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RIAA adds gold, platinum awards for digital music streams
Sales are no longer the only path to gold and platinum in the music business. The Recording Industry Assn. of America, the music business trade association that certifies and issues the storied gold and platinum awards, will now hand out precious metal...
Tags: Justin Bieber, Entertainment, Michael Jackson, Eminem, Whitney Houston
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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: Entertainment, Casino and Gambling, Pennsylvania Turnpike, MGM Resorts International, Construction
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Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state
BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...Tags: Religion and Belief, Inner Harbor, Philosophy, Equestrian, Churchill Downs
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Connecticut Casino Revenues Continue To Decline
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's casinos reported Wednesday that their take from slot machines was down again in April compared with the same month a year ago, the 16th straight month of year-over-year revenue declines. Foxwoods Resort Casino reported $44.5 million in slot...Tags: Mashantucket
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The state busts: How Maryland is losing money on table games
In November, voters approved a major expansion of Maryland's gambling program on the promise that allowing table games and eventually building a sixth casino would ensure that the gambling dollars state residents spend would go toward funding education...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Prince George's County, Gambling
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Maryland Live sees slot revenue fall as table games start
Table games at Maryland Live Casino generated $8.4 million in revenue in their first month at the Anne Arundel County facility, on top of $38.2 million from its slot machines, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency reported Monday. While...
Tags: Washington, DC, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Worcester County, Lobbying
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Gambling at U.S. casinos rose in 2012, report says
More gamblers are hitting the slots and blackjack tables in the U.S., giving the industry a 4.8% boost in 2012, its biggest since the recession. Consumer spending at casinos grew to $37.3 billion, slightly below the industry’s 2007 record high...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Consumer Goods Industries, New York City
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Kansas sees largest growth in casino revenue nationwide
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsKansas is making one of the biggest gains for commercial casinos. Last year Kansas had a 603% increase in revenue. The American Gaming Association says revenue at non-Indian casinos hit more than $37 billion last year. That's just under the all time...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure
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Connecticut Casinos Monthly Slot Revenues Continue Slide
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's casinos reported Monday that their take from slot machines was down again in March compared with the same month in 2012 – the 15th straight month of year-over-year revenue declines. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket reported slot...Tags: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mashantucket
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Market Basket: ND Blue-Gold Game brings in the green
Local businesses anticipate an uptick during Notre Dame home football games every fall when thousands of Fighting Irish fans visit South Bend. Each football weekend generates $10 million-plus in local spending. It got us thinking about how much the Blue-...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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What you don't eat at the Vegas buffets, these pigs will
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — With a satisfied grin, farmer Bob Combs watches the big truck slowly dump its greasy load, a Niagara Falls of yesterday's kitchen leftovers that sends off a sickening spray as it splashes into a metal bin. The greenish-...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Livestock Farming
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Chicago Bears' Matt Forte buys Mettawa home for $1.47 million
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte has paid $1.47 million for a five-bedroom, French Normandy-style house on nearly 5 acres in Mettawa, about 35 miles northwest of the city. Forte, 27, bought the 6,062-square-foot stucco and brick house, which was...
Tags: Matt Forte, Condos, Homes, Corporate Officers, Chicago Bulls
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