Recently added articles from IGWB: International Gaming & Wagering Business:
Correction.(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A news item in the March issue did not accurately describe the outcome of a long-running dispute between the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe and the state of Wisconsin. A ruling issued in January by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supports the state's contention that Congress had acted in ...
New bottles for a new wine.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009; ... In February 1980 the first issue of this magazine, then titled simply Gaming Business, arrived on the desks of the people who ran and regulated legitimate, licensed gambling in the United States. What that meant at the time was pari-mutuel betting and publicly owned lotteries, peppered ...
A.C. Trop dealers vote to strike as talks continue.(AROUND THE WORLD: NORTH AMERICA)(casino employees strike forecasts)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dealers at the Tropicana in Atlantic City have voted to authorize a strike but did not set a strike date and were continuing to report to work with the hope of reaching a new contract with the financially troubled casino. More than 800 dealers, who became members of the United ...
VLTs in Atlanta clear first hurdle with council ok.(AROUND THE WORLD: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... By a 10-0 vote, the Atlanta City Council has given the green light to placing video lottery terminals in a proposed downtown casino project. The plan next needs the approval of the Georgia Lottery Board. As reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, developer Dan O'Leary has ...
LVCVA puts breaks on planned expansion of convention center.(AROUND THE WORLD: NORTH AMERICA)(convention centers renovations and expansion plans)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Facing its first drop in visitation in 26 years, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has recommended suspending an $890 million expansion and renovation of the city's convention center. The master plan to renovate the Las Vegas Convention Center includes an updating ...