Gambling Industries

Blackstone bids to take control of Gala Coral

Private equity giant Blackstone is gambling on an audacious eleventh hour intervention in the massive £2.5bn debt restructuring at beleaguered bookmaker-to-bingo group Gala Coral. Full house: Blackstone, the private-equity...

powered by

Mohegan's Profit Slides

BY NATHAN BECKER The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority's fiscal-fourth-quarter profit fell 24% as gambling revenue slid again. Profits have declined in the casino industry as consumers have held back spending during the economic...

powered by

Update 2-Sands China raises $2.5 bln, low end of range

By Kennix Chim HONG KONG, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sands China Ltd, the Macau operation of Las Vegas Sands, raised $2.5 billion through its initial public offering in Hong Kong, a source familiar with the deal said on Saturday,...

powered by

INTERVIEW - Glitz key to Atlantic City's future-Harrah's exec

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Atlantic City needs more flair, flesh and flash if it wants to take back business from the growing number of slot parlors in the Northeast, a senior executive with Harrah's Entertainment said on Friday.

powered by

Margaritaville Casino construction still on hold

By MARY PEREZ - meperez@sunherald.com BILOXI — There isn’t any news on Margaritaville Casino, R. Scott Barber said at Friday’s meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, but he remains “extremely optimistic” for future...

powered by

Station Casinos Bankruptcy Tumbling Out of Control: UFC Could Suffer From Long Term Financial...

By: Rich Bergeron Fittingly, it was a powerful union (The Teamsters) that is credited with making Vegas what it is today, and now another union (Culinary Workers Union Local 226) is trying to set the record straight about the...

powered by

Ladbrokes to cut UK call centre and jobs

• Bookmaker to close Aintree call centre with loss of 263 jobs • Offshore rivals are benefiting from tax advantages Betting company Ladbrokes has confirmed the loss of 263 jobs today. The high-street bookmaker announced the...

powered by

Global Cash Access Agrees To Pay $1M In Settlement

Global Cash Access Settles Arizona License Dispute, Agrees To Pay $1 Million (AP) LAS VEGAS (AP) - Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., which provides cash access services at casinos, has agreed to pay $1 million in a settlement...

powered by

Pequot Tribal Member Convicted Of Development Scheme

Christopher Pearson had big credentials. But the dream collapsed in federal court in Hartford Thursday when a jury concluded after deliberating less than a full day that Pearson's plan lacked some key elements — notably money,...

powered by

Guilty plea over drug haul

STEVE BUTCHER November 21, 2009 A CANADIAN fond of gambling who punted on making $30,000 by helping import drugs into Victoria worth up to $330 million has pleaded guilty to charges that carry a maximum life sentence....

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »