2006 September 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

· Institutional investors hope for higher price · Rumours of counter-bid centre on US operators

BY CHRISTINA HOAG choag@MiamiHerald.com Gulfstream Park is ready to roll out its new gambling entertainment complex next month with 500 cutting-edge slot machines.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - State gambling regulators on Monday began the licensing hearings that will be a prelude to authorizing slot-machine gambling at horse-racing tracks later this year.

In January 2006, a 43-year-old man lost five million won overnight playing the gambling game Baccarat at a casino in Jangan-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.

Pennsylvania gambling regulators on Monday began the licensing hearings that will be a prelude to authorizing slot-machine gambling at horse racing tracks later this year.

ROSCOE - From a taco in a boat to a beer in hand, Roscoe experimented with new offerings at its fall festival this year. The three-day event kicked off Friday and featured a parade as well as carnival rides, bingo, food, a teen tent and musical entertainment.

Posted Sep 11th 2006 5:00PM by Wil Wheaton Filed under: Strategy While the poker book market has been completely flooded in the last few years, people who learn by watching or listening have had few quality …

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ameristar Casinos, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. has appointed Jerome Klint to the position of Vice President of Construction, effective September 1, 2006. Reporting to Alan Rose, Senior Vice President of Construction, Klint will be responsible for construction of Ameristar projects, including department administration and coordination of pre-planning,

JOLIET, Illinois As reported by the Illinois Herald News: “Local casinos posted increased revenue in August compared to a year ago. “The monthly report on casino revenue released Friday by the Illinois Gaming Board showed a 5.3 percent increase at all nine of the states casinos.