The big story last week was probably the largest gambling bust ever made byNew York police, which involved the arrest of over 20 people including awell known poker pro and a one time sports talent scout, and theconfiscation of some $500 million of property and equipment. In a sequelthis week, the suspected Las Vegas moneyman […]
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The online casino industry has been faced with difficult decisions,especially those catering to customers in the United States, since thepassing of the Unlawful Online Gambling Act. Although it has been a roughride for some, a report by the European Commission suggests that onlinegambling, online casino business is still booming in Europe despite thelosses by their […]
A new study of the Spanish gambling market, undertaken by consulting firmMECN, has promoted Spain as a potential key region for future growth forboth the online and land based gambling industry. The report highlights thepotential for imminent growth over the coming years particularly within theretail betting sector and online gambling, as companies eagerly search fornew […]
The German online gambling market is experiencing rapid growth, withpredictions that by the year 2010 German betting revenues will haveincreased by Euro 7.6 billion, additionally spurred by the imperative toreplace lost American business with European and Asian opportunities.Cashing in on this attractive business environment, Danish Internet companySunCore Innovation A/S has made a strategic move this […]
Up to one million people a year could become hooked on internet gamblingbecause of a new law, a Birmingham addiction expert has claimed. ProfessorJim Orford, of Birmingham University, believes the Government is being“naive” and “playing dice” with people’s health over its plans to liberalisegambling laws. The Gambling Act 2005, which will fully come into force […]
When most people think of the World Series of Poker, they think ofgambling – at least in the form of poker – but many may not realize thegambling begins well before the first cards hit the air in Las Vegas. Withthe passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Harrah’sEntertainment – the owner of […]
Dan Gustafson, a former three-term state legislator from Haslett, has alwaysopposed casino gambling in Detroit. Yet for the past four years he hasserved in an unlikely position: executive director of the Michigan GamingControl Board, the watchdog state regulatory agency that oversees the $1.2billion casino industry in Detroit. Today, Gustafson is stepping down fromthat post to […]
EVERYBODY KNOWS we have a problem-gambling problem. And everybody’s got adifferent take on how to address it. As solutions go, mine is quite radical.First, bring all the parking meters in from the cold – to replace all theVLTs that have taken up residence indoors in our province, from taverns topool halls and casinos. Hey, people […]
The son of a deceased West Virginia mobster has been charged in connectionwith a multimillion-dollar bookmaking ring. Christopher Hankish, who is fromsuburban Pittsburgh, is charged with gambling conspiracy. He is the son ofPaul “No Legs” Hankish, a Wheeling, W.Va., native who died in prison in 1998while serving time for a racketeering and gambling conviction.ChristopherHankish was […]
Gambling on football on Thanksgiving Day is almost as traditional as eatingturkey and yams. Thanksgiving Day sees more betting action on singular gamesthan any other day of the regular football season, and it also kicks off thegeneral happy and joyful mood that pushes the high season of gambling in theUnited States.Thanksgiving is also the day […]
After a three-month audit, the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) onThursday forwarded to the prosecution a list of 36 people, including formerand incumbent government officials, who it said are involved in the videoarcade gambling machine scandal, often dubbed “Pada Iyagi,” or “SeaStory”. The 36 people include six former and incumbent officials of theMinistry of […]
The Seminole Tribe of Florida wants to upgrade to Las Vegas-style ”ClassIII” slot machines, like those now allowed at Broward parimutuels. Here’sthe difference between the tribe’s current Class II games and the moredesirable Class III. Class II games: bingo, poker and off-track betting, inwhich gamblers play against other players. Though the machines in theSeminole casino […]
The gambling industry is on the search for new growth regions – With ananticipated size of ca. Euro 39 billion by 2010, Spain is expected to be akey future marketNew report about the Spanish gambling market analyses one of the mostpromising online and land-based gambling markets London/Munich, November 22,2006: The consulting firm MECN’s new study […]
A top March 8 politician recently told Walid Jumblatt, “the Syrians don’twant to hear about the [Hariri] tribunal.” Industry Minister Pierre Gemayelis the latest victim of an effort to ensure that that command is respected.It would be irresponsible for Hizbullah to carry through on its threat totake to the streets. A government of national unity […]