Latest Casino Headlines
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Declarations
Oct 20 2008 // Not a Gambling Problem “I wouldn’t refer to it as gambling. [The credit default swaps were] underwritten individually and very carefully.” —Martin Sullivan, former AIG CEO, testifying before the House...
Louisiana Still Mopping up From Gustav as Ike Enters Gulf
Sep 10 2008 // Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 9 and the latest path projected by the National Hurricane Center has the storm making landfall in Texas, possibly near Corpus Christi. Meanwhile, Louisiana is still mopping...
Insurers Estimate Gustav Claims as HIgh as $10 Billion
Sep 4 2008 // Residential and commercial damages from Hurricane Gustav will trigger an estimated $4 billion to $10 billion in insurance claims, a third of which could affect the energy industry. While Gustav’s force paled in...
Hurricane Gustav Surge Floods Mississippi Casino
Sep 3 2008 // The ground floor of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Biloxi’s casino row was flooded during the storm surge from Gustav and wind-whipped water continued to splash into its parking garage on the afternoon of Sept....
Gustav only Sideswipes New Orleans
Sep 3 2008 // New Orleans can get back to its comeback. Traumatized after losing their homes when Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters broke through the levees that protect this city, Hurricane Gustav ended up a mere interruption in...
Jockey Club Calls for Safety Risk Study on Kentucky Derby Field
Aug 19 2008 // A Jockey Club panel will be studying whether the number of horses allowed into the Kentucky Derby poses a safety risk. The annual Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. regularly draws 20 horses to the...
Woman Falls Down Atlantic City Casino Elevator Shaft
Jun 9 2008 // A woman in a motorized wheelchair fell about 30 feet down a casino hotel elevator shaft early Saturday, a city fire official said. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to rescue the woman, who was conscious as she was...
Workers Protest Project Safety in Vegas
Jun 4 2008 // Workers have walked off the job at a massive Las Vegas Strip casino construction site, calling for safety improvements following a sixth worker death since work began in 2006. The majority of union workers on MGM Mirage...
Pinnacle Settles with 2 Insurers over Katrina Damage in Mississippi
May 16 2008 // Casino owner Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. settled a lawsuit with two insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damage to the company’s property in Mississippi. Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Co. agreed to pay...
Cleanup Efforts from Flooding Continue in Davenport, Quad Cities, Iowa
May 7 2008 // With cleanup efforts under way, life is slowly returning to normal in riverfront areas across the Quad Cities in Iowa. Cleanup crews went to work on Monday, May 5th even though flooding was still a worry in some...
Mississippi Flood Waters Take Farms, Homes, Lives
Apr 16 2008 // In Mississippi, at least two people have died, dozens of farms and houses have been affected by flooding and the Mississippi River is still rising. The river is not expected to crest until this weekend at levels not seen...
Rising River Closes Mississippi Casino
Apr 15 2008 // The rising Mississippi River is causing the Isle of Capri Casino to temporarily close its doors in Natchez, Miss. Assistant City Engineer David Atkins said it was decided at a Saturday evening meeting that the casino would...
It Figures
Feb 24 2008 // $79.5 Million The Oregon Supreme Court for a third time upheld a $79.5 million punitive-damages judgment against Philip Morris, an award twice struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, which suggested it was excessive, the...
Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino Fire Loss Estimated to be Near $100 Million
Feb 15 2008 // A fire that sent gamblers fleeing from the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January will cost close to $100 million in repairs and lost business, casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. said. The company has...
Nev. Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Fire Losses Could Have Hit $75M, Risk Analysts Say
Feb 10 2008 // The fire that blazed through the top of the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Jan. 25, 2008, could have been far more damaging had it started elsewhere in the building and not been contained so quickly,...
Investigation Begins Into Foxwoods Fire
Jan 31 2008 // A spokesman for the Foxwoods Resort Casino says the Great Cedar Hotel, hit by roof fire Tuesday, will remain closed for a few days. Saverio Mancini says there has been water damage to the upper floors of the hotel,...
Nev. Casino Fire Losses Could Have Hit $75 Million, Say Risk Analysts
Jan 31 2008 // The fire that blazed through the top of the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas last Friday could have been far more damaging had it started elsewhere in the building and not been contained so quickly, according to analysts at...
Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino Facade to be Removed; Still No Cause for Blaze
Jan 28 2008 // The burned exterior facade along the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino will have to be removed or secured before the Las Vegas Strip resort can reopen, the chief county building inspector said. Ron Lynn, chief of the...
Democrat Beshear Defeats Ky. Governor Who was Indicted in Scandal
Nov 8 2007 // Democrat Steve Beshear easily defeated the scandal-plagued Republican incumbent Tuesday to become governor of Kentucky, pulling off a political comeback 20 years after he last held office. Gov. Ernie Fletcher had won four...
Kentucky Central Insurance: Latest Ethics Issue in Gov.’s Race
Nov 6 2007 // Kentucky’s race for governor between Democrat Steve Beshear and Gov. Ernie Fletcher looked like it would focus on the ethics of the Republican incumbent, who spent much of his first term battling a hiring scandal. In...
