State regulators and lawmakers eagerly have been counting the take from theMohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, the first slots parlor in the state. It isabundantly clear already, in this new era of gambling as a primary source ofstate revenue, that the state government cares little about the negativeaspects of the new industry – so little […]
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Good news! The proceeds from new table games at the state’s racetracks willgo to help the elderly and infirm stay at home instead of being trundled offto nursing homes. What a relief. I thought the cash was headed for gamblingoperators and political pork projects. Gov. Joe Manchin suggested this weekat a press conference that if […]
Tuesday night’s broadcast of SunTalk Live is now available on www.lowellsun.com or by dialing 978-364-4098. On the weekly phone-in show, Sun Editor Jim Campanini and state Sen. Steve Panagiotakos discussed how Gov.-elect Deval Patrick’s victory will reshape legislative priorities. Panagiotakos, a power broker on the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee, lauded many of Patrick’s ideas […]
As reported by the South Africa Citizen: "Online gambling is still outlawed in South Africa, even though the service is offered from outside the borders of the country, a Pretoria High Court judge has ruled. "Judge Willie Hartzenberg decreed yesterday that an application launched by Casino Enterprises Swaziland, which runs Piggs Peak Casino in Swaziland, […]
A multi-year study has given the first glimpse into the impact of increased casino gambling in Surrey and Langley The socio-economic impact study being conducted for the provincial government is tracing the effects on local residents of the spring 2005 opening of the Langley Cascades casino and of slot machines at Fraser Downs racetrack in […]
A professional poker player accused of running a $3.3 billion illegal sports gambling operation was ordered held without bail Wednesday. The balding and bearded James Giordano stood silently with hands cuffed behind his back at his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court as his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Giordano, 52, was […]
As a black man born and raised on the Hill, I applaud poet-scholar Kimberly Ellis for her courage and love for our people and her opposition to Isle of Capri Casinos putting a casino on the Lower Hill. I remember as a child of 8 how I came home from school and saw a notice […]
When a person continues to gamble, despite the fact it is causing financial, marital, family, legal, employment, social, or school difficulties, it is a problem.Last week’s article depicted an example of how a woman’s gambling behaviour destroyed many aspects of her life, as well as those of others. That was a true story. She would […]
Northampton County’s human services department is trying to prepare for aninflux of gambling and alcohol addicts a Lehigh Valley casino may create.During a council budget hearing Tuesday night, county Councilman Ron Anglesaid it doesn’t matter which Valley proposal is chosen, Northampton Countywill be affected. Angle asked if officials have begun assessing costs andprograms. “The drain […]
A South African judge gave online gambling optimists pause for thought thisweek in a judgement that unlicensed gambling in the country was illegal.Online gamblers in South Africa could be fined up to Rands 10 million (GBP735 000) or jailed for up to 10 years in terms of current legislation, whichwill hopefully be reversed if the […]
Slot-machine casinos are opening in Pennsylvania despite the fact that thestate does not have a gambling addiction program in place to handle anexpected rise in compulsive gamblers seeking treatment. Although the slotsparlors are required to advertise the existence of such services, the statehas not set up a compulsive gambling hot line or a procedure to […]
A contingent of nearly a dozen New York City police offers arrived in MiamiBeach Monday morning to transfer several defendants being held in an “onlinegambling” bust back to New York for a Tuesday arraignment. The sophisticatedInternet-based gambling scheme took in $3.3 billion in cash wagers from40,000 bettors nationwide since 2004, authorities said. They announcedcharges against […]
Slot-machine casinos are opening in Pennsylvania despite the fact that thestate does not have a gambling-addiction program in place to handle anexpected rise in compulsive gamblers seeking treatment. Although the slotsparlors are required to advertise the existence of such services, the statehas not set up a compulsive-gambling hot line or a procedure to subsidizegambling-addiction treatment […]
A new gambling tax proposal would be better for local gambling businesses,city officials said. The proposal is for a lower tax on area businesses –the Highway 9 Casino and some restaurants and taverns – than the one theycurrently pay to Snohomish County. “This would be considerably less thanthey are used to paying the county,” Mayor […]