart, and funnyman Cedric the Entertainer, will kick off a weekend of festivities surrounding the grand opening of the new San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

News Brief: Seven former employees of Thunder Valley Casino have filed a civil suit alleging sexual harassment, age and sex discrimination and wrongful termination.

News Brief: Alton officials are feeling luckier after several months of improved business at the Argosy Casino.

Green Valley Ranch Station Casino hopes their new luxurious Penthouse Suite will lure in the high rollers.

Debbie Cameron won $187,255.00 Monday playing a progressive slot machine at Lucky Eagle Casino, the slot payout ever in the state of Washington.

Since no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $12 million.

Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. has named Patrick Dennehy Senior Vice President and General Manager of Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino and the nearby Harrah's Louisiana Downs thoroughbred racetrack and casino.