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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

NSW pushes for web gambling deal (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)



The New South Wales Government is in discussions with online gambling company Betfair about whether to award it an operating licence in the state.NSW pushes for web gambling deal (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Online Gambling company 888 Holdings Plc posted a 37 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue and said yesterday trading was even stronger this month following the launch of a TV advertising campaign in Britain.Online gambling 888 revenue up (Times of Malta)


MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tennis Australia will hire a security consultant to investigate potential illegal gambling on matches and player conduct at next year's Australian Open. 'These measures are designed to ensure that we address the issue of pl.Australian Open to check on illegal gambling, player conduct (Covers.com)


Gambling, games have long history From the coverGambling, sports have long link (Baltimore Sun)


NSW Premier Morris Iemma should be spending more time trying to fix the state's hospitals, roads and trains, instead of worrying about gambling opportunities, Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says.Iemma 'should look at services, not gambling' (News Interactive)


Opponents of Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts are launching a public awareness campaign.Casino Gambling 'Immoral' Group Says (WCVB Boston)



Aussie Open to check gambling, player conduct (Sports Illustrated)



Centaur Inc. closed today on a $1 billion private financing package to pay for new Gambling operations at Hoosier Park in Anderson and a Pennsylvania casino.Hoosier Park gambling deal closes (The Indianapolis Star)


It was the modern equivalent of a Goose Creek speak-easy. But if you got inside, it wasn't to drink bathtub gin; it was to play illegal games of video Gambling. For 10 months, from April 2006 to February 2007, the site operated around the clock, seven days a week, .2 men get probation in video gambling (The Post and Courier)


House leaders have planned a hearing today that could tarnish Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to license three casinos in Massachusetts, opening debate with a lineup of specialists who will describe in detail the social dangers of Gambling.Hearing to focus on ills of gambling (Boston Globe)


A group of investors want to put the issue of legalized Gambling before Ohio voters by November 2008.Push for Legalized Gambling in Ohio (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)


POST FALLS -- The state has ordered the Post Falls Eagles to shut down for 16 days as a result of illegal Gambling operations. Police raided the Eagles on Railroad Avenue in September 2006 and seized seven machines and paperwork documenting payouts.Eagles to close for gambling suspension (Coeur d'Alene Press)


Sales-tax hike still pushed for transit funding House Speaker Michael Madigan opened the door wider Monday to expanding Gambling in Illinois, the strongest sign yet that more casinos may be part of a deal to stave off service cuts and fare increases at the Chicago Transit Authority and suburban transit agencies.Gambling expansion now a Madigan option (Chicago Tribune)



Tuesday, October 30, 2007

PartyGaming seen as unlikely target for US casino players in coming years due to UIGEA, outstanding legal issues ... (Financial Times)



MORGANTOWN Small video poker clubs across northern West Virginia have been largely unaffected by competition from bigger, flashier casinos in nearby Pennsylvania, with revenues in nine counties near the state border virtually flat.Pa. casinos not hurting northern clubs (The Charleston Gazette)


LONDON, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Red Lounge Casino, one of the most popular British online casinos, has recently launched a new Cantor Gaming affiliate programme. The programme offers very favorable terms, under which Red Lounge Casino affiliates receive 40% of the casino's net win.Monday October 29, 2007 - 12:15 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Jack is a blackjack player I've run into a few times as I make my rounds at casinos in my area. He loves to talk the game, but he also knows I don't like to talk odds and strategy while I'm playing.Tuesday October 30, 2007 - 00:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


INDIANA -- As reported by the Northwest Indiana Times: "Vietnamese music acts from folk to pop rock drew a crowd of more than 1,500 to the Majestic Star casinos' entertainment center earlier this year.Monday October 29, 2007 - 14:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


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Opponents of Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts are launching a public awareness campaign.Casino Gambling 'Immoral' Group Says (WCVB Boston)



Royal on the deal leaves video poker player flush (Chicago Sun-Times)



There's a lot more to a Las Vegas vacation than "The Strip", home to the high profile mega-resorts. If more value for your gambling dollar and good food at reasonable prices is a priority, seeking out what are known as the "locals" establishments can be well worth your while.Wednesday October 24, 2007 - 00:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


David Stern just gambled his legacy as the patriarch of the NBA on a bunch of men who couldn't resist the allure of a croupier. His boys-will-be-boys shrug over forbidden casino visits by half the league's referees would be disturbing enough on its own. But.Stern is gambling with NBA's integrity (San Francisco Chronicle)


A federal appeals court has dismissed the state of Kansas decade-old legal challenge to the 7th Street Casino in Kansas City, Kan.Challenge to KCK casino rejected (The Kansas City Star)


(PRESS RELEASE) -- The release of a brand new online casino, World-Wide-Win.com, has just been announced. Powered by the ever-popular TotalESoft.com software, World-Wide-Win Casino boasts over 100 games - ranging from table games such as Blackjack and Craps, to exciting multi-line Video Slots.Monday October 29, 2007 - 13:00 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Las Vegas - Given that I often travel to vacation spots for work, my own vacation days have a way of piling up like bags at an untended carousel. So I took last week off, but did I spend my vacation at home with feet up, resting my road-weary bon.McCann: What happens on vacation is a stay in Vegas (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)


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Kohring's lawyer is known for being flamboyant, effective (Anchorage Daily News)



If Rand Fishkin had been my math teacher, I probably would have studied engineering instead of English literature in college. Fishkin's gift for explaining.CEO puts fresh face on SEO (Seattle Times)


One thing's for sure about John Henry Browne. Humble he's not. He's the Seattle lawyer defending former state Rep. Vic Kohring on federal corruption charges, and he is on a roll.Kohring's lawyer is known for being flamboyant, effective (Anchorage Daily News)


(PRESS RELEASE) -- The release of a brand new online casino, World-Wide-Win.com, has just been announced. Powered by the ever-popular TotalESoft.com software, World-Wide-Win Casino boasts over 100 games - ranging from table games such as Blackjack and Craps, to exciting multi-line Video Slots.Monday October 29, 2007 - 13:01 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Casino City announced today the addition of a directory of 142 online gambling payment methods to its Online.CasinoCity.com Web site.Thursday October 25, 2007 - 18:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)


NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia -- As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: "The global gaming giant Betfair could be operating in NSW within months and the State Government plans to open the door for other online betting agencies to operate here.Monday October 29, 2007 - 16:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)



Monday, October 29, 2007

Poker Players Call Misdeal on Net Gambling Ban (TechNewsWorld.com)



LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Online gambling operator PartyGaming said Thursday revenue from continuing operations rose 24% as rapid growth in its casino and sports-betting units more than offset a slowdown for its core poker business.UPDATE: PartyGaming Revenue Up 24% As Casino Business Soars (Nasdaq)


The odds might be against them, but poker stars like Chris Moneymaker, Annie Duke and Andy Bloch are trying their luck in Congress this week to reverse a new Internet gambling ban.Online gambling interests push for repeal of ban (The Desert Sun)


32Red cements its place as a leading online casino with nomination for 'Best Casino Operator' in the e-Gaming Review awards. ( Oct 25, 2007)Online Casino 32Red Nominated for Best Casino Operator ()


NBA commissioner David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated league policies about casino gambling.Stern Changes NBA Ref's Gambling Rules (KCRA 3 Sacramento)


MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) -- The Poconos' newest attraction -- casino gambling -- made its debut today with the opening of Pennsylvania's first freestanding slots parlor.Courier News Online - Casino gambling comes to the Poconos (Bridgewater Courier News)



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A list of movies on TV for the week.Television movies for the week of Oct. 28 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)


IRVINE, Calif.----Hop-on, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories, and one of only three American manufacturers of CDMA phones, announced today that it has already received a 10,000 phone purchase order of their two newest products, the 450 MHz CDMA cell phone models 1912 and 1913.Hop-on's New Line of 450MHz CDMA Phones Already Boosting Earnings in the Latin American Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


"Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission - fulfill it or betray it." - "Wretched of the Earth," Frantz Fanon Within two generations, the youth of this country have come full circle. Starting off in 1955, youth were being driven by two major motivations.Liberation or gangsterism: Freedom or slavery (San Francisco Bay View)


BILOXI, Miss. - Hurricane Katrina clawed through casino resorts here, sucking everything from slot machines to wall art into the Gulf of Mexico and Biloxi Bay. Only hours later, plans were being made to rebuild, refit and reopen the casinos that pumped economic lifeblood into the area.BILOXI (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


LM Glasfiber jobs to pay less than average initially By Jason Wiest LITTLE ROCK - Employees of a Denmark-based windmill blade manufacturing company, which broke ground here Friday, will earn less than the average manufacturing wage in Arkansas.Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)



Sunday, October 28, 2007

Stern: Refs broke gambling policies (The Post and Courier)



David Stern just gambled his legacy as the patriarch of the NBA on a bunch of men who couldn't resist the allure of a croupier. His boys-will-be-boys shrug over forbidden casino visits by half the league's referees would be disturbing enough on its own. But.Stern is gambling with NBA's integrity (San Francisco Chronicle)


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Several hundred thousand young people across New York state have gambling problems. That's according to a study conducted for a report from the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.Study Reveals Teen Gambling (R News)


David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.David Stern says refs broke gambling rules, which he'll change (Detroit Free Press)


Its Fourth & Inches Vegas style, baby. Crank up Sinatra, put on your shades and get a little swagger in your step. . Knee-deep in a gambling quagmire, netter Nikolay Davydenko recently was tagged $2,000 for lack of best effort in an ugly loss against major underdog Marin Cilic . Is that the darndest fine youve ever heard of? Odds against DavyDs innocence: 10 to 1. Thats what you get .Let it Rip (The State)


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Paris Indoors under betting scrutiny (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)



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David Stern picked an interesting time to soften up on gambling. A wrong time. A suspicious time. I can't say for sure that he's covering something up, but let's just say it smells bad.Commissioner isn't nearly Stern enough (Chicago Sun-Times)


Poker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling stricturesPoker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling strictures (MENAFN)


Hard to believe it was only three months ago that the NBA was bagged and tagged and shipped to the morgue, there to spend eternity as the once-great sports league that was brought to its knees by a crooked referee.NBA does best to recover from offseason scandal (Newsday)


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Poker players lobby for online gaming (Los Angeles Times)



A world-champion player joined other poker hotshots lobbying on Capitol Hill, hoping to persuade members of Congress that poker, like chess and mah-jongg, is a game of skill -- and not, like roulette, a casino game that leaves players' fortunes to chance.Poker Players Lobby Congress on Internet Gambling Laws (GigaLaw.com)


Britain's largest bookmakers is failing to protect gambling addicts who want to exclude themselves from their shops, a Sunday Herald investigation has revealed.Serious flaws with self-exclusion for problem gamblers (Sunday Herald)


Workplace inequities and iniquities, with an emphasis on sexual harassment and age, race or gender discrimination, are Anne C. Vladecks specialties.A Warrior in the Sexual Harassment Battle (New York Times)


Supporters tell members of Congress that the card game is one of skill and shouldn't be restricted by U.S. Internet laws as are games of chance. When trying to convince lawmakers that her career is more than just a card game, professional poker player Annie Duke refuses to fold.Poker players lobby for online gaming (Los Angeles Times)


Native Hawaiians should regain some of the self-governance powers lost when the islands' queen was overthrown more than a century ago, the.Bill would restore rights for Native Hawaiians (Seattle Times)



Friday, October 26, 2007

Tuesday October 23, 2007 - 00:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)



The gaming industry has seen a lot of change from the days when individual casino owners gave way to large publicly traded corporations with responsibilities to their shareholders.In Business Q and A (In Business Las Vegas)


CHICAGO - A proposal to divert a share of state gasoline taxes to Chicago's mass-transit systems was rebuffed Wednesday by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who said he still prefers a regional sales tax hike to prevent service cuts and fare hikes planned for early next month.Madigan meets with Cross (SaukValley.com)


The pachinko industry dropped the ball a while back. Now it is trying to reverse a sharp decline in attendance by gambling on a strategy to win back customers and lure new ones.Play ball new mantra of desperate pachinko parlors (Asahi.com)


Roger Goodell's NFL-in-London experiment is finally here, and so far both the Giants and Dolphins have experienced their share of culture shock. Right off the bat Cleo Lemon had to deal with the soccer-crazed city referring to him only as "Lemondo", while Michael Strahan got to enjoy having above average teeth for once. Things have even been different for Tom Coughlin. When compared with 17th .Eric Horowitz: Week 8 NFL Picks: Mustard Style (Sports Illustrated)


Dr. Henry Tamburin has been one of my friends in the little community of gambling writers practically since the first time I typed the phrases "basic strategy" or "random number generator." When I was learning to play, his early books were among the first I pored over.Tuesday October 23, 2007 - 00:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


JEFFERSON CITY The state's crackdown on illegal immigrants has led to 52 arrests in the first six weeks, with most caught in routine traffic stops.Immigration crackdown feasts on motorists (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)



Allure of gambling hooks 1 youth in 5 (Albany Times Union)



The Poker Players' Association took its fight to reform online gambling laws to lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week when more than 100 poker players took to the capitol. Professional poker players including Vanessa Rousso, Howard Lederer and Victor Ramdin joined PPA executives in Washington, D.C., to drum up support for two bills currently moving through the legislative process.Poker Players Call Misdeal on Net Gambling Ban (TechNewsWorld.com)


Gambling addicts who hit the skids amid the joyful jingle of slots inside Bay State casinos could get counseling help without even leaving the gaming palaces, under a little-known.Addiction in the cards? (Boston Herald)


BETHLEHEM TWP. | A gambling addiction led a Lowe's operations manager to steal more than $49,000 from the home improvement store, township police said.Lowe's worker charged in scam (The Express-Times)


Published Oct 15, 2007 - 14:02:00 CDT. BOSTON - Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they're taking a break from studying.Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)


Poker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling stricturesPoker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling strictures (MENAFN)



PartyGaming shares jump 10% as casino business soars (Market Watch)



LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in online gambling operator PartyGaming jumped 10% Thursday after rapid growth in revenue from its casino and sports-betting units more than offset a slowdown for its core poker business.PartyGaming shares jump 10% as casino business soars (Market Watch)


LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Online gambling operator PartyGaming said Thursday revenue from continuing operations rose 24% as rapid growth in its casino and sports-betting units more than offset a slowdown for its core poker business.UPDATE: PartyGaming Revenue Up 24% As Casino Business Soars (Nasdaq)


32Red cements its place as a leading online casino with nomination for 'Best Casino Operator' in the e-Gaming Review awards. ( Oct 25, 2007)Online Casino 32Red Nominated for Best Casino Operator ()


Seven men and one woman charged with illegal gambling and related counts after a small, underground casino on Bogard Road was raided April 15 are coming to their final day in court.Case for 7 charged in casino raid nears end (Anchorage Daily News)


NBA commissioner David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated league policies about casino gambling.Stern Updates NBA Ref's Gambling Rules (CBS 5 Phoenix)


UK gambling portal CasinoChoice.co.uk has launched its new TV advertising campaign following a change in the law enabling gaming companies to advertise on television.Online gambling portal advertises on UK TV (Digital Media Europe)



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From Beacon Journal wire services NBA Commissioner David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but he said none will be punished because he thinks the rules were outdated.No punishment for refs' gambling (Akron Beacon Journal)


The favorite sports of the United States and the United Kingdom share a name. And the passion for football, the kind played mostly with the foot and a round ball, is often compared to football, the American brand, played mostly with the hands and using an oblong ball.Soccer and NFL: How the other fans play (International Herald Tribune)


NEW YORK - David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he thought the rules were outdated.Nonsports gambling OK for refs (Tucson Citizen)


NEW YORK - David Stern acknowledged yesterday more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.Stern softening rules on gambling (Boston Globe)


NEW YORK David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.Stern OK with refs' off-season gambling (Arizona Daily Star)



Thursday, October 25, 2007

Chargers work out in Arizona, await word on game site (Provo Daily Herald)



STAMFORD - Police broke up an alleged poker and gambling ring in an abandoned basement, seizing nearly $10,000 and two televisions that may have been prizes.9 arrested after raid on alleged gambling ring (Stamford Advocate)


Following the change in the laws enabling gaming companies to advertise on television, CasinoChoice.co.uk has launched its new TV advertising campaign. The commercial, developed by London based agency, Home, airs in the UK today across a number of Sky TV channels. ( Oct 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www..com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1FbXB0LVN1bW0tTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=CasinoChoice.co.uk - Online Gambling Portal Advertises on UK Television ()


LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in online gambling operator PartyGaming jumped 10% Thursday after rapid growth in revenue from its casino and sports-betting units more than offset a slowdown for its core poker business.PartyGaming shares jump 10% as casino business soars (Market Watch)


TEMPE, Ariz. -- The San Diego Chargers, some of them forced from their homes by the threat of wildfires, worked out at the Arizona Cardinals' training facility Wednesday and awaited word on where and when their next game will be played. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders planned to decide Thursday whether the Chargers will be able to play Houston as scheduled Sunday at their Qualcomm Stadium home. .Chargers work out in Arizona, await word on game site (Provo Daily Herald)


A leading Internet poker site said Friday that a hacker exploited a security flaw to gain an insurmountable edge in high-stakes, no-limit Texas holdem tournaments the ability to see his opponents' hole cards.Employee hacks into online poker site (Lottery Post)


LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Online gambling operator PartyGaming said Thursday revenue from continuing operations rose 24% as rapid growth in its casino and sports-betting units more than offset a slowdown for its core poker business.UPDATE: PartyGaming Revenue Up 24% As Casino Business Soars (Nasdaq)



Poker lobby plays its hand as 'game of skill' (USA Today)



Aiming to rein in the booming Indian gambling industry, the government is trying to make sure electronic bingo machines at tribal casinos can't masquerade as Las Vegas-style slots.Govt. Takes Aim at Indian Casino Game (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Poker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling stricturesPoker stars push Congress to ease Internet gambling strictures (MENAFN)


CAPITOL HILL (NBC) -- Supporters of online poker fanned out on Capitol Hill Wednesday trying to convince lawmakers to rewrite a federal restriction on internet gambling.Poker Players Lobby Congress To Lift Restrictions On Internet Gambling (WCSH 6 Portland)


WASHINGTON D.C. - Supporters of online poker fanned out on Capitol Hill Wednesday trying to convince lawmakers to rewrite a federal restriction on Internet gambling. A lobby group that includes several of the game's biggest champions is trying to convince Congress that poker is a game of skill, not chance, and it should be regulated instead of prohibited. While some lawmakers are concerned .Internet poker push (9 News Denver)


STAMFORD - Police broke up an alleged poker and gambling ring in an abandoned basement, seizing nearly $10,000 and two televisions that may have been prizes.9 arrested after raid on alleged gambling ring (Stamford Advocate)



Wednesday, October 24, 2007

On Fox, Byrd HGH story takes back seat to games (USA Today)



AFTER finishing his football career at Cal State Hayward in the late 1980s, Ted Barrett flirted with a career in boxing while also pondering what it might be like to become a baseball umpire.It's one, two, three strikes yer in Series (Inside Bay Area)


Baseball does not have an Americas Team, and it should have one since baseball is Americas sport, or so it becomes about this time of year.Rockies merit America's love (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)


Alice L. Baumann, 86, of Watertown, died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2007, at the Watertown Memorial Hospital, from pneumonia, following a major stroke. She was proud to have survived two courageous bouts with cancer.September 2007 (Watertown Daily Times)


I like my job. I like what I do, I like the people I work with and I like the fact that I get to write about sports for a living. Still, if there was one person in the world I could trade careers with, it would be Bob Costas.Costas holds court (North Adams Transcript)


Fox Sports had a choice Sunday as the network planned coverage of Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox.On Fox, Byrd HGH story takes back seat to games (USA Today)


Jason Caffey has joined the ranks of former pro athletes who were flying high in April and shot down in May. April in this case means the $35 million contract he signed with the Golden State Warriors during his care.SportsDay: Past lifestyle haunts Caffey (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)



NBA: Report of refs in trouble for gambling untrue (ESPN)



DETROIT (AP) - Businessman Ted Gatzaros has been awarded a 1% ownership in Detroit's Greektown Casino. The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News say that the Michigan Gaming Control Board also granted him a gambling license.Gatzaros awarded 1% ownership in Greektown Casino (KTVN Reno)


The UAW says 73% of MotorCity Casino workers voted in favor of a new, 4-year contract. The agreement includes a 4% pay increase each year of the pact and a $1,000 upfront bonus for all workers at the Detroit casino. UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles said in a news release that good-paying union jobs are a key part of Detroit's growing gambling industry.Michigan business briefs (Detroit Free Press)


Published Oct 15, 2007 - 14:02:00 CDT. BOSTON - Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they're taking a break from studying.Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)


The Kansas Lottery Commission will meet today at 2 p.m. to consider Sumner County's request to extend its deadline for casino proposals by 45 days. The five-member commission has granted similar requests for three other counties designated to get casinos under the state's new expanded gambling law. Sumner County commissioners voted Monday to ask for the extension after hearing from .Lottery panel to meet on Sumner casino extension (The Wichita Eagle)


Though it doesn't come out in his somber pronouncements about fines and suspensions, the free-market imperative to grow the sport, and, of course, the hellfire reserved for officials who conspire with gamblers, David Stern does possess an excellent feel for the rhythm and tempo of his game. When he watches the NBA at home or in hotel rooms, Stern confessed in a recent interview, he sometimes .Jack McCallum: Stern must take stronger measures to regain the public's trust (Sports Illustrated)


In the wake of the Tim Donaghy betting scandal, the NBA has disciplined six referees for violating its anti-gambling rules, according to a published report.NBA: Report of refs in trouble for gambling untrue (ESPN)



Tuesday, October 23, 2007

John Keeley Buys ITC Holdings Corp., Tennant Company, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., Sells OMNI Energy Services ... (Guru Focus)



Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., the world's second-largest maker of slot machines, said profit will stall a second year amid a rising Australian dollar and `difficult' trading in Japan and North America. The stock slumped the most in almost four years.Aristocrat Says Annual Profit to Stall a Second Year (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)


New City Authorities in Rockland County have arrested seven people following a year-long investigation into illegal internet gambling.Internet gambling arrests made (Mid-Hudson News)


As Steve Budin sees it, the legal sports betting industry in the U.S. is almost hopelessly behind the times. Not for long, though.Jeff Haney talks shop with a former offshore sports book pioneer on the Internet, the mob and the future of sports . (Las Vegas Sun)


WASHINGTON Coming off a resounding defeat in Congress a year ago, the country's top poker players are trying their hand at a time-honored Washington parlor game: lobbying. Nearly 100 leading card players are flying into the nation's capital this week to urge lawmakers to roll back a ban on Internet gambling. They are led by Senator D'Amato, the New York lawmaker turned lobbyist who serves as .Poker Pros Bet Big on Lobbying Congress (The New York Sun)


ANTIGUA: Island defends pursuit of US$3.4 billion sanctions against US in gambling fight ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda's finance minister has defended his nation's bid to impose US$3.4 billion in trade sanctions against the U.S., which it accuses of ignoring a World Trade Organization ruling against a U.S. online betting ban.Caribbean Business News Briefs Package (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Seven men were charged yesterday with running a sports betting enterprise across Rockland as part of an Internet gambling ring that officials estimated raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.Seven arrested in Rockland on gambling charges (The Journal News)



EU CONCERNED ABOUT ONLINE GAMING CHIEF'S ARREST IN FRENCH GAMBLING CASE (The Tocqueville Connection)



BRUSSELS, Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) - The European Commission expressed concern Tuesday about the arrest of a chief executive of international online betting firm Unibet, who was picked up on a warrant issued by French authorities.EU CONCERNED ABOUT ONLINE GAMING CHIEF'S ARREST IN FRENCH GAMBLING CASE (The Tocqueville Connection)


THE HAGUE, Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) - The head of international online betting firm Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on a French warrant, triggering concern Tuesday in Brussels about a possible breach of EU law.ONLINE BETTING CHIEF ARRESTED IN FRENCH GAMBLING CASE (The Tocqueville Connection)


Vancouver anti-gambling activists are outraged over a new B.C. Lottery game that offers 100 pairs of tickets to the 2010 Olympics opening ceremonies. But Olympic committee CEO John Furlong yesterday defended the $5-a-ticket, scratch-and-win game, which gives profits to support amateur sport.New SportsFunder lottery criticized (Vancouver Province)


Internet poker players are raising the stakes in Washington. Threatened by a federal law that restricts online gambling, the Poker Players Alliance, a two-year-old lobbying group that says it represents 800,000 poker enthusiasts nationwide, plans on pressing Congress this week to consider several new bills that would exempt poker from the law or regulate the gaming industry.Poker Players Fight Online Gaming Ban (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Seven men were charged yesterday with running a sports betting enterprise across Rockland as part of an Internet gambling ring that officials estimated raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.Seven arrested in Rockland on gambling charges (The Journal News)



Monday, October 22, 2007

Majority of users access net everyday (The Times of India)



Increased security measures that may extend to restricting locker-room access would do little to thwart potential match-fixers or deter "insider" gambling at the Australian Open, according to former doubles champion Todd Woodbridge.Tighter security won't stop match-fixers: Woodbridge (The Age)


NEW DELHI: According to an internet usage survey done by the e-technology group of IMRB International, music and video downloads is most popular category in the entertainment segment, constituting for 26%, followed by online gambling at 23%.More India (The Times of India)


Published Oct 15, 2007 - 14:02:00 CDT. BOSTON - Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they're taking a break from studying.Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)


Seven men were charged yesterday with running a sports betting enterprise across Rockland as part of an Internet gambling ring that officials estimated raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.Seven arrested in Rockland on gambling charges (The Journal News)


Unless living in the wastelands of Outer Mongolia, everyone is familiar with the Waterhouses of racing dynasty fame. The Waterhouse name is bigger, more colourful, better known and talked about than any other in the world of racing and gambling.The Gambling Man - The Book You Can't Buy At Bookshops (Virtual Form Guide)



Divide and conquer: Meet the lottery titans (International Herald Tribune)



ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- In about the same time it takes for a roulette ball to fall and settle on a number in the spinning wheel, the Sands Casino Hotel was demolished Thursday night.Courier News Online - 26 years of Sands memories vanish in 20 seconds (Bridgewater Courier News)


A winner has been announced in the online casino's most recent promotion. During the month of September, Everest Casino offered its players the chance to win a trip to Dubai in its Arabian Nights promotion, including airfare, luxury accommodations, and $1,000 in spending cash.Everest Casino Announces Winner of Arabian Nights Promotion ( via Yahoo! News)


Lotteries rang up about $202 billion in sales last year in the United States and overseas.Divide and conquer: Meet the lottery titans (International Herald Tribune)


A winner has been announced in the online casino's most recent promotion. During the month of September, Everest Casino offered its players the chance to win a trip to Dubai in its Arabian Nights promotion, including airfare, luxury accommodations, and $1,000 in spending cash. ( Oct 19, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: .Everest Casino Announces Winner of Arabian Nights Promotion ()


The problem is not new. Gaming properties throughout Clark County have long faced shrinking pools of qualified workers in all areas: from casino floors to restaurants, from the kitchen to the hotel rooms, from the reservation desk to technology support, from valet to management.A DANGEROUS DIVE INTO THE CASINO TALENT POOL? (Las Vegas Business Press)


I'm not quite sure what kind of casino boss Tom Selleck will be on NBC's "Las Vegas" this season, but another gambling series makes its debut tonight by hitting some low notes.Jarring musical numbers deal casino drama a losing hand (Louisville Courier-Journal)



Sunday, October 21, 2007

China plans virtual world for commerce (Independent Online)



LAST weekend I had the misfortune to read a newspaper column which made my blood boil. It was penned by bookmaker Barry Dennis in the Sun, and I still can't believe he was stupid enough to write it.Boastful Barry may find his Bismarck well and truly sunk under the new law (The Scotsman: Sport)


Montral, QC Canada: Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 - The Bojo Group, Montrals newest independent casual games producer, yesterday released for sale as a down-loadable game at CAD $19.95 its new casual computer game and on-line casino simulation program, The Bojo Game Home Edition from its website at www.bojogame.com.PRESS RELEASE: The Bojo Game Home Edition released for sale October 18, 2007 (gamesindustry.biz)


China is building a vast virtual world which founders say will help the manufacturing superpower evolve into an e-commerce juggernaut.China plans virtual world for commerce (Independent Online)


Your favorite pants are fraying? You may soon be able to order replacements directly from the factory where they were made, according to the chief scientist of an ambitious Chinese Internet project. China's government is building a vast virtual world dubbed Beijing Cyber Recreation District, which founders say will help the manufacturing superpower evolve into an e-commerce juggernaut. Some .China plans virtual world for commerce (The State)


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.'Meet-me' is a tame virtual Tokyo (Louisville Courier-Journal)



Gambling Casino



Museum exhibit shows tribe's history and the evolution of Indian gambling The huge casinos showcase where the Seminole Tribe is today.Seminoles' exhibit shows tribe's history, evolution of gambling (Sun-Sentinel)


Today three federal appellate judges in Washington, D.C. listened to a final appeal by Michigan Gambling Opposition to delay the opening of the Gun Lake Casino.Gun Lake Casino: Motions to delay opening heard in D.C. (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)


A local woman is being held on $40,000 bond after her arrest Tuesday for the alleged neglect of her 5-year-old daughter. Authorities contend that Shannon Marie Walls, 33, left her child alone to go gambling.Gambling mom accused of leaving tot alone (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)


Sumner County officials on Thursday released a timeline for accepting proposals from potential casino developers, with public hearings set for later this month. Voters there approved expanded gambling earlier this year. Developers are looking at the Mulvane interchange on the Kansas Turnpike just south of the Sedgwick County line and potential sites in Wellington. The timeline, released by .Sumner County sets casino timeline (The Wichita Eagle)


That the NBA would use a casino as the headquarters for an event as prestigious as the China Games after one of the darkest summers in league history might come as a shock to some. The memories of Tim Donaghy's gambling scandal are still fresh in the minds of executives, coaches and players, and the mere mention of the disgraced referee's name causes most to cringe.NBA sees no conflict of interest with Chinese casinos (USA Today)


Published Oct 15, 2007 - 14:02:00 CDT. BOSTON - Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they're taking a break from studying.Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)



Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)



Sumner County officials on Thursday released a timeline for accepting proposals from potential casino developers, with public hearings set for later this month. Voters there approved expanded gambling earlier this year. Developers are looking at the Mulvane interchange on the Kansas Turnpike just south of the Sedgwick County line and potential sites in Wellington. The timeline, released by .Sumner County sets casino timeline (The Wichita Eagle)


Today three federal appellate judges in Washington, D.C. listened to a final appeal by Michigan Gambling Opposition to delay the opening of the Gun Lake Casino.Gun Lake Casino: Motions to delay opening heard in D.C. (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)


HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's first freestanding slot-machine casino will likely open within days, even though the owner of the Pocono Mountains gambling hall remains the focus of a grand jury investigation.Poconos slots casino near opening (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


WHEELING, West Virginia (AP) -- West Virginia took its first step into the world of full-fledged casino gambling today, and Fred Miller was there to help make it happen.Casino table games debut at West Virginia tracks (WKYC Cleveland)


Mississippi police in are investigating the shooting death of a Hot Springs man. Forty-nine year old James Johnson, II was found shot to death Thursday -- in his hotel room at the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi.Hot Springs Man Found Dead at Biloxi Casino (KARK Little Rock)


Museum exhibit shows tribe's history and the evolution of Indian gambling The huge casinos showcase where the Seminole Tribe is today.Seminoles' exhibit shows tribe's history, evolution of gambling (Sun-Sentinel)



Saturday, October 20, 2007

U.S. ban hits Sportingbet revenues (CNN.com)



By Linda Metz, Staff writerWill Pennsylvania play or fold? (Observer-Reporter)


Since September 2005, alleged crime syndicate leader Quinton "Mr Big" Marinus has spent more than R880 000 gambling at a city casino despite a restraint order against him obtained by the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).'Mr Big' spent nearly R900 000 at GrandWest (Cape Argus)


OCEANSIDE – Amid the rising popularity of poker, the Oceanside City Council voted last night in support of more card-room tables in the city.City Council backs more tables for card rooms (San Diego Union-Tribune)


SAN FRANCISCO The owner of Lucky Chances Casino, the multimillion dollar card club in Colma, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of tax evasion in U.Casino owner pleads guilty (San Mateo County Times)


ANTIGUA: Island defends pursuit of US$3.4 billion sanctions against US in gambling fight ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda's finance minister has defended his nation's bid to impose US$3.4 billion in trade sanctions against the U.S., which it accuses of ignoring a World Trade Organization ruling against a U.S. online betting ban.Caribbean Business News Briefs Package (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


With little advance promotion, West Virginia poker tables do brisk business.W.Va. poker comes up aces (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)



Group Hosts Gambling LectureBringing Down the House Author Is One of Three Speakers at Forum (The Tech)



LONDON, England (AP) -- Online gambling company Sportingbet, forced to quit the U.S. after lawmakers effectively made its business illegal, on Wednesday reported an annual loss but said other operations were doing well and it expected to grow in Europe.U.S. ban hits Sportingbet revenues (CNN.com)


Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago last Saturday, President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and online gambling was banned in the U.S.Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith (Bloomberg.com)


As chief executive of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy is used to winning. He wins in his stores, he wins online; he is now gambling that Tesco can win in Wal-Mart's backyard with the launch of his US-based Fresh & Easy convenience chain.Tesco hit by defections but rejects 'brain drain' tag (Financial Times)


By Ryan Ko STAFF REPORTER Approximately 75 people attended the Technology & Culture Forum at MIT lecture, Gambling: Face to Face or interface? held Wednesday evening in 10-250. The lecture featured bestselling author Ben Mezrich, famous for his novels about the MIT Blackjack Team.Group Hosts Gambling LectureBringing Down the House Author Is One of Three Speakers at Forum (The Tech)


E for All Expo -- Entropia Universe, the leading virtual world platform for online entertainment, social networking and e-commerce using a real cash economy, opens its platform to partners and affiliates interested in obtaining their own planet in the Universe. Companies looking to extend their online presence can join a number of partners like China's Cyber Recreation District and others in .Interplanetary Business Development: Virtual World Entropia Universe Offers Platform for Companies Marketing Online (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)



Online Gambling



Las Vegas, Nevada, a city of about half a million people, is the host of millions more in gambling and convention tourism. About 40 million Americans visit the desert city every year, generating about $35 billion, or $100 million a day.A Blinding Look at the City of Lights (Online Casino Reports)


The Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada said that it has begun a probe into widespread allegations of cheating at a Mohawk-run company that operates the online poker site, AbsolutePoker.com.Commission Probes AbsolutePoker.com (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Online Gambling company Sportingbet PLC, forced to quit the U.S. after lawmakers effectively made its business there illegal, reported an annual loss Wednesday but said its other operations were doing well and it expected to grow in Europe.Sportingbet Posts Full-Year Loss (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


E for All Expo -- Entropia Universe, the leading virtual world platform for online entertainment, social networking and e-commerce using a real cash economy, opens its platform to partners and affiliates interested in obtaining their own planet in the Universe. Companies looking to extend their online presence can join a number of partners like China's Cyber Recreation District and others in .Interplanetary Business Development: Virtual World Entropia Universe Offers Platform for Companies Marketing Online (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago last Saturday, President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and online gambling was banned in the U.S.Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith (Bloomberg.com)



Gambling



A leading sports Gambling Web site said Friday it has expanded into the energy arena, opening up betting on how high crude prices will go.Gambling Web site opens betting on $95 crude (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


MORRISTOWN, N.J. | An Independence Township man Friday drew a two-year probationary sentence and 350 hours of community service for his role in a Gambling operation in Dover, N.J., the Morris County Prosecutor's Office reported.Man gets probation for gambling role (The Express-Times)


Alipurduar, Oct. 19: Five policemen, including the Alipurduar subdivisional police officer, were injured when a mob attacked them at Satali Tea Estate last night for demolishing seven alleged Gambling stalls at a fair held alongside a Durga Puja.Mob attacks cops on gambling raid (The Telegraph)


Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago last Saturday, President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and online gambling was banned in the U.S.Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith (Bloomberg.com)


Dana Huber, who manages the River's Edge Restaurant and Casino, pleaded not guilty Thursday in District Court to two felony counts of credit gambling by common scheme and two misdemeanor counts of credit Gambling. Judge Susan Watters allowed Huber to remain free without bond while the case is pending.Manager faces gambling charges (Billings Gazette)


Seven men were charged yesterday with running a sports betting enterprise across Rockland as part of an Internet Gambling ring that officials estimated raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.Seven arrested in Rockland on gambling charges (The Journal News)



Friday, October 19, 2007

Commission Probes AbsolutePoker.com (AP via Yahoo! Finance)



As chief executive of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy is used to winning. He wins in his stores, he wins online; he is now gambling that Tesco can win in Wal-Mart's backyard with the launch of his US-based Fresh & Easy convenience chain.Tesco hit by defections but rejects 'brain drain' tag (Financial Times)


E for All Expo -- Entropia Universe, the leading virtual world platform for online entertainment, social networking and e-commerce using a real cash economy, opens its platform to partners and affiliates interested in obtaining their own planet in the Universe. Companies looking to extend their online presence can join a number of partners like China's Cyber Recreation District and others in .Interplanetary Business Development: Virtual World Entropia Universe Offers Platform for Companies Marketing Online (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


Online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, forced to quit the U.S. after lawmakers effectively made its business there illegal, reported an annual loss Wednesday but said its other operations were doing well and it expected to grow in Europe.Sportingbet Posts Full-Year Loss (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago last Saturday, President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Online Gambling was banned in the U.S.Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith (Bloomberg.com)


Las Vegas, Nevada, a city of about half a million people, is the host of millions more in gambling and convention tourism. About 40 million Americans visit the desert city every year, generating about $35 billion, or $100 million a day.A Blinding Look at the City of Lights (Online Casino Reports)


LONDON, England (AP) -- Online gambling company Sportingbet, forced to quit the U.S. after lawmakers effectively made its business illegal, on Wednesday reported an annual loss but said other operations were doing well and it expected to grow in Europe.U.S. ban hits Sportingbet revenues (CNN.com)



Casinos Win $210.7 Million In September (WDSU New Orleans)



Jacada Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCDA), a provider of unified desktop and process optimization solutions for customer service operations, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Station Casinos, Inc. (NYSE: STN).Station Casinos Selects Jacada Unified Service Desktop Solution (CRM Today)


Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago last Saturday, President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and online gambling was banned in the U.S.Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith (Bloomberg.com)


State police report that players lost $210.7 million at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in September, a slight increase from a year ago when there were two fewer gambling halls running.Casinos Win $210.7 Million In September (WDSU New Orleans)


DETROIT (AP) Greektown and MGM Grand Detroit casinos and its labor unions have agreed to an indefinite extension of the current collective bargaining agreement as negotiations continue on a new pact.Day-to-Day Contract Extensions Agreed to at Two Detroit Casinos (22 WSBT South Bend)


Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to prohibit smoking in the three resort casinos he's proposed for Massachusetts is in line with a sea change across the country.EDITORIAL: Enough, already, of casino smoke (The Sun Chronicle)



Gambling Craps



Dr. Henry Tamburin has been one of my friends in the little community of gambling writers practically since the first time I typed the phrases "basic strategy" or "random number generator." When I was learning to play, his early books were among the first I pored over.Reading your way to winning with Blackjack Insider newsletter (The Wheaton Sun)


Casino gamblers are a cross section of the American public, albeit a little richer, a little less religious, somewhat more adventurous in travel and dining plans, quite charitable, and, of course, we like to gamble.Thursday October 18, 2007 - 00:15 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Here's the one we've all been waiting for, the drama that has people regularly breaking into song for the first time on network TV in 17 years.Jonathan Storm | It won't set your soul on fire (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


Poker players began competing for fun at West Virginia's racetrack casinos yesterday, and by Friday could begin gambling for real on Texas hold 'em and other card games. .W.Va. casinos prepare for poker (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)


Test Lady Luck at these star-studded spots, some of which attract A-listers like Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Demi Moore and Alex Rodriguez.Top casinos for celebrity gamblers (MSNBC)


With a Seminole Tribe gambling expansion hanging over the Legislature, other casinos, pari-mutuel race tracks and gambling interests have poured $844,000 during the past three months into the party coffers of Republican legislators.Gambling interests donate $844,000 to GOP legislators (Sun-Sentinel)



Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Improving application security (ARNnet)



MADRID, Spain -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Andy Murray met with ATP officials Wednesday in Madrid to discuss comments he made about gambling in tennis.Wednesday October 17, 2007 - 17:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)


AUSTRALIA -- As reported by the Brisbane Times; "James Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting will be back in court today, pushing ahead with its plans to split into separate media and gambling companies and pay shareholders a $2 billion cash return after uncertainty over a new tax law amendment cleared.Wednesday October 17, 2007 - 14:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)


NEW YORK -- As reported by the Seeking Alpha: "Put your money on gaming names with operations in Las Vegas and Macau because better-than-expected results could emerge from the center of Asia's gambling industry.Wednesday October 17, 2007 - 11:45 EST (Rolling Good Times)


MARYLAND -- As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "As Gov. Martin O'Malley struggles to win support for his plan to erase a projected $1.7 billion shortfall in the state budget next year, the stalemate over legalizing slot machine gambling remains one of the biggest obstacles.Monday October 15, 2007 - 13:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Microsoft's headfirst dive into service-oriented architecture (SOA) had some interesting implications. If one reads any selection of recent Microsoft developer documentation, much of it reflects the company's internal top-down push for improved application security.Improving application security (ARNnet)



Tuesday, October 16, 2007

For sale: Fort Madison gambling boat (The Des Moines Register)



ISRAEL -- As reported by Haaretz: "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is pushing for a casino in Eilat, after three years of freezing the matter. Two teams are currently studying the possibility of establishing a gambling resort, TheMarker has learned.Tuesday October 16, 2007 - 14:44 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Published Oct 15, 2007 - 14:02:00 CDT. BOSTON - Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they're taking a break from studying.Campuses see increasing problems from gambling (The Davis Enterprise)


ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- "The First" online betting site is the first to pay its affiliates according to a report in the October issue of CAP Magazine. The world's leading publication for gambling affiliates has listed Intertops.com as the fastest paying casino affiliate program.Tuesday October 16, 2007 - 13:15 EST (Rolling Good Times)


Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place "to have fun when they're taking a break from studying." In Connecticut, home to two of the world's largest resort casinos, a 21-minimum age limit doesn't deter young people.Mass. Gambling Debate Includes Students (The Houma Courier)


Fort Madisons second roll of the dice with the gambling industry has paid off the past 13 years, and local leaders are hoping their winning streak isnt about to end.For sale: Fort Madison gambling boat (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)