2006 September 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Today a significant number of accounts were opened at Sportsbook.com to wager solely on reality television. All the new bettors were from California and all placed the maximum wager on Lukas Rossi to win Rock Star Supernova. The show has a live finale, so the winner should not be known. Sportsbook.com has decided to halt betting for fear that the band including rock legends Tommy Lee, Jason

WASHINGTON A measure that would’ve curbed the growth of American Indian gambling by barring tribes from building casinos away from their reservations has failed in the…

SEOUL, Sept 14 Asia Pulse - South Korea will step up its crackdown on illegal online gambling, blocking the access of local people to a total of 128 related Internet sites this year, a top policymaker said Thursday.

WASHINGTON A majority of House Democrats on Wednesday defeated a bill that would have barred Indian tribes from opening casinos outside their home states including the Eastern Shawnee who are seeking to establish a casino in Canal Fulton.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts. -

WASHINGTON The Associated Press reports that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is pushing for an Internet gambling ban.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts.

Don’t get cocky with the kid across the table who doesn’t look old enough to drink - you just might end up funding his college tuition Does it seem like some of the players in your game might be skipping school …