On a warm and bright morning just outside San Jose, Costa Rica, a slightly hungover Calvin Ayre was lying in his bathrobe in his Fulside office in a new 10,000-square-foot
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MGM Bets Big On Detroit: $765M, 1,000 New Jobs
MGM Grand Detroit Casino’s permanent complex has a $765 million price tag, which is currently the largest construction project in Michigan and dwarfs the price tag for Detroit’s new professional
Read MoreStarting with a sting
The Pertita brothers, who grew up in Las Vegas, remember the casino opening as a grand event. Last Tuesday night, when Station Casino debuted its $925 million Red Rock resort,
Read MoreThe Mayor Biloxi says casinos will reinvigorate the region again
In his first 12 years in office, Mayor A.J. Holloway watched the boom in the Gulf casino industry fuel his city’s economic prosperity. Holloway said Wednesday at the opening session
Read MoreFour windy casino resorts break the ground
After a six-year delay, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians finally began construction of the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo Township last week. Run by Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
Read MoreLinda M. Casecert, chairman of the casino’s control committee, on the suspension of all gaming activities at Atlantic City casinos
“Without the enactment of fiscal year 2007 appropriations laws, each casino licensee’s operating certificate will be temporarily suspended and game bets will not occur after 8 a.m. on July 5,
Read MoreMount Airy Resort & Casino officially broke ground today on a $360 million gaming and resort complex in central Poconos
“Today is a great day for Mount Aerie. It’s a great day for the Poconos and it’s a great day for the state of Pennsylvania,” said Louie A. Nandaples, a
Read MoreJamie Gold Wins WSOP
Jamie Gold won the 2006 World Series Poker’s Main Event, the largest and richest game in poker history. Gold’s dominance in this field was unprecedented in WSOP history. He was
Read MoreThe Biloxi comes back to life
The Mississippi Gaming Commission’s executive director had a private laugh when he heard Larry Gregory had planned to reopen the storm-torn View Ridge last fall, exactly a year after Hurricane
Read MoreBackdoor Movement to Ban Web Gambling Pizzles
Senate Majority Leader Bill Priest tried to include an internet gambling ban in the defense bill last week but was rejected by two powerful senators, congressional sources said on Monday.
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