Casino Vendor News

DEQ Systems Corp. has entered into a five year patent licensing agreement and joint research and development agreement with Station Casinos, Inc.

nited Tote, a subsidiary of Youbet.com, Inc. reports that its totalizator service contract with Churchill Downs, Inc. has been renewed to 2010.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. has been honored three times in Casino Journal's annual "Top 20 Most Innovative Technologies" review.

The contrast in styles between the calm European and the brash American couldn’t be anymore apparent, but regardless of their differences, European Poker Tour Champion Roland de Wolfe and 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth are in the same position – atop the leader board.

Rags-to-riches-to-hero, Anna Wroblewski was the big story in Vegas last week after turning $300 into $330,000. Now she has a commanding lead at the WPT Championship event.

The World Poker Tour, which earlier this week scrapped plans to tape the Grand Prix de Paris, will add a stop in Spain to replace the tournament in its Season Six schedule. The tournament will be held at Casino Barcelona, operated by Grup Peralada, in October, 2007.

International Game Technology boosted earnings during its second quarter but a decline in game sales domestically and internationally disappointed Wall Street.

Harrah's Operating Company has signed a multi-year agreement to make PokerTek its exclusive provider for live, player-banked, automated poker tables.

International Game Technology reports that for Q2, net income totaled $128.2 million or $0.38 per diluted share versus $124.0 million or $0.35 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) announced today that, following approval by the New Mexico Racing Commission and New Mexico Gaming Control Board, it has completed the purchase of the assets of Zia Partners, LLC for $200 million.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. announces today the approval and release of Outback Jack in all GLI jurisdictions and in Nevada.

Aristocrat Technologies Inc. announces the release and approval of Jackpot Deluxe in Nevada.

What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans.

Table Trac, Inc. has contracted for the installation of its second casino system utilizing S2S communications for Class II games into the Fort Sill Apache Casino in Lawton Oklahoma.

News Brief: Casino mogul Steve Wynn is joining forces with Excelsior Racing Associates in an attempt to win New York's racing franchise.