A decision on whether Catholic schools should get funding from the proceedsof gambling is hanging in limbo. Catholic school board spokesman Lori Nagysaid yesterday that debate on the issue was halted when Edmonton ArchbishopTom Collins was reassigned to another diocese. "We did have a discussionwith (Archbishop Collins) initially about it," Nagy said. "Right after that,he […]
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For pioneering mobile gambling operator Slotland.com, news at the recent3GSM mobile conference in Barcelona was all good. Developing technologiesare making it easier, cheaper and more fun to play casino games like slotmachines on mobile phones and that puts a smile on the face of JohnLancelet, Mobile Games Director at Slotland.com. There was a lot to […]
Seeing licensed gambling establishments popping up in the St. Paul Diocese,Bishop Luc Bouchard decided to speak out. "If the bishop doesn't do it, whowill?" Bouchard told the WCR. On Ash Wednesday, Bouchard issued a 2,800-wordpastoral letter on legalized gambling, tracing its rather innocentbeginnings in Alberta to its development as a billion-dollar boon forprovincial coffers – […]
After a lot of questions, Sedgwick County agrees to be a part of a coalitionto include south central Kansas in expanded gambling discussions. Fivecounties are considering this coalition: Sedgwick, Harvey, Sumner, Cowleyand Kingman. On Wednesday, Sedgwick County Commissioners questioned what itmeans to be a part of the group, which will be known as the South […]
Nevada gaming regulators said Tuesday that MGM Mirage's 50-50 partnershipwith Chinese businesswoman Pansy Ho in an under-construction hotel-casino inMacau was suitable under the state's regulations covering investmentsoutside the Silver State. After a hearing that lasted more than five hours,the Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the arrangement in which MGMMirage will own 50 percent of a […]
Casinos and lotteries are the two most popular types of gambling in Arizona.About 2.3 percent of adults in Arizona are problem gamblers, lower than thenational rate of 2.7 percent. However, Arizona is considered to have moregamblers at risk of becoming problem gamblers.Problem gamblers are mostlikely to identify slot machines as their favorite type of gambling, […]
Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is reportedly set to announceplans in next month's budget to entice offshore gambling firms to beregulated and licenced in the UK in return for a tax. The new tax, whichwill be called the Remote Gaming Duty, would allow gambling companies to belicenced in the UK but still be based […]
The just concluded NBA All-Star game yet again rehashed the sports leaguehypocrisy when it comes to gambling. David Stern can rant all he wantsabout how betting on sports sullies the image of his league worse than itsmillionaire players being unable to avoid getting arrested. The fact is theleagues conveniently overlook some of the real harm […]
The province's lottery corporation wants more British Columbians to take upgaming, as the government that once vowed as party policy to halt the growthof gambling in B.C. reaps ever increasing revenue from it. "They arebecoming gaming crackheads," NDP Crown corporations critic Guy Gentnercharged yesterday, noting that government income from gambling in theprovince for the coming […]
One of the final bills filed by house lawmakers could authorize up to nine casinos at racetracks and other locations in Kentucky. This could happen only if voters give their approval to a constitutional amendment in the November 2008 election. But first, the general assembly has to give its approval. Expanded gambling could provide jobs […]
New laws come into effect later this year which mean that anyone who wantsto run a gambling business in the North East area, including local bettingshops, amusement arcades, bingo halls and casinos, must apply for a licence.The Gambling Commission will be responsible for licensing and regulatinggambling in Britain under the Gambling Act 2005 which comes […]
Illinois House Republicans have proposed a $5 Billion budget for roads,schools and mass transportation. The money to cover the budget will comefrom an expansion of Illinois' casinos. Expanding gambling in the State hasnot been a popular option in the past. But when compared to other options,such as increased sales tax or an increase on State […]
A majority of Kentuckians favor allowing casino gambling at the state'sracetracks, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Wednesday. The pollconducted by The Courier-Journal of Louisville found that 52 percent ofKentuckians favor casinos at the tracks, while 38 percent oppose them andanother 10 percent were undecided. The poll was encouraging for members ofthe thoroughbred racing industry […]
When it comes to betting on sports, it seems the gambling industry has leftno stone unturned. There are government-sanctioned Sport Select kiosks invirtually every corner store, casinos in every corner of the city andchances to bet on just about any horse race in the world at EdmontonNorthlands. There are illegal book-makers more than willing to […]