2005 November 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

A BATTLING primary school is being forced to repay the debts of a gambling-addicted principal who stole from it. Glen Devon Primary School in Werribee lost more than $31,000 to former principal Lisa Trowell’s pokies habit.

There has been some mixed news for online casino software developers recently. CryptoLogic is one of the software providers whose customized gambling software powers many of the online casinos you can find at sites like Online Casino Reports.

RACING Victoria yesterday issued eight sports betting licences and continued its opposition to bookmakers offering a tote odds service. RV extended its initial number of sports licences from six to eight, but the identity of the successful applicants will not be released until today.

It’s been a bad run for supporters of casino-style gambling in Tacoma.

They’re illegal, says government

House and Senate leaders appear headed toward agreement on letting Las Vegas-style slot machines into Broward County. The big hang-ups remain how many machines will be allowed and how heavily the state will tax them.

The offshore companies take bets from punters in the UK but, unlike land-based casinos, are allowed to advertise because they are outside the jurisdiction of UK law.

UNDATED State Senator Mary Kay Papen says she supports proposed federal legislation that would tighten restrictions on off-reservation gambling.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman loves to remind visitors of Sin City’s oh-so-discreet tagline: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” But since the New Year’s celebrations ringing in 2004, he has had to modify the motto. Fearing a terrorist attack, the FBI descended on casinos, car rental agencies, storage warehouses, and other Las Vegas businesses with sheaves of “national security letters”