The son of a deceased West Virginia mobster pleaded guilty in federal courtto playing a role in a multimillion-dollar bookmaker ring. ChristopherHankish, 44, of Scott Township, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count ofconspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling business, federal prosecutorssaid. Hankish is the son of Paul Hankish, a Wheeling, W.Va., native who diedin prison […]
Monthly Archives: January 2007
More than one-third of Ontario teens who participated in the first-everstudy to examine the gambling habits of students aged 15 to 17 are alreadygambling, and their ranks will likely double by the time they’re 20, thestudy’s authors say. The study, to be released Thursday, was conducted bythe Responsible Gambling Council, an independent, non-profit organizationdedicated to […]
A report by the group of MPs has suggested that if the games becomeclassified as lotteries, they could be forced to give 20% of sales to goodcauses.MPs are very clear on what they would like to see happen in the future,saying: “We believe that call-TV quiz shows generally look and feel likegambling. It seems to […]
Macau may have dethroned the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s biggest casinocenter, according to figures available Wednesday that show the Chineseterritory’s gambling revenue jumped 22 percent to $6.95 billion last year.The former Portuguese enclave has been booming since the government bustedup a casino monopoly three years ago and began welcoming U.S. gamingpowerhouses like Las […]
Playing gambling games online for the purpose of earning a living or for just pure excitement is entirely within your potential and it may just be possible if you learn some easy rules about the various online gambling games like casino and poker. However, it takes a great combination of talent, gusto, staying power, respect […]
With only about a month to go before the provincially licensed ChancesCowichan gaming centre opens its doors for the first time, gamblingaddiction experts are wondering how it will affect those who like to take achance. “Right now we have no idea how it will affect the population,” saidIan Gartshore, executive director and chief therapist of […]
Call-in quiz television shows border on the fraudulent and should bereclassified as gambling, MPs have concluded. The Culture, Media and SportSelect Committee condemned the “unscrupulous practices” of some of the quizshows, which have been criticised for misleading viewers. Up to a millionpeople a night watch shows in which presenters invite viewers to call apremium-rate number […]
Malaysian authorities are working to wipe out gambling dens that offerillegal video game and slot machines, a top police official said Wednesday,underscoring efforts to boost public confidence in the police. ChristopherWan, the federal criminal investigations police director, has personally ledhigh-profile raids on unlicensed gambling outlets in recent weeks, crackingdown on one of the most lucrative […]
Malibu homeowner John Lefebvre, a Canadian national, was released on a $5million U.S Bond following his arrest last week on charges of allegedlylaundering billions of dollars in illegal online gambling proceeds. CanadianStephen Lawrence was also released on $5 million bail. The two are formerdirectors of NETeller, a company that transfers money globally for a fee.Lefebvre […]
A proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians gambling agreement is unfair to othertribes and represents a major expansion of tribal gaming, skepticallegislators said.The Eastern Washington tribe is asking the state and federal government toend more than a decade of legal challenges and approve the gaming compact,which would make the Spokanes one of the state’s largest casino […]
The results show online casino and poker fans play more for excitement andentertainment than to win and the typical amount gambled during a gamblingsession on the internet is between £15 and £30. The survey also shows agender divide as men prefer to play poker while women like to playblackjack. Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams from the […]
Casinos will be allowed to open 24 hours a day because of a loophole inLabour’s gaming laws. Experts fear this will give problem gamblers theopportunity to lose money round the clock. They said Culture Secretary TessaJowell had ditched her pledge to protect the vulnerable from the dangers ofcasinos. Currently, casinos can open from 2pm until […]
The allure of gambling calls out to Matthew Bowles-Roth wherever he goes.When he drives on the freeway, casino billboards entice him with riches.When he buys cigarettes at the convenience store, lottery tickets shineunder the glass counter. When he flips through TV channels, guys his ageappear in high-stakes poker tournaments, beaming like movie stars. Eachtime, Matthew […]
Jay Melancon hunkered down in an auditorium chair for his morning psychologyclass at the University of Minnesota, flipped open his laptop and logged on.The instructor yammered on at the front of the room, but Melancon wasn’tlistening. He was exhausted from staying up all night playing online poker.And now, sitting in the back of the class, […]