engages in the development, ownership, and operation of casinos and related entertainment facilities in the United States. It offers various dining, lodging, and entertainment options. The company also offers various table games, including blackjack, craps and roulette, and live poker. Its signature restaurant concepts include steakhouses, and elaborate buffets with display cooking and 24-hour casual dining restaurants. In addition, the company’s dynamic sports bars feature the audio-visual technology in their markets. As of December 31, 2005, it operated seven properties in Missouri, Iowa, Mississippi, Louisiana, Colorado, and Nevada. The company’s portfolio of casinos comprises Ameristar St. Charles in greater St. Louis, Missouri; Ameristar Kansas City in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area; Ameristar Council Bluffs in Omaha, Nebraska and southwestern Iowa; Ameristar Vicksburg in Jackson, Mississippi and Monroe, Louisiana; Mountain High in Black Hawk, Colorado; and Cactus Petes and The Horseshu in Jackpot, Nevada. Ameristar Casinos was founded in 1954 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boyd Gaming Corporation operates as a multijurisdictional gaming company in the United States. As of December 31, 2005, the company owned and operated 18 casino facilities located in Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, and Louisiana. As of the above date, it owns and operates a travel agency located in Hawaii, as well as an offsite sports book located in Las Vegas. Further, Boyd is a 50% partner in a joint venture that owned a limited liability company that operates Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Being bought by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo

International Game Technology engages in the design, manufacture, and, marketing of computerized gaming equipment, systems, and services. The company provides gaming machines, systems, parts, conversion kits, licenses and royalties, and equipment and services. It offers casino-style slot machines, and wide area progressive jackpot systems; wide area progressive jackpot systems, such as video lottery terminals, electronic or video bingo machines, and Class II; amusement with prize games; Pachisuro machines; the IGT Advantage Casino System, a suite of integrated casino management solutions for machine accounting, patron management, cage and table accounting, ticket in/ticket out, bonusing, and table game automation; and various strategic marketing services. International Game Technology has operations primarily in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan and other parts of Asia, Latin America, Russia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada

Casinos in the Bahamas, England, Mississippi.

Owns casinos in Las Vegas but is doing a big project in Macau

MGM MIRAGE, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns casino resorts in the United States. The company’s casino resorts include gaming, hotel, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities. As of December 31, 2005, its operations consisted of 24 wholly owned casino resorts. MGM MIRAGE’s casino resorts include Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor, TI, New York-New York, Excalibur, Monte Carlo, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Slots-A-Fun, and Boardwalk in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, the company has interests in The Primm Valley Resorts located in Primm, Nevada; Circus Circus Reno and Silver Legacy situated in Reno, Nevada; Colorado Belle and Edgewater in Laughlin, Nevada; Gold Strike and Nevada Landing in Jean, Nevada; Railroad Pass in Henderson, Nevada; MGM Grand Detroit; Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi and Gold Strike Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi; Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Grand Victoria in Elgin, Illinois. It also owns and operates golf course in Las Vegas Strip resorts and the Primm Valley Golf Club in California. MGM MIRAGE has a strategic alliance with The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The company, formerly known as MGM Grand, Inc., was founded in 1986. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM MIRAGE is a subsidiary of Tracinda Corporation

Penn National Gaming, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of gaming and pari-mutuel properties in the United States. It also engages in the ownership and operation of racetrack and off-track wagering facilities. In addition, the company owns and operates casino and horse racing facilities, with a focus on slot machine entertainment. As of March 6, 2006, the company operated 16 facilities in 13 jurisdictions, including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. As of the above date, its facilities featured approximately 17,000 slot machines, 350 table games, 1,000 hotel rooms, and 500,000 square feet of gaming floor space. The company was incorporated as PNRC Corp. in 1982 and changed its name to Penn National Gaming, Inc. in 1994. Penn National is headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.