The Seminole Tribe of Florida fought the U.S. Army in the 1800s and resistedforced migration to Oklahoma. A century later, they rescued themselves frompoverty by becoming the first tribe to venture into the gambling business.Now is the time for an ambitious new challenge _ being the first AmericanIndian tribe to buy a global company. The […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
The latest craze in the online gambling affiliate sector has been thepromotion of so-called "gift cards" or virtual Visas. That craze may beshort lived as some of these gift card providers have been notifyingaffiliates that they will not permit their product to be advertised oninternet gambling-related websites. For affiliates, this serves as yetanother blow in […]
Police said a former fire captain and a victim advocate face charges ofrunning an illegal gambling operation in Spartanburg. South Carolina LawEnforce Division agents removed video gambling machines from Dale's QuickStop. The store is owned by Dale Leon Horton, a 24-year veteran publicsafety officer. Debbie Ruth Sellars, the former volunteer coordinator at theCouncil on Sexual […]
Turano stated the week before, that the involvement Garcia may have had inthe operation was placing infrequent bets. They are currently waiting forthe next court date to be set. The individual charges carry maximumpenalties of five to ten years in prison and additional fines of up to$150,000. Garcia served as a state assemblyman in the […]
A federal magistrate says cockfighting is a form of illegal gambling,delivering a legal setback to five men accused of running cockfights inCocke County. Defense attorney Robert Jessee argued this week thatcockfighting is a sport, similar to professional boxing, and not subject toTennessee's gaming laws. But Greeneville U-S Magistrate Dennis Inman ruledyesterday that pitting roosters in […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. State police say a former fire captain and a victimadvocate have been charged with running an illegal gambling operation in aconvenience store. The Spartanburg Public Safety Department says 24-yearPublic Safety veteran Dale Leon Horton was charged with possession oroperation of illegal coin-operated machines and keeping a gaming house. TheState Law Enforcement Division says […]
Dennis L. Irish is betting that the Worcester City Council will back hisproposal to let voters decide whether the city should play host to casinogambling. Mr. Irish, an at-large city councilor, held a press conference atCity Hall yesterday, accompanied by three colleagues – Gary Rosen, Philip P.Palmieri and Joffrey Smith. Councilor Frederick C. Rushton could […]
Four people were indicted by a Nueces County grand jury this week on chargesof illegally promoting gambling in connection with a March 3 eight-linerraid just outside the city limits. Margie Torres, 22, Jose David Menchaca,46, Anna Menchaca, 45, and Norma Lisa Ramos, 40, were indicted Wednesdayafter a raid at the 624 Game Room in Calallen. […]
The government of Antigua and Barbuda's Division of Gaming in the FinancialServices Regulatory Commission is slated to revamp its regulations in thecoming days. The Antigua is undergoing an extensive review and overhaul ofits regulations with the assistance of Mark Mendel, the government'sattorney in the World Trade Organisation gaming dispute which Antigua won,and other consultants. "That […]
Local officials made no offer to restrict betting on NBA teams in a pitchfor a franchise sent to commissioner David Stern on Thursday. The proposal,requested by Stern in February, emphasizes Nevada's gambling regulatoryrecord and argues the system "should provide sufficient cause for theassociation to permit a franchise to exist comfortably in Las Vegas withoutconcern of […]
Terry Fox figured there would be casino-style gambling in the Wichita areasome day. He also dreamed of building a church north of the city. He neverthought the two could happen at the same time. "It's God's timing," thepastor said. Just days after the Kansas Legislature approved expandedgambling in the state, which would pave the way […]
Cash-starved New Jersey will study whether putting video-lottery terminalsat the Meadowlands Racetrack can raise hundreds of millions of dollarswithout hurting Atlantic City casinos. Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen, said NewJersey has little choice but to put the machines at the North Jersey sportscomplex as nearby states expand and add gambling. "I don't want New Jerseyto remain […]
The Gambling Commission will hope to take steps today towards securing theopen sharing of information relating to the betting habits of sports stars.The Commission will meet with those from the industry to discuss variousmatters relating to sports betting and hope to see those accounts owned bysport stars flagged if their betting breaches their rules and […]
Aspers Casino at The Gate in Newcastle has commissioned the North EastCouncil on Addictions (NECA) to train both staff and management inrecognising indicators of problem gambling. The programme of training, whichhas been rolled out for all staff from the general manager to the dealers,was specifically developed for Aspers, the only casino in the region to […]