Gambling News by House of Odds

SPRINGFIELD -- Towns and counties that bar video poker could lose out on state construction dollars under newly filed legislation that could be a prelude to a spring showdown in Springfield.Dozens of local governments have banned video gambling machines since Gov. Quinn and the General Assembly legalized them last July to pay for part of a $31 billion statewide construction program. A recent .

New figures released by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission reveal Tasmanians spent more than $200 million playing poker machines last year.