According to Bear Stearns, higher VIP play and increased tourism pushed Macao<\/b>'s December gambling revenues above the $1 billion<\/b> mark for the month — a 38% increase from last December.<\/p>\n
California<\/b> may be too close to call for Super Tuesday<\/b> but the polls are trending favorably for a quartet of initiatives that would expand the slot base by 17,000<\/b> machines for select tribal casinos. Field Poll results show Initiatives 94-97 ahead 47% to 34%. Anti-initiative forces would have win over virtually all of the undecided voters, an unlikely occurrence given that the initiatives have consistently picked up steam in the polls.<\/p>\n
A favorable vote tomorrow renders the accidental federal approval of these compacts moot (the compacts went missing for such a long time that they automatically went into effect). Even so, it would be pleasantly surprising if this matter still didn't somehow wind up in the courts.<\/p>\n
In other news<\/b>, Shawnee District Court has given the thumbs-up to Kansas' casino-expansion<\/b> law. However, the state Supreme Court has yet to weigh in on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to Bear Stearns, higher VIP play and increased tourism pushed Macao's December gambling revenues above the $1 billion mark for the month — a 38% increase from last December. California may be too close to call for Super Tuesday … Continue reading