An effort by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to take 5 percent ofslot-machine revenues to finance regulation of the new gambling industry hasbeen stopped in its tracks by protests from casino owners and legislators.With the board just several weeks away from running out of the money loanedto it by the state last summer, board officials […]
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Roberta police seized thousands of dollars Thursday night after raidingthree Roberta covenenience stores allegedly paying cash illegally for videogame winnings.“We hit all three at once,” Roberta Police Chief Jackie Cooper said thismorning. “They’re paying off in cash so they’re gambling machines.”Officers, working in conjunction with the Fort Valley Police Department,seized money from more than a […]
Pinnacle Sports, an offshore gambling enterprise located in Curacao, hasstopped taking bets from residents of the United States. Pinnacle officialssaid the move is tied to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act,which prohibits the use of credit for illegal gambling. “After carefulconsideration, Pinnacle Sports has chosen to voluntarily exit the Americanmarket,” the company said on its […]
New laws for licensing gambling are to be introduced in the borough of GreatYarmouth – and affected businesses can get their applications in from May.The new national gambling licensing regime, to be administered in GreatYarmouth by the Borough Council, will come into effect from September 1.Applications can be submitted from May onwards for premises licences […]
Despite mounting pressure from the religious community, Guyana’s HomeAffairs Minister Clement Rohee was due to table the controversial GamblingPrevention (Amendment) Bill 2006 in Parliament seeking to permit casinogambling. Religious groups have warned about the adverse effects oflegitimising casino gambling and pledged to derail the passage of the Bill.The groups said that the legislation will lead […]
Whether it’s on a real boat, a fake boat or dry land, gambling is gambling.People play games, they bet money. Many, many lose. A few win. Floating downa river or across a lake, standing in a pond and pretending to be on a realboat or being planted on dry ground does not change the bottom-line […]
Since 1998, Pinnacle Sports has been doing online business with US citizenswho enjoy gambling, but when American gamblers signed onto their accountsthis morning, they were informed they could no longer place bets with thissports book located in Curacao. Pinnacle’s “main man” gave EOG an exclusiveinterview this morning and here is some of what he had […]
The early odds of passing the General Assembly are uncertain, but thelatest, yearly push to authorize slot machines at horse-racing venues inIndiana will at least get a chance of clearing the gate this session. HouseSpeaker Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, said Thursday that at least oneproposal for slots at the tracks would get a hearing before […]
Tic Tac Fruit could turn out to be a lemon for Ohioans if state legislatorsfail to do something about it and similar ”games of chance.” Tic Tac Fruitis familiar to many in Trumbull County. It is a video gaming machine thatlooks and operates much like a video gambling machine. It gained popularitylast year because its […]
Since 1998, Pinnacle Sports has been doing online business with US citizenswho enjoy gambling, but when American gamblers signed onto their accountsthis morning, they were informed they could no longer place bets with thissports book located in Curacao. Pinnacle’s “main man” gave EOG an exclusiveinterview this morning and here is some of what he had […]
Proponents and opponents of gambling are preparing to square off again thisyear as the new Legislature considers whether slot machines should beallowed in places other than the Hollywood Slots parlor in Bangor. Threestate legislators are drafting four bills that, if approved, would allowcasino gambling in Maine, create another so-called racino with slots andharness racing, and […]
Proponents and opponents of gambling are preparing to square off again thisyear as the new Legislature gears up to decide if slot machines should beallowed in places other than the Hollywood Slots parlor that opened inBangor in 2005. Three state legislators are drafting four bills that, ifapproved, would allow casino gambling in Maine, create another […]
With the Legislature likely to debate expanded gambling this year, gamblingopponents drew more than 100 legislators and lobbyists to a Concordpresentation yesterday, urging lawmakers to swiftly kill any bills thatwould turn to slot machines or casinos to raise money for the state. TheLegislature has consistently defeated similar measures in the past. Butexpected decreases in state […]
The Christian community is urging the government not to legalise casinogambling for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 or at any time; to deferdiscussions on the draft legislation until after CWC and to learn fromexperiences based on research. Church leaders have also begun a number ofactivities aiming at sensitising the public to the dangers of casinogambling […]