Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.

Plans to overturn online gambling ban (UPI)The chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expressing skepticism about the chance of overturning a controversial online gambling law.

Online Gambling on Global Warming (The Daily Comet)Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it? An online gambling service has started taking bets on global warming, including whether it can submerge some of the East Coast’s top vacation spots.

Long haul for U.S. online gambling bill: Frank (Reuters via Yahoo! News)A bill to end a ban imposed last year on online gambling in the United States will be presented within two weeks but will likely need time to garner support, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Thursday.

Online Casino Gambling Portal Launch Video Poker Strategy Training Game (PR Web)The online casino gambling guide ‘Online-Casinos.com’ is now offering a video poker training tool. This free game allows casino players to play as many video poker hands as they like in order to become confident enough to take the next step and play for money. If a player makes a strategic mistake, the poker machine will correct the player. The game is made in Flash and is completely free. No …

Progressive Gaming Rises on Upgrade (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Shares of Progressive Gaming International Inc. climbed Monday after an analyst upgraded stock of the supplier of casino equipment and data systems, saying the worst appears to be over for its share price.

Truax gets her Thank yous in at luncheon (The Lompoc Record)Thanks to my coach and my team and to the Chumash Casino for giving us the new track, it’s really nice.

Genting might face casino probe (Financial Times)Singapore may probe Malaysia’s Genting gaming group after the company formed a partnership with Stanley Ho, the Macao gambling tycoon, to help fund construction of Singapore’s second casino resort.

Vietnamese casino construction begins (Casino City Times)VIETNAM As reported by the Thahn Nien Daily: “Work has recently begun on Vietnam Casino City, Vietnam’s first luxury gaming resort, featuring five Vegas themed casinos and a Greg Norman-designed golf course in southern Vung Tau resort city.

Genting cleared for Singapore casino (Financial Times)Genting has been cleared by Singapore for a casino licence after the Malaysian gaming and property group restructured its ties with Stanley Ho, the controversial Macao gambling tycoon.

Publishing & Broadcasting Buys Stake in Fontainebleau (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)April 17 (Bloomberg) — Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd., Australia’s biggest casino owner, agreed to buy a 19.6 percent stake in Fontainebleau Resorts LLC for $250 million, gaining its first holding in a Las Vegas gambling development.

US lawmaker seeks to overturn online gambling ban (AFP via Yahoo! News)A senior US lawmaker said Thursday he would try to overturn a US ban on online gambling, describing the law as “one of the stupidest things” he ever saw.

America pushes ban on online gambling (Pravda)Congressman Barney Frank, the Democrat who chairs the committee that oversees financial services, told reporters that the online gambling bill passed last fall was “one of the stupidest things I ever saw.”

Sports Fans in a Virtual Gambling World (Online Casino Reports)Sports betting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular forms of online gambling, and theres a good reason for it too.

Online gambling in the U.S. to be Legal Again in 2007, According to Gambling Community Surveyed by 777.Com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)777.com, the leading gambling portal is putting a date on the end of the U.S. online gambling ban. Members of the gambling community are predicting the law’s fate and they are clear about what they want and when they want it to happen.

Monday April 16, 2007 – 13:22 EST (Rolling Good Times)SINGAPORE As reported by Reuters: “The Singapore government on April 16 gave gambling firm Genting International Plc the go-ahead to build a casino, following extended probity checks after the group announced links with Macau tycoon Stanley Ho.

Singapore says gives Genting Int’l casino all clear (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) – The Singapore government on Monday gave gambling firm Genting International the go-ahead to build a casino, following extended probity checks after the group announced links with Macau tycoon Stanley Ho.

Casino giants line up as Japan prepares to roll the dice (AFP via Yahoo! News)The world’s top casino operators are jockeying for a stake in a vast but untapped market as Japan moves closer to an overhaul of its strict gambling laws to lure rich Asian tourists and boost its economy.

Activists fighting addition of Chumash Casino slot machines (The Fresno Bee)Warning of higher crime rates, more traffic and gambling addictions, the citizen group No More Slots urged support in the fight against adding more slot machines at the Chumash Casino.

Genting might face casino probe (Financial Times)Singapore may probe Malaysia’s Genting gaming group after the company formed a partnership with Stanley Ho, the Macao gambling tycoon, to help fund construction of Singapore’s second casino resort.

16-04-2007: Singapore says gives Genting International casino all clear (The Edge Daily)The Singapore government on April 16 gave gambling firm Genting International Plc the go-ahead to build a casino, following extended probity checks after the group announced links with Macau tycoon Stanley Ho.

Singapore says gives Genting Int’l casino all clear (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) – The Singapore government on Monday gave gambling firm Genting International the go-ahead to build a casino, following extended probity checks after the group announced links with Macau tycoon Stanley Ho.

Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.

Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.

Plans to overturn online gambling ban (UPI)The chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expressing skepticism about the chance of overturning a controversial online gambling law.

Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)Morning Edition , April 16, 2007 Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.

Lawmaker slams online gambling ban (Albuquerque Tribune)Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, told reporters Thursday the online gambling bill passed last fall was “one of the stupidest things I ever saw.”