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25 Oct, 2001 |
| A new Dracula theme park in the town of Sighisoara, Romania will begin construction in spring which will feature amusement rides, and a Gothic special effects castle. |
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26 Oct, 2001 |
| MGM MIRAGE, the company that controls more than half of Las Vegas' high-end gambling business, has formally entered the race to acquire a gaming license in one of the Pacific Rim's most potentially lucrative markets: the Chinese port city of Macau. |
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26 Oct, 2001 |
| Alpha-Omega Amusements of East Brunswick, N.J., is acting as consultants and suppliers of equipment, service, and training to a trio of amusement centers owned and operated by the Zehnder family, owners of the world famous Bavarian Inn hotel and restaurant facility. |
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26 Oct, 2001 |
| Sega announced this week it would begin charging $9.95 a month as of Nov. 1 for unlimited access to its online network for multiplayer video games. |
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27 Oct, 2001 |
| Paramount Parks, Inc. has purchased four VR Performance Theaters for its theme parks in the United States and Canada. Paramount joins Six Flags as the second top-ten theme park chain to directly purchase Ham On Rye's innovative and highly profitable attraction. |
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27 Oct, 2001 |
| Sega Corp. said this week it expects a bigger group net loss for the first half that ended Sept. 30 due to an appraisal loss of 23.8 billion yen on its securities holdings in the wake of falling share prices. |
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29 Oct, 2001 |
| The state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill this week to expand gambling in New York, with state leaders saying new revenue sources are crucial because of the World Trade Center attacks. |
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30 Oct, 2001 |
| Internet gambling for charity has arrived in Ohio, USA, to the chagrin of charity and gambling watchdogs. Firestone Park Athletic Association (baseball leagues sponsor), may be the first charity in the state to use online gambling to raise money. |
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30 Oct, 2001 |
| With a market cap of $7.32 billion, EA is the leading U.S. manufacturer (it swallowed up most domestic competitors), and is shifting resources now to create an online subscription game market. |
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31 Oct, 2001 |
| The US Supreme Court refused to revive an Indianapolis law requiring parental consent before children may play violent arcade games, which a lower court struck down as an unconstitutional damper on free speech. |
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