Casino and Gambling Industry

Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state

2013-05-17 00:00:00

BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...

RIAA adds gold, platinum awards for digital music streams

2013-05-09 14:52:00

Sales are no longer the only path to gold and platinum in the music business. The Recording Industry Assn. of America, the music business trade association that certifies and issues the storied gold and platinum awards, will now hand out precious metal...

Gambling at U.S. casinos rose in 2012, report says

2013-05-06 11:12:00

More gamblers are hitting the slots and blackjack tables in the U.S., giving the industry a 4.8% boost in 2012, its biggest since the recession. Consumer spending at casinos grew to $37.3 billion, slightly below the industry’s 2007 record high...

Trial for 1987 slaying of Jimmy Casino to wrap up

2013-04-28 18:42:00

He was a smooth-talking swindler who operated Orange County's most notorious and lucrative strip club, the Mustang Topless Theater. Born James Stockwell, he rebranded himself Jimmy Casino and lived the extravagant lifestyle of a character from an Elmore...

Improvements in store for rival downtown Glendale malls

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Long-time rival shopping centers Americana at Brand and the Glendale Galleria are tying the knot with splashy new improvements on Brand Boulevard in downtown Glendale. The changes come as the side-by-side malls usher in new premium tenants —...

What you don't eat at the Vegas buffets, these pigs will

2013-04-18 07:00:00

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — With a satisfied grin, farmer Bob Combs watches the big truck slowly dump its greasy load, a Niagara Falls of yesterday's kitchen leftovers that sends off a sickening spray as it splashes into a metal bin. The greenish-...

Investors run from gold as fears of inflation in U.S. ease

2013-04-15 08:34:00

Gold prices plunged to a two-year low as investors fled from precious metals. It was the second day of decline for gold as the economy improves and fears of inflation in the U.S. ease. Gold is often purchased as a hedge against inflation. The price of...

Gold loses luster among small investors amid sharp price drop

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Gold has lost some of its gleam among small investors who once saw it as a financial salvation. The precious metal suffered its sharpest price drop in three decades, as the frenzy that drove gold to fantastic heights in recent years reversed course with...

John Livermore dies; geologist who found 'invisible gold' was 94

2013-03-02 17:56:00

John Livermore, an exploration geologist whose discovery of minuscule but highly valuable particles of "invisible gold" in Nevada in the early 1960s set off a modern-day gold rush in the state, has died. He was 94. Livermore died Feb. 7 at his Reno home...

Auto industry rebound drives UAW union membership growth

2013-03-29 10:42:00

Thanks to a rebound in the auto industry, the UAW is reporting a growth in union membership. The UAW, which represents workers at the American auto companies as well as some public sector workers and even casino employees, said it finished last year...

Nevada, seeking a big jackpot, legalizes online poker

2013-02-22 13:30:00

Already home to a major gaming industry, Nevada is preparing to take its expertise online after officials rapidly approved a law to become the first state in the nation to authorize what could become one of the most lucrative gambling markets still to...

PASSINGS: Robert C. Richardson, Richard Briers, Shadow Morton, Bill Eadington

2013-02-21 00:00:00

Robert C. Richardson Won Nobel Prize for physics in 1996 Robert C. Richardson, 75, a Cornell University professor who shared a Nobel Prize for a key discovery in experimental physics, died Tuesday in Ithaca, N.Y., from complications of a heart attack,...

. He has been a vice president since April 2011. Bone will oversee the Waukegan-based company's efforts to improve day-to-day sales operations and strengthen customer service. He is also responsible for WMS Industries' major customer accounts, including large, multi-site casino operators.

2011-09-01 00:00:00

. He has been a vice president since April 2011. Bone will oversee the Waukegan-based company's efforts to improve day-to-day sales operations and strengthen customer service. He is also responsible for WMS Industries' major customer accounts, including large, multi-site casino operators.

2011-09-01 00:00:00

The coveted winner's bracelet sits atop a pile of the money which will go to the winner, during the 2010 World Series of Poker Final Table between Canadian Jonathan Duhamel and American John Racener.

2010-11-09 00:00:00