Posts Tagged ‘Update1’

House Advances Gambling Bill
The House on Tuesday morning advanced legislation legalizing two casinos and four racetrack slot machine venues on a voice vote and then followed that up with a pair of votes against sending the bill back to committee for further examination and a public hearing.

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Williams’ property-tax cut banks on present law
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hardy Williams is promising to cut local property taxes by one-third, but most of the reduction would come from slot-machine revenue already reserved for that purpose.

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Mass. gamblers enjoy ride, but would rather play in state
Curtis Harris of Cambridge, a self-described poker professional, sits alone by the window, reading “An Introduction to Theories of Personality.’’ Behind him, Irene Loussedes of Chelsea raves to her brother about the “Wizard of Oz’’ slot machine. And across the aisle, Ray Mendes, a disabled veteran from Dorchester, chuckles that he lets his neighbor confiscate his ATM card before each …

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House says yes to gambling bill, nixes public hearing
State House News Service: The House on Tuesday morning advanced legislation legalizing two casinos and four racetrack slot machine venues on a voice vote and then followed that up with a pair of votes against sending the bill back to committee for further examination and a public hearing.

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Pinnacle Scraps Sugarcane Bay Casino Development (Update1)
April 15 (Bloomberg) — Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. , the owner of seven U.S. casinos, scrapped plans to build a second casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and will surrender the license.

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Man Wins $712,314 On Penny Slot Machine
A man visiting from Germany wins the $712,314 MegaJackpot while playing an Indiana Jones penny slot machine at Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi.

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Aqueduct Entertainment Group deal dead
Another controversy that’s surrounded Governor Paterson, and the state legislature, has been the deal to let the Aqueduct Entertainment Group set up a slot machine casino at the Queens horse racing track.

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Attorney general King accused of taking gambling money
Alabama Attorney General Troy King’s opponent in the Republican primary has accused King of taking at least $190,000 in campaign contributions from gambling interests, including casino operators and slot machine manufacturers.

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Arundel slots casino foes appear to have enough signatures
Opponents of mall plan seek to put zoning law needed for project on ballot It’s not completely official, but opponents of a slot machine casino in Anne Arundel County appear to have enough verified signatures to put a zoning law needed for the project on the ballot.

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AEG Loses New York Aqueduct Slot Deal, Governor Says (Update1)
March 11 (Bloomberg) — Aqueduct Entertainment Group can’t qualify for a gaming license and lost state selection to develop and operate New York City’s first slot machine-style “racino,” Governor David Paterson said today in a statement.

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Poker Guy: Sexton’s thoughtful betting pays off
THE MAIN advantage to betting into the pot first is that you might take it down right there.Failing that, some of the other, more important, benefits are the ability to take control of the hand, define your opponent’s holding relative to yours and determine how you can get paid off when you believe you have the best of it.

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CEREUS Poker Network Pays Online Poker Players Just to Show Up in Vegas for Main Event
MIAMI, FL–(Marketwire – 03/03/10) – The CEREUS Poker Network wants every online poker player to feel like a winner at the World Series of Poker* the second they land in Vegas. So this year, the online poker site is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table through its two online poker sites, UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com. CEREUS today launched satellites for the WSOP* and announced …

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Chauvin: Poker run for cancer patient set for Sunday
Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 12:20 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 12:20 p.m. A benefit poker run for cancer patient Steve Price Sr. is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Ward 7 Citizens Club, 5006 La. 56, Chauvin.

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Poker Run fun
The Snowmobile Club held their annual Poker Run recently.

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Euro May Sink If EU’s Greek ‘Bluff’ Called, BNP Says (Update1)
March 5 (Bloomberg) — The euro may fall “massively” should investors test the European Union’s strategy to support Greece, BNP Paribas SA said. “Europe is playing a type of poker game with a potentially big bluff,” analysts led by Hans-Guenter Redeker , the London- based global head of foreign-exchange strategy at BNP, wrote today.

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Wednesday March 03, 2010 – 13:32 EST
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — The Sands Bethlehem, which is operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp., had Pennsylvania’s third-highest take in slot machine revenue during February, figures released by state gaming regulators show.

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HARTFORD: Indian Tribes Voice Concern Over Keno Game
Representatives from the state’s two Indian tribes warned legislators Tuesday that Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to have the lottery corporation offer the keno game could violate the state’s agreement with the tribes, risking its share of slot machine revenues.

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Conn. Tribes Voice Concern Over Keno
Representatives from Connecticut’s two federally recognized Indian tribes say Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s plan to have the state lottery corporation offer Keno could violate the state’s compact with the tribes, putting at risk the state’s share of slot machine revenues from the tribal casinos.

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Golden Man Wins $10.4M Slots Jackpot In Reno
A Golden, Colo., man still can’t believe he went to Reno, Nev. for a bowling tournament and ended up with $10.4 million at an airport slot machine.

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New York State Cash Squeeze to Persist Through August (Update1)
New York state may have to take “extraordinary cash management actions” in the next six months because of weaker-than-expected tax collections and delayed revenue, according to an information statement from budget officials.

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