2006 March 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A report from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission shows casinos are a major boost to Iowa’s economy. The state’s riverboat and racetrack casinos spent $879 million last year.

Richard Caborn, the minister responsible for gambling deregulation, has privately said he wants eight resort-style regional casinos across Britain, according to one of the industry’s leading operators, Rank Group.

The state court of appeals has ruled a woman injured while gambling at an Indian casino will get her day before an arbitrator, which could lead to more personal injury suits against Indian casinos.

Richard Caborn, the minister responsible for gambling deregulation, has privately said he wants eight resort-style regional casinos across Britain.

The bingo-to-casino group Rank admitted yesterday it would have to break up its loss-making Deluxe Media division and sell the assets separately after a prospective buyer for the whole business walked away and its book value was slashed.

Foxwoods Resort Casino will dramatically increase the size of what is already one of the nation’s largest poker rooms this month, an expansion that comes even as industry experts say the poker market is …

LITTLE ROCK A Texas businessman’s attempt to get his proposal for casino gambling and a lottery on the Arkansas ballot has been rejected for a second time by Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe.

The state court of appeal has ruled a woman injured while gambling at an indian casino will get her day before an arbitrator.

It started with a simple scratch-off game, an almost mom-and-pop approach to the take-a-chance, get-rich-quick, working guy’s dollar-shot-at-a-dream world of legalized gambling.