2006 March 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

JACKSON, Miss. A north Mississippi lawmaker caused an uproar at the Capitol tonight (Thursday) by trying to shut down Vicksburg casinos starting July 2.

Lawmakers failed for a second straight week to offer a compromise expanded-gambling bill, prompting frustration from proponents and putting the hot-button political issue in jeopardy of fizzling out yet again. Post a Comment

The head of the powerful new gambling industry regulator has said he saw no difficulty in increasing the number of Las Vegas-style super-casinos that will be developed following changes to gambling laws.

LITTLE ROCK An anti-gambling group is saying its predictions are coming true that allowing more gaming at Oaklawn and Southland race tracks would open the door for more gambling elsewhere in Arkansas.

CARSON CITY, Nev. Nevada casinos had their biggest month ever in January, starting off the New Year by raking in a record one-point-one (b) billion dollars from gamblers.

Nevada casinos had their biggest month ever in January, starting off the New Year by raking in a record one-point-one billion dollars from gamblers. The win was up 24 percent compared with the same month a year earlier.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has relieved the police chief of Urdaneta City in Pangasinan for failing to curb illegal gambling in his jurisdiction, Magandang Umaga Pilipinas (MUP) reported Friday.

This is “Problem Gambling Awareness Week” and here in Connecticut there is a special focus on helping women. They are the fastest-growing group of gambling addicts and can develop problems more quickly than men.

The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Catawba Indian Nation’s argument that it has the right to operate video gambling machines at its Rock Hill reservation.