2010 February 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A sign of life for the struggling U.S. economy: the amount legally bet on Super Bowl XLIV is predicted by some in Las Vegas to rise this year.

A federal judge refused to block a raid on the Country Crossing bingo hall. But Country Crossing would not go down without a fight.

FRIANT, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ — “I could not believe it was true!” is how the lucky Table Mountain Casino slot player described his feelings about his recent jackpot win. Martin was playing a favorite quarter slot machine, the IGT® Wheel of Fortune Wide Area Progressive, at Table Mountain Casino, when one lucky spin changed his life! The jackpot on this Wheel of Fortune Wide Area Progressive quarter machine is linked to a network of other slot machines. Each time a coin is
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IRVINE, Calif. and LONDON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Electronic Game Card, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EGMI) (”EGC”), announced todaythat it( )has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. em>(ET) em> to provide an update on the Company’s progress. pre> Conference Call Details: Date/Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010-10:00 a.m. (ET) Telephone Number: 888-680-0860 International Dial-In Number: 617-213-
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DUBLIN, Ireland, February 1 /PRNewswire/ — Maciej Lipny has won the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria toppingthe sold out field of 288 players to take down EUR66,240 at the Casino LasPalmas in the Canary Islands. The final table, who were vying for the bulk of the EUR288,000 prizepool, consisted of five Finns, a Dane, two Swedes and Lipny from Poland. The Pole started the final nine as chip leader and despite a slow start,which saw his chips begin to dwindle, he knock
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced its wholly owned subsidiary The Global Draw Ltd, has successfully renewed an agreement to continue as the sole provider of server-based gaming machines for major UK bookmaker Gala Coral. The agreement covers 1,646 Gala Coral shops and the provision of more than 6,500 leading Nevada gaming terminals, which will include added functionality via new technology such as player tracking, improved yield man
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ISLE OF MAN, February 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Playtech, the world’slargest publicly traded online gaming software supplier, is pleased toannounce its new playing platform for Mobile gaming. The new Mobile Web Appsis the latest cross-platform solution from Playtech, allowing players tocontinue playing their favourite online casino games on the go, dispensingwith the need to download first. (Logo: a target=”out” rel=”nofollow” href=”http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090929/
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Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — Melco International Development Ltd. , controlled by billionaire Stanley Hos son, Lawrence, led Hong Kong-listed casino operators higher after a report said casino revenue in the worlds biggest gambling hub hit a monthly record in January.

HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Macau casino operators rose on Tuesday on reports that gambling revenue in the enclave rose to a new high in January, signalling sustained growth in the world’s largest gambling market. Sands China, the Macau unit of Las Vegas Sands , rose as much as 5.24 percent to a two-week high at HK$11.64. Wynn Macau, the Macau unit of Wynn Resorts advanced 3.08 …