Provides the latest RSS feeds for Gaming News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Travel Trade.com http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/cat/6452a130021a3f68/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:04:19 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:04:19 -0400 30 LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306772/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306772/scat/6452a130021a3f68 NVIDIA has been a busy technology bee recently. Its Tegra SoC (System on a Chip) is at the heart of an increasing number of Android-based gaming products, including the Kickstarted OUYA and ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215313415/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:38:00 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215313415/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Andrew E. Eisenhauer, a prevention specialist and recovery specialist with the Council on Chemical Abuse, discusses the brain and gambling addiction Wednesday night in a forum at Easy Does It Inc., a nonprofit addiction recovery center in Bern ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215313434/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:26:33 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215313434/scat/6452a130021a3f68 IDG News Service - There was a largely euphoric reaction online in the hours after Microsoft reversed its policies for the upcoming Xbox One game console, which had restricted resales of used games and required a constant Internet connection. A ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215312437/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:49 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215312437/scat/6452a130021a3f68 On Thursday night, in the latest chapter of James’ fascinating career, he will play his most important game to date. It’s a winner-take-all Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and it’s one that will mean much to the historical footprints of James and Tim ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215312494/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:07 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215312494/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Federal authorities say they've cracked an international gambling ring calling itself Macho Sports, whose customers would place bets with bookies, by phone and online and -- if they lost -- risked paying a painful ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215310687/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:10:17 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215310687/scat/6452a130021a3f68 (CBS News) WASHINGTON - In commemoration of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that the last of the slaves were declared free, a statue was unveiled at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall of the Fredrick Douglass. The great African-American speaker and writer escaped slavery as a young man and devoted his life to ending it, becoming an adviser to the man who did: Abraham Lincoln. No doubt the sight of ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215310688/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215310688/scat/6452a130021a3f68 FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky will receive a settlement of more than $6 million from a case involving online gambling.The case dates back to 2008 when the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet filed suit to seize 141 domain names belonging to Internet gambling companies. Kentucky later joined two federal lawsuits against some of those companies, leading to the settlement ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215309531/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:17:42 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215309531/scat/6452a130021a3f68 A 27-year-old Wauwatosa man arrested in connection with the shooting at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino has been released, according to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. A 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg at the casino about 1:30 a.m., Sunday. The incident remains under investigation. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215309532/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:17:41 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215309532/scat/6452a130021a3f68 SAN DIEGO -; San Diego police seized three illegal video poker machines from a Paradise Hills market Monday and cited the owner, authorities ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308420/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:18:29 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308420/scat/6452a130021a3f68 have announced new gaming consoles; Xbox One from Microsoft and PS4 from Sony. Gamers have been complaining about two new requirements that Microsoft imposed on Xbox One. First Microsoft required at least once a day Internet connection and second, it restricted the reselling of used games. Microsoft was playing a game of chess with Sony. Sony was smart to let Microsoft make the first move and ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308336/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:10:39 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308336/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308421/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:59 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308421/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Thomas Jingoli, senior vice president and chief compliance officer at Konami Gaming Inc., is seen Wednesday at the site of the company's new expansion at its North American headquarters in Las Vegas. Their current office is seen in the background. The company is more than doubling the size of its current headquarters and manufacturing ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308422/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:59:57 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215308422/scat/6452a130021a3f68 FRANKFORT - Kentucky's General Fund is getting an unexpected $6 million windfall from the online gambling industry.Two gambling websites, PokerStars and FullTilt Poker, will pay the state $6 million in a legal settlement that stems in part from the state's ongoing effort to crack down on online gambling, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Wednesday.The extra money will give the state a ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306958/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:07:19 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306958/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Microsoft is pressing reset on policies related to its Xbox One video game console.The company announced it is dropping two major features of its next-generation console: regular online authenticity checks required to play video games offline and restrictions on what players can do with games after ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306959/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:23 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306959/scat/6452a130021a3f68 June 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Amaya Gaming Group Inc. ("Amaya") (TSX Venture: AYA) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a group of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. ("Canaccord Genuity") in connection with a bought deal private placement (the "Private Placement") ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306960/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:12 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306960/scat/6452a130021a3f68 WASHINGTON, June 19 (By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti) – US President Barack Obama’s desire to pursue nuclear arms cuts with Russia offers fertile ground for cooperation with Moscow but is above all about securing an enduring security legacy, a range of experts said Wednesday. "The nuclear issue itself is a special interest of Obama’s – he’s deeply passionate ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306961/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:53 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306961/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, shown here testifing in April in a civil trial in Las Vegas, is featured in an op-ed piece by ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306962/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:03 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306962/scat/6452a130021a3f68 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Eighteen members of what prosecutors called a violent gambling ring located mainly in California and Peru were charged with operating an illegal Internet and telephone wagering business called "Macho Sports," according to a federal indictment unsealed in San Diego Wednesday. According to the indictment, participants in the scheme are accused of taking millions of ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306963/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:02 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306963/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Residents in the Egyptian city of Luxor protested on June 19, decrying the appointment of a member of a hardline Islamist group as the new governor of their province. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya – a former militant group responsible for the 1997 massacre at a Luxor temple that killed 62 people, including 58 foreign tourists. Demonstrators rallied against ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306964/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:39 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215306964/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Eighteen members of a violent gambling ring located principally in California and Peru have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with operating "Macho Sports"-an illegal Internet and telephone gambling business. Participants in the scheme were accused of taking millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. Earlier ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305607/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:15 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305607/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305608/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:50:21 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305608/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Gerelyn is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. If given the choice to play a game for fun or with the potential to win some reward, I would take the bet and go for the prize. While I enjoy a good game as much as the next person, there's a greater incentive and rush involved with winning something. ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305609/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:21 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305609/scat/6452a130021a3f68 BOSTON -- Campaign finance reports show that while Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn is pumping significant cash into convincing Everett voters to support a proposed $1.2 billion casino, nothing has been spent in opposition to the plan.A referendum is scheduled for Saturday on an agreement calling for Wynn to pay Everett more than $25 million a year if the casino is built at the site of a ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305611/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:41 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305611/scat/6452a130021a3f68 PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A senior police official says militants attacked a military convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons in northwest Pakistan, killing six soldiers. Shafiullah Khan says two soldiers were wounded in the attack Wednesday, 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar. Two vehicles were destroyed. Khan says the soldiers retaliated, ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305612/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:05 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215305612/scat/6452a130021a3f68 SAN DIEGO -; Federal authorities have charged 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304344/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:49 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304344/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 12:36 p.m. Clark County commissioners have green-lighted plans for a new 26-story hotel-casino on Flamingo Road. Currently home of the Fortune Hotel & Suites just west of Paradise Road, the plot of land between the Tuscany and the recently fire-damaged Key Largo could be transformed into The Dynasty Hotel & Casino as soon as 2015. While the property has never ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304345/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:09 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304345/scat/6452a130021a3f68 CAIRO--Egypt's minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304346/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:44:22 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304346/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Ask some video game players about publisher Activision, and they may quickly rattle off their excitement for Call of Duty, or Destiny, the upcoming project from Halo creators Bungie. Mention video games ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304347/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:15 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304347/scat/6452a130021a3f68 ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed to ask voters in November to amend the New York State Constitution to allow a significant expansion of casino ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304349/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:48 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304349/scat/6452a130021a3f68 LINCOLN, R.I. -- Las Vegas-style betting games like blackjack and craps are now underway at Rhode Island's Twin River Casino.Gov. Lincoln Chafee and other state leaders attended a ribbon cutting Wednesday marking the official start of expanded gambling at the Lincoln, R.I. facility.Twin River hired 400 new workers and installed 65 tables for the new games.Voters approved Twin River's ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304350/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:26:52 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215304350/scat/6452a130021a3f68 More gaming news Clark County commissioners unanimously approved a plan from the Genting Group to build two preview exhibits on the site of the forthcoming Resorts World Las Vegas. The Malaysian powerhouse plans to transform the eyesore on the former site of the failed Echelon into a marketing campaign for its planned 3,500-room, Chinese-themed resort and 175,000-square-foot casino. Within a ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215303058/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:26:04 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215303058/scat/6452a130021a3f68 "Casinos, Gaming & Wagering 2013" report to their offering. Americans wagered approximately $900 billion at casinos and racetracks, playing lottery games, and on other forms of legal betting in 2012. Approximately 70% of U.S. adults placed a wager of some type during the year. Gross gaming revenue - the amount retained by casinos, race tracks, lotteries, and other gaming ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215301589/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:06 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215301589/scat/6452a130021a3f68 2013 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity how gaming can be applied to many areas: from education, to PHD's internal office structure, and the treatment of anxiety and depression without resorting to ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299179/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:40 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299179/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Last year, Telltale Games surprised many players with its take on The Walking Dead, a phenomenal five-part adventure starring ex-convict Lee and his young sidekick, Clementine, as they stay alive during ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299180/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:31 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299180/scat/6452a130021a3f68 It's been more than two years since David Scott Corrigan was caught by a police officer slicing a campaign sign from its frame outside the headquarters of a pro-slots campaign committee in Severna Park. Corrigan's criminal case involving the theft of 70 signs is long over and the Maryland Live casino at Arundel Mills opened last June. But the legal dispute is very much alive. Corrigan ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215300310/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:06 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215300310/scat/6452a130021a3f68 President Morsi has enraged residents in Luxor, one of Egypt's main tourism destinations, by appointing as governor a former member of Al Gamaa ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299182/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:22 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299182/scat/6452a130021a3f68 After the London Olympic Games, the Olympic Park will be transformed into one of the largest urban parks created in Europe for more than 150 years. The new park will be connected to the tidal Thames Estuary to the south and the Hertfordshire countryside to the north. The canals and waterways of the River Lea will be cleaned and widened, and the natural floodplains of the area will be restored to ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299183/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:12 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215299183/scat/6452a130021a3f68 RECIFE, Brazil ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297470/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:20 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297470/scat/6452a130021a3f68 President Obama delivers his closing speech as he chairs a U.N. Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2009 in New York ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297599/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:13 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297599/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Adel Mohamed al-Khayat is a former leader of terrorist group Gamaa Islamiya -- which in 1997 sent a terrorist squad that massacred 62 tourists before killing themselves at the ancient Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor -- and now he's a governor. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi this ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297600/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:57 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215297600/scat/6452a130021a3f68 TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gamers competing via the Xbox Tournaments with Virgin Gaming app on Xbox 360, now have a new way to win cash and show off their gaming skills. With the new update, available today, players can now enter buy-in tournaments and head-to-head challenges using their own money. Since launching two months ago, Virgin Gaming has awarded Xbox 360 gamers nearly $100,000 ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215295845/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:05 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215295845/scat/6452a130021a3f68 "Click your mouse and lose your house" isn't a marketing slogan for advocates of legalized online gambling. But it should be. Right now, several state legislatures, including the populous states of California and Pennsylvania, are considering proposals to allow the legalization of online gaming. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware have already approved it. Congress is also interested ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215294086/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:45:59 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215294086/scat/6452a130021a3f68 English: KINGSVILLE, Texas (Nov. 3, 2010) Naval Air Station Kingsville became the first Navy Region Southeast command to install Advanced Metering Infrastructure smart meters. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast is spearheading the $23 million project, which calls for the installation of 2,177 smart meters at 12 region commands. NAS Kingsville plans to install 158 smart meters ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292710/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:41 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292710/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Gaming Madness in China this week. But let's start off with something even worse: Nanjing Official Embezzles 2.5+ Million RMB to Play Web Games Mr. Zhu was in a pretty perfect position for embezzlement. As an accountant in charge of the finances for one of Nanjing's economic management stations, he had a fair amount of control over an awful lot of money, and apparently a pronounced ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292711/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:15 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292711/scat/6452a130021a3f68 SEOUL, South Korea, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus Inc., the worldwide technology leader in cloud gaming solutions, today announced it has empowered Google TV Set-top Boxes (STBs) of LG U+ for use with C-games cloud gaming, adding the latest product lineup to allow LG U+ subscribers to enjoy instant console game on demand in addition to their smartphones, tablets, connected TVs, STBs or PCs ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292713/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:14 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292713/scat/6452a130021a3f68 JEFFERSON, Iowa (AP) - Casino supporters have turned in petitions calling for a public vote on gambling in west-central Iowa's Greene County. A group called Grow Greene County submitted more than 750 signatures on Tuesday. Only about 460 verified signatures are needed to force supervisors to schedule a vote. An Aug. 6 election is expected. Greene County Supervisor Guy Richardson backs the ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292712/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:14 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215292712/scat/6452a130021a3f68 At one time, it seems decades ago now, the general thinking in the USA was that President Barack Obama would jolt the American political system into actually doing something beneficial for its citizens rather than spying on them, building F-35 aircraft, upgrading nuclear weapons, spending trillions of dollars (US) on national security, cutting unemployment benefits/food stamps, fomenting war with ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215291684/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:09 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215291684/scat/6452a130021a3f68 International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) a global leader in gaming systems technology, today announced it will bring its love for Las Vegas to players around the world by making DoubleDown Casino available in French, German and Spanish. As the exclusive online provider of IGT slot games found on real casino floors and a large selection of table games and bingo that are all free to play, ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215291462/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:30:17 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215291462/scat/6452a130021a3f68 SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beta testing has begun on Creature Tavern, the exciting new gaming app being developed by Obscene Interactive, the gaming division of OBJ Enterprises, Inc. ( ) in conjunction ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215290757/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:19:04 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215290757/scat/6452a130021a3f68 DEPUTY Premier John Rau has accused the Opposition of jeopardising plans for a major expansion of Adelaide Casino by carving up new gambling legislation negotiated between the State Government and industry. Mr Rau is currently attempting to pass legislation which gives Adelaide Casino further exclusive rights and allows it to expand operations. Linked in to the legislation are plans to change ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215288872/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:00 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215288872/scat/6452a130021a3f68 The security policies followed at Potawatomi Bingo Casino during a weekend shooting are similar to those used by other casinos around the state, and one expert said Tuesday that casino security guards followed industry standards by not trying to apprehend the shooter. The Milwaukee casino is reviewing security procedures after a man ignored posted warnings and brought a gun inside the casino, ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215287189/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:14 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215287189/scat/6452a130021a3f68 The weakening of the Gambling Harm Reduction Bill is the latest signal that politicians support the interests of the gambling industry and its vested interests over the wellbeing of local communities. Salvation Army social policy spokesman, Major Campbell Roberts says the Government's latest proposals have nothing to do with minimising the damage done to communities by gambling. ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285525/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:40 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285525/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain’s package of reforms in the gaming sector do nothing to reduce the harm from gambling on pokie machines in pubs and sports clubs, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today.The Government’s gambling reforms are concentrated on transparency in the gaming sector and investigating how to return funds to communities from gambling ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285524/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:40 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285524/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government today. Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain said that the gambling reforms would make the non-casino gaming sector more transparent, save industry from compliance costs, and increase funding to the community. The changes were designed to complement Maori Party MP Te Ururoa ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285523/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:33 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215285523/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 6 p.m. Hard on the heels of this morning's announcement that MGM Resorts International and AEG have officially signed a $350 million deal for a new 20,000-seat arena stadium on the Strip comes word that MGM Grand will be taking down its walls! The front faade from the famous gold lion to the north end by M&M's World is coming down. "It will put the ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215284624/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:53 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215284624/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Source: Photos.com New measures targeting problem gambling have been announced in Wellington. The Maori Party's Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill is expected to tighten up rules around local pokie ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215284625/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:34 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215284625/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell is committed to progressing the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill despite the changes made by the Commerce Select Committee, saying that small steps in the right direction are better than no change at all. "This Bill was born out of a desire to minimise the harm of gambling on vulnerable communities, as well as ensuring the returns from ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215283514/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:39:25 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215283514/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators, says he’s ‘very disillusioned’ with how the city has handled the casino debate. Melnyk wants a chance to build a casino at the newly renamed Canadian Tire Place ... http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215283515/scat/6452a130021a3f68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:02 -0400 http://www.traveltrade.org/index.php/sid/215283515/scat/6452a130021a3f68