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Seneca Casino Reports Huge Profit

15 March 2004

News Brief: Seneca Niagara Casino turned a profit of nearly $50 million in its first nine months of operation.

Inquiries, Politics Delayed Seminole Casino

15 March 2004

News Brief: An examination of the Seminole Tribe's casino-development deal, including a study of financial documents and court records, offers a revealing glimpse inside the boardrooms where the multibillion-dollar casino deal was crafted.

Feds Target Online Gambling

15 March 2004

News Brief: Federal prosecutors have begun a wide-ranging effort to curb the growing popularity of online gambling in the United States by quietly threatening legal action against American companies that do business with online gambling operations.

Rio Enters Marketing Alliance with Greektown Casino

15 March 2004

The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has entered into an alliance with Greektown Casino to develop a casino marketing program for Greektown players seeking to travel to Las Vegas as an alternative gaming destination.

Oft-Delayed Deal for Horseshoe Ends for Harrah's, MTR

12 March 2004

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group completed their long-delayed buyout of Binion's Horseshoe on Thursday, setting the stage for an April 1 reopening and the World Series of Poker's final run at the landmark downtown property, Harrah's spokesman David Strow said.

Hard Rock Hotel Will Improve Club, Rooms

12 March 2004

Officials from the Hard Rock Hotel said Thursday their company could spend between $16 million to $25 million this year toward several planned or proposed improvements at its signature Las Vegas resort.

Intertops Releases American Idol Odds

11 March 2004

Intertops.com has 19-year-old Fantasia Barrino from North Carolina as the 5/2 favorite to win American Idol.

Look of Bingo Machines Changing

11 March 2004

The spread of bingo games that resemble slot machines is expected to pave the way for a day when casinos can quickly reprogram new games into existing machines from a central computer terminal.

Makeover Part of MGM Grand's Plan

11 March 2004

The nation's largest hotel, MGM Grand, is getting a face lift at the ripe old age of 10.

Binion Deal Clears Final Hurdles

11 March 2004

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group's plan to take over the Binion's Horseshoe property cleared its final known hurdles Wednesday.

Illinois Casinos See Decreases

11 March 2004

News Brief: Aurora and Joliet casinos continued to see revenues decline in February, even as other Illinois casinos began to see increases.

Closed Casino: Legal Moves Snarl Binion's Deal

10 March 2004

The troubled sale of the Binion's Horseshoe remained mired in more legal maneuvering throughout Tuesday, apparently further complicated by a District Court judge's decision to order a new auction for a tract of land underneath the historic hotel-casino.

Casino Windsor Challenges Equity Order

9 March 2004

News Brief: Casino Windsor is challenging a pay equity order awarding some female employees raises and retroactive pay dating back to 1994, a casino spokesman said Monday.

Golden Nugget owners say TV show cameras draw gamblers

9 March 2004

It's been a great six weeks for the new co-owners of downtown's Golden Nugget, Tim Poster and Tom Breitling said Sunday evening.

New Sale of Binion's Parcel Set

9 March 2004

A Clark County District Court judge this morning set aside Friday's probate sale of a parcel underneath the closed Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas.

Lowballing a Paddlewheel

9 March 2004

News Brief: Short of a hurricane, a bad leak or some other calamity, it's hard to imagine how the value of a floating casino could drop from more than $20 million one year to $6.5 million the next.

Greektown Casino Replaces Key Executive

9 March 2004

News Brief: Long-time gaming manager Craig Ghelfi is the new chief operating officer at Detroit’s Greektown Casino, which reported a $2.3-million drop in revenues last year on gaming receipts of $325.3 million.

Pickpocket Steals $7,500 From Gambler

9 March 2004

News Brief: A pickpocket stole $7,500 from a Canadian gambler's inside pocket while he played baccarat at Casino Rama, near Orillia, Ontario.

Downtown: Offer Imperils Horseshoe Sale

8 March 2004

Lawyers were scrambling late Friday night to salvage the proposed sale of Binion's Horseshoe to MTR Gaming Group and the World Series of Poker to Harrah's Entertainment.

Vegas Visitors Report Illnesses

8 March 2004

News Brief: Nevada health officials are still searching for clues to a virus that has sickened more than 100 guests — most of them visitors from Hawaii — of the California Hotel and Casino since Dec. 3.

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