One of the three officers in court this week for having allegedly gambled atthe Chickasha Elks Lodge has been allowed to go free. While Special DistrictJudge Ken Harris found that there was probable cause that illegal gamblinghad occurred at the Elk’s Lodge between August of 2005 and September of2006, Harris did not have sufficient evidence […]
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A lawmaker who supports efforts to legalize and regulate video gamblingmachines in taverns and bars says he will not push such legislation thisyear – but that doesn’t mean the issue is dead. Rep. Win Moses, D-FortWayne, says regulating and taxing illegal video gambling machines, sometimescalled ”Cherry Masters,” could generate $200 million in tax revenue forthe […]
The state Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on whether the CatawbaIndian Nation’s land settlement with the state allows it to offer videogambling on its York County reservation. A lower court ruled in favor of thetribe, but the state is appealing. The Catawbas say their 1993 land dealallows video gambling, despite South Carolina outlawing it […]
The recent arrests of Neteller ex-directors Stephen Lawrence and JohnLefebvre whilst visiting the United States highlights once again that ifAmerican officialdom can get its hands on Internet gaming executives, it isprepared to bring charges that stride over international boundaries. Anyonereading the press release from the US Attorney General’s office thatreported the arrests can have little […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear yesterday said he wants togive people a chance to vote next year on whether to legalize expandedgambling at racetracks and to open some casinos in Kentucky. Beshear saidexpanding gaming would generate $500 million a year for the state, help thehorse industry and stop Kentuckians from going to Indiana and other […]
Two founders of a company that processes Internet gambling transactions werearrested and charged with funneling billions of dollars in gambling proceedsto overseas betting operations, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Thecharges mark the latest in a series of crackdowns by the federal governmentagainst the online gambling industry. The charges against the formerNeteller PLC directors, John David Lefebvre, […]
District attorneys statewide plan to use a recent Supreme Court decisionoutlawing a type of video gaming machine at Birmingham’s dog track to shutdown adult arcades and casino-like operations across Alabama, a keyprosecutor said Tuesday. The ruling, which overturned a lower court orderthat allowed so-called “sweepstakes” machines operated by Birmingham RaceCourse owner Milton McGregor, means that […]
The two founders of the British “virtual wallet” group Neteller, whichprovides gambling accounts to online punters, have been arrested in Americaand charged with money laundering offences which carry penalties of up to 20years in prison. Neteller’s former chairman, Steve Lawrence, 46, wasdetained in the US Virgin Islands on Monday and his co-founder, JohnLefebvre, 55, was […]
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning on whether theCatawba Indian Nation’s land settlement with the state allows it to offervideo gambling on its York County reservation. A lower court ruled in favorof the tribe, but the state is appealing. The Catawbas say their 1993 landdeal allows video gambling, despite South Carolina outlawing […]
A state lawmaker who favors legalizing and regulating the video gamblingmachines now common in bars and social clubs has decided against filinglegislation to make that change. Rep. Win Moses, D-Fort Wayne, saidyesterday that he instead is seeking to create a committee to study theissue this summer and consider such matters as how much to tax […]
“Christchurch is off to a bad start in 2007, defending its dubious title asthe gambling-related crime capital of New Zealand,” says John Stansfield,CEO for the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF). “Yet again, abusiness has been run to the ground and its customers left out of pocketbecause of a gambling problem,” says Mr Stansfield. […]
gambling addict who swindled a Chicago bank out of millions of dollars tofeed his obsession and ended up driving it out of business was sentencedTuesday to more than three years in federal prison. Adam B. Resnick, 34, ofsuburban Buffalo Grove also was ordered by federal Judge Wayne R. Andersento pay $10.4 million in restitution for […]
A key state lawmaker says he won’t push for legalization of video gamblingmachines this year. Fort Wayne Democratic Representative Win Moses saysregulating and taxing the state’s 20 to 30,000 illegal video gamblingmachines could bring the state 200 million dollars in tax revenue. TheIndiana Licensed Beverage Association has tried to drum up support for thelegalization of […]
The manager of a 23,000-member private card club in London was convictedtoday of violating Britain’s gambling laws after a jury decided poker is agame of chance, not pure skill. Derek Kelly argued that he didn’t need agambling license to take a share of profits from players at his club becausethe U.K.’s Gaming Act 1968 covers […]