Rochester Institute of Technology is in the process of toughening its policyon gambling. Currently, most forms of gambling are prohibited. The revisedpolicy would simplify the language and leave fewer exceptions. "I think it'ssomething where they're not trusting the student body as much as theyshould," said junior Amy Christian. RIT's various student and facultygovernance boards will […]
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According to Polish newspaper, The Warsaw Voice, the country is planning tointroduce regulations to license and tax online gambling. The regulationsare similar to those in Italy, signalling that European markets arecontinuing to open up doors for online gambling. Poland's decision followsthe favourable ruling for online gambling and online poker in the Placanicacase by the European […]
There is a virus abroad in our town, a contagious virus that is spreadingand infecting more and more of our children, youth and adults. This virushas no elaborate Latin name, just a common English one: "gambling." More andmore arcades and "skill game parlors" are spring up. Christian churches andlong-established community organizations dedicated to the nurture […]
FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at theinvitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab, but the U.S.government has not decided on the legality of virtual gambling. "We haveinvited the FBI several times to take a look around in Second Life and raiseany concerns they would like, and we know of at least […]
Last year the Unlawful Online Gambling Bill looked to have made it illegalfor US Citizens to gamble online, including games like poker and at onlinecasinos. However, almost 6 months since the bill was passed there are stillpoker rooms and casinos allowing US players to play at their sites. Are theybreaking the law?Are the players breaking […]
It's an open secret that fraternal organizations and veterans groups financemany of their activities, including works of charity, through small-timegambling. Punchboards and pool sheets have long been passed along the bar,with at least the tacit approval of law enforcement. These devices now arelegal as long as the clubs buy a license for small games of […]
Legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal gambling — particularly thevideo wagering machines often found in clubs, bars and truck stops — isheaded to the Senate after the Rules Committee unanimously endorsed ityesterday. House Bill 1510 would pay for 25 new state excise police officersdedicated to rooting out illegal gambling and create a special stateprosecutor […]
According to a lifestyle study conducted by the Maltese organisationAgenzija Sedqa in collaboration with the National Focal Point for Drugs andDrug Addiction and the national commission on the abuse of drugs, alcoholand other dependencies, online gambling usage is relatively low. Just under60 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 24 admitted to having playedthe lottery, […]
Cary Police say they have broken up an illegal poker gambling hall that washoused in a nondescript warehouse and have arrested over 40 people onvarious charges. Acting on an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, the Cary PoliceDepartment served a search warrant at 233 "M" East Johnson St. on Friday,March 23rd shortly after midnight. The bland looking […]
Three of four West Virginia racetracks aim to have voters decide June 9whether to allow table games in their slots-only casinos, but executives saythe timing of votes in Hancock, Ohio and Kanawha counties is more abouturgency than strategy. "I don't think it was really organized. It's just thefirst available day we could get,'' Bob Marshall, […]
Betting is drawing attention in the wake of Bob Woolmer's murder. Even asspeculation is rife that the betting biggies could have been behind thecrime, www.cricketworldcuplatest.com informs that the Jamaica sleuths areyet to find any evidence regarding match-fixing and betting in Woolmer'slaptop. How big is the betting industry? A Las Vegas-datelined report onhttp://abcnews.go.com cites PricewaterhouseCoopers' forecast […]
Gov. Joe Manchin has signed the bill allowing local option elections fortable game gambling in the state's four counties with racetrack casinos, butthe debate is not over yet. Manchin signed the bill Wednesday, one day afterthe Ohio County Commission scheduled a special election for Saturday, June9, to allow voters to decide whether to allow Wheeling […]
Sevier County sheriff's deputies shut down an illegal gambling operation inStrawberry Plains. Deputies say they went to the Speedway Diner at 844Asheville Hwy. after several complaints from community members. Sheriff'sdeputies tell 6 News that, working on a tip, they went inside Thursday nightand found four illegal poker machines. Capt. Randy Parton showed 6 News howthe […]
A new 50% tax on the profits of larger casinos will reverse years offavourable treatment for the gambling trade. Industry analysts are nowpredicting a huge slump in investment in new and existing sites and saidBritain's first super-casino in Manchester could end up looking 'more like abig shed full of gaming machines' than a Las Vegas-style […]