How about the secret of getting free gambling junkets? Junkets, along withcomps, provide a lot of free services to the crapshooter! For example, youcan get RFB (Room, Food and Beverages) from both junkets and comps. Further,once you establish yourself as a steady gambler you will be invited back,and in doing so, the casino will offer […]
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GOING after alleged operators of Internet casinos seemed easy enough for theNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI). But in the real world, where lawenforcement and investigative tasks ought to be conducted "by the book,"such is one hard thing to do. Here's some background on the NBI's raid andfiling of illegal gambling case against an alleged Internet […]
"With six days to go in this year's legislative session, lawmakers havealready answered what amounted to a $5.7-billion question. ".The Senatelistened to four hours of testimony Sunday on revising the tribal-stateagreements governing gambling. "The new compacts were negotiated by tribesand representatives of the Governor's Office. They have the backing of 10 ofthe 13 tribes that […]
Even before its bill is out of committee, a coalition of gambling supportersis pushing to change the legislation to focus more on casinos than slotmachines at pari-mutuel racetracks. Dubbed the "industry bill," it wasconsidered Monday by the House Federal and State Affairs Committee in a roompacked with spectators, many wearing yellow stickers of support. Thecommittee […]
Since the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA),online casino CEO's Calvin Ayre, founder of Bodog, and PartyGaming foundersRussell DeLeon and Ruth Parasol, did not make this years billionaire listfor Forbes Magazine. Calvin Ayre, the founder of online casino favorite,Bodog.com, was dropped off the list after being on the cover of ForbesMagazine for […]
Bill Frist, then Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate and now ex-would-bepresidential candidate, designed the Unlawful Internet Gambling EnforcementAct ("Prohibition 2.0") to cover Internet poker. He defined "bet or wager"as including risking something of value on the outcome of a contest, sportsevent "or a game subject to chance." Is there any game, even chess, that […]
Thinking of going online and wagering on a few games in the upcoming NCAAbasketball tournament? Uncle Sam doesn't want you to, but he's havingtrouble stopping anyone. The government's latest effort to get Americans tostop gambling via the Internet has been largely ineffective, according tothe online gambling industry. In autumn, Congress passed — and PresidentBush signed […]
Pressure in the Statehouse to expand gambling in Kansas may not come thisyear from inside the Sunflower State. Thank Oklahoma for that. In recentyears, the debate among legislators has focused on the number of casinos inKansas City, Mo., the four American Indian casinos in northeast Kansas andthe flights leaving for Las Vegas and Atlantic City. […]
State gambling regulators have opened the door to more slot machines,24-hour casinos, high-stakes games and more. Although the deal seems certainto go through, Republicans in the Washington Legislature are voicingconcerns about the largest expansion of gambling in the state's history. Bya 5-3 vote, the Washington Gambling Commission approved a series of newcompacts with 27 tribes […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]