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Four Aristocrat Games Hit Six Times in 10 Days, Paying Out More Than $1.2 Million

Players across North America were heating up casino floors with Aristocrat games this February, and six lucky players hit the hot, top jackpot on Aristocrat’s Tarzan® Lord Of The Jungle™, Tarzan® & Jane Forbidden Temple™, JAWS™ Bounty Hunter and Loco Loot™ games, all within 10 days of each other! First, a player hit the Tarzan Lord of the Jungle top jackpot at Grand Portage Lodge & Casino in Grand Portage, Minn., for $330,336.65. Then just two days later...

Winning $1 Million Quicker, Easier with Seminole Classic Casino’s RGS Gold Series Slots

In another South Florida first, Seminole Classic Casino has added Rocket Gaming Systems® Gold Series® Slots to its popular line-up. The new classic-style machines, found nowhere else in South Florida, are part of a Nationwide Wide Area Progressive Network that significantly increases the odds of a player winning $1 million dollars or more. This exciting and exclusive addition comes hot on the heels of Seminole Classic Casino’s recent renovation...

Mark Newton Joins Powerhouse Gaming

Powerhouse Gaming Inc. is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Mr. Mark Newton as Director of Business Development. Newton, who is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of electronic bingo has over 15 years of experience in the development and approval of software for use in charitable jurisdictions, will head up Business Development for Powerhouse. “We are thrilled to bring Mark onboard” said Powerhouse President Nathan Freels.

Pennsylvania Observes 'Problem Gambling Awareness Week' March 3-9

The state departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Revenue and Agriculture – along with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – are working together during "Problem Gambling Awareness Week," March 3-9, to ensure that Pennsylvanians with gambling addiction problems know that help is available. "The Gaming Control Board urges individuals who think they may have a gambling problem and family members and friends of those individuals to educate...

MGM Resorts International, AEG Announce Intent to Pursue Development of New Las Vegas Arena Project

MGM Resorts International and AEG today announced the companies have entered into an agreement to pursue the development of a privately funded, 20,000-seat indoor arena in Las Vegas on land located west of the Las Vegas Strip, between New York-New York and Monte Carlo. The new arena would be a venue capable of hosting boxing and other sporting events, major headline entertainment, and other special events. The arena will be the centerpiece...

Casino Enterprise Management Magazine Announces Seventh Annual Slot Floor Technology Award Winners

Casino Enterprise Management magazine is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 Slot Floor Technology Awards, now in its seventh year. This year’s nominations included slot cabinets and platforms, pop culture games, analysis tools, tournament management systems, mobile technologies and more. A panel of judges was assembled and tasked with reviewing the nomination materials and deciding the top 10 winners.

Sheriff Gaming Launches New Slot “Frog Royale”

Sheriff Gaming has today announced the launch of its latest 3D slot game, “Frog Royale” which is the 37th slot game within the Sheriff Gaming portfolio, including eight Mega Money Pool Jackpots, and is the fifth slot game to launch this year. Everyone loves a good fairytale and Frog Royale doesn’t disappoint as it recounts the story of a beautiful princess who meets a frog that might just turn out to be her Prince Charming.

Casino City Releases 2013 Indian Gaming Industry Report

Casino City Press today announced the release of the 2013 edition of Casino City's Indian Gaming Industry Report -- the most comprehensive, up-to-date study of Indian gaming available -- authored by Dr. Alan Meister, an economist with Nathan Associates Inc., who has done extensive research and analysis on Indian gaming issues. The Report provides calendar year 2011 nationwide and state statistics (the latter not available anywhere else) including...

Multimedia Games Receives Nevada Gaming Commission Approval for New MForce™ Gaming Platform

Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. announced today that its new gaming platform, MForce™, has received final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission, representing a key milestone in the Company’s entry into Nevada, the country’s largest gaming market. The approval of the MForce operating system and two video slot machine titles follows two successful technical field trials at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Legendary Game Developer Joins Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited today announced the appointment of legendary game developer Joe Kaminkow as a Senior Vice President of Game Development. Kaminkow is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful creative talents in the global gaming industry, having led the development of many of the best performing slot titles of the past twenty years, including Wheel of FortuneTM, Sex and the CityTM and GhostbustersTM.