Almost 70% of Moscow’s casinos and slot machine parlors had been closedrecently Moscow deputy mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze said at a press conferenceon Thursday, the Interfax news agency reports. However, the official notedthat tax revenues of the Moscow budget from gambling have declined by just 3percent. Over 2,000 from total 2,720 gambling houses have been closed, […]
Clarion ATE’s Codes of Practice conference will focus on the gamblingindustry’s need to comply with the UK’s new licensing regime from September2007. The conference, on Monday 27th November, is being sponsored by BerwinLeighton Paisner and is being held at their St Magnus House Office, 3 LowerThames St, London. Delegates will hear from Tom Kavanagh, Deputy […]
The UK will set itself up as an online gambling haven but will extradite executives to the US if asked, according to Sports Minister Richard Caborn. The US effectively banned online gambling with a new law earlier this year, and Caborn and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell outlined plans to welcome internet gambling companies to the […]
Connecticut in many ways was not adequately prepared to deal with the domino effects that problem and pathological gambling have on society. Not only does this disorder adversely impact the individual gambler, but family members, businesses and the entire community are impacted as well. It is a unique disorder because it does not have the […]
A magistrate released the Casino Royale from federal court control Thursday. The ship’s owner settled claims from crew members, who obtained a court order for federal marshals to seize the vessel last week. The ship has been docked at Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co. since April, while owners try to get U.S. Coast Guard […]
Just a week after the La New Bears popped champagne bottles to celebrate their winning the Taiwan pro baseball title, local fans and the sports community are stunned by allegations that underground gambling syndicates may have tried to influence game results with threats, bribes and large payoffs. In a dramatic development on Thursday, the champion […]
Hong Kong- Police have arrested eight men and seized betting records totaling 1.4 million US dollars following a raid on a triad-controlled gambling gang, a media report said Friday. Investigators believe the gang hired overseas accomplices to watch European football matches and phone the gang every time a goal was scored. This enabled syndicate members […]
A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turn out to be a bad bet for the Republican Party just days away from congressional elections. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated many voters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker […]
For eight years, the state’s growing gambling industry has faced a staunch opponent in the governor’s mansion. Gov. Jeb Bush has never hidden his disdain for gambling, including his fight against adding Las Vegas-style slot machines at Broward County pari-mutuel facilities. State and Broward voters approved the machines, however, and he grudgingly signed the law […]
I join many Ohio clergy leaders in urging defeat of Slot Machine Issue 3 on November’s ballot. Issue 3 aims to amend Ohio’s Constitution to allow casino-style gambling. Video slot machines are extremely addictive and gamblers can lose entire paychecks in minutes at a video slot machine. The pro-gambling initiative has been dressed seductively as […]
Richard Caborn chaired this week’s international summit on Remote Gambling which took the island’s industry as an example of how the sector could be efficiently regulated. Home minister Mike Torode and legislative and administrative coordinator Elizabeth Dene were among delegates from over 30 jurisdictions at the summit at Ascot racecourse. It was hosted by UK […]
Online gambling operator gambling.com is reportedly looking to accelerate its international expansion strategy outside of the US, following the release of figures which highlight a year-on-year tax profit growth of 400 percent to £2.5 million in the year to September 2006. Gambling.com‘s parent company Media Corporation plc has targeted accelerated international expansion, outside the US, […]
Moscow has no ambition of ever becoming Russia’s Las Vegas and is strongly against plans for a gambling zone within the city or anywhere near it, Deputy Mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze told the media on Thursday. "Moscow will not lay claim to hosting a zone of gambling outlets and will never accept such an offer," he […]
The next couple of months are filled with exciting poker tournament action right here in our own back yard. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Spotlight 29 Casino, both homes to small but fiercely competitive daily tourneys, are upping the ante with big payout competitions. On Nov. 10-12, Fantasy Springs presents its Second Annual Dick Van […]