IGT Laying Off 200 Employees

The economy is hurting everywhere and the gaming industry in no exception. International Game Technology is a casino gambling machine maker and it was recently announced by IGT that they were laying off two hundred employees working with the company. (30/01)

Player Wins Third Jackpot at 32Red Casino

It was recently reported that one lucky player has managed to win a jackpot on the same slot machine at 32Red casino in the last four months. This is an amazing feet and one that almost everyone would wish upon themselves. (30/01)

Red Hawk Casino Offering Roulette and other Table Game Players Chance to Win Cash Drawing

Red Hawk Casino in Placerville, California is currently offering special events and promotions for Rewards Club members to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Members have a chance to win a piece of $27,200 by playing different games from now until the eighth of February. (29/01)

Baccarat High Roller Runs Up Huge Debt at Casinos

Jupiter and Star City casinos are operated by TABCORP, a gaming group. TABCORP recently released information that one person has run up a bill of $11.5 million. The high roller has yet to pay his debt and has not been seen since the tab was run up. (29/01)

Slingo Slot Machines Pay Winners over $700,000 in January

The New Year started off right for Slingo Slot machine players as the jackpot winnings for players have totaled over $700,000. Casinos in the New York area as well as New Jersey have done quite well as many of the different types of Slingo machines have produced winners. (28/01)

California Woman Wins Big Playing Pai Gow Poker

Thunder Valley Casino in California seems to be the place to go if you want to play Pai Gow poker and have a good chance of winning big. The casino has paid out over $3 million to players playing the Pai Gow game, which makes it the largest of all casinos in the United States to payout for Pai Gow. The most recent player added to the winners list was Thuy Williams. (28/01)

Casino 32Red to host $5,000 Freeroll Tournament

32Red and Bluff Europe, the poker magazine, have teamed up to provide poker players with a $5,000 Free roll Tournament that will take place this Thursday. The tournament will kick off this at eight o’clock London Time and 32Red is offering a special sign up bonus for those who want to make a deposit. (27/01)

Roulette Productivity Increased with CCTV Casino Suite

At the International Gaming Expo, Ipsotek announced the launch of a new CCTV Casino Suite that will increase productivity at roulette and blackjack tables. A prototype developed by the company to show how the product will work has been running smoothly for many months. (27/01)

Another Guilty Plea in Baccarat Gambling Case

One of the big gambling scams of 2008 has carried over into 2009 as the twentieth member of a illegal gambling operation that took place at the Foxwoods Casino and Mohegan Sun has plead guilty. Phat Ngoc Tran age 35 pleads guilty on Thursday to charges that stem from the cheating scandal of last year. (26/01)

Kewadin Casinos Add Roulette Evolution

Native American Casino, Kewadin, has become the first Native American casino in Michigan to offer the electronic table game Roulette Evolution. The game is provided to the casino by IGT and offers roulette players a new way of enjoying the game. The casino is located in Sault Ste. Marie and is only the third in the United States to receive the technology. (23/01)

Keno Player Almost Loses Lottery Fortune

Jamie Davis of Baltimore enjoys playing Keno and scratch off lottery tickets. They are his favorite games and he plays them often, though he has never won much money. This week however Jamie’s luck would change. (22/01)

Online Vegas Slots Holds Inauguration Slot Tournament

This past Tuesday Online Vegas players were able to begin playing in the much anticipated $2009 Presidential Inauguration Guaranteed Free roll. Online Vegas was surprised at the turnout so early in the week and the tournament will continue to run until tomorrow. (22/01)

Red Hawk Casino Hosts Blackjack Tournament to Celebrate Grand Opening

The Red Hawk Casino in California will be hosting a Grand Opening celebration today to mark the official opening of the casino. The celebration will feature a $100,000 Celebrity Charity Blackjack Tournament as well as celebrity music performances. (22/01)

WinADay Casino Gets First Big Jackpot Winner

WinADay Casino is a 3D casino that launched last summer providing gamers with 3D casino gaming. The site has been waiting for the first person to hit a large progressive jackpot and the wait is finally over. Monica68 of Italy won $148,724 while playing the Wheeler Dealer slot machine. (21/01)

Casino Tropez Mobile Adds New Language Support

Casino Tropez, an online casino gaming provider, added mobile language support for both Swedish and Italian players. Players using the mobile casino will now have access to the mobile gaming platform in several different languages. This makes Casino Tropez the first online casino to offer multiple languages for the mobile gaming platform. (20/01)

Company to Introduce New Baccarat Table Security Product at IGE

At next week’s IGE in London, the Fournier Company is planning on introducing a new product that will help increase security at baccarat gaming tables. Fournier is a manufacturer of casino playing cards and has been in the business since 1868. (20/01)

Pittsburgh Woman Wins Large Jackpot on Penny Machine

Joan Ankrom was visiting The Meadows Racetrack & Casino on Wednesday of last week just enjoying the penny slot machines and spending time with her husband. Right before two in the morning Joan began to hear loud noises coming out of her slot machine. She knew she had won but was unsure of how much, boy was she in for a surprise. (19/01)

Keno Winner Lives Life as Normal After Big Win

Over a week ago a man named Ray, from Pottsville, won a large Keno jackpot at his local club. The jackpot was worth $1.2 million. Ray, a widowed father of two, decided to live life as normally as he could which means that he went back to his job of fourteen years at the NSW tea plantation. (19/01)

Reservation Blackjack Lures Players to Aurora Hollywood Casino

Blackjack players who want to be sure they can get in on a quick game are visiting the Hollywood Casino in Aurora, Illinois. Back in 2007 the casino began offering blackjack players the option of reserving a table so they are sure to get in on the betting action. (16/01)

Nevada Casinos Report Drop in Gamblers Winnings

The Nevada State Gaming Control Board reported on Friday that Nevada casinos had seen a drop of almost fifteen percent in winnings from gamblers for the month of November. This was the eleventh straight month of declines for the Nevada casinos. (15/01)

Spin3 Launches New Slot Game on Ladbrokes Mobile Casino

Spin3 is a mobile gaming solutions provider that creates game titles for casinos and other gaming operators. Spin3 recently announced the launch of a new casino slot game called Thunderstruck that would make its debut on Ladbrokes mobile casino this month. (15/01)

Adding Roulette and Craps to Black Hawk Casino Could Help Economic Woes

Citizens in the Black Hawk community of Colorado are trying to pass a law today that may help the slumping casino revenues. The casinos in the area are seeing record lows since they were created in the early 1990s. The casinos make up the economy for Black Hawk and their survival is key to the town’s survival. (14/01)

Employees See Pay Cut at Mohegan Sun Casino

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority announced this past weekend that their employees will receive a pay cut beginning the first of February. The cut was made to help reduce cost to the casino during the rough economic times. (13/01)

Rainbow Bingo Releases Keno and Video Poker

Rainbow Bingo launched Keno and Video Poker to their gaming website just a short time ago and since that time the site has seen an increase in traffic. Rainbow Bingo has reported an increase of 25-30% in traffic on the site as players are flocking to play the new Keno and Video poker games. (13/01)

Cocoa Casino Releases New Slot Game

Cocoa Casino has added yet another progressive slot machine to their list of slot game offerings. The new game is called One Million Reels BC and was recently released by Rival Gaming. The jackpot starts out at $5000 and since it is a progressive it will continue to grow until someone gets lucky and hits it. (13/01)

More Players Advance to BKJK Grand Final on Lucky18Casino Website

The December BKJK Bowl Monthly Final recently finished up and five more players made it to the $21,000 BKJK Bowl Grand Final which will take place the same week as the Super Bowl at the Lucky18Casino website. (12/01)

Golden Casino Offering Free Slot Tournaments on a Weekly Basis

Online casino players love a free deal. Whether it is free poker chips, free spins on a slot machine or free credit to our online account, anything is greatly appreciated by online gamblers. Golden Casino recently decided to start a weekly slots tournament that players will be excited to participate in. (12/01)

Commerce Casino Getting Ready for 2009 L.A. Poker Classic

The Commerce Casino in Las Angeles is getting ready for the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic. The event is scheduled to begin on January 22nd and continue until March 2nd. This year’s Classic will feature new events which includes three new $10,000 buy-in events. (09/01)

January is the Month for Slots Tournaments at Online Vegas Casino

During the whole month of January Online Vegas Casino will be offering players online slots tournaments every weekend. Players will be able to compete for large cash prizes with the latest tournament starting tomorrow that will feature a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. (08/01)

West Virginia College Growing Rapidly Due to Roulette and Other Dealer Classes

In 2007 West Virginia Northern Community College began offering classes to train dealers in roulette, poker, blackjack and craps because there was a great need for dealers at the local racetracks. Since that time the college has grown so much that it has been ranked as one of the top fifty fastest growing public two year colleges in the United States. (08/01)

Nebraska City Trying to Decide on Keno

Voters throughout the county where Nebraska City is located have approved the addition of keno gaming and would like to see it implemented. The state department of revenue reported the vote to city commissioners of Nebraska City on Monday. (07/01)

CryptoLogic Releases Enhanced Version of Atlantic City Blackjack

CryptoLogic, a software developer, recently announced the release of an enhanced version of Atlantic City Blackjack. The new game was released in a new three game lineup along with a slot game called Dragon Sword and the Marvel Super Hero Spider-Man. (07/01)

Rough Economy Forces Choctaw Indians to Job Cuts and Shorter Work Week

As the United States falls deeper into recession, more and more businesses have to close or make drastic changes. The Choctaw Indians of Mississippi have who run the Golden Moon Hotel and Casino has had to cut five hundred and seventy jobs and open the casino online three days a week in order to save money. (06/01)

UK Player Wins Large Jackpot at William Hill

Simon B was playing online at the William Hill casino when he hit a big jackpot. Just before Christmas, Simon B was playing Pharaoh’s Treasure, the online slot machine, when he hit the jackpot worth $330,000. (06/01)

Online Player Wins Let’Em Ride Poker Jackpot

As the New Year has started many people are working on their New Year Resolutions. Many people want to lose weight or get a better job. Many may have resolved to win the lottery or earn large amounts of cash while playing their favorite games. One lucky player has started the New Year off right with a jackpot win of $37,148. (05/01)

Elderly Blackjack Winner Robbed Outside Casino

According to a local news report a seventy year old man was gambling at the Taj Mahal in New Jersey where he won a large sum of money at the blackjack tables. After leaving the casino the man was then attacked in the parking lot by his vehicle. (05/01)

Omaha Casino Manager Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling

Elaine Provost of Sioux City was recently sentenced to fifteen months in a federal prison for participating in a casino embezzlement case. Elaine was the manager of a coin cage at Casino Omaha and was accused of stealing money. (02/01)

Caribbean Stud Player Wins 2.79Million at the Grand Lisboa

A twenty nine year old woman was visiting the Grand Lisboa on December 30th and decided to play Caribbean Stud Poker. The game was set up at a table with a progressive jackpot connected to it. Players can place a side bet in the hopes that they may hit the jackpot. Well this young woman actually did hit the jackpot and took home 2.79Million Hong Kong dollars. (02/01)

Wisconsin Woman Hits Slot Jackpot on New Year’s Eve

As many were ringing in the New Year dancing the night away others took a different approach. Many casinos were full of patrons testing their luck on New Year’s Eve. One lucky lady from Wisconsin rang in the New Year right as she hit a jackpot for just over $100,000. (02/01)

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