A South Hall gambling raid has resulted in the arrests of 24 people. Thebust followed an investigation into complaints from people about a house inthe 4200 block of Winder Highway. Lt. Scott Ware, MANS commander, saidagents received additional information “from several cooperating sources”and were able to confirm through their own surveillances a large number ofvehicles […]
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Children are buying knives, alcohol, tobacco, and pornographic films on theinternet, a report has warned. They are using debit cards issued by banks tochildren as young as 11 to buy items they would be denied on the highstreet. Some even use the cards for internet gambling. Children’s charitiesraised the alarm about this illegal trade in […]
A girlfriend and I often argue about which is better? Online gaming or goingto the Brick and Mortar casino? For years I have been an online girl. But,it is the silly season, so I decided to jump into the car with her andsettle in my own head once and for all the answer to what […]
Kazakhstan has taken drastic steps to fight the nation’s gambling craze byordering all gambling halls and Casinos to move to just two lakeside towns.The government measure took effect on 1 January 2007, although constructionis far from finished in both towns. The new resorts – outside the maincities of Almaty and Astana – have been dubbed […]
Jim Chanos of New York’s Kynikos Associates was bearish on internet gamblingsights long before Senate majority leader Bill Frist “ambushed” the industrywith a bill making most internet gambling illegal. Contrary to claimsdetailed on a website yesterday, it didn’t take an elaborate scheme ofinside information about the Senate’s legislative schedule to tip Chanos offon the dangers […]
An added attraction for Cricket World Cup visitors to Guyana will be casinogambling, that is if a bill scheduled to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow ispassed. Prime Minister Sam Hinds has confirmed the move to facilitate casinogambling for guests during the Cricket World Cup 2007. The motion will bemoved in the National Assembly on January […]
SUPERCASINO opponents say the proposed gambling venue in Greenwich wouldmean an increase in crime. South and East London Against the Casino (SELAC)has launched a petition and website opposing plans for Britain’s firstregional casino to be opened at the former Millennium Dome -now called TheO2.Pressure group activists spent months studying reports and statistics aboutsimilar “resort-sized” casinos […]
Over the years, funds from Spring Grove American Legion charitable gamblinghave benefited the community and others in various ways. The Legion Post#249 has generated income through weekly bingo playing, and also fromselling tip boards and pull tabs at the club bar. Through the years,gambling managers have included Clarence Johnson, Oren Landsverk, LucilleWilhelmson and Richard Myhre. […]
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Our government has an-nounced its plan to legalise casino gambling ahead ofthe much-anticipated 2007 Cricket World Cup. The proposed legislation hasbeen promoted on the basis that it will improve tourism and bring thefinancial benefits that are associated with increased tourist activity.While casino gambling should only be available to non-Guyanese, the draftbill appears to leave the […]
Officials have found that age limits on the use of gambling machines arerarely enforced in Finland. Finnish law forbids children under the age of 15from using slot machines. Young players are rarely asked how old they are,and it is even rarer for them to be asked to prove their age. It is veryunusual for anyone […]
Twenty counselors from Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services were due tocomplete training Wednesday to treat possible slot-machine gamblingaddictions, said Carmen Ambrosino, the agency’s chief executive officer.Ambrosino said he had already received three requests for assistance fromgambling addicts, though none were related to the state’s first slot-machinecasino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The early requests […]
A local tavern owner was cited late Sunday evening after detectives with theZanesville City Police Department learned he was allowing customers to use aTic Tac Fruit game in his establishment. David M. Pierce, 58, of 2180Licking Road and owner of The Putnam Tavern on Putnam Avenue, was citedaround 11 p.m. when officers entered the tavern […]
A Scottish MP has called for credit card companies to place a limit on theamount that online players can spend on Internet gambling. Mike Weir, theScottish National Party (SNP) MP for Angus, called for a limit to be set at£1,000 a week, and also called sites to limit players to using one creditcard each. The […]