Vincent Hotyat, director of the National Lottery, says that about 135,000 Belgians are addicted to gambling. He says the players put a heavy burden on the social security system "because too much gambling leads to stealing, loss of employment, divorce and even to a suicide attempt in 15 percent of cases." The 135,000 people with […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
House Speaker Sal DiMasi said proposals to expand gambling should be subject to hearings, rather than passed during a quick floor vote. DiMasi opposes expanding legal gambling beyond the Massachusetts Lottery and the state's four racetracks. Gov. Deval Patrick said he hasn't taken a position on expanding gambling. His administration is reviewing the issue but […]
The Clayton County Sheriff's Office has suspects in custody following a gambling raid early today at The Poker Palace on Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro. A Clayton County Magistrate Court judge is among those arrested, but authorities have NOT released the judge's name. The raid was conducted about 2 a-m today. Sheriff Victor Hill says the […]
It took a while, a long, long while apparently, for the city of West Linn tonotice that their former finance director, Elma Magkamit, now serving aneight-year prison sentence, was stealing big-time from that Portland suburb.It turns out that she got away with $1.4 million before being stopped and,according to press reports, West Linn is able […]
Despite pressure from religious leaders and other gambling foes, the LakeCounty Board today approved a resolution requesting a percentage of revenueif Waukegan gets a casino. The proposal, amended on the boardroom floorbefore the 13-8 vote, does not specifically back establishment of a casinoin Waukegan. That's a distinction several board members made during alengthy discussion, insisting […]
Former WCW and TNA star Disco Inferno Glen Gilberti was among those arrestedlate Monday night during a gambling bust involving high stakes no limithold-em poker in Roswell, Georgia. Local police had been investigating thegambling ring for six months after complaints from neighbors about theamount of people coming to and from the home. Gamblers would have […]
An Assembly panel voted for a casino regulation measure that left out abusiness expansion amendment sought by a company that led the 2005 effort tolegalize hand-held, wireless gambling devices in Nevada. The JudiciaryCommittee voted on Monday for AB535, a bill sought by the state GamingControl Board, minus changes sought by Phil Flaherty of Cantor Fitzgerald […]
Governor Bob Riley is fighting back against a move to expand gambling in thestate. The House is expected to consider a proposed constitutional amendmenttoday that would legalize electronic gambling in Birmingham and Mobile.Riley says the proposal would overturn the Alabama Supreme Court's rulingthat any slot machine-style operation is illegal. He said he's –quote–"totally against" the […]
Sebelius plans to hold bill signings across the state to mark the event,according to a news release Monday. Sebelius will first sign the bill inWichita at 9:15 a.m., at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport, then fly to DodgeCity where she'll hold a bill signing at 10:30. She will then visit TheWoodlands in Kansas City for another bill […]
The Polish government is to introduce laws legalising online gaming whichwill include new regulations to license and tax companies, according to areport in Polish newspaper the Warsaw Voice. The report said that theeastern European country has decided to change the current laws to "meet theneeds of the growing industry," and will be implemented by September. […]
As Gov. Kathleen Sebelius prepares to sign into law the casino and slotsbill, opponents of the legislation said Monday that it may contain hiddenprovisions to expand gambling even further. Glenn Thompson, executivedirector of the anti-gambling group Stand Up for Kansas, said that under thebill, future Legislatures could put video slot machines in conveniencestores, grocery stores […]
Badman spent 26 days at Tony Adams' Sporting Chance clinic last month afterfinally admitting to family and friends he had a gambling problem. The27-year-old checked himself out of the clinic last Friday, but is stillreceiving support from chief executive Peter Kay and his team ofcounsellors. Badman made his Bluebirds comeback as a second half substitutein […]
The suspected gambling operation was in a home near Centennial High School.The arrests made Monday night were the result of a six-month investigationinto commercial gambling, police said. Players had to go online and registerand then receive an invitation to the game, police said. Participants alsohad to put down $10,000 to get into the house where […]
Last week was the second major "funnel week" of this year's legislativesession. All Senate files that had been passed by the Senate and assigned toa House committee had to be approved by a House committee by Friday or weretechnically not eligible for consideration during the remainder of thesession. This is yet another way for us […]