Ray Poirier has been a resident of Las Vegas, and a member of the GamingToday staff, for the past 20 years. He was invited by longtime friend and GT founder, Chuck Di Rocco, to leave beautiful New Hampshire to become part of the GamingToday team.
Like Chuck, Ray has had two primary careers: newspapers and horse racing. After a dozen years as a reporter and editor at the Lawrence, Mass., Eagle-Tribune, he left to become publicity director, and later general manager, of Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H. The track was ravaged by fire on July 29, 1980.
He later held executive positions with Ogden Corp. at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, Mass., and Fairmont Park in Collinsville, Illinois.
Ray and his wife, Shirley, have five children and 10 grandchildren.
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Lady Luck Casino at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania, has been fined for illegally installing a cash advance automatic teller machine on the casino floor.
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With the opening of the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore in August, the state of Maryland set monthly records in gaming revenue. That is, until the month of December.
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The American Gaming Association (AGA) is advocating for a congressional budget that provides crucial Department of Justice funding to fight illegal gambling operations in the U.S.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wanted a say in just what took place in nearby Everett when Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) constructed its $1.7 billion casino complex because of the impact the development would have on the city.
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A Connecticut lawmaker is proposing the state authorize video slot machines be installed in that state’s off-track-betting facilities. The bill is specifically designed for the OTB facilities within five miles of Interstates 91 or 95.
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