BJ21.com Newsletter
October 14, 2005                                 0540

Compiled by Al Rogers
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New Orleans mayor pushes plan for new gambling district

Hoping to jump-start this struggling city's economy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Ray Nagin said he wants to allow Las Vegas-style gambling in the city's larger hotels.

Harrah's sure of Biloxi, waits for Gulfport

Harrah's Entertainment plans to build a "larger, better casino" to replace the gutted Grand Casino Biloxi, but is undecided about whether to rebuild its Gulfport casino until it understands how city leaders want to develop the new Gulfport.

Gaming's here to stay, but it can still shoulder more taxes

The little dust-up over gaming at the Mississippi Legislature during the past couple of weeks brought two gigantic opposing political forces into play — the religious lobby and the casino lobby.


Panel OKs Hooters gaming license

The founders of the Hooters restaurant chain won a unanimous Gaming Control Board recommendation Thursday for a gaming license as majority owners of the San Remo Hotel just east of the Strip.

Supreme Court nominee was gaming regulator

White House Counsel and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers might have a blank judicial slate, having never served as a judge, but she does have a substantial public record in a surprising field - gaming.

Did Miers spark attack on Tigua casino?

A damaging charge against Supreme Court justice nominee Harriet Miers is circulating through American Indian e-mail networks: that in 1999 she was the inspiration for the Texas government's drive to shut down the casinos of two federally recognized tribes. The allegation is debatable, but supported by enough circumstantial evidence to make it worth investigation.

Changes are on the horizon:  Casinos, CCC, regulators negotiating proposed changes to Casino Control Act

They range from relatively benign changes in the way cards or dice are handled to more serious proposals involving security on the casino floor.

Embattled mayor now says Rosemont could do without casino

Rosemont Mayor Donald Stephens, a longtime advocate of a new casino in his village, now says he doesn't think it's such a hot idea - hastening to add, however, that it is too late to put the brakes on the project.

New MontBleu casino picks new managers from within

With the MontBleu name announced Monday, the former Caesars Tahoe has two heads of the helm to steer the casino and hotel in a new direction - one from Boomtown Casino in Reno and the other working years from within the Stateline establishment.

Former CFO enters guilty plea

The former chief financial officer of a Manistee-based American Indian tribe pleaded guilty to a host of criminal charges at his initial appearance in federal court.

Casino loses fight to have $97,000 fine reduced


A Las Vegas casino that bankrolled an effort last year to get casino gambling legalized in Nebraska lost its fight Friday to have a $97,000 fine cut to $14,200.

Protectors of Poker

As poker continues to entrench itself in mainstream American culture, accompanying organizations are springing up to ensure the game -- whether played online, in casinos or at home -- maintains a steady increase in popularity.

Wheel of Fortune Turns Against Online Casinos

Shares in the online gamblers came under the hammer yesterday amid fears the virtual poker boom may be coming to an end.

Columnist Jeff Simpson: The scoop on Gaughan's latest property

In the casino business the name of the game is luxury. You see it on the Strip, where palaces like Wynn Las Vegas, Bellagio and the Venetian capture ever larger chunks of the tourist dollar; in the locals market, where Strip-quality properties like Green Valley Ranch blow their competitors away, and even in the slot-bar market.

Harrah's waiting period ended for Imperial Palace

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted Harrah's request for the early termination of the waiting period related to Harrah's pending acquisition of the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Possible lead in woman's disappearance

Placer County Sheriff's Department detectives are following up on a lead while searching for a 27-year-old Sacramento woman who had been reported missing by her boyfriend after he found her car parked in the Thunder Valley Casino parking lot.


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