2006 September 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Vote NO Casinos, the committee opposing Casino Gambling Issue #3, issued the following statement today regarding Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s announced endorsement of casino gambling.

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos - ” — Jamie Gold, the recent winner the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker , is the current chip leader at the TCI International Poker Tournament Featuring Johnny Chan, …

High Wire Act The US Department of Justice has admitted that the 1961 Wire Act which it uses to prosecute executives of online gambling companies is “dated”. The Department insists, though, that the law is sufficient for the prosecution of gambling executives.

New York The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, who was arrested last week after New York customs officials discovered his name on a Louisiana warrant charging him with illegal online gambling, resigned on Thursday, the company said.

The head of the House gambling committee said the state’s charitable gaming office has sidestepped lawmakers in attempting to restrict a new breed of electronic video bingo machine that closely resembles a slot machine.

The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, who was arrested last week after New York customs officials discovered his name on a Louisiana warrant charging him with illegal online gambling, resigned on Thursday, the company said.

The excitement at the Borgata Poker Open was palpable as 317 players marched into the Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa yesterday for the start of the $2,500 buy-in No Limit event.

Vietnam is working on a plan to legalize soccer betting to generate money for the country’s sports industry and curb rampant illegal gambling, an official said Thursday.

The government made more than P9 million from gamblers last year, the Casino Control Board annual report ending March 2006, states. The earnings were accrued from levies and shares of entrance fees from the nine casinos operating in the country.