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news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Diamond I, Inc. (OTC BB:DMOI), a developer of wireless gaming products, recently advised that its CEO was quoted in an article written by Jack Bulavsky entitled "Gaming on the Go" appearing in the June 2006 edition of "Casino Journal," whose cover story is "Technology in Hand." In his article, Mr. Bulavsky discusses the exciting future of wireless gaming in Nevada casinos and states that "the future for wireless gaming remains so bright that many operating and wireless
gaming manufacturers are wearing sunglasses." MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) has been named one of the "40 Best Companies for Diversity" by Black Enterprise (BE) magazine. This is the second consecutive year that the company has been named to the list. According to MGM MIRAGE Chairman and CEO Terry Lanni, recognition by Black Enterprise is a significant accomplishment for the company and its 70,000 employees. MGM MIRAGE, one of the world's leading and most respected hotel and gaming companies.
Continuing efforts to provide assistance to those hardest hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Harrah's Employee Recovery Fund (HERF) recently issued $2.1 million in assistance to nearly 2,800 current and former employees of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) and its subsidiaries. The distribution is the second made by the HERF, which previously paid $4.5 million to 3,600 employees. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) said Wednesday Robert Rozek will be the casino operator's new chief financial officer. Rozek, 45 years old, will also serve as the company's principal accounting officer and joins the company from imaging company Eastman Kodak Co., where he most recently held the title of director and vice president of finance operations and vice president, corporate finance group.
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2006-06-15