PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia took the title yesterday of largest U.S. city with a casino when Pennsylvania’s 10th gambling hall opened despite years of community protests and delays. SugarHouse Casino drew a raucous crowd of well over a thousand people to the Delaware River waterfront for a chance to play among its 1,600 slot machines and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2010
Tags: betting, casinos, gambling, gaming, hospitality, race tracks
BATON ROUGE, La. — Winnings from gamblers at Louisiana’s state-licensed casinos dropped in August. State police report that the 13 riverboats, Harrah’s downtown New Orleans casino and the four racetrack casinos won $193.4 million last month. That’s down from 2.4 percent from $199.8 million in August 2009. The tally dropped 11.9 percent from $219.4 million [...] [...]
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