BJ21.com Newsletter
November 30, 2007 071130
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Two casino
employees charged with stealing
(ARIZONA) Two employees of the Vee Quiva Casino in Laveen have
been indicted for allegedly stealing $9,400 in non-existent slot
machine jackpots.
Arizona casinos cracking down on crime
They place bets, pull slots and hope to hit the jackpot, but more often
then not they lose money. It's a reality every gambler faces. Call it
the cost of having fun in a casino, but what if you won, and then the
money was stolen.
Convention gripes at issue in Tropicana case ...
ATLANTIC CITY - The conventioneers were environmental health
specialists, but they say the conditions they found when they checked
into the Tropicana Casino and Resort this summer were anything but
healthy.
... Former Tropicana exec says he was fired for resisting layoffs ...
The former president of the Tropicana Casino and Resort testified
Wednesday that he was fired for resisting massive job cuts imposed by
new owners of the casino, and for alerting state regulators that the
cuts were planned.
... Damage control backfires for casino
Tropicana officials attempted yesterday to refute damaging testimony
from a former casino president during a regulatory hearing on whether
the company can hold on to its New Jersey casino license.
PT's owners add
casino -- Golden Gaming purchasing Saddle West in Pahrump
LAS VEGAS - Local tavern and slot route operator Golden Gaming on
Tuesday expanded its casino business with an agreement to purchase the
Saddle West hotel and casino in Pahrump for an undisclosed amount.
Kahnawake's resident cybercasino giant fined for illegal gaming
(CANADA) The company that administers the world's largest internet
casino — Golden Palace.com — has pleaded guilty in Quebec to charges of
illegal gambling, in a case that raises questions about First Nations'
right to hand out gaming licences.
Tribal
leaders spend, but federal oversight is lacking
(FLORIDA) For five years, government regulators have been aware of
misspending of gambling profits by Seminole tribal leaders in violation
of federal law but have taken no enforcement action.
Black Gaming reports lower revenue, project delays
(NEVADA) The softening economy has
led Black
Gaming, owner and operator of three of the four hotel-casinos in
Mesquite, to delay planned construction projects while focusing on
controlling costs at its properties, partially through job reductions.
Built
to the Beat of Detroit, MotorCity Casino Hotel Opens
An enthusiastic MotorCity Casino Hotel staff welcomed their first hotel
guests today as the only locally owned and operated Detroit
casino-hotel opened its doors for business.
Violations will
cost three casinos -- The Black Hawk casinos left software in
after the Gaming Division said it had to be removed
(COLORADO) Three Black Hawk casinos face thousands of dollars in fines
for having defective software in slot machines on the gaming floor.
The Bear Growls
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