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June 2, 2006                                0622

Compiled by Al Rogers
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Casino exec backs eminent domain

One of the country's top gaming executives urged Atlantic City to make greater use of the controversial practice of eminent domain to create space for casino construction.

Lawyer in WTO matter takes hope from US actions

The decision by the United States to indict an Antigua-based Internet gaming company may help Antigua & Barbuda in the next stage of its cross-border gaming dispute with the US.

Online gaming entices casinos

After watching the fortunes of online casinos soar fivefold in as many years - an extraordinary winning streak with no apparent end in sight - Las Vegas casino giants want Congress to study letting them in on the action.

Congress cracks down on web gambling

A House panel voted Thursday to crack down on the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by applying federal prohibitions to games like online poker, blackjack and roulette.

Many card counters going online, experts say

Gamblers who used to excel at blackjack through card counting have turned to sports betting and Internet gaming as casinos wised up to their strategies, gaming experts said.

Monthly win/loss statements from casinos?

A reformed gambling addict is waging a war against The Donald and other casino giants to force them into sending personal profit-and-loss statements to customers in hopes of shocking them out of wagering away their paychecks.

Columbia Sussex to acquire Ill. casino for $200 mln

Hotel and casino owner Columbia Sussex Corp., which agreed to buy Tropicana casino operator Aztar Corp. for more than $1.9 billion, said  that it will acquire a privately held Illinois casino for $200 million in cash.

Aztar buyer clashed with casino regulators

A Kentucky company that is buying Aztar Corp. — the gambling outfit trying to build a casino in Allentown — abandoned a plan to buy a riverboat casino in Missouri because company officials feared they would fail a background check.

Seminoles sue Cordish in Fla. -- Tribe seeks to end casino pact, saying Baltimore firm does 'nothing'

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is suing to overturn its casino gambling contract with Baltimore developer David S. Cordish, saying his company will earn as much as $2.2 billion over 10 years for developing the tribe's two Hard Rock Hotel and Casino complexes despite taking on virtually no financial risk and "doing absolutely nothing" once the casinos opened in 2004.

Choctaw casino faces hurdles for approval

The Choctaws' plan to build a casino in Jackson County isn't quite as simple as a roll of the dice, despite public perception that the tribe can do pretty much whatever it wants.

Blackjack comes to Wyoming

At about 10:30 Saturday morning, Wind River Casino table games manager Peggy Black and several security guards unhooked the chain encircling four tables that have become the center of attention here.

Vegas for the hip, without the Strip

Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa is about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip in Summerlin, "the No. 1 master-planned community in the United States." I don't know what the master plan is exactly, but it looks diabolical: upscale exurbia reduced to its barest essence.

Fremont Street Experience boss wants downtown's lights to burn a bit brighter

Since he left Oklahoma years ago, the 42-year-old businessman has helped several companies combine amusements, entertainment and gaming in Atlantic City; Biloxi, Miss.; and Reno.

Vegas company seeks permit extension

The Las Vegas company looking to take over Vancouver's struggling Edgewater Casino may back out of the deal if the city doesn't extend its casino licence by five years.

Canadians also paying price of Sept. 11 security

At this spot along the world's longest unprotected border, the cost of security is measured in terms of Americans who don't come around much anymore - not for dinner, not for Cuban cigars, not to gamble and not to watch the nudie shows, delicately known here as the "Windsor Ballet."

Poker star a victim in alleged scam

One of the poker world's most familiar names, Johnny Chan, is a victim in a scam involving The Diamond in Lake Elsinore which led to the arrest of a Temecula man, authorities said Friday.

Two casinos fined for gaming violations

Two casinos in Clark County have agreed to pay fines for violating state gaming regulations - one for permitting a 6-year-old girl to take part in a casino drawing and the other for accounting discrepancies.

Gaming board agent arrested

Another state Gaming Control Board employee is facing legal woes after an altercation with off-duty police officers on the South Side early yesterday morning.

DCI shifts agents' focus to gaming enforcement

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, traditionally known as the state's major crime-fighting force, is increasingly becoming a casino enforcement agency, with more agents working on gambling than on general crime cases.

Suspect arrested in rape of Reno casino worker

Reno police have arrested a man in the alleged beating and rape of a casino worker at Harrah's.

Patron sues casino over drunken credit spree

A Kentucky man is suing Caesars Indiana, alleging that he was drunk when casino employees offered him $75,000 in credit that he quickly gambled away in a drunken blur of blackjack and craps.

Banker in Emerald Casino case indicted on fraud charges

A banker whose involvement in the now scuttled Emerald riverboat gambling casino plan generated controversy was charged Wednesday with siphoning more than $497,000 out of a customer's credit line and failing to report the money on his tax returns.

Smoking to cease at Canadian casinos

Wednesday is the last day for smokers to light up at Canadian casinos, then business could light up on this side of the U.S.-Canada border.

No go on the buffalo: Deadwood decides against Main Street bison run

There won't be any buffalo running down Deadwood's Main Street any time soon - at least that's what the Deadwood City Commission decided on Monday evening.

Sentencing postponed for casino embezzler

Sentencing was continued until July for a former Pechanga Resort & Casino controller, while a legal issue stemming from his stake in a Winchester home is resolved.

Casino rolls out improvements

Security cameras using facial recognition technology will soon scan everyone coming through the doors of the newly renovated Casino Nova Scotia.

Settlement reached in security guard dispute with casinos

A strike by over 350 security staff at Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview was averted on Friday when bargaining team members of the reached a contract agreement with Falls Management Company.

Lotteries lays off 16 casino investigators

Manitoba Lotteries has layed off 16 casino investigators.

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The Bear Growls:  Penn National Gaming CEO reaches an unprecedented level of casino arrogance

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From the article Casino exec backs eminent domain :

Peter M. Carlino, chairman and chief executive officer of Penn National Gaming Inc., said eminent domain would help solve the city's critical shortage of developable land and encourage more casino companies to come to town.

The abuse of eminent domain is a topic for another forum.  But to suggest that government should force a private landowner to sell to casino interests is ridiculous.  It's hard to believe that even a casino executive could be so arrogant.
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