Casinos and lotteries are the two most popular types of gambling in Arizona.About 2.3 percent of adults in Arizona are problem gamblers, lower than thenational rate of 2.7 percent. However, Arizona is considered to have moregamblers at risk of becoming problem gamblers.Problem gamblers are mostlikely to identify slot machines as their favorite type of gambling, […]
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Just as Louis DeNaples received the go-ahead from the state of Pennsylvaniato open a slots casino at Mount Airy Lodge in the Poconos, word comes outthat an Indian tribe has plans to open a huge casino in the Catskills – notfar away – and those plans are moving forward. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribeplans a […]
Communist China will begin "purifying" the cyber environment, taking a leadfrom US legislators and law enforcement officials. They will begin crackingdown severely on internet gambling activity. "The prevalence of onlinegaming has ruined the online environment and harmed young people's growth,which runs against the policy of building a harmonious society," said acircular jointly issued by the […]
Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is reportedly set to announceplans in next month's budget to entice offshore gambling firms to beregulated and licenced in the UK in return for a tax. The new tax, whichwill be called the Remote Gaming Duty, would allow gambling companies to belicenced in the UK but still be based […]
The just concluded NBA All-Star game yet again rehashed the sports leaguehypocrisy when it comes to gambling. David Stern can rant all he wantsabout how betting on sports sullies the image of his league worse than itsmillionaire players being unable to avoid getting arrested. The fact is theleagues conveniently overlook some of the real harm […]
The province's lottery corporation wants more British Columbians to take upgaming, as the government that once vowed as party policy to halt the growthof gambling in B.C. reaps ever increasing revenue from it. "They arebecoming gaming crackheads," NDP Crown corporations critic Guy Gentnercharged yesterday, noting that government income from gambling in theprovince for the coming […]
The Wampanoag Indians, among others connected to the gaming industry, aretalking to Doug Rubin, one of Governor Deval Patrick's top campaignadvisers, about representing their interests. Rubin, who is in the processof setting up his own consulting business, said he has not "finalizedanything" with any gambling client. If he signed on with one, he said, itwould […]
One of the final bills filed by house lawmakers could authorize up to nine casinos at racetracks and other locations in Kentucky. This could happen only if voters give their approval to a constitutional amendment in the November 2008 election. But first, the general assembly has to give its approval. Expanded gambling could provide jobs […]
New laws come into effect later this year which mean that anyone who wantsto run a gambling business in the North East area, including local bettingshops, amusement arcades, bingo halls and casinos, must apply for a licence.The Gambling Commission will be responsible for licensing and regulatinggambling in Britain under the Gambling Act 2005 which comes […]
Illinois House Republicans have proposed a $5 Billion budget for roads,schools and mass transportation. The money to cover the budget will comefrom an expansion of Illinois' casinos. Expanding gambling in the State hasnot been a popular option in the past. But when compared to other options,such as increased sales tax or an increase on State […]
A majority of Kentuckians favor allowing casino gambling at the state'sracetracks, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Wednesday. The pollconducted by The Courier-Journal of Louisville found that 52 percent ofKentuckians favor casinos at the tracks, while 38 percent oppose them andanother 10 percent were undecided. The poll was encouraging for members ofthe thoroughbred racing industry […]
When it comes to betting on sports, it seems the gambling industry has leftno stone unturned. There are government-sanctioned Sport Select kiosks invirtually every corner store, casinos in every corner of the city andchances to bet on just about any horse race in the world at EdmontonNorthlands. There are illegal book-makers more than willing to […]
Ireland based market research resource centre, Research and Markets haspredicted that the Spanish interactive gambling market will see a staggering240 percent growth by 2010, reaching ?4.2 billion. The gambling market ingeneral is also set to see an extensive boost to revenues, growing to ?39billion by 2010. Following the introduction of restrictive online gamblinglaws in other […]
A recently recognized Indian tribe in Massachusetts, USA who has expressedthe desire to build a full scale casino in the state has stirred up thecasino gambling debate yet again on Beacon Hill. Last Thursday U.S.Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs designated the MashpeeWampanoag tribe as a sovereign American Indian nation. The tribe has statedtheir […]