Archive for the ‘Gambling News’ Category

Once again, smoking bans placed by legislatures on state casinos have once again led directly to a decrease in gambling revenue.

Officials from Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut say they have reached a deal to explore operating online gambling and Internet casino games.

Less than a week after the dismissal of Wade Phillips as head coach of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, sports betting sites are taking proposition bets on the team’s next leader.

The leader of Antigua’s opposition party claimed this week that the government had arranged a settlement to its dispute with the US over online casino gambling, but officials say there is no deal.

The parliament of Sri Lanka legalized casino gambling today in an attempt to revive a dormant tourist industry.

This year’s November Nine has yielded the 2010 World Series of Poker champion, and it is Jonathan Duhamel left standing after the final table played out.

South Dakota legal representatives were told by a federal judge they have no right to examine the books recording gambling revenue at Sioux tribal casinos.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn told reporters Monday that raising the state income tax is more important during the upcoming legislative session than passing a gaming bill that could create over a billion dollars in revenue.

The proposal by state Senator Ray Lezniak to allow gaming operators licensed in New Jersey to run intrastate online casinos is moving forward and will be heard in the new several weeks.

After a disastrous start to what many thought likely to be a Super Bowl season, the Dallas Cowboys found the team falling into complete disarray and decided today to fire head coach Wade Phillips.

A report by the provincial government of Alberta, Canada, shows that expenditures by area residents on gambling and wagering had declined for the second straight year.

Alabama Governor-elect Robert Bentley has promised to disband the thuggish special task force introduced by his predecessor to raid gaming establishments, but leaders in legalizing gambling in the state also fell in defeat this week.

Charlie Samuels, clubhouse manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball, has been suspended following revelations he is linked to an investigation into illegal gambling.

Churchill Downs Incorporated reported a third-quarter increase in net revenue of over thirty-five percent as Internet wagering sparked the welcome results.

Observers of Barney Frank’s long struggle to get a bill passed in the US Congress to regulate the Internet gambling industry are acknowledging the victory this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid means Reid may still be the key player in deciding the future of Frank’s bill.

The wave of Republican victories in last night’s elections for the US Congress may have an impact on the future of online casino gambling in the country, but in what direction remains to be seen. While Republicans are generally seen to be opposed to any forms of gambling expansion, many of the newly elected representatives come from Tea Party backgrounds, which nominally support libertarian values.

Bally Technologies will likely be awarded the sale of half of the slot machines and electronic games installed at the Aqueduct racino under its multi-year contract with the state.

Las Vegas Sands has launched a new social media rewards program for users of Twitter that tweet about the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts.

The contract to monitor video gambling machines in Illinois has been terminated by the gaming control board.

The Mohegan Sun has announced that the Tribal Council has approved the casinos first mass layoff, with more than 400 employees losing their jobs before the end of the month.