2005 May - Casino News - Page 5 of 80

(BetWWTS.com) ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Men's NCAA tournament has become the biggest betting time of the year as the proliferation of wagering on the tournament and office pools becomes even more widespread...

A small bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Congress to consider letting states regulate and tax Internet gambling, even as a larger group of determined colleagues begins another attempt to ban the burgeoning form of wagering...

A Michigan group, Citizens for a Charity Casino, says it wants to build a "non-profit casino" on Muskegon's downtown waterfront that would "benefit the community" with its winnings...

Several major gaming companies could be hurt financially by the nationwide increase in gambling stemming from widespread victories in last November’s elections, Wall Street analysts suggest...

Venetian Interactive (V.I.) Ltd., a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Inc., the parent company of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, has been awarded an Interactive Gaming License and an Electronic Betting Center License by the Alderney Gambling C...

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., at a Wednesday night news conference, discussed sweeping changes to his slot machine bill, which include cutting proceeds going to education by 20 percent and roughly doubling the money to be allotted to Maryland’s racetrack ow...

Aztar Corp., parent company of the Tropicana, won a summary judgment on Wednesday, dismissing it from all claims in a federal lawsuit filed by an addicted gambler who claimed the Casino Aztar knew of his addiction yet allowed him to gamble and lose everyt...

With a maximum bet on Greektown Casino’s nickel slots, a player could win a $150,000 log cabin – in the Detroit casino’s Win a Home” promotion. Guests can win the home or $100,000 cash by hitting the jackpot in one of the designated IGT Nickel Price Chec...

Erie County Executive Joel A. Giambra is backing an expected legal battle to block the Seneca Nation of Indians from building a casino in Cheektowaga....

It's raining diamonds at Harrah's Rio Hotel and Casino, with the introduction in July of the new Raining Diamonds Video Slots. And the name isn't just for show...