An organization that represents the nine American Indian tribes in South Dakota and one tribe each in North Dakota and Nebraska will meet in Pierre today on a plan to form a tribal gambling group. Some tribal officials are unhappy with Governor Rounds in their dealings to re-negotiate gambling compacts. They say the governor is […]
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Speaker Boris Gryzlov has announced that the State Duma is set to consider the first reading of a new bill that would push the bulk of Russia’s gambling halls into four Las Vegas-style "colonies." Gryzlov, reacting to President Vladimir Putin’s initiative and subsequent suggestion that his gambling bill be approved as soon as possible and […]
Labor MP John Murphy has accused Family First Senator Steve Fielding of casting a vote which has helped boost gambling.Senator Fielding voted with the Government to allow an overhaul of the media laws to pass through Parliament. The legislation has already prompted a rush of activity as the major media players prepare for the new […]
PUBLISHING & Broadcasting Ltd executives spent Monday putting the finishing touches to plans to spin off the company’s media assets, but executive chairman James Packer was not orchestrating proceedings from his Park Street headquarters. Mr Packer was on the Singaporean resort island of Sentosa helping present his consortium’s bid to build a $US3.5 billion ($4.7 […]
A roster of 130 “electronic games of skill” — with names such as Sizzling 7 ‘s, Double Black Tie and White Hot Aces — met with Arkansas Racing Commission approval Monday for installation at the state’s two pari-mutuel racetracks. The gambling games join seven others the commission accepted last month, for a total authorization of […]
According to reports the bill, passed in congress on Friday, bans internet gamblers from using credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers to settle their wagers in the US, and is part of a larger bill aimed at bolstering US security. Aljazeera, a news agency, said US analysts believe the industry is one of the […]
Gambling promoters are putting at least $13 million on the line to see if Ohio voters will welcome slot machines on Nov. 7, the third proposal since 1990 to expand gambling. Voters that year and in 1996 refused almost 2-to-1 to allow casino gambling in some Ohio cities. Backers are optimistic they will fare better […]
As reported by Trinidad and Tobago’s Newsday: “Prime Minister PatrickManning yesterday told protesting private members clubs and casino workersthat Government stands firm on its opposition against casinos andcasino-type establishments and the local gaming industry will berestructured so it complies with the law. “Prior to speaking with Manning,the club owners said Government should take any information […]
We have no intention of stopping any of our US customers. The bill passeddoes not make it illegal for you to bet or for us to accept bets, so it willbe business as usual. The vast majority of all deposits processed by ourcompany are processed through non US payment processors. It is currentlyunclear how these […]
Brisbane-based online gambling company Global Approach’s share price hasslid a further 7% today despite assuring investors it is renewing its focuson European and Asian markets. The share price has slipped 60% sinceSeptember 11 to 4 cents, and a $2.1 million net profit projection for 2007is “unlikely to be achieved”.The company has now announced a major […]
Macau’s gaming industry chalked up yet more record takings in the secondquarter of the year, racking up 12.9 bln patacas, government figures showed.Census Department statistics showed that gambling receipts outstripped allother forms of income, as they rose 11 pct year on year in the three months.By comparison total exports amounted to 5.6 bln patacas. With […]
Every state with sanctioned casinos has a program in force to allow citizensto self-exclude themselves if they feel gambling is or has become a problemfor them.Stiff criminal penalties are enforced in a majority of cases for people whobreak their self-imposed curfews by entering a casino illegally. Casinos intheir advertising and via in-house signage and literature […]
I was talking to God the other day and I told him I knew he wanted me to winthe lottery and use most of the winnings to help others (after I paid for mycar and house and vacation). I told him I would buy a lottery ticket and howmuch I won was up to him. […]
Barry Metcalf won’t give odds on his chances of winning a state Senate seatNov. 7. But the Republican thinks his strong opposition to expanded gamblingprovides him “a great shot” of defeating Democratic incumbent Ed Worley.Metcalf, who lost to Worley by 1,901 votes for the 34th Senate district seatfour years ago, has tried to make gambling […]