2005 November 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Speaker of the State House of Representatives Jim Black’s office received subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney’s Office last month.

Worldwide online gambling revenues will top USD10bn in 2005 for operators of virtual casinos and bookmaking, a market research firm said today.

Emerald Casino officials lied to regulators and played “fast and loose” in their zeal to open a gambling house, an administrative law judge said Tuesday in a blistering opinion recommending the state revoke the company’s license.

Sportsbook.com has announced four new winners in The Big Ticket event. Robert N, Brandon G, and Nicholas T are headed to the SuperBowl in Detroit and Charles F will be off to the NBA Finals courtesy of The Big …

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A state hearing officer Tuesday recommended that Emerald Casino should have its long-dormant gambling license revoked because, he wrote, officers of the company lied to gaming board officials and sold shares to mob-connected investors.

The online gambling sector is slowing after phenomenal growth in the past two years, but that will not stop operators from making over $10 billion this year, a report claims.

Trading in shares in 888 Holdings, the Gibraltar-based online gaming group, began here on Thursday after it placed a quarter of its capital with institutional investors.

It’s time again to empty your piggybank, said Carson Valley Kiwanis Club officials.