BJ21.com Newsletter
January 26, 2007
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Compiled by Al
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Gambling
Subpoenas on Wall St.
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to at least four Wall
Street investment banks as part of a widening investigation into the
multibillion-dollar online gambling industry, according to people
briefed on the investigation.
A.C. backs away from casino smoking ban
Despite repeated and impassioned pleas by casino workers and health
advocates, the Atlantic City Council last night backed off a total
casino smoking ban. Instead, in a 7-2 vote, the council gave
preliminary approval to a compromise ordinance that would allow smoking
on 25 percent of the casinos' floors.
N.J.
aims to stop misuse of license data
Bars, restaurants and casinos would be barred from storing information
swiped from digital driver's licenses under a proposal being drafted to
close a gap in the state's privacy protection laws.
Casino, citing error, voids retiree's $102,000 'jackpot'
"If this is a violation of internal controls, they (the casino) will be
heavily fined and sanctioned," board spokesman Doug Harbach said.
Wynn dealers talking union -- Continuing feud over sharing tips behind
new push
A dispute over the biggest tips in Las Vegas could prompt card dealers
to take a step toward unionizing by the end of the week.
Iacocca lauded by Nevada casino regulators, OK'd to enter market
Lee Iacocca, the auto industry icon who turned around the former
Chrysler Corp., received a warm welcome Thursday by Nevada gambling
authorities who approved an affiliated company's purchase of a small
casino.
"Unusual"
arrangement at the Hard Rock -- State's accord would put most gambling
dollars into escrow
When Morgans Hotel Group announced its intent last May to purchase the
Hard Rock Hotel & Group for $770 million, analysts expressed some
skepticism.
Owners
of troubled Henderson casino claim Station's "influence peddling" is to
blame
Did lobbying from Station Casinos kill a potential competitor's chances
for approval of a use-permit extension in Henderson? Or did the owner
of a dormant casino push his luck too far?
Casino protesters acquitted of disorderly conduct
"Their intent was to go there to get information that they had been
previously denied," Solomon said in a telephone interview after the
30-minute hearing. "I didn't feel it was appropriate for the gaming
board to deny what I perceive to be public information."
Group
dislikes Station buyout bid
A Washington, D.C.-based investment group affiliated with organized
labor said Thursday it believes the management-led proposed buyout of
Station Casinos undervalues the company and should be rejected by its
board of directors.
Joliet
casinos could change hands
Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel in Joliet is slated for new owners
this year, and the Empress Casino could change hands, too.
Sports
betting on the go
Like a brightly colored alien race descending for the Super Bowl,
8-foot-tall machines will be cropping up in casinos across Nevada,
beckoning gamblers to make sports bets as quickly as withdrawing cash
at an ATM or placing an order at a fast-food drive-through.
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