The total value of bets placed worldwide on mobile phones will reach $16b ayear by 2011, according to market research analysts Juniper Research. The US'scrackdown on internet gambling had caused a tentative year for thenewly-blooming industry with the implementation of the Unlawful InternetGambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) forcing many within the industry toreadjust their focus and […]
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His gambling started with marbles in the schoolyard. By the time he was inhigh school, he played poker with friends and considered himself a poolshark. "I bounced a lot of checks; I stole a lot of money. . . . I wouldpretty much gamble however much money I had available," he said. Gamblingcost him jobs, […]
Two casinos who claim a Daly City couple wrote $43,000 in bad checks tocover gambling debts cannot use California courts to collect, a judge ruled.San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Quentin Kopp dismissed a lawsuitagainst Manuel and Mercedita Luna on Monday, citing California's"deep-rooted policy" against enforcing debts owed to casinos that extendcredit to gamblers. A […]
The City Council on Monday voted unanimously on a resolution apposing anygambling at Pease, the port or on any other land within the city'sboundaries. "It was pretty all-inclusive," said Mayor Steve Marchand. Theresolution is in response to Senate Bill 225, which would allow for a casinoto be built at the tradeport or in the city […]
Howard E. Daniels II has been arrested for stealing more than $20,000 fromColchester during his duties as gatekeeper at the transfer station. In theaffidavit for his arrest, Daniels admits to the theft to fund his and hiswife's gambling losses at Mohegan Sun, which totaled more than $50,000.Daniels is not the first town employee in Eastern […]
Officials say a federal agency's proposal to limit development of newAmerican Indian casinos on off-reservation sites would not have much effecton Indian gambling in South Dakota, One portion has to do with whethertribes will need to prove a historical connection to the land on which theywant to build a casino.Attorney General Larry Long says it […]
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today ruled Italy can't usecriminal law to stop gaming companies licensed in other EU nations,including the UK's Stanley Leisure Plc, from taking bets in the country. Alaw barring publicly traded companies from obtaining licenses restricts "thefreedom to provide services." State monopolies in France, Germany and othercountries have been […]
Reports during the weekend that Pennsylvania officials may allow operatorsof video gambling casinos to install what amounts to virtual table gamblingmake it clear that West Virginia legislators need to act on real tablegambling this week. Video gambling is just now coming on line in theKeystone State. Officials at West Virginia racetracks – where thousands ofvideo […]
So says Tom Blair, former mayor of Deadwood and one of the driving forcesbehind the legalization of gambling in the small town of 1,800 people. It'sbeen 20 years since the legislature nixed plans to bring legalized gamblingto Deadwood, in an effort to turn back the slow demise of the Wild Westtown. That effort began back […]
The Seminole Tribe of Florida completed its $965 million purchase of theHard Rock cafes, hotels, casinos and music memorabilia from The Rank GroupPLC on Monday through a combination of a bond offering and an equitycontribution from the tribe. Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming, said thedeal with UK-based Rank Group for Hard Rock International was […]
"You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walkaway, know when to run," as the classic Kenny Rogers tune goes. SouthCoastresidents should run from any notion of organized casino gambling in theirmidst as proposed by New Bedford City Councilor David Alves. Mr. Alves andcountless others, including, possibly, Gov. […]
The parliament of Dagestan has passed a bill banning gambling. The bill waspassed in line with the federal law dated December 29, 2006 on stateregulation of organizing gambling. As of July 1, 2007 it prohibits gamblingin the territory of Dagestan. In March 2005, the imams of Makhachkala urgedthe owners of saunas, nightclubs, casinos and gambling […]
The government's campaign against the proliferation of illegal Internetgambling activities hangs in the balance as a judge in Angeles City todayhears the motion for reconsideration on the quashing of the search warrantused to raid an alleged illegal Internet gambling operation in a hangar inClark Field in Pampanga last year.The National Bureau of Investigation, on behalf […]
The state-run lottery has run out of luck with its in-state lotto andcontroversial participation in multistate Mega Millions, suffering a droughtof big jackpots, and is being forced to cut allocations to schools – $136million less than last year. At the same time, a new study indicatingtaxpayers may be the biggest losers in the California gambling […]