Sky News Australia | RPT-UPDATE 1-Billionaire Packer's Sydney casino plan gets initial govt nod Reuters (Repeats item from late Thursday, no change to text). * Australia's Crown moves closer to Sydney casino approval. * Final approval still some way off. * Crown to target growing Asian gaming market. * Rival Echo's shares end down at 8-mth... |
RPT-UPDATE 1-Billionaire Packer's Sydney casino plan gets initial govt nod | Reuters
Vegas baby! Casino stocks are paying off - The Buzz
Bloomberg | Vegas baby! Casino stocks are paying off CNNMoney Wynn Resorts (WYNN), which operates casinos in Las Vegas and Macau, blew past analysts' expectations, reporting earnings per share late Wednesday of $1.48 and announcing a special $7.50 dividend. Aptly named Wynn also said it expects to double its ... Casino Stocks Soar on Wynn's... |
Packer says casino push something special
The Australian Financial Review | Packer says casino push something special Brisbane Times Crown chairman James Packer says his proposed casino for Sydney is "his chance to do something special" on the scale of the accomplishments of his late father. "This is more than just about money for me," Mr Packer said at a function in Sydney... |
Casino issue draws impasioned support, opposition
San Francisco Chronicle | Gambling: pathway to jobs or a wrong-way street? Baltimore Sun But Tamara Davis Brown, an attorney in Clinton, thinks legalizing table games and allowing a casino in Prince George's would tarnish the image and economic future of the county she has called home since 1988. Related; Some gambling opponents focus ... A glance... |
Aqueduct Casino’s Success May Spur Industry Expansion in New York
New York Times | Simple but Local, Queens Slots Are Hurting Gambling Meccas New York Times A casino that opened a year ago at the fading Aqueduct horse racing track in Queens has emerged as the country's highest-grossing slot parlor, helping to reshape the gambling landscape in the Northeast as patrons chose less opulent, more local casinos... Insigh... |
Man stole $1.6 million in chips from Las Vegas casino, police say
NBCNews.com | Man stole $1.6 million in chips from Las Vegas casino, police say Los Angeles Times Akingide Cole Authorities believe a Palmdale man stole $1.6 million in high-value chips from the Venetian casino in Las Vegas. Casino security cameras captured the incident, in which the suspect got into a restricted area of the casino. The suspect ... Polic... |
Maryland’s casino-gambling ballot measure: The big questions about Question 7
Maryland's casino-gambling ballot measure: The big questions about Question 7 Washington Post That's because neither deep-pocketed side is telling the full truth about Question 7, which would allow for a Las Vegas-style casino in Prince George's as early as 2016, as well as table games such as blackjack and roulette at Maryland's... |
Casino revenues fall in Mississippi in September
Mississippi Press (blog) | Casino revenues fall in Mississippi in September Businessweek In September, the 12 coastal casinos won a total of $86.7 million from gamblers, up 2.8 percent from the $84.3 million they won in September 2011. The increase came despite a prediction by one Louisiana that the opening of a new gambling hall in Baton ... Mississippi... |
Kenseth wins caution-filled Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas City Star | Kenseth wins caution-filled Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas City Star And that's what enabled Kenseth to win the Hollywood Casino 400 in front of an estimated 78,000 spectators on a warm but cloudy afternoon. The repaved surface, which features more treacherous variable banking, took its toll on tires and fenders in a ... Hollywood Cas... |
Macau's skewed bet on prosperity | Reuters
One public hospital, 36 casinos: Macau's skewed bet on prosperity Reuters MACAU Oct 22 (Reuters) - A short walk from billionaire Stanley Ho's extravagant Grand Lisboa casino stands the faded pink exterior of the Conde S. Januário, Macau's only public hospital. Inside, bathroom tiles are stained and paint peels off the walls ... and... |
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