Internet gambling charges against an executive with a British company weredismissed Tuesday in exchange for $400,000 after extradition issues left thecase nearly impossible to prosecute, St. Landry Parish District Attorney'sOffice announced. State Police, working with St. Landry prosecutors, hadsecured warrants in May in an investigation that focused on Sportingbet PLC,a company that operates out of […]
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Two new casinos in Central Indiana are one step closer to reality. The votewas nine to three in a state Senate committee for the bill to permit slotmachines at horse tracks in Anderson and Shelbyville. "We need help and weneed your help. We need slot machines at Indiana's two race tracks," saidRick Moore of Hoosier […]
It's not quite characteristic for a city clerk to not like a source of cityrevenue. But Clerk Pat Garrity sees one particular revenue stream on Hibbing'sbooks that he doesn't like, and he wants something done about it. Garrityasked the council to consider elimination of the charitable gambling tax,better known as the 10 percent contribution fund, […]
The Catawba Indian Nation's push to offer electronic gambling took a hitMonday when the S.C. Supreme Court ruled a state ban on video poker alsoapplies to the tribe. The Catawbas, South Carolina's only federallyrecognized tribe, argued their 1993 land deal with the state allowed them toput video poker machines on their reservation, despite a statewide […]
Police arrested a Hamilton man for allegedly running a speakeasy andgambling parlor that netted more than $1 million a year, police DirectorJoseph Santiago said yesterday. It's the fourth time Alvin D. Brown, 61, ofCrawford Court, has been arrested for gambling-related charges. This time hewas charged with operating a gambling facility out of a room on […]
West Virginia lawmakers have wrapped up the 2007 legislative session, andthe major piece of legislation emerging from the 60-day session was the billpermitting racetracks to add table games, pending approval by voters of thefour counties where the tracks are located. In the last election, thegambling interests spent nearly $400,000 in direct contributions to theirfavored candidates, […]
Every March, as Americans fill out their NCAA Basketball Tournament bracketsand shell out cash to compete in March Madness pools, gambling enters thepublic spotlight, and this year, it is under more scrutiny than usual. InNew Jersey, Rutgers University's School of Social Work recently announced itwould look deeper into the nature of gambling and its effects […]
A New Castle man arrested during Friday's drug sweep was wanted on a benchwarrant for a gambling charge. Jeffrey Zona, 39, was picked up by police aspart of the city and state police drug sweep in New Castle. He was wanted ona bench warrant on a gambling-related charge dating back to 2005. Accordingto information from […]
A Miami, Florida, executive and his wife, charged with participating in anunlawful online gambling operation that booked more than $3.3 billion inwagers over a 28-month period, have pleaded guilty to felony charges in thecase. Daniel B. Clarin, 32, and his wife, Melissa Clarin, 31, both of Miami,Florida, both entered guilty pleas. He pleaded guilty to […]
Lake Stevens city officials are looking at ways to make sure the city's lowgambling tax doesn't bring a flood of card rooms and casinos to the city. Amoratorium on such gambling establishments is one option city administratorJan Berg plans to discuss with the City Council tonight. "They asked me tolook at all the options," Berg […]
A new study indicates students in the eighth and 11th grades who gamble aremore likely to be involved in risky behaviors such as drinking, carryingweapons, sexual activity or fighting. "The data are startling," said JeffMarotta, problem gambling services manager in the Oregon Department of HumanServices. He said the information has bolstered a plan to make […]
Two Nevada lawmakers are working on legislation for an 18-month study ofonline gambling to determine whether online gambling can be effectivelyregulated in the United States. U.S. Reps. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., and JonPorter, R-Nev. are expected to reveal the co-sponsored legislation withinthe next few weeks, and they hope to gain a powerful ally in Rep. BarneyFrank, […]
Patrick Partouche, the head of French company Groupe Partouche, has beenhanded a 40,000 Euro fine and a 12 month suspended prison sentence.Partouche's punishment relates to his involvement with online poker sitePoker770. France appears to be following in the footsteps of America bycracking down on online gambling and poker. Patrick Partouche and PartoucheInternational were handed stiff […]
Recently, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department cited dozens ofpatrons and arrested organizers of an illegal gambling house on the city'sNortheastside. While police should be commended for monitoring thissituation and ultimately stepping in, it is disturbing that known illegalgambling elsewhere in Marion County is being ignored. The Star reported on,and even gave the address for, an […]