2007 January 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The chairman of Europe’s biggest poker club was convicted yesterday of contravening the Gaming Act in a verdict that heralds a clampdown on unlicensed poker clubs in the UK.
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The much-publicized push for expanded gaming in taverns and bars may have met an early end at the Statehouse this session.
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A lawmaker who supports efforts to legalize and regulate video gambling machines in taverns and bars said Tuesday he will not push for the legislation this year.
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Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre Detained while Traveling Separately Two former NETELLER executives were detained while traveling separately through the United States yesterday in “connection with the …
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Derek Kelly tried to prove poker is a game of skill An man has been found guilty of running unlicensed poker games.
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GameTech International, Inc. , a leading supplier of electronic bingo equipment, announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Roy Bingo as a full distributor in Northern Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.

Derek Kelly is trying to prove poker is a game of skill The jury in the trial of a man accused of running unlicensed poker games has retired to consider its verdict.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear supported a plan for casino gambling on Tuesday, saying it could generate hundreds of millions in tax revenue to help fund education and road construction.

Credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s has said it is bullish on Macau’s booming casinos, whose earnings would overtake those of all of Las Vegas’ gaming centres within four years. But it also warned that over-investment, competition from other