2007 April 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

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JOLIET — Joliet casinos reported big revenue increases in March.

The Native village of Eklutna applied this week for federal permission to operate a gambling center on tribal land about 20 miles from Anchorage.

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida fought the U.S. Army in the 1800s and resisted forced migration to Oklahoma. A century later, they rescued themselves from poverty by becoming the first tribe to venture into the gambling business.

YONKERS - Members of the state Liquor Authority and city police have arrested the owner of Paradise Lanes bowling alley, saying he had gambling operations on the premises.

The Idaho Lottery Commission shut down charity bingo games at a Garden City business Wednesday over the lack of licenses, said Jeffrey R. Anderson, executive director of the commission.

Tad Decker is chairman of the Gaming Control Board. Fulfilling a threat, the state Gaming Control Board filed suit yesterday to block a voter referendum May 15 on sharply limiting the locations for slots casinos in Philadelphia.

Celebrity poker tournaments and the relentless rise of the Internet have made gambling easier than ever for Washington teenagers, and they are more than twice as likely have problems with gambling as adults.