The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, who wasarrested last week after New York customs officials discovered his name on aLouisiana warrant charging him with illegal online gambling, resigned onThursday, the company said. “Further to its recent announcements regardingMr. Peter Dicks, Sportingbet confirms that, with great reluctance … theBoard accepted the resignation of […]
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The US Department of Justice has admitted that the 1961 Wire Act which ituses to prosecute executives of online gambling companies is “dated”. TheDepartment insists, though, that the law is sufficient for the prosecutionof gambling executives.Referring to the laws under which it prosecutes,including the controversial 1961 Act, Justice Department spokeswomanJacqueline Lesch told OUT-LAW: “They include […]
By The Associated Press and N-B Staff Some Indiana residents want the stateto legalize video gambling in American Legion halls and other clubs – a movesupporters say would allow the state to regulate the machines and collect apiece of the pot.The Indiana Licensed Beverage Association has plannedpublic meetings around the state to convince lawmakers that […]
The government is continuing to shut down access to Korean-language gamblingWeb sites, whose operations are based in foreign countries.The Ministry of Information and Communication yesterday said it had blockedthis month alone up to 53 gambling sites, which had moved servers overseasto avoid the grip of the local laws. The measure is unprecedented becausethese gambling sites […]
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “The Sycuan Indian band mightsomeday build a second large casino in East County. “Under a provision thatthe tribe negotiated into its amended, 5,000-slot compact with Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Sycuan could open a second casino on 1,600 acres of adjacentland – including the golf course – that the tribe has […]
As reported by the Sweden Local: “As the Lotto balls fell into place onSaturday evening it slowly dawned on a Trelleborg man that he had just won acool 93 million kronor – tax-free. “The jackpot is Sweden’s second highestgaming win of all time. “The man had entered his Lotto numbers onsvenskaspel.se, the web site of […]
I wanted to share a few thoughts from my visit to Macau. Last year the Sunsent our tourism reporter Richard N. Velotta to Macau (and Beijing andSingapore) and Richard wrote a top-notch series of stories that helped Sunreaders understand the power of the Chinese economy and its tourism impacton Las Vegas, the vibrancy of Macau […]
As reported by the Rocky Mountain News: “A Central City casino that hadalready filed for bankruptcy shut its doors this week after a new parkway tothe gaming town failed to bring an expected increase in business. “Scarlet’sCasino had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just months afteropening at what should have been a prime location […]
As reported by CBC News: “Alberta’s first aboriginal-run casino is weeksaway from opening as construction on the $178-million River Cree Resort andCasino wraps up more than two months ahead of schedule. “The complex, whichopens at the end of October, is located on the Enoch Cree Nation reserve atthe southwest edge of Edmonton. “Robert Morin, the […]
State gaming regulators granted a third casino-equipment manufacturertentative approval Thursday to operate wireless hand-held gambling devicesin Nevada. But Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander thought itwould be six months at the earliest before the devices could find their wayinto Nevada casinos. The three-member control board gave Fortunetpreliminary approval to distribute hand-held equipment for full casinogaming. […]
Poker Creations, the leader in US-compliant online poker promotiontournaments, today announced a multi-week poker promotion agreement withMilwaukee’s Best Light Beer and Casino Media Group, a multi-media agencywith offices in Toronto, New York and Las Vegas. Poker Creations, a whollyowned division of NLOP, Inc. will provide online logistics for its secondnationwide promotion sponsored by Milwaukee’s Best […]
As reported by the Arkansas News Bureau: “State legislators Wednesdayreviewed new rules and regulations governing booming natural gas explorationin western Arkansas and expanded gambling at the state’s two pari-mutuelracetracks. “.During Wednesday’s meeting, the committee reviewed a series ofrules and regulations for implementing Act 1151 of 2005, which authorizedwagering on electronic games of skill for the […]
As reported by Reuters: “The United States has arrested a second Internetgaming executive, adding to fears it is cracking down on the lucrativeindustry and sparking share price falls on Thursday that wiped over $1.5billion off the market value of the sector. “Online bookmaker SportingbetPlc said its chairman, Peter Dicks, had been detained by U.S. authorities,mirroring […]
As reported by the Brand Republic: “Betfair has sign up as the title sponsorfor the first event in a series of airborne races known as the Aero GP.“Aero GP pits multiple aircraft against each other at the same time,undertaking a combination of racing, air-to-air combat and target bombing.Points are awarded across the three disciplines, providing […]