Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD) is noted for its casino operations in various parts of the country, but especially in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
But last week, the company shook the horse racing world by announcing that it was setting the purse of the Delta Downs Jackpot, a grade III race, at $1 million.
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Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel was purchased by Boyd Gaming several years ago. The track is located in Vinton, Louisiana.
"We are committed to making the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot one of the most important two-year-old stakes on the national racing calendar, " said Paul Chakmak, COO of Boyd Gaming. "The November 20 date and the $1 million purse will provide a path for a run at the 2011 Triple Crown." This path begins on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.
At 8:30 am (PT) on Wednesday morning Cantor Gaming sports outlets in Las Vegas became the first books in the state to offer NFL season win totals.
The Las Vegas Strip’s only bingo room is going virtual. The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is launching a partnership this week with Buffalo Studios, the company behind the popular Facebook game Bingo Blitz.
Atlantic City honored Dennis Gomes, by naming the street in front of the casino in his honor Friday. At a curbside ceremony, Mayor Lorenzo Langford unveiled a sign renaming a portion of North Carolina Avenue as Dennis C. Gomes Avenue.
Big changes are in store for gamblers and hotel guests at the Atlantic City Tropicana Casino and Resort as the establishment starts a $25 million renovation project. The undertaking is the first of what could be four or five years of work to re-do the casino resort.
Expanding its hopes of an online future, WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) announced on Monday that it was acquiring Jadestone Group AB, the Swedish online gaming developer.
