2009 April 18 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

In 2006, Penny slots only made up about 6 percent of Illinois casino revenue. But last February, it grew to about 15 percent.

    Bulloch County Sheriff’s investigators arrested a second convenience store owner on gambling charges, said Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Gamblers may be cutting back like other consumers, but one thing theyre not doing is pinching pennies.

LAS VEGAS (AP) Debt-laden Station Casinos is trying to sell several parcels of land, including the former site of the Castaways casino.

Gamblers say they like the machines which were impractical before quiet paper payouts started replacing the tumbling bucketfuls of coins in a jackpot because they can play longer for the same amount of money.

Gamblers may be cutting back like other consumers, but one thing they’re not doing is pinching pennies. Their spending on penny gambling machines produced about one-fourth of all slot machine revenue in Nevada last year, and more in other states. In Missouri, one of few states where gambling revenue rose in 2008, more than half of all casino revenue came from penny slots. For many casinos, penny …

Associated Press - April 18, 2009 1:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS (AP) - Debt-laden Station Casinos is trying to sell several parcels of land, including the former site of the Castaways casino.

If you think there is no such thing as a sure bet in a casino, you haven’t tried playing golf at one. Despite troubled times, casinos have funded a golf boom unlike any ever seen.

Gamblers may be cutting back like other consumers, but one thing they’re not doing is pinching pennies. Their spending on penny gambling machines produced about one-fourth of all slot machine revenue in Nevada last year, and more in other states.