« Photo: The governor stumps for physical fitness | Today | Photos: Chicks banding together »

May 9, 2008

Twin River sets stage for 24-hour weekend gaming

Energy drinks, coffee, Bloody Marys, breakfast … it's the perfect recipe for an all-nighter.

But these goodies, and more, aren’t being offered to late-night study groups. Instead, they're among the offerings from Twin River to gamblers to help usher in the era of 24-hour gaming.

Minutes after the state Legislature overrode Governor Carcieri’s veto of a bill to allow 24-hour weekend and holiday gambling, the Lincoln gaming facility announced it would start taking advantage of the new law this weekend, starting at 1 a.m. this Saturday.

Representatives of the second gaming facility affected by the change, Newport Grand, said that its only plan was to “meet with the city” to determine what to do next.

Twin River will offer free food and drink samples, valet parking and, more to the point, all areas of gaming –– including video lottery terminals and virtual black jack tables –– will be open through the weekend.

According to a statement from the facility, overnight security will be provided by its own security team, as well as the Lincoln police and fire departments.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 2:47 PM | Permalink

Comments

Post a comment

Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish.

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)