Posts Tagged ‘Tabcorp’

Md. slot machine site opponents submit petitions
Opponents of a proposal to build Maryland’s largest slot machine venue near a popular shopping mall submitted signatures on Thursday to county officials in hopes of halting the venture in a November referendum.

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Opponents Of Slot Machine Site Submit Petitions
Opponents of a slot machine site near Arundel Mills Mall have submitted residents’ signatures in hopes of halting the proposal in a referendum.

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UPDATE: Slot Machine Revenue in Pennsylvania Increases 39% in January
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania casinos ushered in the new year by producing over $50 million more in gross revenue from slot machine play in January 2010 over the previous January, an increase of 39.24%

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Obama’s ‘stupid’ jab at Vegas
President Obama made a couple of stupid little jokes about Vegas. He uses our Las Vegas as a symbol. Everyone knows what Vegas means. Doc Pomus wrote “Viva Las Vegas” for Elvis years before Doc ever visited Sin City and got everything right.

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Tabcorp First-Half Earnings Fall on Slot-Machine Tax (Update1)
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. , Australia’s biggest gambling company, said first-half profit declined 2 percent on higher taxes for slot machines at its casinos in Queensland state.

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Md. slot machine site opponents submit petitions
Opponents of a proposal to build Maryland’s largest slot machine venue near a popular shopping mall submitted signatures on Thursday to county officials in hopes of halting the venture in a November referendum.

Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance

Opponents of slot machine site submit petitions
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Opponents of a slot machine site near Arundel Mills Mall have submitted residents’ signatures in hopes of halting the proposal in a referendum.

Read more on The Washington DC Examiner

UPDATE: Slot Machine Revenue in Pennsylvania Increases 39% in January
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania casinos ushered in the new year by producing over $50 million more in gross revenue from slot machine play in January 2010 over the previous January, an increase of 39.24%

Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Obama’s ‘stupid’ jab at Vegas
President Obama made a couple of stupid little jokes about Vegas. He uses our Las Vegas as a symbol. Everyone knows what Vegas means. Doc Pomus wrote “Viva Las Vegas” for Elvis years before Doc ever visited Sin City and got everything right.

Read more on CNN

Tabcorp First-Half Earnings Fall on Slot-Machine Tax (Update2)
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. , Australia’s biggest gambling company, said first-half profit declined 2 percent on higher taxes for slot machines at its casinos in Queensland state.

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HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc.: Lacey Jones to Be the “New Face” of the Canadian Poker Tour
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Feb. 2, 2010) – The Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) owned and operated by HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (PINK SHEETS:HDUP) is pleased to announce that it has signed Poker pro Lacey Jones as the “new face” of the CPT. Recently voted the “hottest girl in poker”, Lacey will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of Canadian Poker Player Magazine as well …

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Robber strikes casino’s poker room
Police are hoping a robber who struck a card room at the Seminole Casino flashed his poker face at a surveillance camera before running away.

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Poker run for cancer research at Moffitt center
For three years now, throngs have walked to raise money for research at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. This year, the center is adding a new twist. Riding for research.

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Phil Hellmuth: Busted at the UBOC Poker Tournament
I was playing a $200 buy-in UltimateBet Online Poker Championship event on Sunday and was cruising against some tough competition. With 300 players remaining out of a starting field of 1,600, this interesting hand came up.

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Pokies slide hits Tabcorp profits
THE gaming giant Tabcorp’s lacklustre profit result, including a slide in revenues from its Victorian poker machines, does not bode well for its rival, Tatts Group, which reports later this month.

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Flanders company tests slot machines in Ohio gas stations
AKRON, OHIO — A New Jersey company is testing a new type of slot machine…

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SENECA GAMING: Profits are up $23.7M
The Seneca Gaming Corp. posted a profit during the first quarter of the company’s 2010 fiscal year, despite a continued lag in slot machine and table game revenues.

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Tuesday February 02, 2010 – 15:01 EST
According to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the nine slot machine facilities operating in Pennsylvania during January of this year collectively generated $184,214,974 in gross revenue compared to $132,303,649 in January of 2009 when seven casinos were in operation.

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Crowning touch
Jeff Kleinpeter’s crown features his Kleinpeter Farms Dairy tie tack. Jeff Kleinpeter’s crown features his Kleinpeter Farms Dairy tie tack. This slot machine on Julie Dickinson’s crown from her 2003 reign as Queen Orion V symbolizes her and her mother’s favorite hobby.

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Tabcorp First-Half Profit Falls on Slot Taxes, Racetrack Fees
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. , Australia’s biggest gambling company, said first-half profit declined 2 percent on higher taxes for slot machines and increased fees paid for its betting shop unit.

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