The committee on economic policy under the State Duma lower house of theRussian parliament recommend the house to approve the second reading of theamendments to the gambling bill, specifying the locations of gambling zones.The gambling zones will be located in the Kaliningrad region, the Altairepublic, the Maritime territory and on the borders of the Rostov […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Winnie Ho claims Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau owes her about 3billion Hong Kong dollars, or $386 million, in dividends for the past fiveyears for her 8 percent stake. Winnie, 83, has filed more than 30 lawsuitsagainst her brother over alleged debt, defamation and the shareholdingstructure of the companies. “We don’t need all […]
This is the first time the commission has suspended a pub gaming machineoperator. Earlier this year it suspended the Dunedin Casino for two days.The Casino was found to have breached the Gambling Act by turning a blindeye to a problem gambler who gambled away $6.6 million over three years –much of it in money stolen […]
Germany’s federal states plan to ban internet gambling, according to draftdocuments to be discussed by the country’s state premieres on Thursday.Despite pressure from the European Commission to open up Europe’s gamblingmarket to competition, ministers from most states want to sign off on newrules aimed at protecting their lucrative monopoly as lottery operators. Italso reported that […]
When James Giordano and 24 others were indicted by the Queens DistrictAttorneys office last month, many in the online gambling world immediatelyfeared the worst. The first “take down” of a “significant” internetgambling business since President Bush signed a bill into law that wouldattempt to prevent some forms of gaming transactions. The Queens DA himselfthrough spokesperson, […]
When James Giordano and 24 others were indicted by the Queens DistrictAttorneys office last month, many in the online gambling world immediatelyfeared the worst. The first “take down” of a “significant” internetgambling business since President Bush signed a bill into law that wouldattempt to prevent some forms of gaming transactions. The Queens DA himselfthrough spokesperson, […]
A dozen people are arrested in a bust into what police say was a large-scalegambling operation with ties to the Patriarca crime family. Police say theyrecorded about 675-thousand dollars in bets on professional and collegesports games in the 45 days they were listening in on phone calls withwiretaps. State Police Major Steven O’Donnell says the […]
A report has found there are too many gambling machines in South Australianregional areas and it is having a negative effect on communities. The Centrefor Economic Studies tabled the report at a Provincial Cities Associationmeeting on Friday. It found the state-wide reduction in the number of pokermachines has not reduced problem gambling in country areas. […]
Rhode Island police have arrested a dozen people in a sports betting ringthat allegedly generated about $675,000 in illegal wagers in just twomonths, all under the watch of a man whom detectives call a ranking memberof a New England Mafia family. The man accused of being the ring leader,Edward Lato, 59, of North Providence, is […]
Tampa police arrested eight people Sunday afternoon near Raymond JamesStadium, accusing them of running an illegal lottery game. The game promisedcustomers a chance at an Xbox or a stuffed animal simply by guessing theright number on a ball, said Tampa police Sgt. Bill Todd. Plainclothesofficers working at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game spotted the gamblingoperation. […]
A group opposed to the development of a Lehigh Valley slots parlor isgearing up to monitor plans to build a casino on the former site ofBethlehem Steel Corp. The Bethlehem Defense Fund last week announced plansto hire attorneys, engineers and traffic consultants to keep an eye on theSands BethWorks Gaming LLC plan to build a […]
Pats bettors took a pretty good whack yesterday, watching the Patriots fall,21-0, to the Miami Dolphins as 3 1/2-point favorites, dipping to a miserable6-6-1 against the spread this season. In a lifetime of pathetic performancesin Miami, this one might be the worst because the Pats were 9-3 heading in.Offense, defense, special teams, stat men and […]
A group opposed to the development of a Lehigh Valley slots parlor isgearing up to monitor plans to build a casino on the former site ofBethlehem Steel Corp. The Bethlehem Defense Fund last week announced plansto hire attorneys, engineers and traffic consultants to keep an eye on theSands BethWorks Gaming LLC plan to build a […]
Pats bettors took a pretty good whack yesterday, watching the Patriots fall,21-0, to the Miami Dolphins as 3 1/2-point favorites, dipping to a miserable6-6-1 against the spread this season. In a lifetime of pathetic performancesin Miami, this one might be the worst because the Pats were 9-3 heading in.Offense, defense, special teams, stat men and […]