Casinos & Gaming
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Within a span of an hour Thursday, Nevada’s two leading slot machine manufacturers were awarded the nation’s first interactive gaming licenses.
Louisiana on Thursday approved the $32.5 million acquisition by Ameristar Casinos of Creative Casinos, setting the stage for construction of a $500 million hotel-casino in Lake Charles.
When Nevada gaming revenue reports are released each month, all eyes are on the Strip megaresorts. But downtown’s April revenues raised eyebrows. Downtown casinos raked in more than $48 million, a nearly 25 percent jump over April 2011.
Fertitta Interactive LLC is launching its real-money and social gaming company, Ultimate Gaming. The free-play poker game Ultimate Poker will be released Friday on Facebook, with a promotional campaign to begin July 7 during Ultimate Fighting Championship 148, a pay-per-view event.
A 40-foot-long trailer will appear early Tuesday at the corner of Bonanza Road and H Street, where the Moulin Rouge casino once stood.
