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, […]
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The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today ruled Italy can't usecriminal law to stop gaming companies licensed in other EU nations,including the UK's Stanley Leisure Plc, from taking bets in the country. Alaw barring publicly traded companies from obtaining licenses restricts "thefreedom to provide services." State monopolies in France, Germany and othercountries have been […]
The district attorney is making it harder for illegal gambling to take placein Allegheny County. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that 400 videopoker machines were confiscated during raids throughout the week. State,local, county police and the liquor control board said they are targetingorganized criminal activity, but have not made any arrests in connectionwith the poker machines. […]
Austrian internet bookmaker bwin.com said on Friday it would temporarilywithdraw its online gaming offers from Turkey after a new law was passed onFeb 28."Although on one hand, the new law prohibits online games of chance, on theother it also provides for the possibility of acquiring a license at a laterdate," bwin said in a statement. […]
The latest paper from UK Gambling Commission has shed light on the extent ofthe nation's gambling habit. It found that eight percent of the country'sadults have dabbled in at least one form of remote gambling in the previousmonth. According to the 'Survey Data on Remote Gambling Participation', theNational Lottery was the most popular form of […]
New research suggests the risk of becoming a problem gambler is more thanfive times higher for teens whose parents aren't aware of their gamblingactivities. The research by the Responsible Gambling Council stems from apreviously released study about the gambling habits of Ontario teenagersaged 15 to 17. The council is launching a campaign to persuade parents […]
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 […]
Wanna make a bet? How about a wager that gamblers would get better odds fromlegal sports books in Nevada than from Canada's provincially sponsored SportSelect lottery? Well, don't take the bet. The fact is, Las Vegas pays muchbetter on its sports bets than the Alberta-sponsored lottery, according toan in-depth report into sports and gambling by […]
Just as Louis DeNaples received the go-ahead from the state of Pennsylvaniato open a slots casino at Mount Airy Lodge in the Poconos, word comes outthat an Indian tribe has plans to open a huge casino in the Catskills – notfar away – and those plans are moving forward. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribeplans a […]
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 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 […]
The Wampanoag Indians, among others connected to the gaming industry, aretalking to Doug Rubin, one of Governor Deval Patrick's top campaignadvisers, about representing their interests. Rubin, who is in the processof setting up his own consulting business, said he has not "finalizedanything" with any gambling client. If he signed on with one, he said, itwould […]
With the NBA All-Star Game taking place in Las Vegas this past Sunday night,the issue of moving a NBA team to Las Vegas has come to the forefront of NBAconversation. Commissioner David Stern is just now opening discussion aboutfielding a Sin City franchise. What was his reason for neglecting mention ofmoving a team to one […]
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 […]