Mecca goes to top of casinos league – Yorkshire Post
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BBC News Mecca goes to top of casinos leagueYorkshire PostMecca Bingo owner Rank is set to become the UK's biggest casino operator following a £205m deal with rival Gala Coral. The proposed acquisition of Gala's 23 casinos will give Rank's Grosvenor division 58 UK sites, taking it above Malaysian firm Genting …Mecca Bingo owner Rank [...]
New Cleveland casino to compete with Erie casino – GoErie.com
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Plain Dealer New Cleveland casino to compete with Erie casinoGoErie.comWatch a video tour of the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland, Ohio, several days before the casino opens to the public on May 14. By JOHN GUERRIERO, Erie Times-News CLEVELAND — Brenda Garrett has gambled on slot machines dozens of times at Presque Isle …Report: Ohio casino's [...]
Cleveland casino to mark Ohio gambling debut – Sandusky Register
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Sandusky Register Cleveland casino to mark Ohio gambling debutSandusky RegisterAP The opening of the first of four Ohio casinos will test the promise of new jobs, a tax windfall and urban revival in the heart of the Rust Belt. New signs are up to direct visitors, the sidewalks have been power-washed, crosswalks have been freshly [...]
Casinos draw 60 million in 2011; not all gamblers – Lexington Herald Leader
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Bloomberg Casinos draw 60 million in 2011; not all gamblersLexington Herald LeaderBy Tiffany Hsu — Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — More than a quarter of adult Americans — that's nearly 60 million people — went to commercial casinos in 2011, according to the American Gaming Association. And a quarter of those folks don't even [...]
Former Portuguese territory coins it in as casino for the Chinese – Irish Times
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Hong Kong Standard Former Portuguese territory coins it in as casino for the ChineseIrish TimesBefore the handover, Macau had one casino, the Lisboa, a favoured haunt of visitors from Hong Kong, but the 40-year monopoly ended in 2002 when new licences were issued. Now there are more than 30 casinos, many of them famous names [...]
Casino-city ties drive marketing – Cincinnati.com
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Plain Dealer Casino-city ties drive marketingCincinnati.comThe Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, located in the former Higee's Department Store in downtown Cleveland, will open it's doors to the public on Monday, May 14. It will be the first casino to open in Ohio. Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino will open in 2013.Cleveland casino to mark Ohio gambling debutThe ReviewHorseshoe Casino [...]
AC casinos down 10 pct. in April; Revel places 8th – BusinessWeek
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Newsday AC casinos down 10 pct. in April; Revel places 8thBusinessWeekBy WAYNE PARRY Revel, the $2.4 billion casino resort widely seen as Atlantic City's best hope of survival, trailed most of its competition in its first month of operation, placing 8th out of the city's 12 casinos. The resort opened April 2 in a preview [...]
Toronto casino is a bad idea, even if it’s called an ‘integrated resort’ – Toronto Star
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Toronto Star Toronto casino is a bad idea, even if it's called an 'integrated resort'Toronto StarTorontonians are about to get a lesson in three-card monte as part of the debate over whether to build a waterfront casino. And just as in the notorious hustle — where a quick-fingered dealer challenges players to keep their eye [...]
Impact of Toledo’s Hollywood Casino on Detroit’s market? Could take up to 5 … – Crain’s Detroit Business
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Impact of Toledo's Hollywood Casino on Detroit's market? Could take up to 5 …Crain’s Detroit BusinessImpact of Toledo's Hollywood Casino on Detroit's market? Could take up to 5 percent of gambling revenue By Ryan Kelly With a casino scheduled to open in Toledo at the end of the month, Detroit's three casinos will be bracing [...]
Rank back at table for £250m Gala casinos – Financial Times
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InterGame Rank back at table for £250m Gala casinosFinancial TimesBy Roger Blitz, Leisure Industries Correspondent Rank Group is back in talks with Gala Coral about taking over its rival's casinos, less than two months after the leisure groups walked away from negotiations. The bingo and casino operator, …Casinos and interactive lead Rank revenue boostInterGameGrowth rate [...]