W.Va.’s Greenbrier resort receives state permission to activate 44 slot machines in casino

October 9th, 2009 Sept. revenue declines 5.8 percent at NJ casinosATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revenue is still falling for Atlantic City's 11 casinos, but at least the plunge is slowing down.

October 5th, 2009 Greenbrier resort offers table games, plans slotsWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Less than a month after getting its license to offer gambling, the historic Greenbrier resort has opened the Tavern Casino, an onsite facility for guests with table games including blackjack, three-card poker and roulette.

September 15th, 2009 A look at Atlantic City's casino labor situationWHAT: Two unions — Local 54 of UNITE-HERE, representing 15,000 room cleaners, beverage servers and other workers at all 11 Atlantic City casinos, and the United Auto Workers, which represents about 3,000 dealers, technicians and other workers at four casinos — are bargaining with the gambling houses. WHAT'S AT STAKE: Local 54 is seeking a new two- or three-year contract and is farther along in talks than the UAW, which is seeking first-ever dealer contracts with the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Bally's Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.

August 26th, 2009 Tribe that runs Foxwoods facing 'dire' financesNEW HAVEN, Conn. — 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.

August 26th, 2009 Conn. tribes to pay $25M to state for slots useHARTFORD, Conn. — Officials 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.

August 24th, 2009 Lakes Entertainment in joint venture for casinoMINNEAPOLIS — Lakes Entertainment Inc. said Monday that it is withdrawing its application to create a casino in Kansas and instead will team up with Chisholm Creek Casino Resort LLC on their application.

August 13th, 2009 MTR Gaming posts small second-quarter profitCHESTER, W.Va. — Casino operator MTR Gaming Group Inc.

July 20th, 2009 W.Va.'s Greenbrier planning to open casino by fallCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier's new owner says he plans to open a small casino at the four-star southern West Virginia resort by fall, and he wants the dice rolling and cards being dealt at a full-scale gambling operation by April 1.

July 10th, 2009 AC revenues take hit from Sands Bethlehem casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, Atlantic City has been dreading the opening of a new casino in Bethlehem, Pa., a short drive from some of its best markets in northern New Jersey and New York.

June 29th, 2009 Russian casinos to close in Moscow, other citiesMOSCOW — Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities. A new law that comes into effect Wednesday says gambling must now be confined to four far-flung special zones.

June 26th, 2009 Analyst keeps Bally Technologies as top pickNEW YORK — A Morgan Joseph analyst said Friday that Bally Technologies Inc. remains his top pick, saying that the slot machine maker's stock is undervalued.

May 9th, 2009 WVa company moves to buy The Greenbrier resortCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia company has acquired The Greenbrier and plans to ask a bankruptcy court to dismiss the resort's case.

May 8th, 2009 Marriott vs. W.Va. firm for Greenbrier controlCHARLESTON, W.Va.

May 1st, 2009 Unions ratify agreements with WVa resortCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Unions representing more than 1,100 workers at The Greenbrier have ratified new contract agreements that freeze wages and were viewed as key to the southeastern West Virginia resort's pending sale.

April 29th, 2009 Bankruptcy sale authorized for NJ casino TropicanaATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., is about to enter bankruptcy court, where it will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.