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Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A campaign funded by a Hot Springs horse track asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a proposed ballot measure that would give a professional poker player the exclusive right to operate casinos in the state. The Arkansas Racing Alliance asked justices to reject the proposed constitutional amendment by Nancy Todd, … [Read more...]

Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control board is stepping down at the end of the month. Mark Lipparelli on Tuesday said he is resigning effective Sept. 28 so that a new chairman has time to prepare before the 2013 Legislature convenes in February. His four-year term was to expire Dec. 31. Gov. Brian Sandoval praised Lipparelli's service and said … [Read more...]

Kathleen McLaughlin, Associated Press (Indiana) Central Indiana’s two racetrack-casinos may consolidate under a single owner after Indianapolis-based Centaur Holdings LLC submitted a winning bid of at least $500 million for Indiana Grand Casino in Shelbyville. Centaur informed its employees at Hoosier Park in Anderson on Tuesday morning that Indiana Grand’s owners had accepted the bid, … [Read more...]

(Updated) Patrick Walters, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Gross table games revenue rose more than 11 percent at Pennsylvania's casinos last month compared to the same period a year ago. The state's 11 casinos collected a total of $59.9 million in gross revenue from table games in August, an increase of 11.1 percent over the $53.9 million generated in August 2011, according to monthly … [Read more...]

Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. - Officials of Ameristar Casino say construction of a $500 million casino is moving ahead on schedule and the development should open in 2014. The American Press reports that since July, Ameristar has removed trees, set a building foundation and completed a road that allows construction workers access to the site of its casino hotel in south Lake … [Read more...]

Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Final approval of an expanded gambling area at Maine's newest casino is being considered by the state Gambling Control Board. At its regular meeting Tuesday, the board will consider approving an expansion to the Oxford Casino, which opened in June in the western Maine town of Oxford. The casino now has 529 slot machines and 12 table games including … [Read more...]

Jeannie Nuss, Associated Press SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - A judge ruled Monday that a jury will hear a legal battle over a $1 million lottery ticket that one Arkansas woman says she threw away and another says she plucked out of the trash. Judge Craig Hannah's decision to grant Sharon Jones' request for a jury trial means the legal dispute over the lottery ticket will likely last even longer. … [Read more...]

Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - The panel that sets Delaware's official revenue projections is meeting to update its financial forecast. Monday's meeting of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council is the first since lawmakers passed a budget for the fiscal year that started July 1. The meeting also will be the panel's first since state officials expanded sports … [Read more...]

Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - After going bust in their first three attempts to get voters to approve Oregon's first nontribal casino, a group of investors is going all in this year. With ample money from a Canadian investment firm, the proponents are feverishly selling Oregonians on their plans to build a casino and entertainment complex just outside Portland. … [Read more...]

Kelvin Chan, Associated Press MACAU (AP) - In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are expected to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. And on the eastern edge of Russia, authorities plan a resort zone aimed at drawing Chinese high-rollers. The projects are part of a casino building … [Read more...]

Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Snooker's governing body is investigating unusual betting patterns in a match between six-time world champion Steve Davies and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand at a tournament in England last week. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association said in a statement on its website Wednesday that the case has been passed to its integrity unit "to establish … [Read more...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Casino Commission has cleared the way for a new casino to open next month in Columbus. The commission met Wednesday and approved the operator's license for the $400 million Hollywood Casino Columbus. It's scheduled to open Oct. 8 and is expected to draw 3 million visitors a year. Also Wednesday, the casino commission approved five local charities that will … [Read more...]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - An Arizona tribe with plans to build a casino and resort on property it purchased near Glendale scored a key victory Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Department of Interior rightfully awarded reservation status to a section of the land. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a split decision rejecting arguments by the city of Glendale that … [Read more...]

Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - August was a crucial month for Atlantic City's newest casino, as it sought to increase the amount of money it won from gamblers. Casino revenue figures due to be released Monday afternoon by state regulators will show if Revel is starting to shake off its slow start, or whether the $2.4 billion resort remains stuck in low … [Read more...]

Ken Ritter, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar gambling resort project dubbed "EuroVegas." The Spanish capital, the country's largest city, emerged as the company's best choice for the development, Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said in a statement released late Friday in Las … [Read more...]