Gambling News by House of Odds

Indiana lawmakers worried about distractions during the special budget session kept gambling issues from creeping into negotiations. But the push to give racetracks a break and help struggling casinos could surface again this summer and in 2010.

Legislators may've nixed plans for gambling in New Hampshire, but casino supporters in Berlin aren't giving up.

KOTA KINABALU: The right software, second-hand computers and a secluded shoplot are all that it takes to set up an illegal gambling joint here.

MOSCOW - THOUSANDS of casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls across Russia shut down Wednesday, complying with sweeping new restrictions that require all gambling business to relocate to four remote regions of the country. The law, which went into effect at midnight on Wednesday, was estimated to put than 400,000 people out of work at a time when Russia's economic crisis is deepening .

RIZAL SOLOMON finds out how much Internet is too much from an expert at the University Malaya Centre of Addiction Sciences.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested back in 2006 a ban on casino gambling. This week it has become law. As of Wednesday, casinos and gambling halls, including online gambling, are illegal in a list of major Russian cities, including Moscow.

GAMBLING GUIDE LAKEWOOD - Dr. Nancy Lantz is one of only four certified professional compulsive gambling counselors in the state of Colorado and she's seen the addiction in its most severe form.

INDIANAPOLIS #8212; Indiana lawmakers worried about distractions during the special budget session kept gambling issues from creeping into negotiations. But the push to give racetracks a break and help struggling casinos could surface again this summer and in 2010.