Archive for April 9th, 2009

Vegas land casino revenue down 23% in February

Las Vegas land casinos reported a 23.4% decline in gaming revenues to $427.4 million in February 2009, well down from the $556 million recorded in the corresponding period a year ago. Statewide, casinos won $830.9 million in February, down 18% from the $1.1 billion they won in the same month in 2008. For the first [...]

Barney Frank’s anti UIGEA bill faces rough passage

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, plans to introduce his next bid to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this month (April), but he will not be resorting to the subterfuges adopted by UIGEA’s founders in getting the bill through. In 2006 the UIGEA was pushed through a late night [...]