A new investigative article released earlier this week by Casino Gamblingrevealed a close link between Internet gambling and online day trading. Thearticle, written by Terry Goodwin, titled 'Legal Internet Gambling in theUS', was written to describe the almost identical characteristics of each ofthe two hobbies. Terry described how each industry is promoted in the sameway. […]
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Horse racetrack owners in Illinois are lobbying hard for legislation thatwould allow slot machines and other electronic games at racetracks, sayingthe measure is needed to keep the struggling industry alive. Collinsville'sFairmount Park contends that in the competition to field quality racehorses, the state's five racetracks can't compete with out-of-state tracksthat subsidize their purses with revenue […]
In a report titled "The Italian Gambling Market – A Forerunner in theLiberalisation of European Gambling Markets" the research group MECNhas predicted that the Italian gambling market is set to achieve a 64percent growth rate culminating in revenues worth Euro 61 billion bythe year 2010. Describing the Italian region as one of the mostpromising online […]
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Player protection is the primary concern of Danish gaming law. To thisend, Denmark seeks to establish a government licensing monopoly inlottery and betting. In addition, casino gambling is intended to beregulated and controlled by restricting the number of operators in theDanish casino market. The new field of Internet gambling, which hasraised much regulatory concern worldwide, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Maine Legislature is now considering a citizen-initiated bill for amajor expansion of gambling in Maine. LD 805 will double the number of slotmachines in the state, allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe for the first time toconduct high-stakes beano off their reservation, and expand off-trackbetting. Instead of rejecting the bill and sending it to the voters […]
WALK INTO ANY casino and you'll see an army of people pumping dollars intoslot machines full well knowing they're going to lose. We feed slot machinesbecause they're fun; even I have lost a few dollars to the slots at LasVegas' McCarran Airport, which is notorious for having the worst odds intown. Of course, we don't […]
The U.S. doesn't mind the lottery, but when it comes to sports bettingacross interstate or international boundaries, all bets are off. Theyshouldn't be. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, former British colonies on the easternedge of the Caribbean Sea, are smaller than Los Angeles and less populousthan Burbank. Yet they may be able to force the world's most […]
Asante Samuel is playing a high-stakes game of poker with his future in NewEngland. The Patriots are prepared to call his bluff. Samuel is reportedlyunhappy with the status of contract talks between he and the Patriots as thetwo sides negotiate a multi-year deal to keep the 26-year-old cornerback inNew England. The Patriots put the franchise […]
US authorities are investigating gambling in the virtual reality world ofSecond Life. The FBI has reportedly examined casinos that operate in thegame following a month-long crackdown on internet gambling. "We have invitedthe FBI several times to take a look around in Second Life and raise anyconcerns they would like, and we know of at least […]
Premier Su Tseng-chang yesterday dismissed media reports claiming thegovernment would lift a ban on car and horse racing in June. The reportscited Chang Ching-sen, vice chairman of the Cabinet-level Council forEconomic Planning and Development (CEPD), as saying that the government mayopen car and horse racing in central and southern Taiwan in June. Chang saidthe CEPD, […]