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Business & Industry, 10 years ago

WPN Adds $80K to "The Beast" in January

The new year is getting off to a roaring start at the Winning Poker Network (WPN) as the ante was upped on the popular "The Beast" weekly leaderboard race.The network -- featuring the top skins of

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Churchill Downs Finalizes Acquisition of the Big Fish Games

BIG:T;he acquisition of the Big Fish Games, a Seattle based publisher of mobile games, by Churchill Downs has been finalized.Churchill Down Inc. has announced in November that they are interested in

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

PokerStars City of Dreams Opens in Manila

Big:T;hey may have kept a bit quiet about it, but the opening of the new poker room at the City of Dreams in the Filipino capital, Manila, was certainly no secret. The new PokerStars poker room is

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

First Licensed Dealer School to Open in New York

BIG:B;ig Deal Casino Academy will soon become the first licensed dealer school in New York. Opening in about one week from now, Big Deal Casino Academy has a mission to create the best and most

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Hopes for Legalization of Online Poker in 2015 Reside in California

BIG:A;ccording to research of financial services firm Morgan Stanley, California will be the only state that will authorize online poker in 2015. Even though California has been striving toward

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Oneida Indian Nation to Open a $20 Million Casino

BIG:T;he Oneida Indian Nation plans to open a $20 million The Wizard of Oz themed casino in 2015, placed in Chittenango 14 miles east from Syracuse. This Oneida project will bring more than 200

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Caesars Misses $225 Million Interest Payment

BIG:C;aesars Entertainment Corp that owns and operates over 50 casinos and hotels, and seven golf courses under several brands, refused to pay the $225 million interest payment it owes to its

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Atlantic City Taj Mahal Stays in Business

Big:S;ome 3,000 people employed at the Atlantic based Taj Mahal casino can breathe the sigh of relief, as they will not be spending the holidays looking for new jobs. According to the Associated

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Three Casinos Granted Licenses in New York

BIG:T;he state’s location board met on Tuesday in New York City to review the financial history of the applicants that are attempting to gain a license for building casinos and the state approved

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

WPT and Ourgame Announce Asia Alliance

Big:T;he World Poker Tour may soon fully live up to its name after it recently announced an agreement with an online card and board game company Ourgame International. The agreement will see

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

New York State Preparing for Its First Full-Scale Casinos

BIG:E;arlier this week, the state of New York revealed plans to select sites for its first full-scale casinos. The plan is to build a gambling palace within an hour drive of New York City, a/k/a The

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Online Poker Revenue in New Jersey Hits New Low

Big:A;n unfortunate milestone happened for New Jersey in October after that state’s online poker industry recorded the lowest monthly online poker revenue in its small history. Things have not

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Amaya Offices Raided in Relation to Securities Trading Investigation

Big:A;ccording to a Forbes article published yesterday, offices of the Amaya Group were visited by the federal police and Financial Market regulators on Wednesday. Statements released by Amaya

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Efforts by Adelson to Ban Online Poker Fail Initial Test

Big:I;t appears that gaming and resorts tycoon Sheldon Adelson’s efforts to ban online poker in the US have been stomped, for now anyway. Mr Adelson had been hoping that an Act with his input that

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

The Trump Taj Mahal Stays Open Until December 20th

Big:T;he Trump Taj Mahal pushed back the date of closing to December 20th which gives them more time to come up with the plan to save the casino.Right now, the Taj Mahal is filled with people fearing