Casino Vendor News

Shuffle Master, Inc. and DEQ Systems Corporation report that the two companies have entered into a cross-licensing agreement.

International Game Technology was granted summary judgment in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against IGT by Aristocrat Technologies.

Boyd Gaming unveiled details and renderings for the $4.8 billion Echelon, which will have five hotels surrounding a multiuse resort destination on 87 acres.

Morgans Hotel Group Co. and Boyd Gaming Corporation announced their development and design plans for the new Mondrian and Delano hotels at Echelon in Las Vegas.

Bill Boyd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Boyd Gaming and Bob Boughner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming's Echelon Resorts, joined top company executives along with executives from its strategic partners, Morgans Hotel Group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, AEG Live and General Growth Properties at a groundbreaking ceremony.

Penn National Gaming has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by certain funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.9 billion.

PokerTek, Inc. reports Heads-Up Challenge, an innovative new heads-up poker table that enables two players to compete against each other in a game of Texas Hold'em poker for entertainment purposes.

An agreement that provided $1 billion to alleviate traffic congestion in Nevada may also give Las Vegas tourism boosters unprecedented influence over funding for new road projects.

Table Trac, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has contracted to provide its comprehensive gaming floor system solution to a casino in the beautiful vacation destination country of Costa Rica.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. has launched a new website full of promotional products of its most popular games.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. reports results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was held earlier today.

Casino MonteLago in upscale Lake Las Vegas would seem the least-likely candidate to be closed for financial reasons, but Nevada gaming regulators had to act quickly Wednesday to the keep the small gambling site open.

Luck struck twice for a woman playing Aristocrat's Loco Loot Hyperlink progressive slots at Mohegan Sun Hotel Casino in Connecticut.

enn National Gaming, Inc. reports that John Chaszar has been named General Manager of its Hollywood Casino - Bay St. Louis property, effective August 1, 2007.

International News Brief: Tabcorp has begun talks with the NSW Government over the exclusivity arrangements for its Star City casino licence in Sydney.