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Feds: Mob lives off memories and video poker | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-25 Philadelphia Inquirer That was the picture of the Philadelphia mob painted by federal prosecutors Wednesday at bail hearings for two top members of the crime family arrested Monday in a racketeering-gambling case. "If the threats work, then the violence doesn't have to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
House committee rejects gambling legislation Chicago Daily Herald By Kerry Lester SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would expand gambling in Illinois and allow slot machines at Arlington Park was rejected by a House committee Wednesday. By a 6-5 vote, lawmakers voted down Skokie Democrat Lou Lang's plan to allow five ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon bets online gambling is a problem Adelaide Now You only have to look at the latest international gambling statistics to understand that: Australia led the globe with nearly $1300 in losses per resident adult in 2010. Traditional Aussie punting favourites include the horses, the footy, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gambling expansion to get another look in Illinois Forbes AP , 05.25.11, 09:57 AM EDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Lawmakers may take yet another look at expanding gambling across Illinois, and this time the State Fair is in line to get slot machines. Rep. Lou Lang said Tuesday he has introduced a new version of his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Raided Bay Area card clubs cut deal with state San Francisco Chronicle The Oaks Card Club on San Pablo Avenue in Emeryville and Artichoke Joe's on Huntington Avenue in San Bruno will each pay fines and investigative costs to the state Department of Justice's Bureau of Gambling Control and promised to crack down on illegal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Should We Legalize Internet Gambling? Gather.com Lawmakers in New Jersey have fomented a movement to pass legislation that would make internet gambling a legal practice in the state. Casino owners in New Jersey's Atlantic City say that as long as the servers remain on the physical premises of their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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States revolt on pokies limit The Australian JULIA Gillard will face a High Court challenge from the Victorian government if she tries to override the states to force poker machine players to set a limit on their gambling. As Tasmanian independent Andrew Wilkie insists Julia Gillard introduce a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gambling Revenue Decline Inevitable Wheeling News Register Revenue from legalized gambling in West Virginia is up 3 percent from last year, according to the state Lottery Commission. But as state officials are well aware, that may only be the calm before a storm of declines. Most of the increase has resulted ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Jersey Looks to Israel to Drive Online Gambling Wall Street Journal (blog) By Sara Toth Stub The Bailiwick of Jersey recently legalized the hosting of online gambling sites, which it hopes will bring millions of pounds into its economy. But with a population of under 100000 it lacks local talent, so it has turned to Israel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Economic Outlook: Gambling on growth UPI.com By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International When it comes to an economic medical prescription, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris was very specific. Two aspirin and call me in the morning? Not exactly. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Guam bank helps Justice gambling probe Pacific Daily News Efforts to halt an alleged online gambling scheme have led to the federal seizure of 10 sports betting websites. These two websites were also seized, and no longer exist. At least one Guam bank account was used by undercover federal agents to bust two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Celtics Can Salvage Big Three Era by Gambling on Free Agent Center Greg Oden NESN.com by Evans Clinchy on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:00AM 23 At first glance, the answer that makes the most sense is "nothing major." The C's are basically all set -- they have their young star point guard in Rajon Rondo, they have their veteran big three of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Casino operators meet with gambling consultants for Gov. John Kasich in NYC to ... WKSU News Ohio casino operators meet with Governor John Kasich's gambling consultants today in New York City to try to resolve the tax dispute that's halted construction of casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Cleveland casino owner Dan Gilbert stopped work ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Ashburn Resident Helps Others Overcome Gambling Addictions Leesburg Today Ashburn resident Mike Ryan started gambling when he was 12 to 13 years old-playing nickel and dime poker with his friends. As he got older, his gambling became more intense as he went through a bookie and made bets more regularly. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Gloria bill against compulsive gambling Manila Standard Today by Maricel Cruz Former president GloriaArroyo has sounded the alarm over the unabated incidents of compulsive gambling in the country, saying the problem becomes a "growing public health concern." In filing House Bill 3599, Arroyo, said she intended to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gambling expansion bill introduced in Illinois House Thoroughbred Times by Neil Milbert With the scheduled May 31 adjournment of the Illinois General Assembly fast approaching, a massive gambling expansion bill that includes slot machines at the state's racetracks has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Rep. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Fraser Coast hooked on gambling Fraser Coast Chronicle Speaking to raise awareness of Responsible Gambling Awareness Week this week, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Paul Lucas said the number of problem gamblers had dropped from 0.83% of people in Queensland in 2001, to 0.37%. "But one problem gambler ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Poker: Barton Wants To Legalize Barron's (blog) By Tiernan Ray As you may recall, the US Department of Justice last month charged the top online poker sites with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses, making defendants out of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gambling brokers, players arrested for rigging soccer games 동아일보 Two gambling brokers and two players in Korea`s pro soccer league have been arrested on the charge of match fixing. Prosecutors in the southeastern industrial city of Changwon said one of the two gambling brokers is a former pro soccer player. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gambling, strippers part of cross examination in St. Pierre trial FOX 8 News WVUE-TV Prosecutor Matt Coman began by drilling St. Pierre over what exactly happened on his yacht when he would hold gambling parties with strippers. Earlier in the day, St. Pierre told the jury he only watched the strippers perform, but Coman got St. Pierre ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Reportlinker Adds Global Casino and Gaming Industry - Edition 2011 PR Newswire (press release) Products we have mentioned in the report are-online gambling, slot machines, Jockey Club, casino, lottery-video lottery and keno, Welfare computer ticket games, Bingo and Race track casinos. Further we have included industry trends, development and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Kennett: AFL gambling with fans 3AW (blog) Barbara on Terry Jenner dies at age 66 IObviously sad atthe passing of another human being at 66 yrs...BUT MAY I ASK...WHO IS TERRY JENNER??? I am 62 and NEVER ... more Frank on Farewell Bobby Davis Daniel Simms if you want to be a piece of #### and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
No code to crack with gambling Gladstone Observer ACCORDING to Denise Reichenbach, gambling counsellor for Relationships Australia, there are a multitude of reasons why people choose to gamble. "They could feel isolated, bored, depressed," she said. "I think the gaming room is, for many people, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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AFL 'obsessed' with wagering integrity Herald Sun His comments come in the wake of "pot shots" from Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, who claimed the AFL could not maintain gambling integrity while in lucrative sponsorship deals with corporate bookmakers. Demetriou also hosed down concern over recent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Razzle-dazzle as casino reopens Stuff.co.nz All staff had taken a refresher course in problem gambling, Anderson said. "Obviously, there'll be a greater awareness around it." Clinical psychologist and addiction counsellor Simon Adamson said problem gamblers would always find an outlet. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Raided Calif gambling halls settle with regulators San Francisco Chronicle Two San Francisco Bay area gambling halls caught up in a multiyear criminal racketeering investigation have reached a settlement with state regulators. Pamela Mares of the California Gambling Control Commission says the Oaks Card Club in Emeryville and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Senator: Prohibit Gambling with Unemployment Funds WDUQNews (blog) The Northampton County Democrat says she thinks gambling with unemployment funds is a misuse of the program, which is paid into by employers. Boscola says she doesn't think preventing cash withdrawals at casino ATMs is restricting anyone's liberty. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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P-Net urges police to probe reports of election betting Bangkok Post Measures to prevent gambling are needed because if the bets involve huge amounts of money, this will lead to violence as each side "will do everything in order to win", said Chonlada Bunkasem, chairwoman of P-Net Ayutthaya. The watchdog was tipped off ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Nevada Online Poker Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee Poker News Daily By Dan Katz - May 25th, 2011 While the US Attorney's Office, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Internal Revenue Service are running around seizing online gambling domain names, freezing player funds, and otherwise doing whatever they can ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
AGA: Indictments show need for regulation Casino City Times Restrict access to online poker from individuals residing in states and jurisdictions where online gambling is illegal. · Effectively address problem gambling by providing tools allowing customers to control their own gambling. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Casino expansion stokes pokie debate ABC Online By Katrina Bolton and Alison Middleton One of the main social service organisations in the Northern Territory says it is seeing an increasing number of people in trouble because of problem gambling. Vicki O'Halloran of Somerville Community Services ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Monica Yant Kinney: Pa. competing with Mob bookies | Philadelphia Inquirer ... Philadelphia Inquirer Five years later, the state debuted a 7 pm "Daily Number" game eerily similar to the tavern and barbershop action preferred by those not wishing to involve the government in their gambling. Twenty years after that, in 1997, lottery officials trumpeted ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Grand jury report slams Gaming Control Board Daily Local News The GCB is charged with regulating the growing state-sanctioned gambling industry. The 102-page report of the 31st Statewide Grand Jury was released Tuesday and concentrates almost entirely on 2004 to 2007, the first four years of legalized gambling in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Station Casino Cleared to Turn Over Its Aliante Gaming Property to Lenders Bloomberg By Steven Church and Beth Jinks - Wed May 25 22:45:01 GMT 2011 Station Casinos Inc., the biggest US gambling company in bankruptcy, won court permission to turn over its Aliante Station casino to lenders owed more than $378 million. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Seek help before it's too late Gladstone Observer WHEN asked what it was that prompted him to start gambling, Graham (not his real name) said he wasn't quite sure. "I don't really know why," he said. "I was successful at my business, maybe there was some work stress too. "I started to go to the TAB ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Guisihan for jai alai legalization Visayan Daily Star This was after Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. had said that it is better for jai-alai operations to be legalized, because he wants policemen to focus on other aspects of law enforcement, rather than on the eradication of illegal gambling. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Whale re-sign defenseman Jared Nightingale Stamford Plus Magazine If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-346-6238. For more information about the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, call (860) 713-2000, or visit the CT Lottery web site at ctlottery.org. See all stories on this topic » | ||
Twin River team heads to State House to pitch table games Providence Journal (blog) Open round-the-clock now, Twin River is currently home to about 4750 electronic gambling machines - including "virtual'' Blackjack - that were placed there by the state Lottery under terms where the state keeps roughly 61 cents out of every dollar a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Rally for Online Poker Held at US Capitol Internet-Poker.co.uk The rally came on the heels of a second round of indictments aimed at online gambling companies. The first action by the US Government – known as Black Friday – took place on April 15, and targeted PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Garden Grove Police Sued in Little Saigon Gaming Raid Case OC Weekly (blog) Attorneys for Intelligame, LLC. claim in an April 28 complaint that the cops had no right to take the machines "because they are not gambling or lottery devices and the user of the seized machines does not receive any piece of money, credit or thing of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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