2007 February 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Gambling Commission on Friday endorsed a casino compact with the Spokane Indian tribe, a deal that will clear the way for expansion of tribal gambling across Washington.

Stanley Ho once dominated almost everything in Macau, the Chinese casino city that is overtaking the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s biggest gambling center.

CARSON CITY (AP) Gamblers bet a record $170 billion in Nevada casinos during 2006, and the clubs set another record by winning $12.62 billion of the total, according to a state report released Friday.

Long before he became a political rock star with designs on the White House, Barack Obama was known to friends in the Illinois legislature as a fearsome card player.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Indian tribes are subject to federal labor law, an appeals court ruled Friday in a case that could lead to stricter labor protections - and more unions - at the nation’s booming Indian casinos.

It’s been less than three months since Full Tilt held the Full Tilt Online Poker Series II , but the site is already ready to kick off the third iteration of the series.
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Poker bills draw lousy hand in Legislature By DALE WETZEL Associated Press Writer Poker legislation has had a run of bad luck in the North Dakota Legislature, where representatives have defeated proposals to …
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