Gamingfloor.com news archive: 8th

Carson City, Nevada Yahoo/AP & LVR-J
Nevada Casinos Report Slump in Win

"A breakdown showed that slots were down 7.7% in November while table games were down 25.2% compared with the same month last year.
"All major markets in the Las Vegas area had lower wins compared with November 2006. That included the Las Vegas Strip, with a 19.1% slump."

Casinos suffer double-digit drop
http://gaming.nv.gov/
http://gaming.nv.gov/documents/pdf/mrrnov07.pdf

Atlantic City Delaware Online/AP
Resort's gambling revenues take a hit

"All told, the city's 11 gambling houses took in $4.92 billion, down from $5.21 billion in 2006. Only three casinos reported increases for the year."
"Slots revenue fell 8.9% in 2007, even as table games revenue was up 3 percent."

www.nj.gov/casinos/home/news/pdf/200712_revenue.pdf

St. Petersburg, Russia St. Petesrburg Times
New Year, New Law: Slot Machines To Go

300 slot halls have closed since 1st January. 45 casinos have met requirements to continue operating in 2008/9.

Russia Kommersant.com
Azov-City Gambling Zone to Emerge in Southern Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov - Population 82,090 (2002).
www.theeasternfront.co.uk/Graphics/Russia%20Map.jpg

London The Guardian
Too many bookies? You bet!
Bookies set for dramatic boom on high street

China Yahoo/PRNewswire
China to legalise horse racing and betting
http://noman.yantt.com/web/sm/ - Orient Lucky Horse Group.

Las Vegas Yahoo/PRNewswire
Seal Added to The Palazzo Las Vegas Luminaries and Legends
www.palazzolasvegas.com

additional headlines
Weak Dollar Good News for Some Companies
Third Nooksack casino worker sentenced in cheating scam
Los casinos pueden seguir funcionando - El Salvador
SugarHouse gets casino license; hurdles remain - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Davydenko's frustration at betting inquiry

Friday, 11th January

Puerto Rico Marketwire

Caribbean Resort Casino Reopens After $5 Million Expansion

www.wyndhamriomar.com/recreation/casino.html

Atlantic City Yahoo/AP
About 2 Dozen Suitors Eyeing Atlantic City's Tropicana

Las Vegas Yahoo/AP
Analysts Adjust Shuffle Master Earnings, They Say to Better Reflect Recurring Results
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SHFL

Macau New York Times - Deal book
In Macau, a $1 Billion Casino I.P.O. With More Expected

British casino news
Casino verdict delay puts bids on-hold - Swansea
Casino stakes a claim for the right to open 21 hours a day - Gala Maybury
www.galacasino.co.uk/gc2/local-casinos/casino-finder/scotland/edinburgh.html
New £13m casino to open - Leeds
www.lciclubs.com/casinos.html

London Daily Mail
The gambler who's put the Ritz in a fix - Ritz Casino writ against Ahmed Al Reyaysa

Sydney News.com.au
Open-air casino plan angers anti-smoking groups

Buenos Aires InfoBA.com
El casino flotante volverá a funcionar, tras un fallo

Casino Buenos Aires onboard the Estrella de la Fortuna has been closed due to industrial action since 12th December. 69 employees were previously fired from the operation.

Des Moins, Iowa Globe Gazette
Casinos bristle at fines over admitting people on list -

$20,000 to $30,000 fine for each excluded gambler that enters the premises !

Wuhan, China Sydney Morning Herald
China may legalise gambling on horses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan

South Carolina Myrtle Beach Sun
Casino boat fee barely resolved before approval
www.diamondcasinocruises.com
www.suncruzcasino.com/document_display.cfm/document_id/8

London Daily Telegraph & Guardian
William Hill blows £26m on e-race
William Hill to buy in technical experts to save internet arm
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMH.L

Las Vegas Yahoo/Business Wire
Shuffle Master, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SHFL
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SHFL
www.shufflemaster.com

additional headlines
Costner may be forced to sell Deadwood casino
www.themidnightstar.com
El casino flotante volverá a funcionar, tras un fallo - Buenos Aires
Lumiere opening hits other casinos - Missouri & Illinois
www.lumiereplace.com
Adult Entertainment Expo flashes skin, but technology is the real deal
www.adultentertainmentexpo.com
Email scams: 'My pursuit of a lottery win'

Thursday, 10th January

Atlantic City NJ CCC - Press release

CCC Announces 2007 Casino Revenue

New Jersey casino win fell 5.7% in 2007 to $4.92 billion. Slot revenues declined by 8.9% to $3.46 billion. Revenue from table games increased by 3% to $1.46 billion.

www.nj.gov/casinos

Atlantic City Reuters
Atlantic City casino win falls 10.6% in December

Slot win down 14.4% and table games 1.4%.

Reno, Nevada Yahoo/AP
International Game Technology CEO Receives $7.5M in Compensation for Fiscal Year 2007

Macau & Hong Kong Reuters
Macau set to surpass Hong Kong in visitor numbers

Macau registered 27 million arrivals in 2007, up 22.7% from 2006. Hong Kong had 28 million visitors up 10%.

www.dsec.gov.mo

Hollywood, Florida Sun Sentinel
Former Seminole worker let gamblers play slots for free

Sydney Sydney Morning Herald
Casino bets on al fresco gambling for smokers
www.starcity.com.au

New York New York Times
In the Catskills, Wondering if Casinos’ Time Has Passed
www.monticellogamingandraceway.com
www.empireresorts.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=NYNY&t=3m

Online Gambling ThisisLondon/Evening Standard
Star of The Bill 'tried to kill himself' because of worries over online gambling debts

Coventry Coventry City Mad
Arena Casino Under-performing

London Yahoo UK/Sharecast, AFX & Bloomberg
William Hill expects FY pre-ex pretax profit to be around 285 mln stg
Internet struggles slow William Hill
William Hill Says Profit Missed Estimates on Web Unit
William Hill PLC - Trading Statement
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WMH.L - Presently down 18p to 415p.
www.williamhillplc.com

U.S. USA Today
More states roll the dice on slots

"The USA had a record 767,418 slot machines and video poker games in operation on Jan. 1, up 6.4% from a year earlier, according to Casino City Press,"

additional headlines
Off-reservation casino in Oregon survives Interior Department cut - Oregon
Italy govt to decide on winner of Superenalotto concession by end Jan
Rights expert to head gambling body - New South Wales.
MTR Gaming Group and TLC Casino Enterprises On-Track to Close Sale of Binion's in February