Journals By Industry - Amusements & Gaming

From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Feb. 2, 1912: The contract has been let for the construction of a concrete building, 11 feet square and one story high, for use of the local...

Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, a Costa Rica-based online gambling website, pleaded guilty to charges pertaining to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud and conspiracy to violate U.S. Internet gambling...

Frank Cetter, 73, who allegedly managed illegal online gambling in Costa Rica for the Lucchese crime family, was brought to U.S. Court in New Jersey, reports The Star-Ledger (Dec. 29, 2011). More than...

Byline: Trip Jennings Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday withdrew four State Fair Commission appointees from consideration by a legislative committee that is also looking into a controversial 25-year lease recently awarded at the...

Indiana casinos saw their take from gambling fall in 2011, and new competition in Ohio and perhaps other neighboring states virtually guarantees things will get worse from here. The house win at 13...

Jeff Warsaw and Jared Rada enjoy punches to the face. Not so much their own faces, but watching others take shots in the kisser. The friends and colleagues are big mixed martial arts...

When it comes to Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp., it looks like the on-again, off-again bankruptcy, which was scratched after objections, may be nearing the starting line once more. After a judge threw...

HEADNOTE Lesn ia k comfortable as he guides effort to improve business climate WHEN RAYMOND J. Lesniak speaks during legislative hearings, people tend to listen. The Democratic state senator from Elizabeth - first...

LAS VEGAS -- Full House Resorts (NYSE Amex US: FLL) announced today that the 100-room hotel to be built by the Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. (RSOCF) and the Rising Sun Regional Foundation,...

LOS ANGELES -- Win a 4-Day Tours4Fun Theme Park Tour from Orlando, Florida; including roundtrip airfare, sponsored by Hop2. After the success of their 5-Day Hawaiian Vacation contest, Tours4Fun and Hop2 have decided...

WYOMISSING, Pa. -- Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, William J. Clifford, will participate in an audio webcast in conjunction with the Company's participation at the...

New Orleans-area casinos posted a slight 1 percent drop in winnings from gamblers in 2011. The house's total take dropped from $637.7 million in 20121 to $631.6 million last year, according to Louisiana...

Value Companies ended 2011 on a high note with the completion of another community in the New York metropolitan area. The Clifton, NJ-based company recently finished the final buildings at The Point at...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Multimedia Games, Inc., a subsidiary of Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGAM) (collectively, "Multimedia Games" or the "Company"), announced today that it has extended 1,709 unit placements, or 85%...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'A-' to the following bonds of Orlando, Florida's community redevelopment agency (CRA or the agency): --$28.4 million tax increment revenue refunding bonds (Republic...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose...

Tendril's Cloud Platform is First to Connect Consumers With Real-Time Information, Tendril Smart Energy Devices for Automated Control, and Social Gaming App to Deliver Big Savings BOULDER, Colo. -- The results are in...

- More than 80 Gaming Machines on Display Include More Diverse Math Models, Award-Winning Applications, Industry-First Play Mechanics and Enduring Brands that Players Love - - Portal Applications and Latest Participation Games Including...

GIBRALTAR -- A dream became reality for Swansea City on Sunday, after the Welsh outfit beat Arsenal 3-2 in an enthralling game at liberty stadium. The scoreline could not have been a better...