Foxwoods in the News

Foxwoods, the world’s largest casino resort, had two major announcements last week. The first was that it has reached an agreement with MGM Mirage to license its name for…

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Gamer Reaction: Nintendo Might Have a Wii Problem (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Nintendo’s announcement on Thursday that its next-generation game console — formerly codenamed “Revolution” — is officially named “Wii” has received mixed reactions from industry watchers and gamers alike.

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New physics chip aims to shake up video games (Reuters)

A screen shot from the video game 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter' shows effects created by the new PhysX processor from Ageia Technologies Inc. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A Silicon Valley start-up hopes
to introduce a lot of bounce, rattle and roll into the video
game industry with a new microchip that makes virtual worlds
behave as realistically as they look.


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Wii Will Rock You (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - When it comes to video game consoles, Nintendo (Nasdaq: NTDOY.PK - News) doesn’t seem to get a whole lot of play these days. While it continues to dominate the portable gaming market with its addictive Nintendo DS, it has fallen behind market-leader Sony (NYSE: SNE - News) and distant silver-medalist Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) in the sector it once dominated.

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Microsoft ramps up Xbox 360 shipments (Reuters)

Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in Tokyo April 6, 2006. Microsoft has ramped up shipments of its Xbox 360 console to widen its head start on video game rival Sony Corp.'s  (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has ramped up
shipments of its Xbox 360 console to widen its head start on
video game rival Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, the
software giant's chief financial officer said on Thursday.


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Nintendo Dubs New Video Game Console Wii (AP)

AP - Gamers no longer have to ask what Nintendo Co. will call its upcoming video game console — the answer is Wii.

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Microsoft profit rises, outlook disappoints (Reuters)

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gives a speech during an IT security conference in Berlin, April 25, 2006. (Arnd WIegmann/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted a 16
percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday but missed Wall
Street expectations and set a disappointing profit target due
to increased costs on products from Windows to the new Xbox 360
game console.


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Nintendo Abandons ‘Revolution’ in Favor of ‘Wii’ (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The official name Nintendo has given its next-generation gaming console formerly codenamed Revolution is “Wii.” Pronounced “we,” the name is meant to invoke a sense of community and emphasize that the “console is for everyone,” according to the company.

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Nintendo’s ‘Revolution’ becomes ‘Wii’ (AFP)

The Nintendo exhibit draws visitors at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, May 2004.  Japan's Nintendo announced that its new gaming console -- known during development as "Revolution" -- will be called "Wii" and will be unveiled next month.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Japan's Nintendo announced that its new gaming console — known during development as "Revolution" — will be called "Wii" and will be unveiled next month.


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Nintendo names new video game console “Wii” (Reuters)

Nintendo's new video game console 'Wii, which it said is pronounced 'we' to emphasize that the console is for everyone. The console up until now has been known by its code-name 'Revolution.' (Nintendo Co. Ltd./Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd (7974.OS) on
Thursday said it has named its new video game console "Wii,
which it said is pronounced "we" to emphasize that the console
is for everyone.


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Demand for Xbox Live Drives Microsoft’s Revenue (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The company is also forecasting a rosy year ahead, predicting the next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit revenue growth than this year.

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Court rejects peace talks on Indian casinos in Ohio (Cleavland.com)

A federal judge has rejected calls for peace talks in Gov. Bob Taft’s all-out legal war opposing Indian casinos in Ohio. Lima Mayor David Berger, in a letter earlier this month, said he favored holding settlement talks with an Oklahoma Indian tri

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MTV Studios and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment Serve Up a Star-Studded Comedy From the Producer of “Bring It On,” Featuring Grammy Award-Winner Ciara (Press Release)

The action is hot, the players are pumped and the stakes are high in the smart, edgy comedy ALL YOU’VE GOT, the first film from MTV Studios and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment. Set in the exciting world of girls’ volleyball, ALL YOU’VE GOT expl

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VIPsports.com Dodge Stratus NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car. (Press Release)

The April 21 - 23 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Indianapolis Raceway Park was an unforeseen bonus for the VIPsports.com team. Postponed from an earlier date that conflicted with a national event, the race provided an opportunity to try out s

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How To Bet Baseball

Baseball season is here and with it comes numerous opportunities to bet on your favorite team. Betting baseball games are a little different than Betting on Football games. The bets…

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Poker Legend Puggy Pearson Dies

Poker Legend Puggy Pearson died last week at home after a long illness. He was 77. Puggy was a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. He played in the…

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Record $10 Million Jackpot Hit In Atlantic City

Josephine Crawford an 84 year old Grandmother was playing slots at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City when she hit the $10 million jackpot on a nickel machine. It was the…

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How to Play Omaha

Many poker players who have enjoyed Texas Holdem are now looking to Omaha as a second game. Although Omaha looks like Holdem it is quite different. Omaha is where Texas…

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Ponzi’s Scheme:The True Story of a Financial Legend

“We are all gamblers. We all crave easy money. If we didnt, no get rich scheme could be successful. ”

The above quote was made by Charles Ponzi who will go…

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Elvis Casino Could Be Next For Strip

Will an Elvis themed casino make its way onto the Las Vegas Strip? The pending sale of the Rivera Casino is to a group that includes Robert Sillerman.
Sillerman recently…

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