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Scientific Games Reaches Agreement with California Horse Racing Board (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Scientific Games Racing, LLC , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games , announced today an agreement with the California Horse Racing Board regarding the CHRB investigation of the software programming in the Quick-Pick software of SGR's BetJet terminal -- a terminal that was introduced for use in California beginning in July 2007.
Board Yet? Has H'wood Run Out of Ideas? (ABC News)
After comics, toys and theme park rides, board games go to the big screen.
Riot Games Secures $7 Million From Benchmark Capital And FirstMark Capital (CBS News)
Riot Games, a two-year-old independent games developer and publisher, has received $7 million in a round of funding from Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital, as reported on our sister site mocoNews. The company also brought on two new members to its board Mitch Lasky, partner at Benchmark and longtime gaming executive, and Rick Heitzmann, partner at FirstMark. Riot is led by its 26-year-old ...
Garrett school board modifies extracurricular activities handbook (Cumberland Times-News)
The Garrett County Board of Education has made some changes to the Handbook for Extracurricular Activities as well as cleared up some questions from parents as to what qualifies as extracurricular.
THRILLER(TM) Publishing/Games Appoints Randy Jayne, Barbara Kaczynski to New Advisory Board Positions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Thriller Publishing Inc. announced appointment today of the first two members - Barbara Kaczynski and Randy Jayne -- to its newly formed Strategic Advisory Board. Thriller is in the business of creating military and espionage themed video games from novels written by New York Times best-selling authors which will then also be made into films.
Games industry calls for single rating system (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has called on Europe to adopt a single rating system for video games.
Hamburg Board Adopts Changes In Policies, Hears Report on Tests (Ashley County Ledger)
The questions of student handbooks, test scores and personnel occupied the greater part of the regular meeting of the Hamburg School Board on Monday night, June 16.
Games industry calls for single rating system (Infomatics)
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has called on Europe to adopt a single rating system for video games. Jackson is pushing for adoption of the Pan European Games Ratings Information (PEGI) as the de facto standard rating system across Europe.
State Games tries to build girls lacrosse event (Portland Tribune)
The State Games of Oregon are welcoming back lacrosse after a three-year hiatus, but only four teams will get to enjoy it. The newly reinstated sport features only one age category, for high school girls. And, out of about 30 varsity teams, the only entries are from Wilson, Southridge, Oregon ...
Games industry calls for single rating system (vnunet.com)
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Friday 11 July 2008 at 11:23:00 Europe needs one standard, says ELSPA The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has called on Europe to adopt a single rating system for video games....