In the midst of bustling political developments, Police Regional Office(PRO) 6 regional director Chief Supt. Wilfredo Dulay Sr. has launched a taskforce that would undertake a more aggressive campaign against the illegalnumbers game "jueteng" and other forms of illegal gambling in WesternVisayas. The Anti-Illegal Gambling Special Operation Task Force (AIGSOTF)will be headed by Dulay himself. […]
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The city of Wheeling would receive a projected $1 million annually fromtable gambling profits after changes to legislation made by Senate JudiciaryCommittee members Thursday. "Under the House version, Wheeling's share wouldhave been $180,000," explained state Sen. Andy McKenzie, R-Ohio, a member ofthe Senate Judiciary Committee. The table gambling legislation, House Bill2718, passed the Senate Judiciary […]
He will use the March 21 budget to announce that companies could obtain aBritish license and still remain based overseas in return for atax–possibly as low as 2 percent or 3 percent, the Daily Telegraph saidFriday in an unsourced report. Named a Remote Gaming Duty, the new tax wouldenable gambling firms to avoid paying British […]
The Wampanoag Indians, among others connected to the gaming industry, aretalking to Doug Rubin, one of Governor Deval Patrick's top campaignadvisers, about representing their interests. Rubin, who is in the processof setting up his own consulting business, said he has not "finalizedanything" with any gambling client. If he signed on with one, he said, itwould […]
A Waialua man admits he paid off the girlfriend of a Honolulu police officerbecause he feared possible shutdown of his illegal gambling business thatincluded cockfights, card games and craps on family property in Waialua. "Iwas running the Waialua cockfights, and I was paying Micha Terragna weekly,"Charles Gilman told U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren yesterday. Gilman,51, […]
The province's lottery corporation wants more British Columbians to take upgaming, as the government that once vowed as party policy to halt the growthof gambling in B.C. reaps ever increasing revenue from it. "They arebecoming gaming crackheads," NDP Crown corporations critic Guy Gentnercharged yesterday, noting that government income from gambling in theprovince for the coming […]
The just concluded NBA All-Star game yet again rehashed the sports leaguehypocrisy when it comes to gambling. David Stern can rant all he wantsabout how betting on sports sullies the image of his league worse than itsmillionaire players being unable to avoid getting arrested. The fact is theleagues conveniently overlook some of the real harm […]
When it comes to betting on sports, it seems the gambling industry has leftno stone unturned. There are government-sanctioned Sport Select kiosks invirtually every corner store, casinos in every corner of the city andchances to bet on just about any horse race in the world at EdmontonNorthlands. There are illegal book-makers more than willing to […]
A majority of Kentuckians favor allowing casino gambling at the state'sracetracks, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Wednesday. The pollconducted by The Courier-Journal of Louisville found that 52 percent ofKentuckians favor casinos at the tracks, while 38 percent oppose them andanother 10 percent were undecided. The poll was encouraging for members ofthe thoroughbred racing industry […]
Illinois House Republicans have proposed a $5 Billion budget for roads,schools and mass transportation. The money to cover the budget will comefrom an expansion of Illinois' casinos. Expanding gambling in the State hasnot been a popular option in the past. But when compared to other options,such as increased sales tax or an increase on State […]
New laws come into effect later this year which mean that anyone who wantsto run a gambling business in the North East area, including local bettingshops, amusement arcades, bingo halls and casinos, must apply for a licence.The Gambling Commission will be responsible for licensing and regulatinggambling in Britain under the Gambling Act 2005 which comes […]
One of the final bills filed by house lawmakers could authorize up to nine casinos at racetracks and other locations in Kentucky. This could happen only if voters give their approval to a constitutional amendment in the November 2008 election. But first, the general assembly has to give its approval. Expanded gambling could provide jobs […]
With the NBA All-Star Game taking place in Las Vegas this past Sunday night,the issue of moving a NBA team to Las Vegas has come to the forefront of NBAconversation. Commissioner David Stern is just now opening discussion aboutfielding a Sin City franchise. What was his reason for neglecting mention ofmoving a team to one […]
A university study about people who want to overcome gambling problems isseeking volunteers from rural Nevada. The study is being conducted by theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, International Gaming Institute along withHarvard Medical School. Professor Bo Bernhard said he is seeking volunteerswilling to participate in three 15-minute phone interviews about theirgambling. Bernhard is the director […]