Proponents of downtown redevelopment are counting on new hotel-casinos to spice up an entertainment district proposed for Las Vegas’ 61-acre Union Park site. But if local gaming companies’ tepid early responses are an accurate indicator, those hoping for Striplike gaming halls in the shadows of Fremont Street are in for a tough sell. As city […]
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As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: “Sydney bookmakers Con and George Kafataris appear to be finally preparing for a big punt on the sharemarket with the listing of their online sports-betting shop, Centrebet. “‘We’re looking at all options at the moment,’ said Con Kafataris, confirming that public listing was one possibility. “The brothers have […]
As reported by the Columbian: “A list of pending Indian casino proposals circulated Wednesday raises the possibility that the Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon will seek to build a casino in Aurora, Ore., some 20 miles south of Portland. “Federal officials have been deluged with Indian casino applications in response to a bill sponsored by […]
As reported by the Bloomberg News: “A House panel has approved legislation to toughen laws criminalizing Internet gambling, a preliminary step that may lead to enactment by Congress. “A Judiciary subcommittee voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, sponsored by two Virginia representatives, Bob Goodlatte, a Republican, and Rick Boucher, a Democrat. […]
As reported by the Midland-Reporter Telegram: “Ushering in casino gambling to help finance public schools will not be considered during the Texas Legislature’s current special session on education reform, but it will be debated when lawmakers convene for their regular biennial session next January, legislators say. “With the city of Stanton in particular wanting a […]
As reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Half of Ohioans say they don’t like either of two proposals to set up slot machines here, meaning slots backers face a costly, difficult battle to turn the tide. “A Plain Dealer poll shows that only four in 10 respondents favored the two proposals to open slots parlors […]
As reported by the Billings Gazette: “Poker players are becoming the 21st-century version of campus jocks, said Montana State University-Billings sophomore Dustin Swensgard. “.More than half of male college students interviewed last summer in a national survey had gambled on card games at least once a month, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center of […]
As reported by the (Irish) Sunday Business Post: “Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has vowed to bring the country’s gambling clubs to their knees. For decades, Irish gambling clubs have operated in a legislative grey area because, unlike every other country in the EU, Ireland has no law specifically governing casinos. “Gambling is illegal in […]
As reported by the (British) Daily Express: “The family of a British tourist missing for more than a week in Australia are celebrating the news she had been found safe and well. “Frances Embleton, 24, walked into a police station in Sydney following an extensive appeal to trace her. “She disappeared just hours before she […]
The board of directors for the casino industry’s top lobbying group agreed unanimously this week to call for a one-year study of Internet gambling by a federal commission. The action Wednesday by the American Gaming Association in Las Vegas is likely to hinder efforts in Congress to ban Internet gambling. Association President Frank Fahrenkopf said […]
George W. Bush may be the worst president in American history. At least that’s what some Washington talking heads are now saying. Bush has accepted resignations from two senior Administration officials in the past few weeks but many Republicans and Democrats believe that much more needs to be done in order to salvage his lame […]
As reported by the Morning Call: “The odds of a casino coming to the LehighValley, the Poconos or both got better this week as opposition to a proposed$650 million slots parlor, hotel and convention center in Limerick Townshipintensified. “Township supervisors voted unanimously Thursday night to tellthe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board they oppose the slots parlor. […]
As reported by the UK Daily Telegraph: “A British tourist is missing afterapparently gambling away the money for her return flight to London at StarCity casino. “Frances Mary Embleton, 24, from London, was last seen at theThree Wise Monkeys bar, in Sydney’s CBD, last Saturday afternoon. “Policesaid she told a bar patron she had gambled […]
As reported by the UK Daily Telegraph: “A British tourist is missing after apparently gambling away the money for her return flight to London at Star City casino. “Frances Mary Embleton, 24, from London, was last seen at the Three Wise Monkeys bar, in Sydney’s CBD, last Saturday afternoon. “Police said she told a bar […]