Sentences with phrase «casino gambling companies»

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Playtech makes online gambling and casino software for companies like William Hill and Paddy Power.

MGM Resorts may be known for gambling, but nearly half of the company's revenue comes off the casino floor — and in the U.S., the percentage is much higher than 50 %.

Taking the rules off the books would create massive opportunities for teams, and proof, again, lies overseas with the soccer heavyweights of Europe who have partnered with online gambling companies and casinos.

The former treasurer of an Ontario County fire company has been accused of stealing more than $ 20,000 to gamble at casinos, according to the state comptroller's office.

The picture of casino gambling in New York's Capital Region is coming more into focus, with word that a Western New York company is seeking possible development in Albany.

At the time, Cuomo was in discussions with gambling companies and real - estate developers over an expansion of casinos in the state.

A company linked to Trump has been granted approval from the Chinese territory of Macau for additional trademarks, including casino services, to develop the «Trump» brand in the world's biggest gambling center.

Gambling companies have argued for years that New York loses billions of dollars a year to casinos in Connecticut and New Jersey, costing the state jobs and tax revenue.

This year, gambling companies, casinos and Indian tribes with gambling concerns have given close to $ 20 million to federal candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Beginning in 2011, Genting made a full - scale push in Albany to permit private casinos, organizing the New York Gaming Association with other gambling companies and hiring well - connected lobbyists and advocates, including several close to Mr. Cuomo.

There are no gambling companies or casino executives among the committee's more than 30 advisory board members and partner organizations.

The decision as to which developer and casino company will receive the licenses comes as the casino and gambling industry in the northeast has apparently cooled in part to a high concentration of casino sites in neighboring states.

Gambling companies and real - estate developers submitted a total of 17 bids in the high - stakes competition to win a casino license upstate.

Smaller gambling developments proposed in economically strapped areas should be able to compete with resort projects proposed by big - name companies in more affluent areas, the head of the state Gaming Commission said of the contest to win up to four casino licenses upstate.

A portion of the revenue generated by casino gaming is required by law to be directed to problem gambling, but Shafer believes both the state and casino companies have little interest in helping those with additions.

While that accounts for a 3.2 percent increase overall, gambling companies in New York are opening up to four new resort - style casinos in Schenectady, the Catskills and in the Finger Lakes, with gambling regulators due to award a fourth license to a Binghamton - area project as well.

The breakdown of the Genting plan also highlights the challenges confronting gambling companies now: the industry has matured to such a degree, and casinos have so proliferated in the Northeast, that competitors are desperately seeking to take market share from one another or to block their entry altogether.

Governor Cuomo seemed to distance himself from the state's plan to permit four new gambling casinos in New York over the next few months, saying the decision to build new gambling centers lies with the private companies.

The single largest recipient of casino companies» donations was the New York Jobs Now Committee, a casino - backed PAC which lobbied in support of the passage of the statewide ballot referendum that legalized casino gambling last fall.

Cuomo seemed to distance himself from the state's plan to permit four new gambling casinos in New York over the next few months, saying the decision to build new gambling centers lies with the private companies.

The state lottery, off - track betting companies and casino operators all said they had the infrastructure and know - how to run sports gambling in the state.

SHORTSVILLE, N.Y. — The former treasurer of an Ontario County fire company has been accused of stealing more than $ 20,000 to gamble at casinos, according to the state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Wharton, 53, of Manchester, allegedly took thousands of dollars in cash withdrawals and advances from the fire company's credit and debit cards to gamble at casinos in the Finger Lakes, Central New York and Las Vegas, the comptroller said.

The Times reported last week that Genting, a Malaysian gambling company that had worked with Mr. Cuomo on a plan to build a convention center and casino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, gave $ 400,000 to the group in 2011, and that the New York Gaming Association, a trade group founded by Genting and other companies, donated the $ 2 million in December.

Gambling companies and real - estate developers submitted a total of 17 bids Monday in the high - stakes competition to win a casino license in upstate New York.

We also learned that the Sammy Company is considering a transition from pachinko to casino gambling.

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Excluded businesses include alcohol, conventional financial services (banking, insurance, etc.), casinos and gambling, pornography, tobacco manufacturers, pork related products and weapons companies.

«He has made a number of trips to various casinos in the United States, gambling many hundreds of thousands of dollars in pursuit of this hobby, and made numerous cash withdrawals on credit cards allegedly paid for by a third party, Mr. Cecil Bergman, and by various companies under Mr. Bergman's control.»

The company hope that the holders of Zerocoin will profit from the value of the token increasing rather than how current gambling providers» shareholders profit when the casino beats a punter.

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With revenue in the $ 38.5 billion casino industry climbing only modestly in the U.S., many operators are looking beyond gambling to spur growth, building sports and entertainment venues, buying social gaming companies and sprucing up their hotel offerings.