2010 January 27 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A quick read on the sports news of the day.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Tropicana Las Vegas Inc. President Thomas McCartney announced today the appointment of Cynthia Mun as Vice President of Marketing for Tropicana Las Vegas. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090806/LA58488LOGO) “We are thrilled to have Cynthia join the Tropicana Las Vegas team,” said President Thomas McCartney. “Cynthia’s strong passion for the revitalization of Tropicana Las Vegas, combined with her extensive knowledge of marketing an
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em>Alleged criminal acts lead to ban from entering PA casinos em> HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today placed four individuals on its involuntary Casino Exclusion List, an action that prohibits these individuals from entering or patronizing any casino in the Commonwealth. Under the Gaming Act, the Board can place individuals on the Exclusion List if they are career or professional offenders or whose presence in a license
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved a number of table games regulations, including those that define the rules of some of the more popular games that will be offered later this year at Commonwealth casinos. The adoption comes less than three weeks after passage of Act 1 of 2010 that authorized table games at existing Pennsylvania casinos. The Act permits the Board to adopt temporary regulations for a two year peri
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LONDON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) took top honors at the 2010 International Gaming Awards in London, England on Jan. 25 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel. A panel of international judges comprised of top international gaming industry professionals including casino operators, journalists, manufacturers and analysts chose IGT as the best slot manufacturer of the year. The International Gaming Awards were held in conjunction with the annual Inter
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LONDON, January 27 /PRNewswire/ — Bodog Poker is on the lookout for female players to sponsor and send offto the biggest poker tournaments in the world, so you could not only be asponsored pro but you could also win yourself stack loads of cash…just forplaying cards! Those interested should enclose a recent photograph, along with a shortbiography in an email with the subject - Female Pro Submission. If you don’t have an account with Bodog yet, get yourself signed up, the
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DUBLIN, Ireland, January 27 /PRNewswire/ — Phil Ivey, the world’s best poker player, has moved into first positionon poker’s All-Time Money List, which is based on tournament winnings in liveevents. Ivey banked USD $600,000 for his second-place finish at the 2010 Aussie Millions USD $100K Challenge tournament, boosting his career tournament earnings to USD $12,802,783. This places him ahead of previous leader Daniel Negreanu, by approximately USD $400K. One of the most revered poker
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COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation has selected MICROS as its technology provider for its three casinos located in Washington. Okanogan Bingo Casino, Mill Bay Casino, and Coulee Dam Casino will utilize the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS) to provide Colville Tribal Ent
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NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Racing and Venue Management businesses (”Scientific Games Racing”) to U.K.-based Sportech Plc (LSE: SPO), in a transaction valued at approximately $75 million. The transaction, which follows a review of strategic alternatives with respect to Scientific Games Racing, marks a significant step in the Company’s strategy to focus its busi
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