ICP Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of industrial PCs, expects to start shipments of casino machines to US-based Gtech by the end of 2007, according to the company.
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Reuters - Corrects paragraph 4 to show oil prices rose $4.15 instead
of $4.77 a barrel on Wednesday, and that the gain is nearly 5
percent
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A $375 million casino project in Lemay in south St. Louis County won’t be opening next year as planned. Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. says several factors have combined to delay its River City Casino & Hotel project by up to six months, with a debut now set for the first half of 2009.
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Looking for a place to show off your skills at poker in a more competitive setting than a night out with the guys? The Catskeller, located on the bottom floor of Tangeman University Center, is set to hold a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
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While the Mashpee Wampanoag haven’t given up on seeking a state license, the tribe now feels federal approval under the Indian Gaming Control Act is the quicker, easier route to opening a resort casino in Middleboro.
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Reuters - Oil leaped nearly 2 percent to top $96
for the first time on Thursday, extending the previous day’s 5
percent surge after an unexpected sharp fall in U.S. crude
stocks and data showing strong economic growth.
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A federal judge ruled that the Shinnecock Indian Nation had lost aboriginal title to the land during Colonial times, and therefore must follow town zoning and building regulations, which forbid casinos.
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AP - Prudential Financial Inc., a major insurance and investment company, reported a 25 percent decline in third-quarter earnings Wednesday but raised earnings guidance for the year.
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In duplicate poker each tournament table is dealt exactly the same cards, and while you are playing against the people at your table, you are also playing against the person sitting in the same seat as you at every other table. Your ability to win more than someone else with the same hand is what counts. The idea is to eliminate the luck factor.
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Reuters - Auto sales are expected to have dipped
slightly in October, as stepped-up incentive spending by
automakers could not totally offset the drag from continued
turmoil in the housing market, analysts said.
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State officials said Wednesday they have asked Reader’s Digest for information about whether the magazine provided a money-wheel and possibly other illegal gambling devices to a Connecticut high school.
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Foes of a Highway 50 interchange to serve an Indian casino in Shingle Springs lost their bid to prevent the contractor from setting up a temporary construction storage yard off Shingle Springs Drive.
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Investor’s Business Daily - Crocs (NasdaqGS:CROX - News) has been in step with fashion on Main Street and Wall Street for some time, but the footwear powerhouse plunged late Wednesday as investors panned its third-quarter results.
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The judge presiding over the bankruptcy of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. on Wednesday denied requests from some homebuyers to appoint a consumer privacy ombudsman.
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SAN FRANCISCO—-The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced October 31, 2007, that the 11th District Monthly Weighted Average Cost of Funds Index for September 2007 is 4.383%.
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Despite a vow from Governor Barbour that he opposes the Choctaw’s casino plan for Jackson County, the tribe continues to campaign for its Highway 57 proposal.
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Reuters - U.S. oil hit a record over $95 a
barrel on Wednesday, posting the biggest gain in 10 months
after a steep drop in U.S. inventories fueled winter supply
concerns and the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
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AP - Wall Street bounded higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve assuaged some of investors’ fears about a sinking economy, stating that risks to the financial markets from the summer’s credit crises have eased. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 130 points on the day.
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MARION — The Second Brigade in conjunction with the Marion VFW Post 1301, is sponsoring a Care Package Poker Run Saturday, Nov. 3.
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Reuters - U.S. oil hit a record over $95 a
barrel on Wednesday, posting the biggest gain in 10 months
after a steep drop in U.S. inventories fueled winter supply
concerns and the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
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Reuters - Prudential Financial Inc , one
of the largest U.S. life insurers, said on Wednesday that
third-quarter net income fell 25 percent, hurt by investment
losses, but operating earnings beat analysts’ expectations.
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Reuters - Advance Auto Parts Inc , the No.
2 U.S. retail parts chain, reported on Wednesday that quarterly
earnings rose on higher sales from previously announced
initiatives, but said its margins were down.
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AP - The Federal Reserve sliced an important interest rate Wednesday its second reduction in the last six weeks to help the economy survive the strains of a deepening housing slump that is likely to crimp growth in coming months.
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Reuters - Oil surged 5 percent to a record $95 a
barrel on Wednesday after a steep drop in U.S. inventories
fueled winter supply concerns and the U.S. Federal Reserve cut
interest rates.
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AP - Wall Street bounded higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates as expected and said risks to the financial markets from the summer’s credit crisis have eased. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 130 points on the day.
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Reuters - MetLife Inc , the largest U.S.
life insurer, said on Wednesday net earnings per share for the
third quarter were flat with the year ago period due to higher
expenses and lower underwriting margins.
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Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday, buoyed by
both the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut and its view that
credit market strains have eased somewhat and by reports
showing surprising strength in economic growth and employment.
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SPOKANE — Several days before he met a state lawmaker at his downtown hotel room which led to claims of cross-dressing, solicitation and blackmail, Cody Castagna appeared in a Kootenai County courtroom where he pled guilty to stealing a woman’s gambling winnings from the Coeur d’Alene Casino in March.
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Reuters - Advance Auto Parts Inc , the No.
2 U.S. retail parts chain, said on Wednesday that quarterly
earnings rose, citing higher sales from previously announced
initiatives.
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A casino in Kansas City, Kansas, owned by an Oklahoma tribe and involved in a legal battle is nearly remodeled and is set to open.
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