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A pedestrian passes by the President Casino on Commercial Street in St. Louis Wednesday afternoon. (John L. White/P-D) ST. LOUIS ‘

Reuters
Casino Of Cards
KEYC
This free-standing model of the Venetian Casino in Macau breaks the Guinness World Record using 218792 playing cards.Bryan Berg broke his own record on …
Casino Replica in Cards Sets New RecordWFMY News 2
High Roller Beats The House Of Cards RecordSky News
City of cardsThe Hindu
CBS News

Photos from last week’s store cattle sale at the Casino saleyards.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pinnacle, state reach deal to close President Casino
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A pedestrian passes by the President Casino on Commercial Street in St. Louis Wednesday afternoon. (John L. White/PD) By Tim Logan After eight months of …
Casino closing; license chase openingMissourinet.com
Pinnacle to close the President by July 1The Associated Press
Locals hope to get open license in wake of St. Louis casino closingSoutheast Missourian
KMOX.com

Atlantic City and surrounding area Saturday from the air. ATLANTIC CITY ‘

The Montelago Casino will close its doors for good Sunday, March 14, 2010. This decision was made shortly after the Ritz Carlton Hotel announced it would lock up in May.

New York Daily News
Jay-Z Pulls Out of Racetrack Casino Deal
BET
After catching heat for his involvement with Aqueduct Entertainment Group’s plan to develop a casino at a Queens, NY racetrack, …
Minister Withdraws as Investor in Aqueduct CasinoNew York Times
NY Lawmakers Want Urgency in Casino DecisionBloodHorse
Paterson recuses himself from Aqueduct casino talksNewsday (subscription)
PR-inside.com (press release)

Hotelier Middle East
Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, president and COO, Andrew Kwasniewski, dead
Examiner.com
Under his leadership, the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino underwent almost $1 billion transformation including expansion, hiring, and a new $60 million …
Coroner: Death of Hard Rock hotel exec a suicideBusinessWeek
Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski, President of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Dies …MarketWatch (press release)
SUICIDE – Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski President – COO – Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoGather.com
Hotelier Middle East

Nevada casino winnings down 3.2 percent in January
BusinessWeek
Compared with January 2009, a “very soft month” when casino winnings fell 14.2 percent from 2008, the latest results were welcome, he said. …
Nevada Casino Revenue Drops, But Optimism Runs HighCasino Gambling Web
Nevada releases January casino win reportKTVN
Gaming Woes Continue, But News Not All BadKVVU Las Vegas

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Dan Gleiter, The Patriot-News/file Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.

ST. LOUIS – After a long battle to keep open the President Casino in St. Louis, Pinnacle Entertainment changed course on Wednesday and agreed to close the aging gambling boat by July 1.

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Snow Buries Atlantic City Casino Revenue In February
Casino Gambling Web
The Atlantic City casino industry has been in need of a shot in the arm. In stead, it has received a kick in the gut. February revenue numbers have been …
Union sues for vote on $300M NJ casino tax breakBusinessWeek
Blizzards bury AC casinos in bad financial newsThe Associated Press
February snowstorms leave Atlantic City casinos with less cold cashnewjerseynewsroom.com
NJBIZ

The last thing the Atlantic City casino industry needed was a harsh winter, but that is exactly what it got. Consequently, revenue continued to tumble at the city’s eleven casinos in February.

The Clark County Coroner’

WANE
Hoosier Park exec reassures employees
Casino City Times
ANDERSON, Indiana — Hoosier Park Racing & Casino raced to reassure both employees and the city on the news its parent company Centaur has filed Chapter 11 …
Ind., Colo. casino owner files bankruptcyThe Associated Press
Bankruptcy shouldn’t affect betting parlorGary Post Tribune
Economy has Colorado casinos on losing streak9NEWS.com
The Durango Herald

New Online Casinos (blog)
MGM Mirage CEO Says Investors Making Recovery Bets on Casinos
BusinessWeek
MGM Mirage, the biggest casino owner on the Las Vegas Strip, yesterday sold $845 million of bonds to repay some loans under an arrangement it previously …
MGM names Nevada Resort Association exec to boardThe Associated Press
MGM Mirage To Sell Up To $845M In Notes To Pay DebtWall Street Journal
MGM announces debt-exchange planCasino City Times
New Online Casinos (blog)

The Birmingham News – al.com (blog)
Judge refuses to restrict gambling task force
WTVY
US District Judge Myron Thompson ruled against the casino late Tuesday. Task force commander John Tyson said the judge blocked another effort by gambling …
VictoryLand Casino Reopens in AlabamaCasino Online (press release)
End Of Gambling Task Force May Be Near In AlabamaCasino Gambling Web
Two Alabama Casinos Remain ClosedWNCF
WAAY

We now know the future of the President Casino. Pinnacle Entertainment Group has surrendered it’s gaming license for the riverboat. The Missouri Gaming Commission met at 10 a.m. Tuesday and accepted the license. Under the agreement, the President Casino would cease operation on or before July 1, 2010. In January, the Missouri Gaming Commission voted to close the President because of declining …

Pinnacle to surrender license for President Casino to Gaming Commission

Chicago Press Release Services (press release)
Pinnacle to surrender license for President Casino to Gaming Commission
KSDK
KSDK — Pinnacle Entertainment has agreed to surrender its license for the President Casino to the Missouri Gaming Commission. The move will free up one of …
Gaming regulators discuss President Casino’s fateSt. Louis Business Journal
Pinnacle Surrenders President Casino Gaming LicenseFOX2now.com
Commission weighs casino futureSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
PR Newswire (press release)