Gambling News by House of Odds

His gambling plan is compromise, he saysMadigan gambling bill proposed (Chicago Tribune)

A county grand jury can continue its investigation into whether a politically connected businessman told the truth to state regulators before they awarded him a slot-machine gambling license, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday. .Court says probe of casino developer can go on (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and trains running.Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woes (Daily Herald)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) | House Speaker Michael Madigan showed his hand in gambling negotiations Monday, proposing a major expansion that would raise $1 billion a year through two new casinos and thousands of slot machines at riverboats and horse tracks.Madigan proposes massive gambling expansion (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

MOSCOW Ritzio Entertainment Group, Russias biggest gaming company, plans to expand its presence in Germany and Italy and enter other European countries before gambling is restricted in its home market.Ritzio Betting on Europe As Russia Restricts Gambling (St. Petersburg Times)