21.   Casino companies answer in economic terms.

22.   Casino companies are seeking to build or buy casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City after voters rejected casino gambling proposals in many states nationwide.

23.   Casino companies have created odd-shaped artificial ponds tenuously attached to real rivers with long, skinny man-made channels.

24.   Casino companies vary considerably in the money and resources they dedicate to combating compulsive gambling.

25.   Domestically, commercial casino companies such as Station Casinos Inc. are aggressively positioning themselves for the cyber-gambling era by teaming up with online operators.

26.   Enter Sun International, a South African resort and casino company that specializes in glitzy vacation spots, most notably the Sun City resort in Africa.

27.   For casino companies as well, the opportunity is somewhat limited.

28.   For the first time in Missouri history, state prosecutors have charged a riverboat casino company with lying to win a state gaming license.

29.   Gross revenue for casino companies is revenue before promotional expenses.

30.   He expects Australian casino groups will also seek to build partnerships, possibly through acquisitions, with foreign casino companies to increase their international marketing power.