2006 July 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A proposed U.S. law cracking down on Internet gambling could aggravate an already tense trade dispute with Antigua, which has become a worldwide center for the fast-growing industry, the Caribbean island’s finance minister said.

The House plans to vote on a bill that would prevent users from paying for online bets with credit cards and could padlock gambling sites. Opponents argue that the government would benefit more from regulating the $12 billion industry.

An online gambling addict has stolen more than £1 million from his employers to pay for betting sprees, forcing the company to go into liquidation and lay off staff, a court has heard.

In a move that could derail the Narragansett Indian Tribe’s attempt to build a casino, Gov. Don Carcieri asked the state Supreme Court Monday to review a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the tribe to run casino games.

WASHINGTON Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables wont like what Congress is doing. On Tuesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that would ban credit cards for paying online bets and could padlock gambling Web sites.

The owner of a fashionable London pub has bet his business on the argument that poker is a game of skill, not chance.

BRYAN BENJAFIELD’S bosses at a construction company were happy to see him hunched over his keyboard, beavering away at his job as an account administrator.

Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables won’t like what Congress is doing.

Regulating Internet poker could bring the U.S. government some $3.3 billion in taxes annually, according to a study to be released on Tuesday, ahead of an expected debate over legislation to ban online …