More and more of Ontario’s young people are looking to ante up — raisingthe stakes on potential gambling problems, shows a poll released yesterday.More than one-third of people aged 18-34 play poker for money, with nearlyhalf of people in that age group saying they play more now than they did twoyears ago, according to the […]
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A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turnout to be a bad bet for the GOP. The Unlawful Internet Gambling EnforcementAct, which President Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated manyvoters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker online, analysts said.Other observers, however, see little threat to Republicans from the […]
Close friends since college days, Akhil Gupta and Sunil Baheti have nevermissed each other on the Diwali (Festival of Lights) night gambling basheseach year, even though they have lived some 13,000 kilometers apart for thepast four years. Every year while Akhil and his other ex-college matesassembled at his living room in Delhi for a few […]
Almost 70% of Moscow’s casinos and slot machine parlors had been closedrecently Moscow deputy mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze said at a press conferenceon Thursday, the Interfax news agency reports. However, the official notedthat tax revenues of the Moscow budget from gambling have declined by just 3percent. Over 2,000 from total 2,720 gambling houses have been closed, […]
Almost 70% of Moscow’s casinos and slot machine parlors had been closedrecently Moscow deputy mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze said at a press conferenceon Thursday, the Interfax news agency reports. However, the official notedthat tax revenues of the Moscow budget from gambling have declined by just 3percent. Over 2,000 from total 2,720 gambling houses have been closed, […]
A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turn out to be a bad bet for the Republican Party just days away from congressional elections. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated many voters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker […]
For eight years, the state’s growing gambling industry has faced a staunch opponent in the governor’s mansion. Gov. Jeb Bush has never hidden his disdain for gambling, including his fight against adding Las Vegas-style slot machines at Broward County pari-mutuel facilities. State and Broward voters approved the machines, however, and he grudgingly signed the law […]
The next couple of months are filled with exciting poker tournament action right here in our own back yard. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Spotlight 29 Casino, both homes to small but fiercely competitive daily tourneys, are upping the ante with big payout competitions. On Nov. 10-12, Fantasy Springs presents its Second Annual Dick Van […]
The respected Bloomsberg columnist Matthew Lynn slammed the US government’sUnlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week, describing itsconsequences as the worst crisis in online gambling’s short history, butpredicting that major companies affected by the Act would prosper regardlessof the US challenge. “The U.S. stance on Internet gambling is illogical andmisconceived,” the columnist wrote. “Like most […]
Ontario politicians may be trying to pass legislation banning onlinegambling adverts in the province, but elsewhere in Canada there’s a morewelcoming attitude to the industry. The Kahnawake First Nation Mohawks inQuebec province, home to well over 300 online gambling brands and host to amultitude of company servers will soon have competition from The AlexanderFirst Nation. […]
A Washington County restaurateur pleaded guilty Tuesday to running anillegal bookmaking business and criminal conspiracy in a nearly yearlonginvestigation of a multmillion-dollar gambling ring based in Pittsburgh.Michael “Mickey” Flynn Jr., owner of the Union Grill in downtown Washington,acknowledged coordinating the gambling ring with others, including onetimeillegal video poker kingpin John “Duffy” Conley, formerly of the […]
The research was commissioned ahead of the first ever online gamblingsummit, hosted by Great Britain at Royal Ascot today. The summit will seekto secure international standards for the regulation of online, interactiveTV and mobile phone gambling. The research shows: there are nearly onemillion regular online blers in Britain alone;> they make up nearlyone-third of Europe’s […]
The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks aftera new law cut off much of the business in the United States. Big publiccompanies have lost billions of dollars in market value and millions ofcustomers as they shut their United States Web sites for sports betting,poker and other games. Those companies are anxiously […]
Over the past several weeks I asked have asked dozens of professional pokerplayers their reaction to the recently passed internet gaming law. What Iactually asked each player was: “Do you have a sound byte comment on theUnlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act?” Here is a summary of the player’scomments in categories that collectively represent their various […]