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A collection of news and information related to Casino and Gambling Industry published by Tribune Company sources. (Photo KIRK MCKOY / LA TIMES)
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Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state
BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...
Tags: Triple Crown, Inner Harbor, Lobbying, Churchill Downs, Equestrian
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RIAA adds gold, platinum awards for digital music streams
Sales are no longer the only path to gold and platinum in the music business. The Recording Industry Assn. of America, the music business trade association that certifies and issues the storied gold and platinum awards, will now hand out precious metal...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Pitbull (music artist), Justin Bieber, Whitney Houston, Music
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Gambling at U.S. casinos rose in 2012, report says
More gamblers are hitting the slots and blackjack tables in the U.S., giving the industry a 4.8% boost in 2012, its biggest since the recession. Consumer spending at casinos grew to $37.3 billion, slightly below the industry’s 2007 record high...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Trial for 1987 slaying of Jimmy Casino to wrap up
He was a smooth-talking swindler who operated Orange County's most notorious and lucrative strip club, the Mustang Topless Theater. Born James Stockwell, he rebranded himself Jimmy Casino and lived the extravagant lifestyle of a character from an Elmore...
Tags: Judges, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Dining and Drinking
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Improvements in store for rival downtown Glendale malls
Long-time rival shopping centers Americana at Brand and the Glendale Galleria are tying the knot with splashy new improvements on Brand Boulevard in downtown Glendale. The changes come as the side-by-side malls usher in new premium tenants —...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rick Caruso, Property, Dining and Drinking, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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What you don't eat at the Vegas buffets, these pigs will
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — With a satisfied grin, farmer Bob Combs watches the big truck slowly dump its greasy load, a Niagara Falls of yesterday's kitchen leftovers that sends off a sickening spray as it splashes into a metal bin. The greenish-...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Recipes, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Livestock Farming
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Investors run from gold as fears of inflation in U.S. ease
Gold prices plunged to a two-year low as investors fled from precious metals. It was the second day of decline for gold as the economy improves and fears of inflation in the U.S. ease. Gold is often purchased as a hedge against inflation. The price of...
Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Non Ferrous Metal, Inflation and Deflation, Metal and Mineral
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Gold loses luster among small investors amid sharp price drop
Gold has lost some of its gleam among small investors who once saw it as a financial salvation. The precious metal suffered its sharpest price drop in three decades, as the frenzy that drove gold to fantastic heights in recent years reversed course with...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Investments, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets
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John Livermore dies; geologist who found 'invisible gold' was 94
John Livermore, an exploration geologist whose discovery of minuscule but highly valuable particles of "invisible gold" in Nevada in the early 1960s set off a modern-day gold rush in the state, has died. He was 94. Livermore died Feb. 7 at his Reno home...
Tags: Newmont Mining Corporation, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Mining, U.S. Geological Survey
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Auto industry rebound drives UAW union membership growth
This article has been corrected. See note below for details.Thanks to a rebound in the auto industry, the UAW is reporting a growth in union membership. The UAW, which represents workers at the American auto companies as well as some public sector workers and even casino employees, said it finished last year...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., Media Industry, Automotive Equipment
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Nevada, seeking a big jackpot, legalizes online poker
Already home to a major gaming industry, Nevada is preparing to take its expertise online after officials rapidly approved a law to become the first state in the nation to authorize what could become one of the most lucrative gambling markets still to...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation and Regulation, Gambling, Consumer Goods Industries
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PASSINGS: Robert C. Richardson, Richard Briers, Shadow Morton, Bill Eadington
Robert C. Richardson Won Nobel Prize for physics in 1996 Robert C. Richardson, 75, a Cornell University professor who shared a Nobel Prize for a key discovery in experimental physics, died Tuesday in Ithaca, N.Y., from complications of a heart attack,...
Tags: Duke University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, The Good Life (movie), Long Island
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