Austin Police mounted a series of raids against illegal gambling operations.Police say officers busted four game rooms with illegal 8-liner machines.8-liners are video game machines, similar to a slot machine. Officersconfiscated nearly 150 machines during Friday night's bust. Since June oflast year, area law enforcement officers have seized an estimated 2-thousandmachines as part of an […]
The Casino Queen in East St. Louis said Thursday that it terminated its planto be bought by a Kentucky company that has had difficulty obtaining gaminglicenses in Illinois and Missouri. Columbia Sussex Corp.'s $200 million bidwas good only through the end of last month. No deal was made becauseColumbia did not get approval from the […]
Opponents of legalized casino gambling had a chance to make their case atthe state's first legislative oversight committee meeting, held Thursdaymorning at the Woodlands Inn & Resort. But their warnings of doom wereoverwhelmed by support for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as an economic sparkand a committed corporate citizen. During his allotted 10-minutepresentation, Bill Kearney, […]
A church treasurer has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars afterofficials learned he had lost more than $58,000 at gambling boats since2002. George Lowman Jr., 68, of Valparaiso, was charged with a felony countof theft, which carries a sentence of six months to three years in prison. Arepresentative of Boone Grove Christian Church in […]
Texas voters would get to decide whether to open Speaking Rock Casino and 11other gaming destinations state wide and dedicate some of the gamblingrevenue to financial aid for college students under a bill filed Thursday."Texans are already voting with their feet and going out of state" togamble, said state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. "It's time […]
MSNBC is reporting that a U.S. federal appeals court has overturned theconviction of the proprietor of a North Dakota-based account wageringoperation who was jailed on illegal gambling charges. Susan Bala, whofounded Racing Services in 1990, had served 18 months of a 27-month sentenceafter initially being convicted at a jury trial in 2005 of 12 felony […]
Texans would get to decide whether to allow casino resorts in cities such asGalveston and slot machines at dog tracks like the one in La Marque underlegislation proposed Thursday by two Texas senators. But if history is ateacher, you can bet on a battle royale, even among some gamblingproponents. The issue for many comes down […]
It's an ambitious goal: finding a cancer cure. It's a lot of money,amounting to a $3 billion investment. Leading lawmakers filed legislationWednesday that would invest up to $300 million a year to fund a wide rangeof cancer research initiatives in Texas. Gov. Rick Perry, joined by abipartisan group of lawmakers, called the proposal a "landmark […]
State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner KarenCarpenter-Palumbo Wednesday announced that New York State is observingProblem Gambling Awareness Week from March 5-11. As part of this observance,OASAS has launched a statewide Public Service Announcement in an effort toencourage communication between parents and youth about the warning signsassociated with underage gambling. "OASAS is observing […]
Two high-profile senators are joining forces to propose a plan forlegalizing casino gambling and sending some of the profits to help Texanspay for college tuition.Republican Sen. John Carona of Dallas and Democratic Sen. Rodney Ellis ofHouston are to announce more details Thursday about their proposal tolegalize a limited number of "destination resort casinos" across the […]
The total value of bets placed worldwide on mobile phones will reach $16b ayear by 2011, according to market research analysts Juniper Research. The US'scrackdown on internet gambling had caused a tentative year for thenewly-blooming industry with the implementation of the Unlawful InternetGambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) forcing many within the industry toreadjust their focus and […]
His gambling started with marbles in the schoolyard. By the time he was inhigh school, he played poker with friends and considered himself a poolshark. "I bounced a lot of checks; I stole a lot of money. . . . I wouldpretty much gamble however much money I had available," he said. Gamblingcost him jobs, […]
Legislation that would allow county voters to permit table gambling at WestVirginia's four racetracks is one step closer to becoming law. The WestVirginia Senate passed the table gambling legislation Tuesday by a vote of20-13. The amended House Bill 2718 then went back to the House of Delegatesfor concurrence. House members will now be asked to […]
Two casinos who claim a Daly City couple wrote $43,000 in bad checks tocover gambling debts cannot use California courts to collect, a judge ruled.San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Quentin Kopp dismissed a lawsuitagainst Manuel and Mercedita Luna on Monday, citing California's"deep-rooted policy" against enforcing debts owed to casinos that extendcredit to gamblers. A […]