North America News - Page 851

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge says rising of river will not impact operations of the casino until the river reaches 47 feet.

One high rolling blackjack player relieved the Tropicana of $5.8 million in April.

Caesars Entertainment Chairman Gary Loveman used a conference call to rally support for the federal legalization of Internet poker.

A California retiree won $1,127,123 on the Super Spin Wheel of Fortune at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio.

The World Series of Poker has teamed with Prevent Cancer Foundation and the Nevada Cancer Institute, to offer the “First Annual Bad Beat Seminar Series.”

Guests at Thunder Valley Casino Resort walked away with more than $11 million in jackpots last month.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan attended the iGaming North America Conference in Las Vegas, where land-based and online gaming executives gathered to discuss the state of the online gaming industry in the United States. Here are his top-10 observations.

Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati's opening delayed until 2013.

Betting numbers may have been mixed at this year's Kentucky Derby, but in today's environment they were seen as positive.

Comedian Jay Mohr will return to Las Vegas in June to host the 2011 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort.

Rising Mississippi River flood waters have shuttered casino operations in several Southern and Midwestern states this week.

The 11 casinos on the Gulf Coast and Pearl River Resorts in Choctaw are all open without disruption but other casinos around the state are closed.

Legions of American poker players are trying to figure what to do next after April 15's indictments against PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

Temporarily closure of Lighthouse Point and Jubilee Casino, due to the rising water levels of the Mississippi River.

Popular ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham will perform a second show on August 27 at Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s Starlight Theater.

Casino Snoqualmie announced the appointment of Jon T. Jenkins as the chief executive officer.

John Caparella, a chief operating officer of Gaylord Hotels, has been named the new president of The Venetian and Palazzo resorts by Las Vegas Sands.

American Gaming Association President and CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. says there's "reason to be optimistic about the future of gaming."

Penn National Gaming has been given preliminary approval by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to take over the M Resort.

Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Toby Keith and Santana will all perform at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino this summer.