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A request by Caesars Indiana to dismiss a Tennessee woman's lawsuit claiming that the casino took advantage of her gambling addiction was rejected yesterday by a Harrison County judge.Caesars' bid to dismiss suit rejected (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Associated Press - September 30, 2007 2:45 PM ET CORYDON, Ind. (AP) - A judge has rejected Caesars Indiana's request to dismiss a Tennessee woman's lawsuit claiming the casino exploited her.Judge rejects Caesars' bid to dismiss addiction lawsuit (WMCTV Memphis)

Money lost by British gamblers rises 50% in nine years, fuelled by video terminals labelled the "crack cocaine of gambling".Cost of UK's gambling habit: 10bn (Guardian Unlimited)

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)

SPRINGFIELD - Bettors who want to gamble on horse racing without making a trip to Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville eventually could place their bets, watch the races and pay up or collect with a few keystrokes on a home computer.Gambling expansion would open door to Internet horse track betting (Herald & Review)

Through it's online education programing, the college is offering classes teaching the art of dealing blackjack, poker or baccarat.Community college offers casino classes online (KBCI Boise)

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)

The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the 2005 law that allowed voters in West Memphis and Hot springs to approve expanded electronic gambling at race tracks in their cities.State Supreme Court Upholds Expanded Gambling Law (KATV Little Rock)

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)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Playwize PLC, a software provider for the entertainment industry, said its full-year pretax loss widened to 1.96 mln stg, compared with 1.84 mln stg last year.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-28 17:08 GMT: Playwize FY pretax loss widens; to pursue licensing prospects for poker game (Interactive Investor)

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)

Fielder, Fielder is 23 years and 139 days old, didn't really want to keep his 50th home run ball as a souvenir.Baseball: Prince Fielder reaches 50 HRs as Brewers power past Cardinals 9-1 (International Herald Tribune)

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)

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)

TOKYO Orderly, pornography-free and safe for children, "meet-me," an online interactive virtual Tokyo, is Japan's answer to "Second Life.'Meet-me,' a friendlier virtual Tokyo (Connecticut Post)

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)

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)

About 80 surfers braved rainy weather this morning to protest gambling ships dumping wastewater into the ocean.Surfers rally against ocean dumping by gambling ships (Florida Today)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - 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.N.J. judge hears challenge to online gambling restrictions (phillyburbs.com)

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)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - An association of online gambling groups is challenging a U.S. law that seeks to choke off electronic payments from gamblers to Internet companies operating in other countries.U.S judge hears challenge to U,S, federal online gambling restrictions (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

WBUR's sports commentator Bill Littlefield, on the Women's World Cup Soccer Championship.Littlefield, on Women's Soccer (WBUR Boston)

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)

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)

The Novato Senior Citizens Club is sponsoring an overnight gambling trip to Jackson's Rancheria Oct.Seniors club plans gambling trip (Marin Independent Journal)

The International Tennis Federation is seeking help from other sports in its battle against corruption.Tennis seeks anti-corruption help (BBC News)

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)

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)

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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)

Shut out of U.S. market, European gaming companies urge EU to ask for $100-billion from U.S.Online casinos demand compensation (The Globe and Mail)

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)

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Don't cry for the brand-name poker pros, or for the online hotshots who make a good part of their living hustling poker on the Internet. They weren't hurt much when President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act last year.Jeff Haney explains how restrictions on Internet gambling have hurt typical poker players a lot more than the pros (Las Vegas Sun)

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)

Swedish online gambling software developer and turnkey provider Net Entertainment has announced a deal with one of Scandinavia's fastest growing gaming portals, Betsafe.com, for its popular online casino gambling product CasinoModule.Swedish Online Casino Software Provider Net Entertainment Partners with Betsafe.com (Online Poker News)

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)

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)

Swedish online gambling software developer and turnkey provider Net Entertainment has announced a deal with one of Scandinavia's fastest growing gaming portals, Betsafe.com, for its popular online casino gambling product CasinoModule.Swedish Online Casino Software Provider Net Entertainment Partners with Betsafe.com (Online Poker News)

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)

A casino enticed a gambling addict into losing $30m in 14 months by providing free flights on a private jet, a court has heard.Gambling addict sues casino (News 24 South Africa)

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)

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)

Brian Altizer needs a few more proverbial cards to make his hand, and he's hoping Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will deal them his way.Measure that would open the door to large card rooms awaits the governor (Napa Valley Register)

A cashier who memorised a customer's pin number before spending 315 on her card is given a 12-month sentence.Cashier sentenced over card con (BBC News)

Isle of Capri is suing two underage gamblers for a 20,000 fine the company paid because of the womens presence on the Bettendorf gambling boat.Isle of Capri sues underage gamblers to recoup 20,000 fine (Quad-City Times)

Electronic records of gambling transactions in Wisconsin's tribal casinos differed from the actual amounts casino staff counted every day over a year.Audit: State Wasn't Paying Attention to Gambling Discrepancies (WSAW Wausau)

Frank Masters has helped scores of problem gamblers put their lives back together.Pyramid helps treat gambling addictions (The Register-Herald)

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)

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Chris Benton's summer job sounded like a teen's dream: flexible hours, good pay, challenging, fun, no boss.Risky hand: Some young people turn to online poker for profit (The Bismarck Tribune)

SPRINGFIELD - All the pieces could be, just might be, falling into place for major gambling expansion in Illinois.Gambling's future brighter in Illinois, but still uncertain (The Southern Illinoisan)

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)

Michael Franzese, a former mobster who used athletes? gambling debts to entrap them, addressed young N.B.A. players about the dangers of gambling on Thursday.A Lesson in Gambling From One Who Knows (New York Times)

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)

About 80 surfers braved rainy weather this morning to protest gambling ships dumping wastewater into the ocean.Surfers rally against ocean dumping by Gambling ships (Florida Today)

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)

The Salvation Army expressed concerns this week that problem gambling rates could rise as Gambling opportunities increaseSalvation Army Fears Rise in Problem Gambling Rates (Christian Today)

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)

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)

Michael Franzese, a former mobster who used athletes? gambling debts to entrap them, addressed young N.B.A. players about the dangers of gambling on Thursday.A Lesson in Gambling From One Who Knows (New York Times)

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)

Some 3.5 million Britons make a regular habit of gambling online, the British Gambling Commission said in a report.Report: 3.5 million Britons gamble online (UPI)

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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Driver's licenses The Secretary of State's 150 branch offices could close. So could online and mail services the agency offers to renew driver's licenses and tabs, issue boating, snowmobile and trailer licenses and register voters.The lowdown on shutdown: How a government shutdown could affect you (Battle Creek Enquirer)

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)

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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 they're calledLongtime income sources of churches under threat (Oakland Tribune)

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)

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)

Spin3*, a leading provider of advanced mobile gambling solutions powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has been named the 'Best Mobile Gambling Systems Company' for the second year running at Mobile Entertainment magazine's ME Awards.Spin3 Named Mobile Industry's 'Best Gambling Company' for Second Year (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

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 ()

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has selected a name for its new casino in Arenac County. The new gambling hall will be called Saganing Eagle's Landing Casino.Saginaw Chippewas Name New Casino (WNEM TV 5 Mid-Michigan)

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JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. -- An illegal gambling ring has been broken in Johnston County.Illegal Gambling Ring Broken In Johnston Co. (NBC 17 Raleigh)

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)

Bill Simmons dips into the NFL mailbag before he gets to his Week 2 picks.The Sports Guy: The mail, the picks and the cheaters (ESPN)

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)

One month ago, anti-gambling activists were criticizing Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper for supporting the addition of table games at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center in Nitro.Anti-gambling activists glad to have Carper on their side (Charleston Daily Mail)

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)

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)

Gambling, Investing, and PokerThe BMW Method (The Motley Fool)

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)

With 0-2 starts staring at me in two football leagues (thanks so much, Donovan McNabb and Larry Johnson), I'm trying my best not to focus on the fantasy details.Negative effects could accompany fantasy sports' big-time growth (Baltimore Sun)

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)

Problem gambling is not getting worse, a study showed on Wednesday, but spread betting and video machines in bookmakers' shops are now the biggest areas of concern.Problem gambling changing but not rising (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland 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)

More than a quarter of a million people in Britain are classed as problem gamblers and millions more admitted gambling in some way last year, new figures show.Number of gambling addicts in Britain tops quarter of a million (Evening Standard)

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)

There are more than 250,000 problem gamblers in Britain but the level of this addiction has remained constant over the past seven years, the Gambling Commission said Wednesday.More than a quarter of a million problem gamblers in Britain: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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)

In order to comply with restrictions on smoking passed by Atlantic City officials earlier this year, seven of the city's 11 casinos plan to go totally smoke-free on the gambling floor.7 AC Casinos To Go Smoke-Free On Gambling Floor (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

Problem gambling is not getting worse, a study showed on Wednesday, but spread betting and video machines in bookmakers' shops are now the biggest areas of concern.Problem gambling changing but not rising (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

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)

For a while, it looked like common sense might finally prevail in Florida's meandering path to a coherent and consistent gambling policy.Road to coherent gambling policy filled with potholes (Sun-Sentinel)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Media Corp PLC announced the beta re-launch of the www.gambling.com website, which aims to be a comprehensive information site for sports information, gambling content and related services on the internet.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-18 09:40 GMT: Media Corp re-launches gambling.com website (Interactive Investor)

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)

Armagh gaelic footballer Oisin McConville says a gambling addiction left him with debts of 100,000.McConville talks of gambling hell (BBC News)

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)

Malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken DoS attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and other Web infrastructure hosting players, according to a new survey of the organizations.Infrastructure threats: Botnets show DoS who's boss (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

I doubt if I am alone in being concerned that a group of civil servants are reviewing how the Scottish National Party should fulfil its election manifesto pledge to abolish sportscotland.Politicians must play the game for the good of Scottish sport (The Herald)

Three new casinos to be built in separate areas of the Bay State would generate millions in new revenue to repair the state's roads and bridges and bring property tax relief, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday.Patrick Proposes Building Three Casinos In Bay State (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

THERE is this story making the rounds for years now about Prime Minister Manning during his student days in the late 1960s.Anti-gambling PM placing big bets (Trinidad Express)

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)

The National Center For Responsible Gaming Monday announced $7.6 million in additional funding to continue research into problem gambling over the next five years.Funding added for problem gambling program (Mohave Valley News)

One month ago, anti-gambling activists were criticizing Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper for supporting the addition of table games at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center in Nitro.Anti-gambling activists glad to have Carper on their side (Charleston Daily Mail)

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)

Since we're dealing with the topic of gambling today, I'll put my cards on the table and admit that I love hitting the blackjack tables at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods.We hit jackpot with casinos over there (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

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)

VIP Players, the fuel of the online gambling industry, deserve more.B4Playing Announces a VIP Program ( via Yahoo! News)

Gambling software firm CryptoLogic Ltd. has won the exclusive licence to create Internet casino games based on comic book characters Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four.CryptoLogic to develop Marvel online casino games (Toronto Star)

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)

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)

An apparent audio-tape of the alleged armed robbery involving O.J. Simpson emerged on Monday as the disgraced American football star languished behind bars in a Las Vegas jail.Audiotape of alleged O.J. Simpson robbery emerges (AFP 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)

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas police have arrested former American football star O.J. Simpson in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the US gambling haven, CNN said.OJ Simpson arrested over Las Vegas robbery - CNN (The New Zealand Herald)

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)

SAN FRANCISCO Mark Pincus might hold a winning hand with his latest Internet venture. More than 130,000 Facebook.com users per day play an online version of Texas Hold 'Em that the San Francisco entrepreneur created at his kitchen table.Facebook starts a land rush as developers create new features for site (Austin American-Statesman)

COLOMBO- Ricky Punter Pontings Australians are strong favourites in the online gambling world to win the ongoing Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa.Online punters back Australia to win T20 crown (Khaleej Times)

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)

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Annette Obrestad, an 18-year-old Norwegian, won the 1 million-pound ($2.01 million) first prize at the World Series of Poker Europe in London's Leicester Square to become the youngest winner in series history.Eighteen-Year-Old Norwegian Female Wins $2 Million Poker Prize (Bloomberg.com)

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)

In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.Life less than happy 5 years after record lottery win (Deseret Morning News)

Even without the slots that are proposed for the state, gamblers legally wager millions on races and charity games.Gambling in NH already big business (New Hampshire Union Leader)

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)

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)

After much hesitation this summer regarding sports talk radio and televised St. Louis baseball Cardinals postgame interviews, I'm fit to be tied.Here's nix to 'I mean' you know? (St. Clair County Journal)

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)

It is a brand new ball game for Fox, which no longer has to work its way around an exhaustive schedule of postseason baseball games.The New Season: The heat is on for new Fox shows to succeed (The Buffalo News)

Smokers may soon be out of luck: At least five of Atlantic City's casinos are making gambling areas smoke-free.5 Atlantic City casinos to go smoke-free (AP via Yahoo! News)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City will eliminate smoking on its casino floor. That brings to six the number of casinos that will ban smoking while gambling.AP NewsBreak: Trump Plaza to go smoke-free on casino floor (KTVN Reno)

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)

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES Age requirements: Underage players simply lie, checking an on-screen box stating they are 18 or older.Getting past poker's hurdles (San Jose Mercury News)

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier riding a wave of popularity heading into campaignWilliams expected to call election Monday (The Globe and Mail)

Rush & Molloy: A decorated former deputy with the L.A. Sheriff's Dept. who worked as a bodyguard for Larry Birkhead fake-posed at the grave of Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel.Guard: Larry Birkhead posed at Anna Nicole's son's grave (New York Daily News)

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)

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)

KAUKAUNA Jim Schmidt is a paper mill worker and past president of the Kaukauna Lions Club who thinks he would like to run for office some day.Kaukauna man seeks pardon for gambling (The Oshkosh Northwestern)

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)

San Diego -- Once, retailers joke, action sports fashion came in black, black and black.Sports slams into fashion at expo (The Springfield News-Leader)

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)

The Cardinals stumbled to the end of their most wretched road trip in 35 years and returned home an unraveling club in search of the pulse they apparently forgot to pack.Latest debacle has Cards groping for answers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Economists and virtual worlds are teaming up, to mutual benefit. As virtual economies need economists, so economists need virtual economies - to experiment with.Virtual economies have their own Ben Bernankes (The Journal News)

Avatars interview for real life jobs at hosted jobs fairs in the virtual world.Second Life Job Fair Brings Real Work (DesignTechnica)

On July 25, the company controlling Second Life announced that it would no longer allow gambling. Economic activity was cut by nearly half as gambling halls shut down. That's a recipe for disaster in any economy, but the online world stayed on an even keel. That's in part due to the firm grip on its currency market by Second Life's equivalent of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.Virtual Worlds: An Economist's Sandbox (TechNewsWorld.com)

LOS ANGELES----Addicted.com, a website for addicts and their families to find support and recovery resources online, has announced a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, toll-free number as an additional resource to addicts and their families.Addicted.com Launches Toll-Free, 24-Hour 'LifeLine' for Addicts and Their Loved Ones (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

The casino should be held accountable for the results of it targeted marketing says the Problem Gambling Foundation.Casino should be held responsible (Scoop.co.nz)

MONSON - Officials in communities abutting Palmer said they will send a letter to Gov. Deval L. Patrick saying they "expect a seat at the table" if a casino gambling proposal is considered for Palmer.Neighboring towns want say on casino (The Republican)

The developers of a proposed casino in Middleborough, Mass., are planning a vast complex with a gambling floor larger than the spaces in Foxwoods Resort Casino or Mohegan Sun.Mashpee planned casino dwarfs Foxwoods, Sun (Norwich Bulletin)

BOSTON (AP) - After delaying his decision several times, Governor Patrick now says he'll announce next week whether he supports cash-generating casino gambling.Patrick eyes casino deadline, 'new revenue' (WPRI 12 Providence)

Gov. Deval Patrick has decided he wants expanded gambling in the state of Massachusetts, though he is not expected to make the long-awaited announcement until next week. More Massachusetts NewsSources: Patrick In Favor Of Casino Gambling (WBZ Boston)

Gov. Deval Patrick, arguing the state needs "new revenue" to fix its roads and bridges and indicating he's not in favor of an anticipated border toll proposal, said he'll announce next week whether he'll support cash-generating Casino Gambling.Gov. Eyes Casino Deadline (WCVB Boston)

MONSON - Officials in communities abutting Palmer said they will send a letter to Gov. Deval L. Patrick saying they "expect a seat at the table" if a casino gambling proposal is considered for Palmer.Neighboring towns want say on casino (The Republican)

Gov. Deval Patrick has decided he wants expanded gambling in the state of Massachusetts, though he is not expected to make the long-awaited announcement until next week. More Massachusetts NewsSources: Patrick In Favor Of Casino Gambling (WBZ Boston)

Gambling software firm CryptoLogic Ltd. has won the exclusive licence to create Internet casino games based on comic book characters Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four.CryptoLogic to develop Marvel online casino games (Toronto Star)

The developers of a proposed casino in Middleborough, Mass., are planning a vast complex with a gambling floor larger than the spaces in Foxwoods Resort Casino or Mohegan Sun.Mashpee planned casino dwarfs Foxwoods, Sun (Norwich Bulletin)

BOSTON (AP) - After delaying his decision several times, Governor Patrick now says he'll announce next week whether he supports cash-generating casino gambling.Patrick eyes casino deadline, 'new revenue' (WPRI 12 Providence)

TALLAHASSEE - Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Indians are close to a deal that could bring the state more than $100 million a year, while allowing the tribe's casinos to offer Las Vegas-style slot machines and possibly card games like blackjack.Florida, Seminole Tribe close to deal on expanded gambling (Bradenton Herald)

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 were .Online gambling thrives despite law (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

NORTH BEND The Mill Casino-Hotel may soon lose its status as the only game in town if North Bend City officials support one councilors idea to allow social card playing in the city.NB councilor suggests card-room ordinance (The World)

Gov. Charlie Crist may be nearing a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, however, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Seminoles May Hit Jackpot With Gambling Deal (CBS4 Miami)

Momentum for Gov. Charlie Crist's potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe slowed Monday.Lawmakers want a say in gambling deal (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

As Gov. Charlie Crist nears a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Fla. Lawmakers: Approve Gambling Compact (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thirty-two people in northeast China's Liaoning province have been charged with involvement in illegal online gambling involving a total of 5.8 billion yuan (about 773 million U.S.dollars). Another 10 people, including the principal of .32 charged in six-billion yuan online gambling case (People's Daily)

Malta continues to gain momentum as the online casino of the world, with new companies setting up shop all the time and more on their way.Malta - Online Gambling Empire of the World (Online Poker News)

The largest online slot gaming guide has reached 500 online slot machine reviews. CasinoMan.net has the largest collection of slot game reviews on any gambling portal. ( Sep 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www..com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1IYWxmLUNyYXMtSW5zZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=Landmark 500 Online Slot Machines Reviewed at CasinoMan.net ()

The largest online slot gaming guide has reached 500 online slot machine reviews. CasinoMan.net has the largest collection of slot game reviews on any gambling portal.Landmark 500 Online Slot Machines Reviewed at CasinoMan.net ( via Yahoo! News)

Online gambling firm 888.com is in talks with two acquisition targets and is also looking to do more tie-ups in new fast growing markets, the firm's chief executive Gigi Levy told Reuters.Online firm 888 in acquisition and tie-up talks (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Area middle schools could soon be in line for classroom lesson plans at no cost that teach the mathematics and risks of Gambling.Schools could get lesson plans that teach math, risks of gambling (The Kansas City Star)

Two North Shore City councillors deny that their voting to keep the city's present limit of 52 Gambling venues was a conflict of interest.Gambling conflict of interest denied (The New Zealand Herald)

It's a great misconception that Beaver County and its residents were holding their breath until horse racing and Gambling took up residence in our county.County doesn't need gambling (The Beaver County Times)

Gov. Charlie Crist may be nearing a deal with the Seminole Tribe on Gambling at its casinos, however, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Seminoles May Hit Jackpot With Gambling Deal (CBS4 Miami)

Green Party Gambling Spokesperson Sue Bradford has joined other social agencies in criticizing North Shore City Council for allowing two city councillors who have links to businesses with pokie machines on their premises to participate in a council debate ( and vote ) against reducing the number of gambling venues on the Shore.North Shore Gambling vote needs to be re-held (Scoop.co.nz)

A PLAN to boost the number of poker machines at a Chinese community club and shift operations closer to Star City Casino is worrying gambling experts, who warn that Asian people are unlikely to seek help for problem Gambling.Mandarin move worries gambling experts (Sydney Morning Herald)

The long preparatory period since 2005 that resulted in the recently enacted gambling Act in the UK has not settled the debate around Internet gambling. True, gambling online is now legitimate, legal, even protected regulated and providing protection for minors and problem gamblers.Albeit Gambling Act, Debate Continues (Online Casino Reports)

Online Gambling firm 888.com is in talks with two acquisition targets and is also looking to do more tie-ups in new fast growing markets, the firm's chief executive Gigi Levy told Reuters.Online firm 888 in acquisition and tie-up talks (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Online gambling is clearly one of the largest businesses on the web. Even with legal restraints and government curbs, the industry is flourishing and the resources - gamblers, players, big and small - seem never to run out, only grow even more.China Pursues Multi-Billion Gambling Business (Online Casino Reports)

Shenyang (China), Sep 10 (Xinhua) Thirty-two people in northeast China's Liaoning province have been charged with involvement in illegal Online Gambling involving a total of 5.8 billion yuan (about $773 million).32 charged in $773 mn online gambling operation in China (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Thirty-two people in northeast China's Liaoning province have been charged with involvement in illegal Online Gambling involving a total of 5.8 billion yuan (about 773 million U.S.dollars). Another 10 people, including the principal of .32 charged in six-billion yuan online gambling case (People's Daily)

Beginner players always struggle with determining the number of outs they've got coming, and when you don't know how many outs you're playing for (or can't figure it out in time!) you can't play statistical poker, and you can't play with an awareness of pot odds. Basically.you can't win.The rule of four two in Online Poker (Online Poker News)

What is the Meaning of IGREA, the piece of legislation that is being put before the House, trying to repeal the famed UIGEA? Here are a few fact about the bill.What is the Meaning of IGREA for the online casinos? (Online Poker News)

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia protesters don't want casinos to gamble with their neighborhoods. For that reason, about 50 people gathered for a demonstration in Northern Liberties Monday.Protesters: Casinos, Don't Gamble With Our Neighborhoods (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

The tips on possible Steve Fossett sightings are coming in every 15 minutes from as far away as Holland.Volunteer tips pour in for Fossett search, perplex officials (The Fresno Bee)

Online Poker Rooms are the answer to many of California's problems, and that is exactly what the new initiative to open a state owned poker room in California is saying.Initiative in California for Online Poker Room (Online Poker News)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. As Gov. Charlie Crist nears a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.House, Senate leaders: Legislature must approve gambling compact (The Daily Comet)

As Governor Charlie Crist nears a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, lawmakers say that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Seminole Gaming (WMBB TV Panama City)

As Gov. Charlie Crist nears a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Fla. Lawmakers: Approve Gambling Compact (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Authorities have arrested 71 people for gambling in a raid on a Johnston County building that housed a casino-like operation.71 arrested for gambling in Johnston (The News & Observer)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has offered the state $50 million up front and at least $100 million a year in exchange for the right to have Las Vegas-style slot machines, blackjack and baccarat, the tribes' attorneys said Friday.Seminoles up the ante in bid for expanded gambling rights (Sun-Sentinel)

Gov. Charlie Crist may be nearing a deal with the Seminole Tribe on gambling at its casinos, however, House and Senate leaders said Monday that any agreement has to be approved by the Legislature.Seminole Gambling Deal May Have Hit A Snag (CBS4 Miami)

The long preparatory period since 2005 that resulted in the recently enacted gambling Act in the UK has not settled the debate around Internet gambling. True, gambling online is now legitimate, legal, even protected regulated and providing protection for minors and problem gamblers.Albeit Gambling Act, Debate Continues (Online Casino Reports)

A Polk County District Court jury has returned a $10 million judgment against West Des Moines businessman Gerald Kirke and his gambling business, Wild Rose Entertainment, for allegedly breaching a contract to manage an Emmetsburg casino.Jury says Wild Rose casino co. & Kirke owe consultant $10 million (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

Beginner players always struggle with determining the number of outs they've got coming, and when you don't know how many outs you're playing for (or can't figure it out in time!) you can't play statistical poker, and you can't play with an awareness of pot odds. Basically.you can't win.The rule of four two in Online Poker (Online Poker News)

Whether he'll support casino gambling in Massachusetts is the big question facing Gov. Deval Patrick as he returns from vacation.Governor Still Weighs Casino Gambling (WCVB Boston)

Anti-gambling campaigners express fears that a new 13m casino in Swansea will attract problem gamblers.Concerns as biggest casino opens (BBC News)

MORRISTOWN -- Two Roxbury policemen were among six people who pleaded guilty Wednesday to running an illegal poker casino out of a Dover warehouse.Two cops admit guilt in running illicit casino (The Record)

You drink Russian vodka, ride on Russian Hills and are afraid to try Russian Roulette, but youve never played Russian Black Jack, the game of Russian aristocracy, the game, which was so much loved by Rasputin and so fiercely banned by Gorbachev.PRESS RELEASE: Russian Black Jack leave the croupier penniless! (gamesindustry.biz)

A list of movies on television this week.Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Several projects subsidized by Maryland's economic development agency are in financial trouble, legislative auditors reported yesterday, citing, in particular, a resort in Western Maryland and a golf course in Calvert County.Subsidized Projects Struggling, Audit Finds (Washington Post)

Looking back, I wish my parents, Tom and Jean Cafferty, had been emotionally equipped to do a better job of looking out for my younger brother, Terry, and me. It's bad enough when the rich, powerful, and arrogant people we put in office tilt the playing field against citizens striving to make an honest go of it. This makes me want to scream, or at least rant for a few minutes a day on CNN. Sadly, .Excerpt: Cafferty: I couldn't vote out my parents (CNN.com)

Who will make the most money after Big Brother? Loading . MADELEINE McCann is missing. Still missing. But today there is news. The daily front-page shots of Madeleines traumatised parents are moved further within the papers to make space for the head of Robert Murat.Tabloids for broadsheet readers | FORUMS (Anorak)

Call it the NFL quarterback's prison-time game plan. Art Schlichter, whose career and personal life were destroyed by a gambling addiction, gave the Atlanta Journal-Constitution some suggestions for Michael Vick. "I would advise Mike to go in with a lot of humility," Schlichter said. "I'd advise him to try to be like everyone else.ON THE ROPES (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Phillip, Maurice Jones-Drew's pit bull, can relax. He'll get to watch the Jaguars on television Sunday.NFL lifts blackout on season opener (Orlando Sentinel)

There is a covenant between the NFL and America, a relationship that has endured for the better part of 87 years.NFL attracts interest for reasons cerebral, even violent (Denver Post)

The Jets' season opener against New England is much more than another chance to watch the human drama of the Eric Mangini-Bill Belichick relationship unfold. It's a referendum for the way Mangini and general manager Mike Tannenbaum are molding the Jets as an organization.Jets are gambling at guard position (The Record)

Have you ever been more grateful for NFL games to begin? An uplifting Super Bowl XLI victory for deserving coach Tony Dungy and MVP quarterback Peyton Manning disintegrated so quickly into a cesspool of muck for the image-conscious NFL. What a messy offseason.Let's leave a messy offseason behind (San Francisco Chronicle)

Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football servers blocked users from making picks Tuesday, just two days before the NFL season kicks off.Fantasy Football Fumble Angers Fans (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. Open is considering adding a 15th day of play by shifting to a Sunday evening start as soon as next year, and the women's tour doesn't like the idea at all.Notebook: Sunday start to open?; Williams' health issues (Sports Illustrated)

Opponents of dogfighting are charging that people involved in the underground so-called sport are more likely to be involved in violent acts against people. VIDEO: Hear About The New Effort From Anti-Cruelty AdvocatesAnti-Dogfighting Groups Join Forces (CBS 2 Chicago)

What is the Meaning of IGREA, the piece of legislation that is being put before the House, trying to repeal the famed UIGEA? Here are a few fact about the bill.What is the Meaning of IGREA for the online casinos? (Online Poker News)

The U.S. Open is consideringWomen's tour opposed to starting on Sunday (Asbury Park Press)

A list of movies on television this week.Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

What is more threatening to Russian Nikolay Davydenko - next month's gambling interrogation with ATP investigators or today's U.S. Open semifinal opponent, Roger Federer? Fourth-seeded Davydenko potentially could talk his way out of a lifetime ban.RUSSIAN ROULETTE (New York Post)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The state and the Seminole Tribe are closing in on a deal that could mean $50 million immediately and at least $100 million a year for the state as they negotiate on what type of gambling the Indians can offer, a tribe lawyer said Friday.AP Newsbreak: Indian gambling deal could net $1 b over 5 years (7 News Miami)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has offered the state $50 million up front and at least $100 million a year in exchange for the right to have Las Vegas-style slot machines, blackjack and baccarat, the tribes' attorneys said Friday.Seminoles up the ante in bid for expanded gambling rights (Sun-Sentinel)

ITV has expanded its online gambling operations in partnership with PartyGaming as it tries to supplement its terrestrial television advertising revenues.ITV raises stake in online gambling (Financial Times)

The state isn't required to discuss letting the Seminole Tribe offer games like blackjack, craps and roulette in negotiations over what the tribe can offer at its casinos, state Attorney.McCollum: State not required to talk blackjack with Indians (NBC 15 Mobile)

COLUMBUS, Kan. Sam Marshs tie, with a gambling motif depicting playing cards, a roulette wheel and the word casino, didnt bring him good luck during a court hearing Wednesday.Barber to stand trial on charge of operating illegal poker tournament w/ criminal complaint (The Joplin Globe)

ASHEVILLE A man who federal prosecutors describe as the person who looked for new clients in the Henderson Amusement video poker case plans to plead guilty Monday in federal court in Asheville, according to a copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Star.Video poker plot suspect makes a deal with the feds (The Shelby Star)

WISE, Va. Appalachia resident Billy Womble entered a guilty plea to 10 misdemeanor charges on Friday for his role in a lucrative illegal gambling operation in his hometown.Appalachia, Va., man who testified against his father in a gambling case, entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor gambling . (Bristol Herald Courier)

ASHEVILLE - One of the men charged with helping run a Western North Carolina gambling ring that had two Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies on its payroll has agreed to testify for the government in a plea deal expected Monday, according to court papers.Suspect agrees to testify in federal video poker case (Asheville Citizen-Times)

The state and the Seminole Tribe are closing in on a deal that could mean $50 million immediately and at least $100 million a year for the state as they negotiate on what type of gambling the Indians can offer, a tribe lawyer said Friday.Indian gambling deal could net Florida $1 billion over 5 years (Naples Daily News)

MORRISTOWN: Two Roxbury police officers have pleaded guilty to gambling charges.Two cops plead guilty to gambling charges (Asbury Park Press)

SACRAMENTO – Many were left to wonder when the tribe that had perhaps the most to gain from the latest round of big new gambling agreements dug in at the last minute and refused to accept the Assembly's final terms for approval.Tribe hits jackpot as compact is approved (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cramer sees Caterpillar as a 'rest of world' play, not a housing play.'Mad Money Lightning Round': Hear CAT Roar (TheStreet.com)

Sierra forest fire causes hazy skies Associated Press A forest fire in the northeast Sierra Nevada expanded its reach, prompting evacuations in the immediate area and creating smoggy skies in the San Francisco Bay and San Joaquin Valley areas. Tribe hits jackpot as compact is approvedTribe hits jackpot as compact is approved San Manuel band's deal receives broad support (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Starting this Saturday, you can play live poker in Little Rock. You can even win money, and that has police concerned.Live Poker Coming to Little Rock (CW Arkansas)

The all-anti-casino-all-the-time message from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's re-election campaign has worked brilliantly in one respect: it has so far dominated the governor's race. Fletcher's first two campaign commercials and most of his speeches have been about gambling. And debates between the governor and Democratic challenger Steve Beshear have thus far been heavily shaded by the two candidates' .Fletcher's gambling focus yet to pay off (Lexington Herald-Leader)

You're in luck: Poker professional Chris Kirkpatrick, 27, is patient with beginners. Defying yet another stereotype, this Williston native is also generous with his winnings.Poker's open face: Charities benefit from Williston man's game plan (The Burlington Free Press)

ATLANTA - A recent state audit found that Georgia's Compulsive Gambling Program gets so little money that it should either be increased or discontinued.Audit: Georgia gambling helpline is underfunded (Savannah Morning News)

West Ham winger Matthew Etherington has spoken his how his form suffered last season as a result of his Gambling Addiction.Etherington On The Up After Gambling Lows (Goal.com)

Some Dalhousie University students are temporarily sharing digs with teenagers in an addiction-treatment centre.Dalhousie students share residence with teen addiction centre (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Some Dalhousie University students are temporarily sharing digs with teenagers in an addiction centre.Dalhousie students share residence with teen addiction centre (CBC Nova Scotia)

People opposed to casino gambling often point to the problem of gambling addiction, saing new casinos will encourage more people to become addicted to betting, and destroy fortunes and lives. Chris Berdik looked into the science of Gambling Addiction.The Science of Gambling Addiction (WBUR Boston)

For the first time, a tool is available on the player's desktop, which provides customized information about online casino and poker rooms.The B4Playing Smart Online Casino and Poker Players' Tool is Now Live ( via Yahoo! News)

A Polk County District Court jury has returned a $10 million judgment against West Des Moines businessman Gerald Kirke and his gambling business, Wild Rose Entertainment, for allegedly breaching a contract to manage an Emmetsburg casino.Jury says Wild Rose casino co. & Kirke owe consultant $10 million (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

Whether he'll support casino gambling in Massachusetts is the big question facing Gov. Deval Patrick as he returns from vacation.Governor Still Weighs Casino Gambling (WCVB Boston)

The Gambling Act 2005 - the much talked about legislation enacted in the UK on September 1, 2007 - has legalized and regulated the online casino industry overnight, with strict rules and standards to abide by.The Past, Present and Future of Casinos (Online Casino Reports)

Gov. Deval Patrick said he needs about two more weeks to decide whether he'll support casino gambling in Massachusetts.Gov. Needs More Time For Casino Decision (WCVB Boston)

Recovering gambling addict Matthew Etherington admits he hit 'rock bottom' last season.ETHERINGTON REVEALS GAMBLING LOWS (Sporting Life)

Michael Vick says Michael Vick is going to make Michael Vick a better person. Having set the bar that low, Michael Vick, professional football player, serial liar and serial dog killer, trundled off to start his "down time" from being a sports icon, which is likely to include time in federal prison.Barbaric and cruel (Kingston Daily Freeman)

Q: We're a sports equipment company with offices in southeast U.S. cities. Sometimes our offices organize and bet on fantasy leagues for major sports like football and baseball.Does fantasy gambling violate law? (Miami Herald)

Two hot football reference sources -- favorites year after year -- have arrived at Gambler's Book Club this week. They are Marc Lawrence's Playbook Stat & Log Book (380 pages, 8x11 plastic spiral bound, $34.95) and Andy Iskoe's Pointspread Encyclopedia: College Football (142 pages, 8xll plastic spiral bound, $29.95).Thursday September 06, 2007 - 00:20 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Usually after the first Saturday of the football gambling season, I find myself on my hands and knees, pleading with my financial institution to cut me a loan.A subscription to the Daily Record brings complete coverage of Caon City and the Royal Gorge Region to your doorstep. (Canon City Daily Record)

Taranaki rugby trainer Eric Kneepkens forged his wife's signature to get $50,000 to pay back gambling debts.Forgery paid Kneepkens' gaming debts (Stuff)

ITV has expanded its online gambling operations in partnership with PartyGaming as it tries to supplement its terrestrial television advertising revenues.ITV raises stake in online gambling (Financial Times)

Wal-Mart is gambling that a Web site page it is sponsoring aimed at teens and college students won't backfire by attracting too many company bashers. If early bloggings are any indication, the Bentonville-based retailer is off to a rocky start.Wal-Mart Faces Off At Web Site (The Morning News)

August 31, 2007 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Online Gambling Site Bodog.com has lost its domain name when a dispute over the ownership of the domain name bodog.com placed the Web site temporarily out of commission.Gambling Site Loses Domain Name (Web Host Industry Review)

Howard Meyers, 59, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with an illegal gambling business that he operated, federal prosecutors reported.More News (Gazette.Net)

Isle of Man Chief Minister, Tony Brown on Friday announced the appointment of the Chairman, and a new member, of the Gambling Supervision Commission.Isle Of Man Appoints New Gambling Commission Members, (Tax-News.com)

For better or worse, Nikolay Davydenko is back in the semifinals at the U.S. Open.Amid gambling scandal, Davydenko back in semifinals (Sports Illustrated)

SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Virtual-world game Second Life was struck with a financial crisis following a July 25 ban on gambling within the game that threatened to undermine the virtual currency used by players.Business briefs: 'Second Life' crisis (The San Francisco Examiner)

Bill Gross' fabled Pimco Total Return had an embarrassing spell because he was too cautious. Now he is gambling again.Back In The Game (Forbes)

For better or worse, Nikolay Davydenko is back in the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Smack in the middle of tennis' gambling scandal, the fourth-seeded Davydenko once again looked untouchable Wednesday, beating No. 10 Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.Davydenko advances to U.S. Open semis (AP via Yahoo! News)

A judge extended statewide legal protections yesterday to a wagering game that operates like a slot machine but with one crucial difference: After the reels stop spinning, the player can "nudge" one of them up or down to try to get a winning combination.'Skill game' gets reprieve (The Columbus Dispatch)

BY MATT HERSH With the prospect of video gambling at Rockingham Park on the horizon once again, town officials and residents have told the state House of Representatives that theyre in full support. Several officials, along with Rockingham Park manager Ed Callahan, testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee recently in hopes of convincing the state to pass a pro-gaming bill .Game on Salem officials speak in favor of video gambling at Rockingham (The Salem Observer)

You've probably heard that suspicions were, uh, shall we say, piqued recently when millions of dollars were suddenly bet on the 87th-ranked tennis player, one Martin Arguello, when he played the world No. 4, Nikolay Davydenko, in the first round of an obscure tournament somewhere you've never heard of in Poland. And, heavens to Betsy, Davydenko suddenly decided he had a toe injury and had to .Frank Deford: The world is my casino (Sports Illustrated)

Where have all of the heroes* gone? RECREATION "Say it ain't so, Joe."Sports (The Chapel Hill News)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Tennis umpires and officials received letters from U.S. Open organizers reminding them of rules against gambling, part of strengthened security measures to prevent match tampering.Tennis Umpires Got Letters on Gambling Rules Before U.S. Open (Bloomberg.com)

Celebrity remorse carries great weight in our society, whether heartfelt or contrived, although, as in the case of a well-coached Michael Vick, its often difficult to discern between the two.DiCesare: Rose still is his own worst enemy (The Buffalo News)

Q: We're a sports equipment company with offices in southeast U.S. cities. Sometimes our offices organize and bet on fantasy leagues for major sports like football and baseball.Does fantasy gambling violate law? (Miami Herald)

Do you lose time from work due to gambling? Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditures? Do you often gamble until your last pound is gone?Helping gambling addicts would be a better bet than hysteria (Daily Telegraph)

Professional sports players have been warned that they face two-year jail sentences if they break new laws that come into force under the Gambling Act today.Gambling players must learn to deal with two years inside (Guardian Unlimited)

Betting: Sports players face jail sentences if they break new laws that come into force under the Gambling Act today.Gambling players must deal with two years inside (Guardian Unlimited)

Galveston, Texas (population 57,500), a dagger-shaped island 2 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, has never been a traditional second-home retreat.Barrier island lures 2nd-home buyers (The Record)

Computing Which? hack gets skinned With the UK's 2005 Gambling Act coming into force tomorrow, and online gambling hugely more popular than it was*, is it time to assess the landscape of internet betting for British consumers? Computing Which? magazine says yes, and publishes the result of its painstaking investigation today.UK online gambling regs go live tomorrow (The Register)

New gambling laws to protect children and vulnerable people, cut crime and keep games fair will be in force from Saturday 1st September.New UK Gambling Laws Come Into Force, (Tax-News.com)

Taipei - Taiwan is set to announce the issuer of sports lottery on Monday to prepare to launch sports gambling next year. The Ministry of Finance held the final selection meeting Monday to review the application from three finalists, and is expected .Taiwan to launch Sports Gambling to stimulate economy (EARTHtimes.org)

Taipei - Taiwan's Taipei Fubon Bank on Monday won the bid to become the first-ever issuer of sports lottery tickets when the island launches sports gambling next year, officials said. Taipei Fubon Bank has been rated as the top among the three candi.Taipei Fubon Bank wins bid to issue sports lottery tickets - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)

Professional sports handicappers don't deal in absolutes. They don't have the luxury. If an NFL team is favored by a touchdown in a particular game, for example, fans and non-gambling pundits tend to chalk it up as a victory for the favorite even before the game is played.Jeff Haney tells why pro sports handicappers think differently from fans and pundits who don't gamble (Las Vegas Sun)

Q: We're a sports equipment company with offices in southeast U.S. cities. Sometimes our offices organize and bet on fantasy leagues for major sports like football and baseball.Does fantasy gambling violate law? (Miami Herald)

Do you lose time from work due to gambling? Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditures? Do you often gamble until your last pound is gone?Helping gambling addicts would be a better bet than hysteria (Daily Telegraph)

Professional sports players have been warned that they face two-year jail sentences if they break new laws that come into force under the Gambling Act today.Gambling players must learn to deal with two years inside (Guardian Unlimited)

Gambling addiction in Britain is on the rise, fuelled by an explosion in internet betting, a major study has found.Gambling addicts on the rise (Guardian Unlimited)

Gambling addiction in Britain is on the rise, fuelled by an explosion in internet betting, a major study has found. The revelation coincides with the introduction of controversial new gambling legislation this weekend.Gambling addicts on the rise (The Observer)

Hypercasinos.com, an established Internet Gambling portal is pleased to announce the launch of its completely renewed website www.hypercasinos.com . Through this faster and more user-friendly website, online casino gamblers are offered a platform to review and comment on online casinos. ( Aug 31, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: .Internet Gambling Portal Hypercasinos.com Launches Brand New Site Offering Visitors a Platform to Review Online Casinos ()

Computing Which? hack gets skinned With the UK's 2005 Gambling Act coming into force tomorrow, and online gambling hugely more popular than it was*, is it time to assess the landscape of internet betting for British consumers? Computing Which? magazine says yes, and publishes the result of its painstaking investigation today.UK online gambling regs go live tomorrow (The Register)

Adverts promoting gambling will be allowed on television screens from Saturday, after new laws came into force.Gambling adverts on TV as part of overhaul (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Sweeping new gambling laws come into force in Britain bringing operators under a new regulatory body.Major new gambling laws in force (BBC News)

Hypercasinos.com, an established internet gambling portal is pleased to announce the launch of its completely renewed website www.hypercasinos.com . Through this faster and more user-friendly website, online casino gamblers are offered a platform to review and comment on online casinos. ( Aug 31, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: .Internet Gambling Portal Hypercasinos.com Launches Brand New Site Offering Visitors a Platform to Review Online Casinos ()

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's new gambling law comes into force at midnight, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.U.K. Brings in New Gambling Law, Opens Web Casino Betting, Ads (Bloomberg.com)

Computing Which? hack gets skinned With the UK's 2005 Gambling Act coming into force tomorrow, and online gambling hugely more popular than it was*, is it time to assess the landscape of internet betting for British consumers? Computing Which? magazine says yes, and publishes the result of its painstaking investigation today.UK online gambling regs go live tomorrow (The Register)

People opposed to casino gambling often point to the problem of gambling addiction, they say new casinos will just encourage more people to become addicted to betting, and destroy fortunes and lives. Chris Berdik looked into the science of gambling addiction.The Science of Gambling Addiction (WBUR Boston)

It is doubtful whether the new British Gambling Regulation Act will acheive all the goals that it set out for itself. Here are a few problems with the act as well as a few viable solutions.Is the British Gambling Regulation Act a Losing Bet? (Online Poker News)

Sweeping new gambling laws come into force in Britain bringing operators under a new regulatory body.Major new gambling laws in force (BBC News)

STRANGE THINGS happen everywhere, but some of the strangest happen only in China. Believe it or not, from this week the government is sending out two virtual police officers to patrol the Internet in its attempt to fight online pornography. China already censors everything in cyberspace and this is another attempt that might prompt activists to make shriller noise about their human rights being .Virtual cops and damaged hearts (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's new gambling law comes into force at midnight, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.U.K. Brings in New Gambling Law, Opens Web Casino Betting, Ads (Bloomberg.com)

PROVIDENCE In a private meeting with Governor Carcieri in May, one of the owners of the states largest slot parlor laid out a wish list for Twin River that included the introduction of virtual blackjack, reel-to-reel slot machines akin to what gambling aficionados might see in a casino outside Rhode Island, and 24-hour gambling.Questions mounting about legality of virtual blackjack (The Providence Journal)

BEIJING -- Police in China's capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user's browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content.China to patrol Net with virtual 'police' (The News Journal)

PROVIDENCE - Lottery officials are looking into installing "virtual blackjack" machines at one of the state's two licensed gambling parlors.R.I. wants to add virtual blackjack (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

BEIJING - China is sending out two virtual police officers to patrol the internet to combat online pornography and other "illicit activity," state media said.China's virtual porn police patrol online (The New Zealand Herald)

Hong Kong - A casino in the Chinese gambling resort of Macau refused to pay out a 5-million-US-dollar jackpot won on a slot machine game, a news report said Saturday. A Hong Kong woman saw the jackpot flash up on the machine at the Star World Casino .Casino refuses to pay out 5-million-dollar slot machine 'win' (EARTHtimes.org)

Casino gambling has always had it critics. Nw a political campaign is taking aim at the casino in Aurora, trying to score points with voters in Kentucky. CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports. VIDEO: See Parts Of The Ad That Has Aurora's Mayor UpsetKy. Governor Uses Aurora To Show Evils Of Gambling (CBS 2 Chicago)

A Pennsylvania company with gambling operations in 12 states is the first applicant for a contract to manage a state-owned casino in Kansas.Casino Application Filed (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Penn National Gaming Inc. hopes to build a $295 million resort-and-casino complex in Cherokee County, in the state's southeast corner. The company, based in Wyomissing, Pa., delivered its application Friday to the Kansas Lottery.TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ The state has received its first application from a prospective casino developer under a gambling . (WIBW-TV Topeka)

Gambling tycoon Sol Kerzner isn't the only Mashpee Wampanoag casino investor with a charge of bribery on his record.Second Wampanoag casino investor has bribery record (The Standard-Times)

A Pennsylvania company with gambling operations in 12 states is the first applicant for a contract to manage a state-owned casino in Kansas. Penn National Gaming Inc. proposes a $295 million hotel-and-casino complex in Cherokee County, in the state's far southeast corner. It filed its application Friday with the Kansas Lottery, which would own the casino under a new law. The new law permitted .State's first casino application comes from Pa. (The Wichita Eagle)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's new gambling law comes into force at midnight, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.U.K. Brings in New Gambling Law, Opens Web Casino Betting, Ads (Bloomberg.com)

Penn National Gaming Inc. became the first company to file for a casino manager license under Kansas' expanded gambling law.Gambling developer files for license in Cherokee County (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

People opposed to casino gambling often point to the problem of gambling addiction, they say new casinos will just encourage more people to become addicted to betting, and destroy fortunes and lives. Chris Berdik looked into the science of gambling addiction.The Science of Gambling Addiction (WBUR Boston)

Gambling tycoon Sol Kerzner isn't the only Mashpee Wampanoag casino investor with a charge of bribery on his record.Second Wampanoag casino investor has bribery record (The Standard-Times)

Hong Kong - A casino in the Chinese gambling resort of Macau refused to pay out a 5-million-US-dollar jackpot won on a slot machine game, a news report said Saturday. A Hong Kong woman saw the jackpot flash up on the machine at the Star World Casino .Casino refuses to pay out 5-million-dollar slot machine 'win' (EARTHtimes.org)

After a 10-month investigation into the slimy world of Internet "casinos or sports books", Americas Watchdog has discovered some of the biggest U.S. credit card/debit card issuers and U.S. banks continue to fund off-shore "casino" activities, even though Internet gambling is illegal for U.S. citizens. Just as bad, Americas Watchdog has discovered that an average U.S. citizen has a about a 1 in 10 .Americas Watchdog Reports on the Involvement of U.S. Banks and Major U.S. Credit Card Issuers in Internet Gambling ()

After a 10-month investigation into the slimy world of Internet "casinos or sports books", Americas Watchdog has discovered some of the biggest U.S. credit card/debit card issuers and U.S. banks continue to fund off-shore "casino" activities, even though Internet gambling is illegal for U.S. citizens.Americas Watchdog Reports on the Involvement of U.S. Banks and Major U.S. Credit Card Issuers in Internet Gambling ( via Yahoo! News)

You'll soon be able to mix drinking and daubing in Minneapolis. The City Council voted 12-0 Friday to lift a longstanding ban on serving alcohol where bingo is played, a move that puts it in conformance with most of the rest of the state. The proposal by Council Member Paul Ostrow was made at the request of the Northeast Lions Club and other charitable organizations. Places where charitable .Have a beer with that bingo card -- it's legal (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Two California residents, one of whom carried a medical marijuana card, face felony charges after they attempted to sell the drug to a teenager Thursday in Medford, police say.Medical pot cardholder tries to sell to teenager (The Mail Tribune)

On the spur of the moment, I decided to crash the Las Vegas sportsbook scene just prior to the start of the 2007 NFL season and do a bit of research. It is the oddsmakers in this city that set the betting lines for each and every NFL game including any future wagering.Odds on for a great season (Bangkok Post)