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5 hrs ago | Bloomberg.com

Sands China Raises $2.5 Billion in Hong Kong Offering at Low End of Range

Sands China Ltd. and its parent Las Vegas Sands Corp. , the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson , raised HK$19.4 billion in a Hong Kong share sale conducted at the low end of the offered range.

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9 hrs ago | Las Vegas Sun

Station Casinos, lenders agree to rent decrease at 4 properties

Station Casinos Inc. and key lenders have reached an agreement to temporarily slash the rent that Station pays to lease from itself four of its most valuable hotel-casinos. Station said in a court filing late Thursday that under the deal with Deutsche Bank and other lenders, the rent will be reduced by about $7.7 million per month for December, ...

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Related Topix: Station Casinos, Economics News, Bankruptcy

13 hrs ago | Las Vegas Review Journal

Slots at expo promise flashy future with 3-D graphics, video game feel

Conventioneers check out Jackpot Battle Royal slot games Tuesday at Aruze Gaming America's booth at the Global Gaming Expo.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Microsoft Xbox, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Las Vegas, NV, International Game Technology, Wms Industries

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KWQC-TV Davenport

Early votes on W.Va. table games already top 1,300

More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races&Slots put table games in its casino.

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Related Topix: Charles Town, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Penn National Gaming

EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Penn Makes $50M Offer for $3B Fontainebleau

Penn National Gaming made its formal "stalking horse" bid this week for the unfinished Fontainebleau hotel, resort and casino here, setting the stage for a bankruptcy auction in January, according to an SEC filing Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Penn National Gaming, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Wyomissing, PA

Las Vegas Review Journal

G2E FORUM: Gaming not relying on Nevada

Keith Smith, chief executive officer of Boyd Gaming Corp., takes part in a roundtable discussion on the state of gaming Wednesday at the G2E.

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Related Topix: Boyd Gaming, Las Vegas, NV

The Las Vegas Sun

Culinary Union statement critical of Station Casinos

Creditors want to expand probe of Station Casinos deal The Culinary Union issued a statement Thursday critical of Station Casinos Inc.

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Related Topix: Station Casinos, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Las Vegas, NV, Business News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Nebraska casino high-roller facing casino debt charges files civil lawsuit against Harrah's

A Nebraska man facing felony charges stemming from almost $15 million in Las Vegas gambling debts is suing casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Harrahs Entertainment, Business News

GuruFocus.com

Youbet.com Inc. Reports Operating Results

Youbet.com Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Youbet.com, Inc.

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Hotels

Us Watch -- Connecticut: Foxwoods Resort Casino Defaults on Its Debt

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation says it has paid $14.2 million of $21.25 million semiannual interest payment due Nov 16 on its $500 million in debt on Foxwoods Resort Casino; does not anticipate making rest of payment in time to avoid default; Standard & Poor's lowers its credit rating to D November 19, 2009

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism

The Age

I was misled on One.Tel finances: Packer

James Packer has indicated he wants to continue the fight over the collapse of One.Tel, maintaining he was "profoundly misled" about the financial position of the company.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

KTVB Boise

Mega Millions lottery tickets could soon be sold in Idaho

Idahoans may soon get the chance to play another multi-million dollar jackpot game.

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Related Topix: Idaho, Idaho Government, Lottery

ABC News

Slot Makers Face Challenge: Casinos With Less Cash

A slot machine maker says casinos are buying fewer machines than they have in a decade as they stretch their spending.

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Related Topix: Boyd Gaming

Hotel Online

Gaming insiders say full recovery three to four years away

Nov. 18--America's casino industry is showing slight signs of a recovery from the economic firestorm of the last 18 months, but gaming insiders believe it will be three to four years before business returns to levels seen prior to 2008.

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American Motorcyclist

AMA announces top awards nominees for 2009 AMA Racing Championship...

The AMA is proud to announce the 2009 nominees for special year-end awards presented to standout individuals and organizations involved in AMA-sanctioned competition.

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Related Topix: KTM Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Mixed Martial Arts, Nate Quarry

The Courier Mail

One.Tel founder to learn fate

THE founder of telecommunications company One.Tel, Jodee Rich, will learn today whether the corporate watchdog has won its civil case against him relating to the collapse of the junior telco in 2001.

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Related Topix: News Corporation, Publishing

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Grand Prairie man still without his lottery winnings

A Grand Prairie man who says his $1 million lottery ticket was stolen by a store clerk took his plea for his winnings directly to the Texas Lottery Commission on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Grand Prairie, TX, Austin, TX, Travis County, TX

Tue Nov 17, 2009

MyFoxHouston

Powerball May Come to Texas

The commission voted 3-0 today to publish a Powerball game rule to solicit public comment.

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TheStreet.com

Penn Gaming Makes Bid for Fontainebleau

Penn National Gaming offered $50 million for the Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort. The development is currently under bankruptcy, and Penn's offer would serve as the opening bid at a bankruptcy auction.

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Related Topix: Penn National Gaming, Economics News, Bankruptcy

SavannahNow

Foxwoods fails to make full debt payment

Foxwoods Resort Casino, one of the world's largest, has failed to make a full payment on its debt, leading to a default and another credit-rating downgrade as casinos around the country struggle amid the severe recession.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

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