A bipartisan coalition proposed allowing three tourist-attracting casinosand slot machines at dog and horse tracks as the House on Friday begandebating whether to expand gambling. The plan called for casinos inWyandotte, Sedgwick and Crawford or Cherokee counties and 2,200 slotsdistributed among the Woodlands at Kansas City, Wichita Greyhound Park andCamptown at Frontenac. Voters in the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Payment processing company for the online gambling industry, Neteller, hasannounced its plans to return funds to American customers. In an officialpress release, the company stated that it has signed partnership agreementswith the Unites States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NewYork (USAO), as well as Navigant Consulting, a consulting firm that willprovide Neteller with […]
Pete Rose has a new spin on his gambling habit. The man who for a decadeswore that he never bet on baseball, then admitted that he did so onoccasion, now says he bet on every game the Cincinnati Reds played duringhis five years as manager. Major League Baseball's unequivocal ban ongambling is posted in every […]
Pakistan awoke today to the news that the country's cricket coach had beenmurdered and their national sport had once again become embroiled in apotentially shaming match-fixing conspiracy. As President Pervez Musharrafprepared to mark Pakistan's national day, speculation was rife that theregion's notorious match-fixing cartels were behind the strangling of BobWoolmer, with former Pakistan cricketers at […]
STANLEY Leisure and the rest of Britain's gambling and casino sector wereyesterday coming to terms with a major blow dealt to them by this week'sBudget.Rank's share price suffered further losses yesterday on the stock market asnews sank in, and Liverpool-based Stanley Leisure will also be hit by thehigher taxes.Rank looks set to lose as much […]
German regions have been told by the European Commission to rethink plans toban online gambling or face possible legal action, an official at the EU'sexecutive arm said on Friday. It is the latest clash between Brussels andEuropean Union countries over the betting industry, which is restricted tostate-owned monopolies in some EU member countries. EU Industry […]
Three nuns have been photographed playing slot machines and blackjack at agaming fair in Manila, Philippines, embarrassing Roman Catholic bishops. Thechurch holds a firm stance against gambling of all forms and has announcedthat it will launch an inquiry and says that the nuns could faceimplications if they are found to have sinned. Archbishop Oscar Cruz […]
Internet gambling websites are taking bets on who will the father of BritneySpears' next child. Spears is mother to seven-month-old Jayden James and19-month-old Sean Preston with estranged husband Kevin Federline. Gamblingsite Bodog.com has given model Isaac Cohen, who briefly dated Spears earlierthis year, high odds for becoming the father to her next baby. Federlinefollows close […]
Deadwood hospital officials want the city to declare the area around thehospital as off-limits to casinos. They say the hustle and bustle aroundcasinos is not compatible with the atmosphere of a hospital. A nearbylandowner says the area is zoned for commercial development and cityofficials should leave things as they are. Tim Conrad notes that Deadwoodalready […]
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the central figure in a Capitol Hillcorruption scandal convicted of fraud in the purchase of the SunCruz Casinosgambling boats, may be getting out of federal prison earlier than expected.Federal prosecutors have taken the first steps toward reducing his prisonsentence for the Florida fraud conviction, now set to end in 2011. Documentsfiled […]
SPOKANE, Wash. The Washington State Gambling Commission is seeking to revokethe license of a Spokane Valley card room security officer because of histies with the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club. Frank S. Nakayama, asecurity supervisor at Ringo's Little Vegas Casino was seen on casinosurveillance tapes wearing his club "colors" in the card room. Because theHells […]
Dreams that the United Kingdom would become the standard bearer for theonline-gambling industry were dashed yesterday when UK Finance Minister(James) Gordon Brown announced a new 'Remote Gaming Duty' (tax) of 15%, amove ensuring that online firms will not move from friendlier tax havens tothe UK in the near future. In addition, Brown's new budget increases […]
According to story, four people were arrested and 17 others issued summonsfor illegal gambling and visiting a common nuisance. Police haveinvestigated reports of gambling at the carwash several times in recentyears, the article said. According to a 2004 article in the same newspaper,officers found City-County Council member Monroe Gray Jr. and CenterTownship Constable Mark Anthony […]
There's good news for seniors who may have a gambling problem. A freenational helpline offers information and resources. When it comes togambling, the stakes for many seniors may be higher than they suspect. Thenumber of seniors who gamble has grown; in fact, seniors have become one ofthe fastestgrowing groups of gamblers. A recent study found […]