Philadelphia Park Fined for Underage Gaming.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-13 June 2008-Philadelphia Park Fined for Underage Gaming(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board assessed Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment (Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack) an $18,000 fine along with $8,000 in donations for programs dealing with problem gaming education, treatment and outreach for...

Global Payments to Provide VIP LightSpeed Cash Access Services to 4 More Hotels.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-18 June 2008-Global Payments to Provide VIP LightSpeed Cash Access Services to 4 More Hotels(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Global Payments, a company in both payment processing and gaming cash access services, announced agreements to provide its VIP LightSpeed suite of cash access products...

Senecas eyeing Maid of the Mist takeover as logical next step here: no-bid state contract has rested with James Glynn since 1971.
Might the Seneca Niagara Gaming Corp. be able to wrest control of the incredibly lucrative Maid of the Mist franchise from James V. Glynn of Lewiston, who has amassed a fabulous fortune from exclusive and largely secret agreements he has with the governments of New York and Ontario? ...

Microsoft Presents New Gamer Titles and Hardware.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-27 June 2008-Microsoft Presents New Gamer Titles and Hardware(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Windows gaming takes center stage, as Microsoft hosts the Games for Windows Presents: The Big Picture showcase event, highlighting Microsoft Games for Windows titles of 2008, while also announcing new additions to the...

Nvidia Sponsoring Gamer World Record Attempt.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-29 June 2008-Nvidia Sponsoring Gamer World Record Attempt(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Nvidia announced that LAN Party gaming will reach a new level during a Guinness World Record-setting attempt at the NVision 08 event on August 25 in San Jose, California. The aim of...

MGM Mirage Execs to Present at the Goldman Sachs Conference.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-MGM Mirage Execs to Present at the Goldman Sachs Conference(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com MGM Mirage management will make a company presentation at the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference being held in New York. A complete copy of the...

Some bets are off: the strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on internet gambling.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON JULY 16, 2006, the CEO of BetOnSports.com attacked an anti-online gambling bill that the House of Representatives had overwhelmingly approved a few days before. "We want to be regulated," David Carruthers wrote in the Baltimore Sun. "We want to be taxed. We want to...

MMOFPS Huxley Enters Open Beta.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-7 July 2008-MMOFPS Huxley Enters Open Beta(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Developed by Webzen for release in markets around the world, Huxley is the first massively multiplayer online game to combine the twitch-based fast-action gameplay of a first person shooter (FPS) with the cerebral character development...

McCain's Meddlers.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] President Bush endorsed John McCain even before Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race. It was back in 2005 at an International Republican Institute (IRI) dinner. President Bush introduced John McCain as an "outstanding"...

MGM Mirage Listed Among '40 Best Companies for Diversity'.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-MGM Mirage Listed Among '40 Best Companies for Diversity'(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com For the fourth consecutive year, Black Enterprise (BE) magazine has named MGM Mirage one of the "40 Best Companies for Diversity" in the U.S. MGM Mirage is the only...