2006 August 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Rhoda Howard said while it looks complicated, the Native American stick, or hand game is really simple. It’s similar to the game Button-Button, she said.

The federal government’s recent crackdown on online gambling has thrust the largely unregulated, sometimes bizarre backwater of Internet casinos into the spotlight.

(PRESS RELEASE) — With football preseason now in action and opening day Sept 7, Wagering-Sports.com has unveiled a new look. The new face further establishes the website as a leader in sports wagering.

An Italian soccer federation prosecutor has asked a sports tribunal to relegate Serie B club Arezzo to the third division and dock the team three points for its role in the country’s match-fixing scandal.

What do you do to relax? You know there are a lot of places to go online to relax. Some we probably shouldn’t mention, because they aren’t fit to be talked about in front of any young children that may be around.

I got the Seattle Seahawks (13-3 in 2005, Over/Under 10 1/2 wins in 2006) at 14/1 odds to win the NFC last year, and there’s no way this team will…

Morning Edition , August 14, 2006 · One of the largest online gambling sites, Bet On Sports, has shut down its U.S.-market operations. The move came a few weeks after its CEO was arrested in Texas on charges that the company violated U.S. gambling laws. Adam Davidson reports.

Commenting on the matter Mr Weir said he intended to press the issue after the parliamentary recess. /> “The growth of internet gambling is very dangerous. It is vastly different from a local bookmakers since, in effect, it puts a La Vegas in every living room.

Bally Technologies Inc the Las Vegas producer of gambling systems, said it would restate its financial reports for the years 2003 through 2005 and would be late filing its fiscal 2006 Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K.