2005 December 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 9

TALLAHASSEE - Voters and courts mandate it, but that doesn’t make it simple for the Legislature to regulate slot machines in South Florida. “It’s volatile,” said Sen. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge. “There’s a lot of different players and a lot of different angles.”

The Texas Lottery, this state’s legalized gambling operation, seems to reel from one fiasco to the next with hardly a pause.

Last night saw eight competition winners sit down with two snooker world champions, Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams, to battle it out in a game of Texas Hold’Em poker - the hottest game around.

The company behind the World Poker Tour on TV have taken a calculated gamble by opening a new poker web site, but because of US legal issues the American company will refuse American customers.

A pathological gambler has been jailed for defrauding banks to support his addiction.

Online gaming specialists MacOnlinePoker.com now offer complete access to a great selection of real casino games.

Sioux Falls Police are on the look-out for a suspect who held up a Sioux Falls casino Sunday night. Investigators say they got a report of a hold-up alarm at the Gold Nugget Casino on E. 10th Street at around 8:30 Sunday night.

07:55 2005-12-05 A California man with a previous drug arrest was identified as the gunman killed in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies inside Harrah’s Tahoe casino, but what set off the shooting remained a mystery.

Thanks for your articles. Would you please explain to me what a 98% payout really means? How is this determined? Is this payout made over a period of time, say, 24 hours, 24 days or what? I usually play $25 and $5 dollar slots, but I never know which machines to play. Any suggestions?