Gambling News by House of Odds

HARRISBURG -- A Philadelphia-area developer with ties to the gambling industry has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down Pennsylvania's ban on political campaign contributions by casino owners and executives - a ban regarded as the broadest in the nation.State ban on gambling donations challenged (The Evening Sun)

For five years, government regulators have been aware of misspending of gambling profits by Seminole tribal leaders in violation of federal law but have taken no enforcement action.Seminole Jackpot: Gambling profits are misspent (Orlando Sentinel)

OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP)--Messengers to the 172nd annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware increased the convention's budget, heard reports from growing churches and passed resolutions opposing embryonic stem cell research and gambling.WRAP-UP: Md./Del. increases CP budget (BPNews.net)

Some might argue that gambling and pornography pioneered the art of moneymaking Web sites. Ironically, free porn sites are killing the adult entertainment industry.Out of Scope: Tales from the Tech Project Front (Baseline)

Those people skipping about in the meadow thinking that Brits don't go in for this corruption lark are a combination of patriotic and nave, says Sue Mott.Cheating lurks in football's links to gambling (Daily Telegraph)