Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs pulled in $21.8 million in gambling revenue from its slot machines and doubled its nongaming revenue in the last three months of 2006, according to financial results released Thursday by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority. But betting at the Downs racing simulcast and off-track-betting parlors fell $300,000 to $6.5 million in the same time period.
Local lottery-deli owners are not pleased with the new state rule restricting gambling income to 50 percent of total post-payout sales and, combined with a looming 1.5 percent cut in the retailer share, they're concerned about being able to survive and make a profit.
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut - (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or MTGA or the Authority, the operator of a gaming and entertainment complex located near Uncasville, Connecticut, known as Mohegan Sun, and a gaming and entertainment facility offering slot machines and harness racing in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, known as Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, or Pocono Downs, ...
Gambling is a tricky business. It was an outsider that romped home victorious in the UK super-casino stakes this week.
Reasoning for choices isn't applied to other slots license proposals. When the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board began deliberations over which casino applicants to license, it said it would consider multiple factors, including public opposition and pledges to help the community.
Attorney General Martha Coakley warned yesterday that the expansion of gambling in the Commonwealth would bring with it a risk of organized crime, creating a potentially expensive state law enforcement obligation that could eat into any new state revenue from slot machines and casinos.
GLENDALE, Calif.----FutureLogic, Inc., the leading manufacturer of thermal ticket printers for cashless gaming, announced today that Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs has selected the FutureLogic GEN2 Universal printer as the standard gaming printer for its existing and new ticket-in/ticket-out slot machines and gaming platforms.
Illegal operators are intensifying efforts to make money off the outlawed video-gambling business, and the number of machines seized in the state is increasing, law enforcement officials say.
A gambler plays the slot machines in Las Vegas. Manchester in northwest England has been named as the surprise choice to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style "supercasino", beating frontrunners London and Blackpool.
