CHICKASHA, Okla. A Grady County judge rules that District Attorney BretBurns can continue prosecuting a case against the county’s sheriff and sevenothers charged in a gambling case. Special District Judge Ken Harris says hemade the ruling yesterday because he did not have enough information toremove Burns from the case. Sheriff Kieran McMullen says the judge’sdecision […]
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In the 17th century, ancestors of the Pequot Tribal Nation lost theirposition as the dominant culture along New England’s Atlantic Coast. Today,the Pequots – now owners of the world’s largest casino – aim to secure aposition along Philadelphia’s Delaware riverfront to build a $560 millionslots palace. If Foxwoods Development Co. wins a license Dec. 20 […]
The stock exchange should have no place in a developing country likePakistan. It is not an institution to promote industrialization. In fact, itis more or less a gambling den where the savings of the middle class peopleare regularly siphoned off, says an eminent economist. “No investment hadbeen made in education, health, water and power sectors […]
Gambling businesses in Lake Stevens would pay one of the lowest tax rates inSnohomish County if a proposal before the City Council is approved. Thecouncil is expected to review the proposal tonight . According to a 2005study conducted by Lake Stevens, only Sultan has a lower gambling tax thanthe proposed 5 percent tax Lake Stevens […]
There’s no denying it, punters in the UK love to have a flutter. Thatexplains why there are more than 8,000 bookmaking outlets huddling amongBritain’s clothes shops and restaurants. But you don’t even have to leavethe comfort of your own home to place a bet these days. The online world isquickly catching up with its high-street […]
West Ham United striker Teddy Sheringham has expressed his fears aboutgambling. Speaking in London, Sheringham said that this addiction isbecoming more of a danger for younger players starting out in football. Hesited the reasons for this problem being the amount of leisure time thatplayers had added to the amount of money that they have available […]
It’s been a little over two weeks since the first legal slot parlor inPennsylvania opened at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs racetrack. Three moreslots parlors are expected to open at other racetracks within the next threemonths. Ultimately, 14 parlors are expected to open in Pennsylvania,bringing in what is hoped will be sufficient additional revenue […]
A reputed underboss of the New England Mafia was arrested Friday on gamblingand extortion charges, authorities said. Carmen Salvatore DiNunzio, 49, wasarrested by state police in Boston’s North End after being indicted by anEssex County grand jury on charges of extortion, maintaining and operating agaming operation, and conspiracy to maintain or organize a gaming operation,the […]
Three persons who were injured in a two-vehicle collision have been admittedto a hospital, reports Al-Watan daily. A police source said a pick-up truckoverturned after crashing into the car driven by a young Kuwaiti woman.Inside the overturned pick-up truck police found a roulette machine andthree bottles of vodka. It has been reported the occupants of […]
It could also prove the defining event in his personal corporate andbusiness development — cementing his commitment to a Pacific and thenglobal gaming future. For the first time, we can reveal the full detail ofthis extraordinary resort casino proposal, dubbed “Harry’s Island”, onSingapore’s Sentosa Island. Ostensibly, the “Harry” is mid-20th centuryHoward Hughes-style adventurer Harry O’Brien, […]
A coalition of Iowa chambers of commerce is asking the Legislature to setaside a chunk of new gambling revenue to help pay for major attractionsacross the state. This would be a renewal of sorts for the Vision Iowaprogram. The Iowa Chamber Alliance announced this proposal, and a dozenothers, at a Statehouse news conference. The alliance […]
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 […]
Oliver Drewes is spokesman for the internal markets commissioner, CharlieMcCreevy. He was approached by Darik Radio to comment amendments toBulgarian law on gambling. Tsvetana Minkova from Darik News spoke to OliverDrewes. Q: Do you think changes in the law for gambling might lead to someimpediments for competition in this area in Bulgaria? A: We have […]
The House of Representatives wastes no sympathy on defeated members. So atthe beginning of this week, Jim Leach of Iowa sat in an office almost devoidof furniture, the walls stripped bare of the mementos of his 30 years ofservice — with just a few hours remaining before the painters moved in toprepare his domain for […]