A recently appointed member of the Pennsylvania gaming board was a longtimecritic of gambling when he was a legislator but he has won thousands ofdollars at casinos, a newspaper reported Sunday. Former state Rep. MarkMcNaughton voted against the state’s slot machine law in 2004 and opposedgambling for years before that, but at the same time […]
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Forget Hillary vs. Obama. There’s another question in the Democraticpresidential race: Does what happens in Vegas really stay there, or can SinCity set the course for the nation? Nevada has a new prominence in decidingthe party’s next nominee. It will hold an early caucus January 19, 2008,sandwiched between Iowa and New Hampshire. The prized position […]
“Problem gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any majorarea of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational. The term“Problem Gambling” includes… “Pathological”, or “Compulsive” Gambling, aprogressive addiction characterized by increasing preoccupation withgambling, a need to bet more money more frequently, restlessness orirritability when attempting to stop, ‘chasing’ losses, and loss of controlmanifested by continuation […]
Visitors come here to see just one bell – the Liberty Bell. Soon they’ll belooking for a row of them – on a slot machine. Pennsylvania’s 2-year-oldstate gaming board is to award licenses Wednesday for two slot machinecasinos to be built here. That will make Philadelphia the largest city inthe country with casinos and put […]
ILLEGAL gambling dens could spread in Redbridge unless the council gets moremoney to deal with the problem. Community protection officer, Alan Drake,fears the council will be unable to carry out its new licensing andenforcement responsibilities under the Gambling Act 2005, unless proposedfunding levels are increased.He said: “We aren’t currently equipped to enforce the legislation under […]
The Victorian Government has announced which gaming venues are to lose pokermachines under its plan to cap machine numbers in 19 Victorian regions. TheGovernment promised to move 543 gaming machines during the election campaignand they will come from venues in Dandenong, Hume, Latrobe, Maribyrnong,Monash and Warrnambool. Some clubs will lose only one or two machines […]
A recently appointed member of the Pennsylvania gaming board was a longtimecritic of gambling when he was a legislator but he has won thousands ofdollars at casinos, a newspaper reported Sunday. Former state Rep. MarkMcNaughton voted against the state’s slot machine law in 2004 and opposedgambling for years before that, but at the same time […]
Kannapolis bingo parlor is under investigation for illegal gambling after asearch by the North Carolina Alcohol and Law Enforcement agency. The RowanREACT Team Bingo at 1912 N. Main St. was investigated by officers Dec. 9.Officers collected evidence from the game. The operators, Cherry and BobbySnipes, were ticketed for gambling, according to Rowan County Department ofJustice […]
Would-be online gambling advertisers in the Ontario province of Canada willneed to update their knowledge on what is and is not permitted following thepassage of a consumer protection bill containing advertising restrictions,which was passed by the provincial legislature this week. According to anassessment in p2pnet.net News by Michael Geist, who holds the CanadaResearch Chair in […]
In Sunday Stabroek of the 10th December 2006, the headlines read, “Religiousleaders against casino gambling.” I am simply astonished that thesereligious leaders’ mindset is still immersed in the dark ages. A few yearsback, whilst living in the USA I would visit the race tracks daily. I wasvery surprised at first that racing would be allowed […]
Six Palu municipal councillors were arrested Thursday and charged withgambling. Police arrested the suspects in a hotel room and seized Rp 225,000(US$25) in cash and playing cards. The councillors are being held forquestioning at Palu Police Headquarters. Officers identified the suspects asYos Sudarso, chairman of the Democrat Party in Palu, Arifin Labanu (DemocratParty), Andi Indra […]
I don’t understand the governor’s agenda. I believe privatization is good,but to use gambling as a source of revenue to pay for other needs is wrong.Gambling needs to be removed from the government’s protective umbrella. Weknow wherever there is gambling there are vice and corruption; we also knowthat reducing the size of government bureaucracy eliminates […]
Undercover IRS agents had several conversations with a McDowell Countypharmacist about the way a gambling operation was run, according to afederal search warrant affidavit. The pharmacist, Saad Kamil Deeb, is underfederal indictment on money laundering and gambling charges. Deeb, who ownsand operates Citizen’s Pharmacy in Welch, was indicted last month by afederal grand jury on […]
The Province of Ontario has passed new consumer protection legislation thatcontains provisions prohibiting the advertising of Internet gambling sites.The provisions underwent important changes at committee (first reading,second reading after committee), however, so that the final bill lookssomewhat different from the one that was introduced in the fall. When firstintroduced, the bill contained a blanket prohibition […]