2006 June 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

FASBET, a Scottish software start-up, has signed a deal worth £500,000 with BetEHorse.com, the largest on-line horse race betting operator in the US, to bring “peer-to-peer” betting on a large scale to the North American gambling market.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Out-of-state donors have helped the three groups hoping to expand gambling in Nebraska raise more than $1.2 million for the signature-gathering process.

WHILE casinos are wooing visitors and bringing in tourist dollars, Macau Tourism Board does not want the city to be only known as a destination for gambling.

Three groups hoping to expand gambling in Nebraska have raised more than $1.2 million for the signature-gathering process with help from out-of-state donors.

Betting on football matches has swept the country, becoming more popular than legalised sports betting _ such as on horse racing _ and now probably on a par with the government lottery.

Some Las Vegas casinos fly further beneath the radar than others, and this week I’d like to take the opportunity to applaud a few places that have made some improvements.

Thanks to more attractive financing schemes and the growing ranks of wealthier visitors - and the money they’re leaving behind - the investment appetite for Las Vegas is hotter than ever.

Entering Sunday’s action, my Daily Free Picks page has won 7 straight games. On this page each day I provide a free pick with analysis. A convenient link…

Greed, gambling addiction and poorly paid referees are the reasons that soccer’s cancerous scandals are spreading halfway around the globe. However, even without the use of radiation and chemotherapy, soccer’s cancer will not affect the World Cup which opens next week in Germany.