Miami Herald – Thousands of people came to Atlantic City to see Miss America last month, but not enough of them ventured into a casino to boost the gambling halls’ monthly revenue. Atlantic City’s casinos saw their revenue fall by nearly 13 percent in September compared with the same month last year. The city’s 12 casinos won $240.2 million from gamblers, a decline of 12.9 percent from September 2012. Table games revenue was $62.9 million, down nearly 19 percent from a year ago, and slots revenue was $177.3 million, down 10.6 percent from a year ago. State regulators said the…

An Internet cafe owner in New Jersey which provides technology to so-called internet sweepstakes cafes will cease operations in Ohio. Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said five defendants from the New Jersey company agreed to plead guilty to felony charges related to operating a gambling enterprise and money laundering. “This plea agreement is a significant victory for enforcement of Ohio gaming laws,” said Attorney General DeWine. “””Not only will VS2 cease operations in Ohio, but they admit that their facade of facilitating a sweepstakes was a front to conduct illegal gambling in violation of…

Bloomberg – Macau casino mogul Lawrence Ho said gambling revenue in the Philippines “could easily” double to $4 billion in a couple of years, setting the stage to challenge Singapore as Asia’s second-biggest gaming hub. To ensure success, the Philippines will have to decide how to tax casino developers and operators, Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL) co-Chairman Ho said in an interview in Manila yesterday. In April, the nation’s tax bureau ordered all casino operators to pay income tax on their gaming earnings, removing an exemption provided for by the licenses given to four operators developing casinos in the capital….

Raw Story – A lesbian woman from Hawaii is suing the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas, NV after a hostile confrontation in a women’s restroom in which casino personnel nearly made the woman strip to prove that she was female. According to the Courthouse News Service, Susan Ho filed suit in Clark County Court against Coast Casinos and Boyd Gaming alleging false imprisonment. Ho was visiting Las Vegas as part of the Advanced Travel Bowling Tournament in October of 2011 when she took a break from bowling to use the women’s restroom at the Gold Coast Casino. Shortly after…

Las Vegas Informer – Fremont Street Experience will once again transform itself for the Fifth Annual OktoberFrightFest, combining Oktoberfest and Halloween for the ultimate street party, taking place October 7-31. The spooktacular festivities will include free performances from the popular stage production show “Frank & The Steins,” Viva Vision light and sound shows themed to “Time Warp” and “Monster Mash,” and the Fourth Annual Fall Beer Festival at Golden Nugget.   . VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE   . Frank & The Steins: . “Frank & The Steins” is a live musical revue of classic Halloween songs.  The cast is comprised of…

ABC News – A “very street smart” nine-year-old boy managed to pass through a security checkpoint at a Minnesota airport and hop on a flight to Las Vegas without a boarding pass, authorities said. The boy arrived alone at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday morning, airport spokesman Patrick Hogan told ABC News. He was screened by TSA officials and then headed to an airport concourse, where he boarded an 11:15 a.m. flight on Delta to Sin City. The flight crew became suspicious of the nine-year-old’s travel circumstances and called the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, who took the boy into…