2006 May 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) - “Advantage” gamblers, skilled bettors who are often ousted from Nevada resorts if spotted at blackjack tables, were welcomed Tuesday at an international conference on gambling - held at a Lake Tahoe casino.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is suing to nullify a contract covering the financing of two Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos, claiming the agreement is “illegal and unconscionable” and could cost the tribe billions.

Local authorities across Yorkshire and Humber will learn whether they have made the shortlist for a “regional casino”.

“Casino insider” shows on television seem to portray wealthy gamblers as idiots. Folks pursued because of the big bucks they’re sure to lose. And who don’t mind as long as their new best friends on the casino staff pander to them brashly enough.

MONTREAL, QC - Lawrence Lessig opened the eighth annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) last week with an appeal to the Internet gambling industry to convince government officials to regulate online gaming.

With the price of gas going sky high, a new product has hit the market. It’s called BioPerformance Fuel, but most people just called it “the little green pill.” It claims to save you big bucks on gas.

The Colorado horse and dog racing industry is hoping to lure more families to the tracks this summer, facing an aging population of fans and competition from both mountain casinos and online gambling.

With the race for the Triple Crown underway, AP writers will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from all the important tracks across the country:

Online gambling by US residents is growing at a rate of 20 percent per year - and all the money spent online is going to offshore sites because of the threat of prosecution against betting website operators.