In the last two years, Northern Nevada has seen the largest spike ever of women seeking help for Gambling Addiction.Gambling addiction on rise among women (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
After the entire world learned the real extent of problem gambling in the United Kingdom, as it was reported in the official survey, the largest of its kind in eight years, that was solicited by the Gambling Commission, we are left with the main question: What is problem gambling?What's Dangerous about Online Gambling (Online Casino Reports)
Inver Hills Community College announced today its online Casino Gaming program is now available for immediate enrollment. The program, currently comprised of three courses, is supplied by poker industry's elite high-roller and founder of Johnny Chan Academy and offered through Inver Hills CC's partnership with Gatlin Education Services.Inver Hills Community College Announces Online Casino Cirriculum (Online Poker News)
Online gambling companies InterCasino and InterPoker have been granted online casino gaming and online poker licenses by Malta?s Government agency for Lotteries and Gaming. In a press release, the companies said that both had successfully completed the stringent requirements of the Maltese government to operate their online gaming business from Malta.Two more gaming companies granted licenses (Maltamedia.com Daily News)
Britain's new gambling law came into force at midnight September 1, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.Is the British Gambling Act a Failure? (Online Poker News)
One of the most popular ways to have fun at online casinos is to create a free play money account. These accounts are setup in the same manner as regular accounts using the same software but you wager with play money that you can refill at anytime from the cashier! If you have a free afternoon then this is a great way to have some fun, blow off some steam and gamble it up like a high roller, .Playing For Free and Fun at the Online Casinos (Online Poker News)
Britain's new gambling law came into force at midnight September 1, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.Is the British Gambling Act a Failure? (Online Poker News)
No. 18 South Florida is not only basking in the national spotlight, the Bulls are thriving in it. Matt Grothe upstaged West Virginia stars Pat White and Steve Slaton for the second consecutive year, leading rapidly rising USF to a 21-13 victory over the mistake-prone, fifth-ranked Mountaineers on Friday night in Tampa, Fla. Grothe scrambled to avoid a sack before throwing a 55-yard touchdown .Mountaineers lose QB, game (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Poker tournaments organizers are gambling they won't be forced to fold in North Carolina, banking on poker's popularity trumping the state's gaming laws.Poker tourneys can be a real gamble (UPI)
I'm not much of a gambler. For some reason, I'm just not very good at it. I was never sure why I was so bad since, no matter what people say, gambling is more about luck than anything else.Don't worry, it's probably my fault (Beloit Daily News)
Baseball: Prince Fielder reaches 50 HRs as Brewers power past Cardinals 9-1 (International Herald Tribune)
Boxer Shane Mosley is accused of using BALCO designer steroids "the clear" and "the cream" as part of a doping regimen before a 2003 fight against Oscar De La Hoya, SI.com reported Friday.Report: Mosley allegedly used BALCO drugs (The Herald)
A 27-year-old woman initially charged with first-degree murder in connection with Jerry Totten's January homicide in Tumwater instead pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree manslaughter and other charges as part of a plea deal.Killing defendant to testify in plea deal (The Olympian)
Baseball's not exactly broke, but it could use some fixin' up. Larry Dobrow tweaks away, including nixing September call-ups, holding small-market clubs accountable and putting a team in Sin City.Eight crazy rights to fix baseball's wrongs (CBS Sportsline)
JEFFERSON - Evelyn Bernice (Zastrow) Widmann, Jefferson, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Countryside Home. She was born Nov. 30, 1914, in Jacksonville, Ill., to William Otto and Wilhemina (Hornickel) Zastrow. Evelyn grew up in Milford and graduated from Lake Mills High School.September 2007 (Watertown Daily Times)
What a nightmare. It was embarrassing for the Giants and for Bonds. Half the crowd couldn't pick Willie McCovey out of a lineup. Most of them think the grease-covered garlic fries are good eating. Barry's 0-for-3 and stumbling around in left and the half-.Dr. Betting and Mr. Fool do the delicate dance of Bonds (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gambling addict sues casino (News 24 South Africa)
Beginning Monday, at least 261,000 Illinois women without health insurance will qualify for free screenings and treatment for breast and cervical cancer, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Thursday.More women get free cancer screenings (Belleville News-Democrat)
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Orderly, pornography-free and safe for children, "meet-me," an online interactive virtual Tokyo, is Japan's answer to "Second Life." Or so its creators hope.Japan to open G-rated virtual world (CNN.com)
Sydney - Melbourne's Crown Casino enticed a gambling addict into losing 30 million Australian dollars (25 million US dollars) in 14 months by providing free flights in a private jet, wads of notes to get him started and a 20-per-cent rebate on losses.Gambling addict sues Australian casino (EARTHtimes.org)
CHARLESTON- A federal judge says West Virginia has wrongly stifled the free speech rights of bars and clubs that host video lottery machines. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin granted a temporary injunction Friday, blocking the state's restriction of certain advertising by the lottery parlors.Judge blocks state's ban on ads at video lottery parlors (Charleston Daily Mail)
N.J. judge hears challenge to online gambling restrictions (phillyburbs.com)
A gambling industry group argued in federal court Wednesday that a new federal law against transmitting online bets outside the United States violates people's right to gamble in the privacy of their own homes.Online gambling law challenged (AP via Yahoo! News)
An association of online gambling groups is challenging a federal law that seeks to choke off electronic payments from gamblers to Internet companies operating in other countries. In suing the federal government, the Internet Media Entertainment & Gaming Association claims that Internet gambling is protected by First Amendment privacy rights, and that filtering technology already exists to make .NJ judge hears challenge to online gambling restrictions (Asbury Park Press)
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai said yesterday that they raised their bid for Sweden's OMX exchange by 15 percent to $4.9 billion and entered agreements with key shareholders to secure nearly half of OMX shares.Nasdaq, Borse Dubai raise bid for OMX (Louisville Courier-Journal)
During his speech Tuesday, MLB umpire Steve Palmero gave insight on the definition behind sports professionals. Palmeros personal story revealed the downside in the modern world of sports.Speaker defines sports professionals (University Daily Kansan)
US thumbs nose with comical settlement offers The long-running, occasionally tragicomic trade dispute between America and tiny Antigua at the WTO over the cross-border provision of gambling services has sputtered into the settlement phase, according to CasinoGamblingWeb.EU online gambling firms demand $100 bil in WTO dispute (The Register)
Little People Laugh It Up, Goof Off in Intercasino Spots (adrants)
The uptake of online and mobile gambling has not added to the problem of gambling addiction, according to the latest research. This is despite concerns which have led to tighter controls over the gambling industry, particularly in the US.Online gambling not creating more addicts (Infomatics)
We have a Unique Roulette Tool. Money Maker Machine is a fully automated Roulette Tool that is destined for playing online Roulette. The best way to find out is to test it with the Trial version for 3 days. You will be able to play at more than 68 online casinos.No Las Vegas-style Casino Gambling in Eagle Pass, at Least for Now (Austin Chronicle)
Two Illinois women are being sued by Isle of Capri after the casino paid a $20,000 fine for admitting the underage pair into the Bettendorf casino. The gambling boat filed the lawsuit against Amanda Taner, 20, of Peoria, Ill., and Gina Taner, 18, of Pekin, Ill., in Scott County District Court.Bettendorf casino sues underage gamblers (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
The report attributes this surge to the increasing deployment of multiple mobile payment technologies, as well as the liberalisation of remote gambling legislation in key markets.Mobile gambling to hit $12bn by 2010 (Infomatics)
Are virtual worlds like Second Life here to stay? My answer is "yes, but." Yes, but virtual worlds are part of a long-term transition which also includes the mobile Internet. Yes, but the result will be a complete transformation in how we think about being "on the Internet" vs. being "away from the computer." Yes, but Second Life might not be the virtual worlds platform of the future.The Future Of Virtual Worlds (InformationWeek)
The Bank of England's shock decision to pump billions of pounds into the banking system should help allay fears that nervousness among banks could lead to a prolonged rise in the interest rates that they charge each other.Creating safety net was result of his own fear (The Herald)
Log in to remember this page. Email this Aristocrat Technologies Europe announced a sales rise across the European, Middle East and African regions of 55 per cent for the first six months of 2007 year-on-year.Aristocrat announces sharp EMEA rise (ATE On-line)
Publisher trade group boosts half-year lobbying spend by 24 percent; tacks virtual property taxation onto list of key issues.ESA adds to political concerns (GameSpot)
Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday that they would oppose any move by the owners of Suffolk Downs to speed up the timeline on casino gambling, as track officials pulled back from an initial plan to possibly open a temporary casino on their site by next summer.Menino, Patrick oppose casino (Boston Globe)
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said Tuesday he'll put Gov. Deval Patrick's resort casino proposal through a rigorous review, including checking Patrick's revenue projections, before the matter goes to a vote.DiMasi: Casino review will 'take time' (Boston Globe)
RIVERTON - Gambling officials with the Northern Arapaho Tribe say that revenues from a casino in a converted bingo hall have exceeded their expectations.Arapaho casino grows rapidly (Billings Gazette)
MELBOURNE'S Crown Casino offered a pathological gambler enormous credit and free flights to entice him into a gambling spree, a court has been told.Gambler sues casino for $30m (Daily Telegraph)
Lured casino whale sinks and sues for $30m (Sydney Morning Herald)
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) - Gambling officials with the Northern Arapaho Tribe say that revenues are exceeding expectations at a new casino. They say the Wind River Casino has created hundreds of jobs and is earning revenues that hadn't been predicted until years from now.Wind River Casino revenues exceed expectations (KIFI)
MELBOURNE'S Crown Casino offered a pathological gambler enormous credit and free flights to entice him into a gambling spree in which he lost $30 million, a court has been told.Casino 'used cash, flights to lure gambler' (Perth Now)
An English tourist gambling at Christchurch Casino was told to leave the premises by casino staff as she was showing too much cleavage and was offending other patrons.Cleavage forces woman out of casino (TVNZ)
Sydney - Melbourne's Crown Casino enticed a gambling addict into losing 30 million Australian dollars (25 million US dollars) in 14 months by providing free flights in a private jet, wads of notes to get him started and a 20-per-cent rebate on losses.Gambling addict sues Australian casino (EARTHtimes.org)
Risky hand: Some young people turn to online poker for profit (The Bismarck Tribune)
After years of research and weeks of intensive special hearings, regulation of online gambling in South Africa has moved forward this week following Parliamentary approval of the National Gambling Amendment Bill.New Bill Legalizes Gambling ins South Africa (Online Poker News)
The number of Britons who regularly gamble online has risen 600 percent in the past five years to 3.5 million, a Gambling Commission report found.3.5 million in Britain gamble online (UPI)
Gambling groups are pressing the European Union to reject as inadequate an American compensation offer for losses suffered when the US closed its online betting market last year.EU urged to reject US offer over gambling (Financial Times)
While all recent developments in the online gambling industry have focused on the United Kingdom - be it the Gambling act taking force on September 1 or the much publicized study about the state of the (gambling) nation and the responses it drew - it is now turn for the United States to take over the news headlines.US in the News, But Not in the Game (Online Casino Reports)
New Bill Legalizes Gambling ins South Africa (Online Poker News)
A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.Study reveals online gambling led to *fewer* gambling problems (Lottery Post)
The number of Britons who regularly gamble online has risen 600 percent in the past five years to 3.5 million, a Gambling Commission report found. Around seven percent -- or 250,000 -- of those who bet on the Internet are considered problem gamblers, Th.3.5 million in Britain gamble online (EARTHtimes.org)
The study takes place in the UK, where they measured the different types of gambling that people engage in and determined the number of problem gamblers out there.No Evidence That Online Gambling Creates More Problem Gamblers (Addict 3D)
The number of Britons who regularly gamble online has risen 600 percent in the past five years to 3.5 million, a Gambling Commission report found.3.5 million in Britain gamble online (UPI)
A headmaster addicted to Internet gambling killed himself after running up 100,000 debts. John Reilly's 250,000 home had already been repossessed when he hanged himself from a tree in a parkHeadmaster hanged himself after racking up online gambling debts (Daily Mail)
In the last two years, Northern Nevada has seen the largest spike ever of women seeking help for gambling addiction.Gambling addiction on rise among women (Nevada Appeal)
Attorney General Marc Dann might be turning his legal firepower on slot-machine clones, but don't interpret that to mean that Dann has any moral argument with gambling.Dann not morally opposed to Gambling, history shows (The Columbus Dispatch)
A slight plurality of Kentuckians favors casino gambling in Kentucky, but a large majority says voters should have the chance to decide the question.Most support vote on Gambling measure (Louisville Courier-Journal)
London, Sep 20 (ANI): UK is emerging as the nation of gamblers for a new study has found that almost 284,000 Britons are hooked to casinos and spread betting - which is more than the number addicted to heroin. The report said that there are particularly acute problems among punters who bet on newer and fast-growing forms of gambling such as online casinos and spread betting. The Gambling .More Brits 'addicted' to gambling than to heroin: Study (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.Study reveals Online Gambling led to *fewer* gambling problems (Lottery Post)
The study takes place in the UK, where they measured the different types of gambling that people engage in and determined the number of problem gamblers out there.No Evidence That Online Gambling Creates More Problem Gamblers (Addict 3D)
9/22/07: Poll: Majority Want To Vote On Casinos (WLKY Louisville)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A second poll this month shows most Kentuckians want to vote on whether to legalize casino gambling in the state. But The Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll found the answer isn't so clear when those surveyed were asked if they favored putting casinos in the state.9/22/07: Poll: Majority Want To Vote On Casinos (WLKY Louisville)
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Some 3.5 million Britons make a regular habit of gambling online, the British Gambling Commission said in a report. The report said the number marked a six-fold increase over the last five years, The Daily Telegraph said Thursday. The commission said abou.Report: 3.5 million Britons gamble online (EARTHtimes.org)
London, Sep 20 (ANI): UK is emerging as the nation of gamblers for a new study has found that almost 284,000 Britons are hooked to casinos and spread betting - which is more than the number addicted to heroin. The report said that there are particularly acute problems among punters who bet on newer and fast-growing forms of gambling such as online casinos and spread betting. The Gambling .More Brits 'addicted' to gambling than to heroin: Study (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Pact could bring Indian gambling to KCK; vote tonight (The Wichita Eagle)
Real Vegas Online - Over 80 Casino Games Real Vegas Online Casino offers awesome casino games such as Texas Hold'Em, Blackjack, Baccarat, Video Poker, Roulette, slots. Download our free sofware today and play.Welcome to athener-zeitung.com (Athener Zeitung)
Five Moore County men were among 71 cited with illegal gambling when officers raided a poker tournament near Benson Sept. 8. Officers from the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) called the house a "small Atlantic City- or Las Vegas-style casino."Local Men Arrested in Gambling Raid (Southern Pines Pilot)
WATERTOWN, Mass. - Pauline LaCava can rattle off locations of bingo games that closed in her hometown as fast as she can scan her bingo sheet, dabbing pink ink marks on numbers as theyre called here at Saint Patrick Church. There used to be one every night of the week, said LaCava, 80, seated at the rear of the Catholic church basement, where the nights top prize will be $330. I .B-I-N-G-O! (The Pueblo Chieftain)
WATERTOWN, Mass. - Pauline LaCava can rattle off locations of bingo games that closed in her hometown as fast as she can scan her bingo sheet, dabbing pink ink on numbers as they're called at Saint Patrick Church in Watertown.Gambling on survival (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
Chinese influx makes Lhasa sleaze capital (Phayul)
Lhasa, Sept. 21: The Dalai Lamas Potala Palace may continue to dominate Lhasas skyline, but the citys reputation of being the centre of religious activity has taken a beating.Chinese influx makes Lhasa sleaze capital (Phayul)
LONDON, England -- As reported by the BBC: "The internet and other new forms of gambling have not led to an increase in people having a flutter since 1999, a Gambling Commission study has found.Wednesday September 19, 2007 - 17:15 EST (Rolling Good Times)
RENO, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- GameTech International, Inc. ("GameTech" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: GMTC), a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo equipment and bingo systems, today announced that the Minnesota Gambling Control Board has granted a manufacturer license to the Company effective October 1st, 2007.Thursday September 20, 2007 - 12:15 EST (Rolling Good Times)
BELGIUM -- As reported by Business Week: "Belgium's Gaming Commission took international gambling Web site Unibet.com to task Wednesday over allowing gamblers to try their luck and wager on when the country's political crisis might come to an end.Wednesday September 19, 2007 - 17:30 EST (Rolling Good Times)
KANSAS -- As reported by the Kansas City Star: "Plans to open a $20 million Indian casino in downtown Kansas City, Kan., by the end of the year received a major endorsement Thursday from Wyandotte County's Unified Government.Friday September 21, 2007 - 11:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)
AUSTRALIA -- As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: "Macquarie Bank and Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd have extended their $1.3 billion takeover offer for the Canadian Gateway Casino business for a third time.Friday September 21, 2007 - 12:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Online casinos got a little help from a friend last week as Casino Gambling Web representatives handed out 435 packets of information about the current state of Internet gambling in the United States. The CGW reps hand delivered the packets to each representative in congress and attached to it a CD with all signatures from the petition they sponsored containing comments from each congress .The IGREA Initiative Begins as Casino Gambling Web DC Trip Ends ()
Casino Guide Online Our specially prepared book reveals how you can use the powerful online gambling toolkit's playing strategy to rapidly build up real wealth - safely and in a short time.Welcome to utkalsambad.com (Utkalsambad)
When in the course of athletic events participants or those who benefit from them seek an advantage, there is the temptation to cross the line. The line may be as bright as the goal line or the rightfield foul line or it may be as muted as the receiver on a bookie's cell phone. One man's research may be another's pirated tape. And intimidation can go a long way for those whose arrogance is .The Top 10 cheating scandals (Newsday)
The actor who played Eddie Haskell, the troublemaker on the 1950s and '60s television series "Leave It to Beaver," is suing the Screen Actors Guild, claiming the union is sitting on $8.1 million it collected from foreign royalties and should distribute to actors. Ken Osmond filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court accusing the guild of unjust enrichment and violations of the .People: Matthew McConaughey, Stanley Ho, Cormac McCarthy (International Herald Tribune)
Sept 12 (CTK) - American roulette, Black Jack, Poker and other hazardous games can be learned by participants in courses organised by Casino Gaming School Prague (CGS Prague) for tax-payers' money, the daily Lidove noviny writes Wednesday.LN: School trains croupiers for taxpayers', EU money (Prague Daily Monitor)
Fully loaded with a Tank (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Floyd Landis looks destined to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory after arbitrators uphold results of a drug test indicating he used synthetic testosterone to fuel a spectacular comeback in renowned race.Cyclist Landis Loses Doping Appeal (NPR)
The last 14 seasons have not exactly been kind to the Redskins, so one can't be blamed for wallowing in a healthy dose of irrational exuberance in the wake of Monday night's victorySmile Joe, Your Team's 2-0 (Washington Post)
It's the excesses of life, the enterprising for the little extras, the pampered perks for the privileged. If only "those people" would wake up and stop robbing the rest of us of some semblance of social order, stability and balance.[Opinion] Oh, how the mighty have fallen (The Minnesota Daily)
Patriots Cheating? We live in an era where teams no longer play each other with the traditional hard-nosed competition that results in the best team winning. In today's sports world, everybody on every team is constantly trying to find a way to get the "competitive edge" over the opposing side.Pats cheating scandal won't hurt legacy (The Equinox)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that it has asked the Gambling Commission to carry out a review of the effectiveness and level of the current voluntary arrangements for the industry's funding for gambling research, treatment and public education.UK government asks Gambling Commission to review industry funding on research (Sharewatch)
The Government has announced a review of the funding for gambling research, treatment and public education, and reiterated its ongoing commitment to tackling problem gambling, as the Gambling Commission published a survey today showing that levels of problem gambling have remained constant over the past seven years.Government committed to tackling problem gambling (Government News Network)
Five Moore County men were among 71 cited with illegal gambling when officers raided a poker tournament near Benson Sept. 8. Officers from the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) called the house a "small Atlantic City- or Las Vegas-style casino."Local Men Arrested in Gambling Raid (Southern Pines Pilot)
MALE, single, suffering from ill health and likely to smoke heavily and drink to excess - the picture of Britain's "typical" problem gambler has remained depressingly familiar over the past decade.Gambling with the future health of a nation (The Herald)
It seems that the world wide poker craze has reached the far reached of the North as well. The Alaska Poker Showcase is the Hold'em Poker program to hit the small screen, with weekly episodes modeled after the World Poker Tour scheduled to run at the end of the month.Alaska Poker showcase to debut (Online Poker News)
It seems that Teenagers play online poker just as well as teenagers do. However, many feel that this opens new avenues to the problems of online gambling addictions.Poker Craze Visits Teenagers (Online Poker News)
NEW HAMPSHIRE regulators and law enforcement teams can barely keep up with the gambling that already goes on in the state. And some legislators want to make matters worse by adding thousands of slot machines at Rockingham Park and eventually opening the state to casino gambling as Gov. Deval Patrick wants to do in Massachusetts.Big money! Don't buy gambling hype (New Hampshire Union Leader)
It seems that the world wide poker craze has reached the far reached of the North as well. The Alaska Poker Showcase is the Hold'em Poker program to hit the small screen, with weekly episodes modeled after the World Poker Tour scheduled to run at the end of the month.Alaska Poker showcase to debut (Online Poker News)
Governor Deval Patrick is expected to explain today that he supports casinos as part of his economic development strategy for Massachusetts.Governor's Gambling Plan (WBUR Boston)
NEW HAMPSHIRE regulators and law enforcement teams can barely keep up with the gambling that already goes on in the state. And some legislators want to make matters worse by adding thousands of slot machines at Rockingham Park and eventually opening the state to casino gambling as Gov. Deval Patrick wants to do in Massachusetts.Big money! Don't buy gambling hype (New Hampshire Union Leader)
THE Iemma Government will further tighten gambling's grip on the state by allowing pubs to introduce the Keno lottery game, but it denies this is a reward for the hotel industry for the millions of dollars it donates to Labor.Iemma's gambling tax addiction out of control (Sydney Morning Herald)
Tuesday September 18, 2007 - 13:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Online casinos got a little help from a friend last week as Casino Gambling Web representatives handed out 435 packets of information about the current state of Internet gambling in the United States. The CGW reps hand delivered the packets to each representative in congress and attached to it a CD with all signatures from the petition they sponsored containing comments from each congress .The IGREA Initiative Begins as Casino Gambling Web DC Trip Ends ()
PAUMA VALLEY, California -- As reported by the North County Times:".The Pauma Band of Mission Indians' plans to replace its temporary, tented gambling establishment with a $300 million casino and hotel resort have set off a wave of opposition from the rural area's residents.Tuesday September 18, 2007 - 13:44 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Spin3*, a leading provider of advanced mobile gambling solutions powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has announced a deal with International Marketing Concepts and Innovation, a Netherlands-based company active in realizing and supporting successful projects and concepts to New Media, Telecoms and ICT-organizations.Spin3 to Expand Product Offering for International Marketing Concepts and Innovation (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
O.J. Simpson faces charges over Las Vegas robbery (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ventre: While I was writing this, I received an e-mail advertisement from a steak house promoting a coupon offer good on Sunday and Monday nights during football season. The headline on the promotion: "Are you ready for some football?" The question itself is rhetorical because it needs no reply. In the United States of America, the answer is understood. Yes. We're ready for some football.Ventre: U.S. Is Always 'Ready For Some Football' (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.O.J. Simpson faces charges over Las Vegas robbery (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Las Vegas - Las Vegas police arrested former football star OJ Simpson on Sunday in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the American gambling haven, CNN said.Simpson held over Las Vegas robbery (Cape Argus)
Patrick to propose three casinos; gambling foes vow fight (WTNH-TV New Haven)
Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The waiting for Fred is over; Harry Cato is on board. Fred Thompson entered the Republican presidential race earlier this month and was immediately endorsed by Cato, 49, an influential South Carolina state legislator who had been courted by the other candidates.Thompson Finds South Carolina `Ain't Beanbag': Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg.com)
Suffolk Downs in East Boston and Revere's Wonderland Park immediately began jockeying for one of the three Massachusetts casino licenses that Governor Deval Patrick is expected to propose as soon as today, while gambling foes just as quickly began mobilizing and vowed a major fight against casinos, portraying it as a struggle for the state's soul.Would-be hosts, foes rev up for casino bid (Boston Globe)
Ricky "Punter" Ponting's Australians are strong favourites in the online gambling world to win the ongoing Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa.Australia bounced back after suffering a shock defeat against Zimbabwe to thrash England and Bangladesh and retain their place as title contenders, with British bookmaker Ladbrokes making them favourites with odds of 13-8.Online punters have .Cricket: Online punters back Australia to win T20 crown (AFP via Yahoo! India News)
Keith Hoang says that trying to run a gambling business in Yuba County is difficult, and state regulations are not making it any easier. For the last week, hes sat in his empty card room, Golden State Casino on Lindhurst Avenue, hoping for business to walk through the door.Yuba card room blues (Appeal-Democrat)
By AMAN BATHEJA Gambling Web sites like to attract customers, not controversy. But the Costa Rica-based 5Dimes.com got both last month when it began taking bets on this week's football game between Southlake Carroll and Miami Northwestern. It wasn't the first high school game on which the site had taken bets, but it inspired national outrage (on the bright side for Carroll fans, the Dragons .Online gambling thrives despite law (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Fed up seeing their residents dole out millions of dollars at out-of-state casinos and tracks, more than a dozen states this year worked on dramatically expanding gambling within their borders.More states roll dice on casino operations (Houston Chronicle)
Here's nix to 'I mean' you know? (St. Clair County Journal)
A paroled killer admitted in federal court Tuesday that he was the elusive "Mad Hatter" bank robber who staged 19 heists at banks in four counties, each time wearing a different hat.Man admits he was 'Mad Hatter' bandit (The Record)
As week two of the pro-football season begins, the story is less wins and losses than injuries and fines. The NFL has fined the New England Patriots and their coach, Bill Belichick, for videotaping the signals of their rivals during a game.NFL Season Kicks Off with Scandal and Injury (NPR)
Appeals court ruling could affect future alimony cases, lawyer says By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Teri Chapman earns about 30 percent more than her ex-husband but argued in a legal dispute over alimony that he should pay more than half of his take-home pay in alimony because the amount was part of their divorce decree.Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)
Frank Stronach has abandoned his grand vision of an international racetrack and gambling colossus and will scale back his Magna Entertainment Corp. to a handful of tracks in a few U.S. states.Stronach's horse-race dream hits debt wall (The Globe and Mail)
If you're a faithful reader (aren't all of you?) then you recall I wrote a column about officiating a few weeks ago when the NBA gambling broke. At the time, I said I didn't criticize officials for judgment unless it was a situation where you could prove what happened.It could happen to us, not just Chiefland (Williston Pioneer Sun News)
ATLANTIC CITY Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will eliminate smoking on its casino floor, bringing to six the number of Atlantic City casinos that will ban smoking while gambling.Trump joins other smoke-free casinos (Home News Tribune)
The atmosphere will be much different at the Showboat Casino-Hotel next spring, and Jackie Evans couldn't be happier. The Osceola, Ind., woman comes to Atlantic City about three times a year, but says she plans to visit a lot more often now that the Showboat and at least five other casinos will ban all smoking on the gambling floor by next spring to comply with the city's new smoking .Bracing for Smoke-Free Casinos in AC (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to announce a decision on expanded gambling in Massachusetts, and Beacon Hill sources expect he will unveil a framework for licensing multiple.Gov eyeing first resorts (Boston Herald)
In his run to become Louisiana's next governor, Foster Campbell is gambling. The Bossier Parish Democrat has pegged his entire campaign to a single idea, a plan that he says will solve the state's education, coastal erosion and highway problems.Foster Campbell Betting Campaign On Energy Tax Idea (KSLA-TV Shreveport)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - The masses in Newfoundland and Labrador adore him. The province's business community hopes to stay in his good books. And his political rivals face the prospect of being wiped out when voters head to the polls Oct. 9 - the fixed election date set in law.Customer Service (Brandon Sun)
Goodell Is Keeping the N.F.L. Inbounds (New York Times)
With a string of harsh sanctions that has included the likely forfeiture of a first-round draft pick for the Patriots, Commissione Roger Goodell has lowered the boom on N.F.L. rules-breakers.Goodell Is Keeping the N.F.L. Inbounds (New York Times)
If you're a faithful reader (aren't all of you?) then you recall I wrote a column about officiating a few weeks ago when the NBA gambling broke. At the time, I said I didn't criticize officials for judgment unless it was a situation where you could prove what happened.It could happen to us, not just Chiefland (Williston Pioneer Sun News)
By AMAN BATHEJA Gambling Web sites like to attract customers, not controversy. But the Costa Rica-based 5Dimes.com got both last month when it began taking bets on this week's football game between Southlake Carroll and Miami Northwestern. It wasn't the first high school game on which the site had taken bets, but it inspired national outrage (on the bright side for Carroll fans, the Dragons .Online gambling thrives despite law (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Times Youth Correspondents discuss: From Michael Vick and dogfighting, to an NBA referee and gambling, the sports world was full of scandal this summer. In your opinion, what was the biggest sports scandal of the summer, and why?Discussion Board (Carroll County Online)
