Ameristar says profits down; Alliance sees operating loss for 2005

Nov. 4–Ameristar Casinos, a Las Vegas-based casino operator, on Thursday said its third-quarter net income fell from a year earlier, hurt by construction delays at a casino in Colorado. Meanwhile.

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Mon, November 7th, 2005

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