2006 September 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

By ALEX ROSE arose@delcotimes.com For former state Rep. Joseph Lashinger, the advent of harness racing and slot machines in the area is a hard-won victory in a long and tumultuous string of challenges punctuated by incremental advances. Lashinger, whose first foray into gambling came in 1979 with a disastrous plan to allow hotels in the Poconos to install slot machines (”all hell broke loose,” he

More jobs, more high rollers, more options for tribes and billions of dollars for the state. Those are some of the benefits to the tribes and the state included in the blockbuster gaming deals that stalled in the waning moments of the legislative session last week.

More jobs, more high rollers, more options for tribes and billions for the state. Those are some of the benefits to the tribes and the state included in the blockbuster gaming deals that stalled in the waning moments of the legislative session last week.

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It took five minutes for crews to tear down what was left of Kenny Barhanovich’s home. It was one of only three structures still standing on First Street after Hurricane Katrina wiped out this section of Biloxi.

Having made a name for itself publishing pricing guides for sports collectors, Beckett Media is branching out to more casual sports fans.

Sep 3, 2006 When state gaming regulators decide who gets valuable casino licenses, they could be relying on what a neighbor says about some of the slots applicants.

Sep 3, 2006 Last week we asked: Do you think Gettysburg should be a site of a slot-machine parlor? I don’t think slots should be in Gettysburg, it’s a battleground, a historic place, but not for gambling.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A little more than a year after approving four new casino licenses, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission says it will begin talks next year on the possibility of issuing additional licenses.