MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – In a move that is anything but surprising Governor Bob Riley asked the Alabama Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a ruling in the White Hall Gaming Center case.
The Governor’s office contends that the judge, former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mark Kennedy, should have recused himself of the case [...]
In order to increase some nonprofit organizations ability to raise funds, the state of Massachusetts has pushed forward on the idea of allowing slot machines in service clubs and fraternal organizations.
It will be interesting to see if this idea catches on in other areas. Maybe slot machines will eventually join bingo and pulltabs as a [...]
Bingo managers frequently struggle with getting and keeping good bingo workers. As a result, their bingos can often be strained as new workers make mistakes while learning the ropes, causing bingo players to grumble and become unhappy.
Happy, knowledgeable workers can be a bingo’s biggest asset. They treat their players well, are helpful with explaining bingo [...]
FireKeepers Casino, located on Interstate 94 near Battle Creek, announced today the completion of an attached five-story parking structure offering 2,078 spaces. The garage, visible from the interstate, is attached to the casino, making visiting FireKeepers convenient, safe and hassle free.
FireKeepers Casino will feature Las Vegas-style gaming, including 2,500 slot machines, 90 table games and [...]
A bankruptcy judge has given financially troubled Greektown Casino-Hotel the go-ahead to employ three Las Vegas-based consultants to run the city’s third-smallest gambling hall.
Judge Walter Shapero approved an order that clears the way for three executives of the Fine Point Group, the gaming consultancy hired in January to help Greektown improve its bottom line, [...]
The battle between charity and tribal bingos continue to be fought in California. Below is an excerpt on the latest.
From The Sacremento Bee:California tribal casino representatives warn that the state risks losing tens of millions of dollars in tribal revenue-sharing payments if authorities can’t shut down charitable bingo parlors that operate casino-style machines.
A new law [...]
While the following article doesn’t have anything specifically to do with bingo game supplies or the bingo industry, it’s obviously pertains to The American Legion.
And, since many American Legions run fundraising bingos (many of them our customers), we thought this would be of interest. So, below is an excerpt from an article regarding [...]
Harrah’s Entertainment Chief Executive Gary Loveman once described CityCenter, built by competitor MGM Mirage, as “the sort of casino God would build if he had the money.”
Las Vegas’ casino giants did appear godlike before the recession. Theirs were among Wall Street’s highest-performing stocks, and they built on that success by constructing the world’s most expensive [...]
MGM Grand Detroit, the city’s largest and most profitable casino, is up for sale.
It’s just one property across Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage’s multinational empire being pitched to buyers as the debt-ridden company seeks to shore up its balance sheet, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed Sunday.
The specter of a sale of MGM [...]
Greektown Casino increased its share of Detroit’s gaming market in February — as the three casinos reported that revenues were up more than 9% from January.
“We are attracting folks that play at other properties … it says that players are interested in what we have here, and folks are playing more with us than they [...]