Landmark domed hotel welcomes first guests since 1932
Lafayette Journal and Courier - Restoration of the two hotels was part of the $382 million French Lick Resort Casino, which is aimed at drawing tourists to the area about 40 miles south of Bloomington. The West Baden hotel’s reopening was eagerly awaited by local residents who once
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Ladbrokes on a winner with on-screen betting
IC Wales - However, eGaming grew by 11% thanks to strong growth at its sportsbook, casino and games facility. Total online customers rose 12%, with wins from sportsbook and casino helping to offset a decline in poker caused by the highly competitive environment
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Gaming Traveler | New law alters big poker tourney
Philadelphia Daily News - Much of that will be muted this year (the table logos will stay), as the online companies stay away or reduce their presence, and casino company Harrah’s Entertainment, which runs the World Series, tries to distance itself from them. Yet, Harrah’s is
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Casino still a ways off
SignOn San Diego - JAMUL More than two months after evicting longtime residents of its reservation and announcing it was scaling down its casino plans, the Jamul Indian Village tribe says its gambling hall is still more than a year away. JOHN GASTALDO / Union
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Hollywood finds formula to beat Bollywood in India
Christian Science Monitor - The best opening weekend for a foreign-language film, topping “Casino Royale” by 28 percent. The largest single day for any foreign-language film: $1.6 million on May 4. The fastest to cross the $2.4 million mark (100 million rupees): in two
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CBS Adds Five New Series
ETOnline.com - The Boy from Oz star HUGH JACKMAN is bringing a little music to primetime drama with “Viva Laughlin,” starring LLOYD OWEN as a freewheeling businessman whose sole ambition is to run a casino in Laughlin, NV. The series is based on the BBC show “Viva
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Downs wants to build new track, casino in Moriarty
ESPN.com - The president of the Downs at Albuquerque has filed an application with the State Racing Commission seeking 2009 race dates at a new location on 500 acres near Interstate 40 in Moriarty. “We need more room,” Downs president Paul Blanchard told the
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