Gambling News by House of Odds

Gov. Martin O'Malley continues to insist that the vast majority of Marylanders will see their taxes cut in the revenue "reforms" he will ask the legislature to embrace in the special session being announced today.Tax cuts or hike coming? It depends (Baltimore Examiner)

WASHINGTON - Slot machines, like the ones Gov. Martin OMalley wants to bring to Maryland, are rigged and designed to create addiction, said the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion on Friday.Maryland gamblers could be hooked on slots (The Capital)

Time magazine recently wrote a story on the human addiction. And out of the many addictions, to alcohol, sex and gambling, the write-up also mentioned coffee. And how there are withdrawal symptoms if you stop having your morning cuppa.Coffee on a high (Business Standard India)

BOSTON -- Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place "to have fun when they're taking a break from studying." . - By Ken Maguire Associated PressMass. casino plan brings risk for college students (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

Jeffrey Marotta developed nationally recognized treatment programs for problem gamblers during his seven years with the state Department of Human Services.Solving gambling problems is his game (Salem Statesman Journal)

Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place "to have fun when they're taking a break from studying."Mass. gambling debate includes students (AP via Yahoo! News)