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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Online Gambling on Global Warming (The Daily Comet)
Morning Edition , April 16, 2007 Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans Online Gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans Online Gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
The chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expressing skepticism about the chance of overturning a controversial Online Gambling law.Plans to overturn online gambling ban (UPI)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, told reporters Thursday the Online Gambling bill passed last fall was "one of the stupidest things I ever saw."Lawmaker slams online gambling ban (Albuquerque Tribune)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
Log in to remember this page. Email this US congressman Barney Frank said that he would start pushing to lift the US ban on online gambling within the next few weeks, but warned that it was too early to make any definite moves to lift restrictions ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation.Frank to begin anti-gambling law opposition (ATE On-line)
Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it? An Online Gambling service has started taking bets on global warming, including whether it can submerge some of the East Coast's top vacation spots.Online Gambling on Global Warming (The Daily Comet)
A bill to end a ban imposed last year on Online Gambling in the United States will be presented within two weeks but will likely need time to garner support, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Thursday.Long haul for U.S. online gambling bill: Frank (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A California hotelier earlier this month bought the Holiday Inn Dayton North for more than $4 million, and the owner plans to sink another $1 million into property upgrades.Investor buying local Holiday Inn for $4M (BizJournals)
It was largely believed that behind the decision to ban any sort of online gambling within the US was a result of insistent lobbying by the established gambling industry that already thrives in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The rational was that the accessible, 24/7 available and user friendly online form of gambling would keep Americans from visiting these cities and other land based casino.Land Based Casinos Want a Piece of the Cake (Online Casino Reports)
HELENA - A bill that would allow antiques dealers to sell up to three antique gambling devices a year has passed the Senate and is on its way to Gov. Brian Schweitzer for his signature.Bill OK'd for sale of gambling antiques (Billings Gazette)
CHESTER Officials at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort plan to hire 700 additional employees if a table gambling referendum is passed in Hancock County.Tracks Plan to Hire Hundreds (Wheeling News-Register)
Part three: Dum-Dum says, "quit while you're ahead!" This is the last in my series dealing with Dum-Dum's gambling advice. Dum-Dum is a real casino gambler whose ideas and strategies guarantee the casinos hefty profits for the foreseeable future.Thursday April 19, 2007 - 00:07 EST (Rolling Good Times)
The glitz of Las Vegas (or Greater Manchester if youre all for the UK Super Casino) is hard to replicate on a phone.Casino Jackpot (All About Symbian)
Become a lucky gambler in the Jackpot Casino ! Realistic and true-to-life graphics will transfer your into a virtual Las Vegas casino where gambling passion reigns and the wildest dreams come true. Forget your daily problems and dive into the world of high stakes, venture and luck.Jackpot Casino (All About Symbian)
SOUTH AFRICA As reported by the South Africa Herald: "If you can't beat them, join them . . . or at least regulate them. That is the attitude that the government has adopted towards the rapidly expanding online gambling industry.South Africa looks to legalize online gambling (Casino City Times)
TEXAS As reported by the My San Antonio: "Leaders of the Tigua Indian tribe and other Texas tribes showed up at the Capitol on Tuesday to voice support for proposed constitutional amendments that would allow gambling to resume on Indian reservations.Texas tribe lobbies gambling expansion (Casino City Times)
ALDERNEY -- As reported by the BBC: "Alderney has granted another company a licence to operate online betting on the island. "Last year, the e-gambling industry made the island more than 1m.36th e-gambling licence granted (Casino City Times)
IOWA -- As reported by Radio Iowa: "The Iowa House debated a gambling measure Monday and agreed to allow up to $10,000 in cash prizes for non-profit organizations who hold annual game nights. Current law allows such groups to give away $10,000 in merchandise only, not cash.House passes gambling measure despite objections during debate (Casino City Times)
EDMONTON, Alberta - (PRESS RELEASE) -- In a letter sent today to James D. Packer, Executive Chairman of PBL Publishing & Broadcasting Limited - the Australian publishing, broadcasting and gambling giant - the Alberta Federation of Labour has asked the Australian billionaire to resolve the seven month old labour dispute at the Palace Casino in Edmonton.Friday April 20, 2007 - 15:23 EST (Rolling Good Times)
AUGUSTA, Maine As reported by the Maine Sun Journal: "A Dixfield resident and member of the Maine Gambling Control Board has resigned and is speaking out against proposals to expand the number of slot machines in Maine.Thursday April 19, 2007 - 14:53 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Friday April 20, 2007 - 15:23 EST (Rolling Good Times)
ALDERNEY -- As reported by the BBC: "Alderney has granted another company a licence to operate online betting on the island. "Last year, the e-gambling industry made the island more than 1m.36th e-gambling licence granted (Casino City Times)
R ichard Hoffer gets a kick out of gambling. He'll tell you it's a mug's game between tales of his own mortgage teetering on a blackjack hand. He rubs elbows at kamikaze poker tables and reads subtle nuances in the shifting odds of a sports book.A wag's take on wagering covers all the bets (The Oregonian)
SOUTH AFRICA As reported by the South Africa Herald: "If you can't beat them, join them . . . or at least regulate them. That is the attitude that the government has adopted towards the rapidly expanding online gambling industry.South Africa looks to legalize online gambling (Casino City Times)
Zero36, a leading developer and operator of Mobile Gambling Services, today announces the launch of its Spanish Mobile Casino service. Zero36 Spanish Casino Games are now available for direct download either through the Spanish Zero36 website or through Zero36's Spanish WAP site (http://wap.zero36.es) when using any mobile Internet browser.Zero36 Mobile Casino Is Now Available in Spanish (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Before there was Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain, before there was Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan, there was a man from Georgia who obliterated some of the dehumanizing blight from our national disgrace. None of those iconic figures, not Jimmy, Wilt or Ali, was more important than Jack Roosevelt RobinsonToday's athletes can learn dignity from Robinson (USA Today)
Where have you gone, Jackie Robinson? Before there was Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain, before there was Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan, there was a man from Georgia who obliterated some of the dehumanizing blight from our national disgrace.A day for dignity (Home News Tribune)
NFL expands player education programs (The Indianapolis Star)
Deal expected to pay up to $1.2M per year The Ravens and Rex Ryan have agreed on a two-year contract that will make Ryan one of the highest-paid defensive coordinators in the NFL, according to both Ryan and general manager Ozzie Newsome.Ravens, Ryan agree on two-year contract (Baltimore Sun)
Heavy-handed punishment isn't the only part of the NFL's personal conduct policy, though that's what has grabbed recent headlines. The league, along with individual teams, has specialized programs in place to educate young players and prevent off-field problems.NFL expands player education programs (The Indianapolis Star)
NEWARK -- Art Schlichter couldn't have scripted a better answer. Less than two minutes into a speech to about 50 area youths last week at the Youth Engaged in Services clubhouse in Newark, the former Ohio State All-American asked if anyone present could define gambling.Schlichter tells sad story (Telegraph-Forum)
Carlo Maria Badini, a former superintendent of Milan's La Scala who scandalized opera buffs by introducing commercial activities to save the storied theater from financial difficulties, has died. He was 81.Obituaries in the news (Boston Globe)
Here's your chance to get more involved with Cyclingnews . Comments and criticism on current stories, races, coverage and anything cycling related are welcomed, even pictures if you wish. Letters should be brief (less than 300 words), with the sender clearly identified.Letters to Cyclingnews - April 20, 2007 (Cyclingnews.com)
The Nashville Predators are awfully fast, yet Milan Michalek's speed generated two goals for the San Jose Sharks. The Predators are terribly strong, too, yet Mike Grier and the Sharks physically punished them again.Michalek gives Sharks a commanding lead (AP via Yahoo! News)
Singapore briefs Macau chief on casino plans (TODAYonline)
Part three: Dum-Dum says, "quit while you're ahead!" This is the last in my series dealing with Dum-Dum's gambling advice. Dum-Dum is a real casino gambler whose ideas and strategies guarantee the casinos hefty profits for the foreseeable future.Thursday April 19, 2007 - 00:07 EST (Rolling Good Times)
KANSAS As reported by the Kansas City Star: "The Kansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday unveiled timetables for what happens next in the creation of an unprecedented state-owned casino industry.Kansas casino timeline revealed (Casino City Times)
Before Jill Rockcastle was hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, she e-mailed her friends and family members a 10-page letter explaining how and why she stabbed her husband, 44-year-old William Gustafik, to death.Woman accused of killing poker pro sent emails (Inside Bay Area)
Internet gambling a major risk for Parkinson's patients: doctors (The Nation)
Log in to remember this page. Email this Culture secretary Tessa Jowell is facing fresh opposition to her gambling laws after the UK's poker clubs announced that they forming a trade body and were considering taking legal action against the government.Poker clubs threaten Jowell with legal action (ATE On-line)
The WSOP, or World Series of Poker, will kick off this year on June 1st. If you dont know what the WSOP is, then you havent been watching all of the major sports channels too closely. ESPN, for one, is one of the main television networks broadcasting the various rounds of this major poker event.The Stars of Poker Put on their Best Face at the WSOP (Online Casino Reports)
Everything old is new again. So goes a Peter Allen song. It's a mantra of fashion (fedora pants), cinema (Rocky Balboa) and TV (poker games). Not so for bingo, the familiar gambling Lite game, which still has far to go before it reaches fad status. The game is associated with stuffy church basements or lounges filled with cigarette smoke. It practically reeks of blue dye. But, once a month on .An underground tradition: PALS gather for bingo (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
NEWARK -- Art Schlichter couldn't have scripted a better answer. Less than two minutes into a speech to about 50 area youths Tuesday at the Youth Engaged in Services clubhouse in downtown Newark, he asked if anyone could define gambling.Former OSU quarterback warns young of gambling (CentralOhio.com)
Part three: Dum-Dum says, "quit while you're ahead!" This is the last in my series dealing with Dum-Dum's gambling advice. Dum-Dum is a real casino gambler whose ideas and strategies guarantee the casinos hefty profits for the foreseeable future.Thursday April 19, 2007 - 00:07 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Where there are gamblers, there are tales of big wins, and there are woulda, coulda, shoulda stories of near misses. The conversation among a group of players sitting around a casino buffet table brought more than a few retellings of the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat:Stories from the gambling front lines (The Lincoln-Way Sun)
In a leading initiative adding to their continuous efforts in fighting money laundry crimes and raising the awareness on the economical crimes, the intervention department and the training and development Department at Dubai Customs organized under the patronage and presence of Mr. Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Dubai Customs Director General and in coordination with the British Consulate in Dubai, a seminar .Dubai Customs organizes seminar on money laundering (AME Info)
Online gambling in the U.S. to be Legal Again in 2007, According to Gambling Community Surveyed by 777.Com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Internet casino games are easy to find. The challenge is finding an online gaming choice that fits you like a glove. For some, it is the game of craps, while others may prefer roulette. Poker is currently the most popular land-based and online gambling game.Walk on the Wild Side with Crazy Blackjack (Online Casino Reports)
Hong Kong's Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., one of Macau's six casino license holders, said Wednesday it swung to a net loss last year because of higher interest expenses and amortization costs related to its casino license.Galaxy Entertainment reports loss in '06 (BusinessWeek)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
Domain tasting 101 House of Cards Moniker.com , the ICANN accredited registrar will hold the first silent auction of premium online gambling domains at the Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam. All attendees at the convention, which takes place the first week of May, will be provided with a password to allow them to bid on the available domains, according to online reports , Those .Moniker.com to auction gambling domains at Casino Affiliate Convention (The Register)
Transcript: Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO, Hong Kong Jockey Club (CNN.com)
ESPN's Mike and Mike calling the action. Team boss Jon Bon Jovi in the owner's box. Overhead speakers pumping Fans catching and keeping football that land in the stands. It's a busy night for the Arena Football League in Philadelphia, an evening that satisfied fan Lea Fosco calls "adorable." Well, "adorable" probably isn't the word league commissioner David Baker would prefer, but he'll take it. .Arena football: Is it America's fifth major sport? (USA Today)
Know thyself, Socrates said. Aaron Ross does. The Texas cornerback, one of the top prospects at his position available in this month's NFL draft, fully understands his gambling ways on the field, accurately assesses the risk-reward factors and does not hesitate when asked if he or his girlfriend Sanya Richards, a gold medal winner in the Athens Olympics is the better athlete. "She is," Ross says.Ross heads trio of Texas DBs ready to storm NFL draft (USA Today)
Those 28 were in Myanmar, Vietnam and Russia, it said. "We expect the number will continue to drop this year," it quoted Zhang Jun, from the ministrys anti-gambling team, as saying, attributing the fall to better cooperation with neighbouring countries. He did not elaborate.China wins big in crackdown on border casinos (Tiscali)
Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. on Monday appointed a chief executive to head the tribe's gambling enterprise -- a move that should fast-track development of casinos on the country's largest Indian reservation.Navajo President Names Gambling Head (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Robert Winter, a New Jersey lawyer who works with several tribes on resort development projects and casino management, will oversee the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise Board once confirmed by the tribal council's Economic Development Committee.Navajo president names gambling head (Sharewatch)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - (PRESS RELEASE) -- A new brochure that can help people assess their personal gambling behavior and determine if they should seek help is now available on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's website.PGCB releases problem gambling guide (Casino City Times)
A nightclub owner and four employees are scheduled to appear in Middletown Municipal Court today after police arrested them over the weekend and charged them in connection with running a gambling house.Five arrested in gambling bust (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Know thyself, Socrates said. Aaron Ross does. The Texas cornerback, one of the top prospects at his position available in this month's NFL draft, fully understands his gambling ways on the field, accurately assesses the risk-reward factors and does not hesitate when asked if he or his girlfriend Sanya Richards, a gold medal winner in the Athens Olympics is the better athlete. "She is," Ross says.Ross heads trio of Texas DBs ready to storm NFL draft (USA Today)
The online casino gambling guide 'Online-Casinos.com' is now offering a video poker training tool. This free game allows casino players to play as many video poker hands as they like in order to become confident enough to take the next step and play for money. If a player makes a strategic mistake, the poker machine will correct the player. The game is made in Flash and is completely free. No .Online Casino Gambling Portal Launch Video Poker Strategy Training Game (PR Web)
Before there was Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain, before there was Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan, there was a man from Georgia who obliterated some of the dehumanizing blight from our national disgrace. None of those iconic figures, not Jimmy, Wilt or Ali, was more important than Jack Roosevelt RobinsonToday's athletes can learn dignity from Robinson (USA Today)
In 1982, Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post published HOW LIFE IMITATES THE WORLD SERIES, a collection of his baseball columns. Since there are many aspects of life reflected within the national pastime, it was an apt title.2007 Spring Baseball Roundup (Book Reporter)
It was a victory for free trade, island style: the World Trade Organization ruling that the U.S. violated the General Agreement on Trade in Services by banning transactions with Internet gambling sites on the island of Antigua.The best places for embezzled money (MSN Money Canada)
After meeting EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Charlie McCreevy, last week, US Representative Barney Frank said in Brussels that he would introduce legislation to repeal the ban on cross-border Internet gambling that was made law in 2006.US Legislator To Challenge Gambling Payments Ban, (Tax-News.com)
The online casino gambling guide 'Online-Casinos.com' is now offering a video poker training tool. This free game allows casino players to play as many video poker hands as they like in order to become confident enough to take the next step and play for money. If a player makes a strategic mistake, the poker machine will correct the player. The game is made in Flash and is completely free. No .Online Casino Gambling Portal Launch Video Poker Strategy Training Game (PR Web)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
It's been touted as the savior of Delaware's racinos, a quick infusion of tax dollars for a cash-strapped state. Legalized sports betting, say industry officials, can help the state fight back against the casinos opening across state lines.Sports betting data in dispute (The News Journal)
R ichard Hoffer gets a kick out of gambling. He'll tell you it's a mug's game between tales of his own mortgage teetering on a blackjack hand. He rubs elbows at kamikaze poker tables and reads subtle nuances in the shifting odds of a sports book.A wag's take on wagering covers all the bets (The Oregonian)
Before there was Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain, before there was Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan, there was a man from Georgia who obliterated some of the dehumanizing blight from our national disgrace. None of those iconic figures, not Jimmy, Wilt or Ali, was more important than Jack Roosevelt RobinsonToday's athletes can learn dignity from Robinson (USA Today)
Gambling is all about the thrill that one gets out of the experience and many sports fans that enjoy the thrill that sports brings are big fans of online gambling. When the two forces combine, you get the ultimate and most exciting experience the net has to offer.Now is the Time to Enjoy Euro 2008 Betting (Online Casino Reports)
'Virtual cops' to weed out Internet gambling, porn (China Economic Net)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
By Li Fangchao The government will soon assign "virtual cops" to monitor and wipe out pornography, gambling and other illicit activities on the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said.Gambling and Porn Targeted (RedNova)
The Internet Gambling community has a chance to express their abhorrence of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by joining Casino Gambling Web's 'Outcry' phone calling campaign that is intended to express strong dissent against last year's deceitfully passed bill. (PRWeb Apr 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UHJvZi1Db3VwLVpldGEtQ3Jhcy1NYWduLVplcm8=Internet Gambling 'Outcry' Campaign to Repeal the UIGEA (PR Web)
The Internet gambling community has a chance to express their abhorrence of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by joining Casino Gambling Web's 'Outcry' phone calling campaign that is intended to express strong dissent against last year's deceitfully passed bill.Internet Gambling 'Outcry' Campaign to Repeal the UIGEA (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Ukash in Europe - Buying Casino Funds at Your Grocers (Online Casino Reports)
The Online Casino Gambling guide 'Online-Casinos.com' is now offering a video poker training tool. This free game allows casino players to play as many video poker hands as they like in order to become confident enough to take the next step and play for money. If a player makes a strategic mistake, the poker machine will correct the player. The game is made in Flash and is completely free. No .Online Casino Gambling Portal Launch Video Poker Strategy Training Game (PR Web)
Domain tasting 101 House of Cards Moniker.com , the ICANN accredited registrar will hold the first silent auction of premium online gambling domains at the Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam. All attendees at the convention, which takes place the first week of May, will be provided with a password to allow them to bid on the available domains, according to online reports , Those .Moniker.com to auction gambling domains at Casino Affiliate Convention (The Register)
SINGAPORE As reported by Reuters: "The Singapore government on April 16 gave gambling firm Genting International Plc the go-ahead to build a casino, following extended probity checks after the group announced links with Macau tycoon Stanley Ho.Monday April 16, 2007 - 13:22 EST (Rolling Good Times)
JAPAN As reported by the Taipei Times: "The world's top casino operators are jockeying for a stake in a vast but untapped market as Japan moves closer to an overhaul of its strict gambling laws to lure rich Asian tourists and boost its economy.Monday April 16, 2007 - 14:07 EST (Rolling Good Times)
According to the paper, so-called Virtual Cops - not gun-totin' Virtua Cops - will be assigned to web duty, monitoring fun things like pornography, gambling and the like, then wiping them off the face of the Chinese 'net.China clamps down on web smut (The Inquirer)
By Li Fangchao The government will soon assign "virtual cops" to monitor and wipe out pornography, gambling and other illicit activities on the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said.Gambling and Porn Targeted (RedNova)
Casino giants line up as Japan prepares to roll the dice (AFP via Yahoo! News)
TOPEKA (AP) -- Supporters made quick work of enacting a casino-and-slots law, taking it from behind-the-scenes legislative negotiations to the statute books in less than a month. But a rapid start for the gambling isn't a sure bet.Quick start to new gambling not likely (Arkcity.net)
Genting has been cleared by Singapore for a casino licence after the Malaysian gaming and property group restructured its ties with Stanley Ho, the controversial Macao gambling tycoon.Genting cleared for Singapore casino (Financial Times)
Domain tasting 101 House of Cards Moniker.com , the ICANN accredited registrar will hold the first silent auction of premium online gambling domains at the Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam. All attendees at the convention, which takes place the first week of May, will be provided with a password to allow them to bid on the available domains, according to online reports , Those .Moniker.com to auction gambling domains at Casino Affiliate Convention (The Register)
Singapore may probe Malaysia's Genting gaming group after the company formed a partnership with Stanley Ho, the Macao gambling tycoon, to help fund construction of Singapore's second casino resort.Genting might face casino probe (Financial Times)
The roulette tables at the Grand Lisboa hotel and casino in Macau, 11 February 2007. Singapore has briefed the head of the southern Chinese gambling enclave Macau about the city-state's plans for two gaming resorts, the trade minister said Monday.Singapore briefs Macau chief on casino plans (TODAYonline)
Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
Morning Edition , April 16, 2007 Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
Right now, the compacts are in the Senate, where supporters are cautiously optimistic because the bills to ratify the state-tribal gambling agreements have all been introduced by Senate Democrats whose party is in the majority.The approval process (Desert Sun)
When I started looking into challenges teens and kids were faced with on the Internet a year and half ago, I found that many of the same trappings for kids were also the same for adults.Online Sports Gambling & Me (Northern Express)
Morning Edition , April 16, 2007 Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
Lawmaker slams online gambling ban (Albuquerque Tribune)
Morning Edition , April 16, 2007 Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
The chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expressing skepticism about the chance of overturning a controversial online gambling law.Plans to overturn Online Gambling ban (UPI)
Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, told reporters Thursday the online gambling bill passed last fall was "one of the stupidest things I ever saw."Lawmaker slams Online Gambling ban (Albuquerque Tribune)
Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it? An online gambling service has started taking bets on global warming, including whether it can submerge some of the East Coast's top vacation spots.Online Gambling on Global Warming (The Daily Comet)
Frank to begin anti-gambling law opposition (ATE On-line)
Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, wants Congress to repeal a law that effectively bans online Gambling by making it illegal for credit card companies to process online gaming receipts. The World Trade Organization rejected the law, enacted in 2006.Online Gambling Law May Be Bad Bet (NPR)
A nightclub owner and four employees are scheduled to appear in Middletown Municipal Court today after police arrested them over the weekend and charged them in connection with running a Gambling house.Five arrested in gambling bust (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
TOPEKA (AP) -- Supporters made quick work of enacting a casino-and-slots law, taking it from behind-the-scenes legislative negotiations to the statute books in less than a month. But a rapid start for the Gambling isn't a sure bet.Quick start to new gambling not likely (Arkcity.net)
WASILLA -- An assistant principal from Chugiak High School was one of five people arrested this weekend by Alaska state troopers for illegal Gambling.School official charged in gambling bust (Anchorage Daily News)
A visiting Australian expert in problem Gambling says governments need to shoulder some of the blame for convictions stemming from addictions to pokie machines.Govt must share blame for problem gambling (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Log in to remember this page. Email this US congressman Barney Frank said that he would start pushing to lift the US ban on online Gambling within the next few weeks, but warned that it was too early to make any definite moves to lift restrictions ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation.Frank to begin anti-gambling law opposition (ATE On-line)
Would you play at an online casino knowing that your money there isnt secured ? The answer would be probably no, and online casinos know it. Theres no doubt that one of the biggest concerns of any online gambler is the security offered at the site hes playing.Gambling Sites Care About Your Security (Online Casino Reports)
A California hotelier earlier this month bought the Holiday Inn Dayton North for more than $4 million, and the owner plans to sink another $1 million into property upgrades.Investor buying local Holiday Inn for $4M (BizJournals)
CHESTER Officials at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort plan to hire 700 additional employees if a table gambling referendum is passed in Hancock County.Tracks Plan to Hire Hundreds (Wheeling News-Register)
Hopes for expanding gambling in Kansas continue to make strides. The notion took a big step last week when Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill that authorizes and regulates expanded gambling for the next 25 years during a ceremony at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.Special election will cost county $119,000 (Ark Valley News)
Internet casino games are easy to find. The challenge is finding an online gaming choice that fits you like a glove. For some, it is the game of craps, while others may prefer roulette. Poker is currently the most popular land-based and online gambling game.Walk on the Wild Side with Crazy Blackjack (Online Casino Reports)
Nitro City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night supporting the table games election on June 9. If the issue passes, casino games such as poker, blackjack and craps will be permitted at Tri-State Racetrack in Cross Lanes.Nitro endorses table games (The Charleston Gazette)
House passes gambling measure despite objections during debate (Casino City Times)
TEXAS As reported by the My San Antonio: "Leaders of the Tigua Indian tribe and other Texas tribes showed up at the Capitol on Tuesday to voice support for proposed constitutional amendments that would allow gambling to resume on Indian reservations.Texas tribe lobbies gambling expansion (Casino City Times)
ALDERNEY -- As reported by the BBC: "Alderney has granted another company a licence to operate online betting on the island. "Last year, the e-gambling industry made the island more than 1m.36th e-gambling licence granted (Casino City Times)
EDMONTON, Alberta - (PRESS RELEASE) -- In a letter sent today to James D. Packer, Executive Chairman of PBL Publishing & Broadcasting Limited - the Australian publishing, broadcasting and gambling giant - the Alberta Federation of Labour has asked the Australian billionaire to resolve the seven month old labour dispute at the Palace Casino in Edmonton.Friday April 20, 2007 - 15:23 EST (Rolling Good Times)
SACRAMENTO, California As reported by the San Diego Union Tribune: "New gambling agreements for five of the state's richest tribes sailed through the Senate Thursday, setting up a showdown in the Assembly, which has refused to approve the deals that could bring another major wave of casino expansion.Friday April 20, 2007 - 13:07 EST (Rolling Good Times)
AUGUSTA, Maine As reported by the Maine Sun Journal: "A Dixfield resident and member of the Maine Gambling Control Board has resigned and is speaking out against proposals to expand the number of slot machines in Maine.Thursday April 19, 2007 - 14:53 EST (Rolling Good Times)
South Africa looks to legalize online gambling (Casino City Times)
When it comes to gambling, including online gaming as well as land-based playing, luck is always a must. Some would say that it is the biggest, if not the only, element in whether you make it or break it at the tables or slot machines.You need more than Luck (Online Casino Reports)
R ichard Hoffer gets a kick out of gambling. He'll tell you it's a mug's game between tales of his own mortgage teetering on a blackjack hand. He rubs elbows at kamikaze poker tables and reads subtle nuances in the shifting odds of a sports book.A wag's take on wagering covers all the bets (The Oregonian)
SOUTH AFRICA As reported by the South Africa Herald: "If you can't beat them, join them . . . or at least regulate them. That is the attitude that the government has adopted towards the rapidly expanding online gambling industry.South Africa looks to legalize online gambling (Casino City Times)
ALDERNEY -- As reported by the BBC: "Alderney has granted another company a licence to operate online betting on the island. "Last year, the e-gambling industry made the island more than 1m.36th e-gambling licence granted (Casino City Times)
In kitchens throughout Georgia, thousands of spouses are turning to their better halves and mouthing the blessed words: ... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Before there was Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain, before there was Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan, there was a man from Georgia who obliterated some of the dehumanizing blight from our national disgrace. None of those iconic figures, not Jimmy, Wilt or Ali, was more important than Jack Roosevelt RobinsonToday's athletes can learn dignity from Robinson (USA Today)
Its a cold, cruel world out there.Lost in Blue 2 returns to the Nintendo DS to make sure you know it. Most games want you to win.Cold, Hungry and Thirsty (Seven Days)
Obituaries in the news (8:53 a.m.) (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Deal expected to pay up to $1.2M per year The Ravens and Rex Ryan have agreed on a two-year contract that will make Ryan one of the highest-paid defensive coordinators in the NFL, according to both Ryan and general manager Ozzie Newsome.Ravens, Ryan agree on two-year contract (Baltimore Sun)
NEWARK -- Art Schlichter couldn't have scripted a better answer. Less than two minutes into a speech to about 50 area youths Tuesday at the Youth Engaged in Services clubhouse in downtown Newark, he asked if anyone could define gambling.Former OSU quarterback warns young of gambling (CentralOhio.com)
NEWARK -- Art Schlichter couldn't have scripted a better answer. Less than two minutes into a speech to about 50 area youths last week at the Youth Engaged in Services clubhouse in Newark, the former Ohio State All-American asked if anyone present could define gambling.Schlichter tells sad story (Telegraph-Forum)
Carlo Maria Badini, a former superintendent of Milan's La Scala who scandalized opera buffs by introducing commercial activities to save the storied theater from financial difficulties, has died. He was 81.Obituaries in the news (Boston Globe)
Typhon Mobile Develops Grand National Mobile Game for Player One Sports (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Here's your chance to get more involved with Cyclingnews . Comments and criticism on current stories, races, coverage and anything cycling related are welcomed, even pictures if you wish. Letters should be brief (less than 300 words), with the sender clearly identified.Letters to Cyclingnews - April 20, 2007 (Cyclingnews.com)
The Nashville Predators are awfully fast, yet Milan Michalek's speed generated two goals for the San Jose Sharks. The Predators are terribly strong, too, yet Mike Grier and the Sharks physically punished them again.Michalek gives Sharks a commanding lead (AP via Yahoo! News)
Special election will cost county $119,000 (Ark Valley News)
Before Jill Rockcastle was hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, she e-mailed her friends and family members a 10-page letter explaining how and why she stabbed her husband, 44-year-old William Gustafik, to death.Woman accused of killing poker pro sent emails (Inside Bay Area)
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