How about the secret of getting free gambling junkets? Junkets, along withcomps, provide a lot of free services to the crapshooter! For example, youcan get RFB (Room, Food and Beverages) from both junkets and comps. Further,once you establish yourself as a steady gambler you will be invited back,and in doing so, the casino will offer […]
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GOING after alleged operators of Internet casinos seemed easy enough for theNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI). But in the real world, where lawenforcement and investigative tasks ought to be conducted "by the book,"such is one hard thing to do. Here's some background on the NBI's raid andfiling of illegal gambling case against an alleged Internet […]
"With six days to go in this year's legislative session, lawmakers havealready answered what amounted to a $5.7-billion question. ".The Senatelistened to four hours of testimony Sunday on revising the tribal-stateagreements governing gambling. "The new compacts were negotiated by tribesand representatives of the Governor's Office. They have the backing of 10 ofthe 13 tribes that […]
Even before its bill is out of committee, a coalition of gambling supportersis pushing to change the legislation to focus more on casinos than slotmachines at pari-mutuel racetracks. Dubbed the "industry bill," it wasconsidered Monday by the House Federal and State Affairs Committee in a roompacked with spectators, many wearing yellow stickers of support. Thecommittee […]
Pressure in the Statehouse to expand gambling in Kansas may not come thisyear from inside the Sunflower State. Thank Oklahoma for that. In recentyears, the debate among legislators has focused on the number of casinos inKansas City, Mo., the four American Indian casinos in northeast Kansas andthe flights leaving for Las Vegas and Atlantic City. […]
State gambling regulators have opened the door to more slot machines,24-hour casinos, high-stakes games and more. Although the deal seems certainto go through, Republicans in the Washington Legislature are voicingconcerns about the largest expansion of gambling in the state's history. Bya 5-3 vote, the Washington Gambling Commission approved a series of newcompacts with 27 tribes […]
Opponents of legalized casino gambling had a chance to make their case atthe state's first legislative oversight committee meeting, held Thursdaymorning at the Woodlands Inn & Resort. But their warnings of doom wereoverwhelmed by support for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as an economic sparkand a committed corporate citizen. During his allotted 10-minutepresentation, Bill Kearney, […]
Texas voters would get to decide whether to open Speaking Rock Casino and 11other gaming destinations state wide and dedicate some of the gamblingrevenue to financial aid for college students under a bill filed Thursday."Texans are already voting with their feet and going out of state" togamble, said state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. "It's time […]
Texans would get to decide whether to allow casino resorts in cities such asGalveston and slot machines at dog tracks like the one in La Marque underlegislation proposed Thursday by two Texas senators. But if history is ateacher, you can bet on a battle royale, even among some gamblingproponents. The issue for many comes down […]
Two high-profile senators are joining forces to propose a plan forlegalizing casino gambling and sending some of the profits to help Texanspay for college tuition.Republican Sen. John Carona of Dallas and Democratic Sen. Rodney Ellis ofHouston are to announce more details Thursday about their proposal tolegalize a limited number of "destination resort casinos" across the […]
The total value of bets placed worldwide on mobile phones will reach $16b ayear by 2011, according to market research analysts Juniper Research. The US'scrackdown on internet gambling had caused a tentative year for thenewly-blooming industry with the implementation of the Unlawful InternetGambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) forcing many within the industry toreadjust their focus and […]
His gambling started with marbles in the schoolyard. By the time he was inhigh school, he played poker with friends and considered himself a poolshark. "I bounced a lot of checks; I stole a lot of money. . . . I wouldpretty much gamble however much money I had available," he said. Gamblingcost him jobs, […]
Two casinos who claim a Daly City couple wrote $43,000 in bad checks tocover gambling debts cannot use California courts to collect, a judge ruled.San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Quentin Kopp dismissed a lawsuitagainst Manuel and Mercedita Luna on Monday, citing California's"deep-rooted policy" against enforcing debts owed to casinos that extendcredit to gamblers. A […]
Officials say a federal agency's proposal to limit development of newAmerican Indian casinos on off-reservation sites would not have much effecton Indian gambling in South Dakota, One portion has to do with whethertribes will need to prove a historical connection to the land on which theywant to build a casino.Attorney General Larry Long says it […]