$500K prize divides 2 elderly sisters in Conn.
Connecticut high court steps into lottery dispute between 2 octogenarian sistersA passion for gambling shared by two once-inseparable octogenarian sisters has ended up dividing them, with the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that one can sue the other for a share of a winning $500,000 …
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Lottery chief: Ensign not in Kan. casino plan
Kansas Lottery chief says Ensign, other ex-Mandalay Bay exec out of Wichita-area casino planRetired Las Vegas gambling executive Mike Ensign is no longer involved in an attempt to build a casino south of Wichita, the Kansas Lottery’s executive director said Tuesday. …
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Conn. tribes to pay $25M to state for slots use
Conn. casino tribes strike deal with state to pay $25 million for slots promotionsOfficials say two American Indian tribes will pay the state of Connecticut $25 million in slot revenues to compensate for promotions that allowed gamblers to use slots for free. …
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Slots revenue down again at 2 Connecticut casinos
<div id=”subtitle”>Slot machine revenue continues downward slide at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut</div><div><p>The Indian tribes that run casinos in southeastern Connecticut say revenue from slot machines dropped again in November.</p><p>The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which runs Foxwoods Resort Casino …
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Slots revenue down at 2 Connecticut casinos
<div id=”subtitle”>Slot machine revenue continues downward slide at Conn.’s Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos</div><div><p>The operators of Connecticut’s two casinos say their slot machine revenue continued its slide in December compared with the same month in 2008.</p><p>The Mashantucket …
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Foxwoods fails to make full debt payment
Foxwoods casino defaults on debt by failing to make full interest payment; credit rating drops Foxwoods Resort Casino, one of the world’s largest, has failed to make a full payment on its debt, leading to a default and another credit-rating downgrade as casinos around the country struggle amid the severe recession. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods …
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Tribe that runs Foxwoods reach deal on debt
Tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino reach deal with lenders to delay debt repayment The American Indian tribe that operates Foxwoods Resort Casino says it has reached a preliminary deal with most of its senior lenders to extend its current forbearance agreement until the end of April. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation says that the agreement was originally set to …
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Mashantucket Pequots elect new chairman
Rodney Butler elected chairman of Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council has elected Rodney Butler as chairman of the panel, which governs the eastern Connecticut tribe and oversees its two casinos. Butler was elevated from treasurer to chairman by fellow council members Sunday after he won a third three-year term to the council. He replaces Michael Thomas …
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Tribe that runs Foxwoods facing ‘dire’ finances
Chief of tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino in Conn. warns of ‘dire financial times’ The chairman of the tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino is warning of “dire financial times” that he says threaten the tribe’s living standards. Michael J. Thomas, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, sent a letter to tribal members last week noting earnings …
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Man accused of urinating on Conn. casino worker
Conn. police arrest intoxicated man who allegedly urinated on a casino worker Police said a New Hampshire man was arrested early Monday after allegedly urinating on an employee at the MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods. Police said the man, 39, began urinating inside a concourse trash can and then on a casino employee. Police charged the man with breach of …
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