Madrid hopes for jobs jackpot with mega casino strip

Madrid city and regional leaders have vowed to work together to bring a massive Las Vegas-style casino strip to the Spanish capital, hoping for a jackpot of 200,000 jobs.

Voters in two rural Florida counties approve Las Vegas-style slot machines

By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 31, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Voters in the rural North Florida counties of Gadsden and Washington on Tuesday became the first in the state outside of Miami-Dade and Broward to agree to install slot machines, as voters approved referendums to bring Las Vegas-style slots to their local horse and dog tracks. Despite the victories, the ...

Women lose discrimation case against casino

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Six women have lost their age discrimination lawsuit against Treasure Island Casino, The Wichita Eagle reported. The Judge did not support the six women's claim that they lost their jobs because of their age.

Ameristar Casinos Announces Closing of Purchase of Casino Resort Development Site in Springfield, Mass.

LAS VEGAS, NV-- - Ameristar Casinos, Inc. announced today it has closed on the purchase of a 41-acre site in Springfield, Mass., with the intent to apply for the sole casino license for western Massachusetts ...

Poll: Let voters, not lawmakers, decide casino gambling in Florida

Florida voters aren’t sure if they want Las Vegas-style casinos in the state, but they are certain they don’t want Tallahassee to make the decision, according to a new poll by The Miami Herald and other news organizations released late Sunday.