Ty Masterson has plans to continue representing the 99th District of theKansas House of Representatives. And the Republican incumbent intends tokeep taxes down. “Between me and my opponent, he’s a tax-and-spend guy, I’ma tax-cutter and responsible budget guy. I’m pro-life and he’s pro-choice.He’s pro-gambling and I’m anti-gambling,” he said. Masterson, 37, who ismarried with six […]
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Like ripping off a bandaid, the worst may be over for large public onlinegaming companies that have shut down their United States Web sites. OnHalloween, the UK government announced it has designs to regulate Internetgambling. Critical of the U.S government decision to effectively ban gamingtransactions, UK officials said the gaming law made in haste will […]
A Washington County restaurateur pleaded guilty Tuesday to running anillegal bookmaking business and criminal conspiracy in a nearly yearlonginvestigation of a multmillion-dollar gambling ring based in Pittsburgh.Michael “Mickey” Flynn Jr., owner of the Union Grill in downtown Washington,acknowledged coordinating the gambling ring with others, including onetimeillegal video poker kingpin John “Duffy” Conley, formerly of the […]
As reported by the Pennsylvania Express Times: “Both of the Lehigh Valley’scasino hopefuls have invited social workers to learn about the warning signsand treatment options for compulsive gamblers. “Lehigh Valley Tropicana,hoping to operate in Allentown, and Bethlehem applicant Las Vegas SandsCorp. say they will hold their seminars even without a casino license fromthe Pennsylvania Gaming […]
The research was commissioned ahead of the first ever online gamblingsummit, hosted by Great Britain at Royal Ascot today. The summit will seekto secure international standards for the regulation of online, interactiveTV and mobile phone gambling. The research shows: there are nearly onemillion regular online blers in Britain alone;> they make up nearlyone-third of Europe’s […]
The government today began pimping Britannia out to online gambling firms.The Department for Culture Media and Sport is hosting a conference at RoyalAscot aimed at bagging a lovely slice of pork as the industry realises itsdays of Wild West tax dodging are behind it. Or, if you believe TessaJowell, it’s all about protecting the kids. […]
The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks aftera new law cut off much of the business in the United States. Big publiccompanies have lost billions of dollars in market value and millions ofcustomers as they shut their United States Web sites for sports betting,poker and other games. Those companies are anxiously […]
Over the past several weeks I asked have asked dozens of professional pokerplayers their reaction to the recently passed internet gaming law. What Iactually asked each player was: “Do you have a sound byte comment on theUnlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act?” Here is a summary of the player’scomments in categories that collectively represent their various […]
Both casino companies vying to operate in the Lehigh Valley are sponsoringseminars for social workers on recognizing and treating compulsive gambling.The Lehigh Valley Tropicana proposed for Allentown is holding a one-daysession 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Muhlenberg College’s SeegersUnion. Licensed professionals can sign up by calling the Allentown mayor’soffice at 610-437-7546. Las […]
UK culture secretary Tessa Jowell will this week urge 32 nations to back acode of principles on internet gambling, the first major internationalmeasure to regulate the industry as the US imposes a ban. Britain, France,Germany, Spain, Italy, South Africa and other nations will tomorrow meetoutside London for talks hosted by Jowell to agree on a […]
Two leading online poker and casino firms, PartyGaming and 888 Holdings,have held talks about a £1.6bn merger as the industry scrambles to replacerevenues lost through the United States’ crackdown on internet gambling. Theonline gambling industry has been devastated by legislation passed inWashington this month preventing banks and credit card firms processingpayments for bets. Analysts reckon […]
I don’t gamble online. I’ve seen too many of my friends get so addicted topoker that they’ve got no time left for Internet porn. And I’m not going tolet that happen to me. But I didn’t expect Congress to pass the UnlawfulInternet Gambling Enforcement Act, treating people who spend all day atpartypoker.com like criminals. Maybe […]
Getting in position to win a Nextel Cup Series championship hasn’t been aproblem for Jimmie Johnson. Sealing the deal, on the other hand, that’s awhole other matter. Since coming into the series as a rookie in 2002,Johnson has finished the season in the top five in the point standings everyyear. Two times he finished series […]
Criticism against state Issue 3 could easily be compiled a la ElizabethBarrett Browning. “Let me count the ways .” While proponents dub Issue 3“Learn & Earn” for its wondrous tuition-generating effect, opponents saythis proposal to allow 31,500 slot machines statewide is a smokescreen thatwould make a handful of private racetrack owners and developers very, veryrich. […]