2007 May 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

After years of actively opposing smoking bans, the casino industry’s primary lobbying organization is backing off as a wave of states pass indoor smoking prohibitions that include casinos.

Cricket-wary advertisers have finally started to hedge their risks by betting big on other sports.

Money poker games hit Yahoo! UK House of Cards Yahoo! has officially joined the online gambling goldrush: its British version has begun offering poker games for cash.

Premiere Publishing Group, Inc. , an events and fully integrated consumer and custom publisher, announced today that it is receiving extremely positive feedback from advertisers and newsstands nationwide … via Earth Times

The United States will maintain a ban on Internet gambling services despite an adverse World Trade Organisation ruling, the US Trade Representative’s office.

“With this win he solidifies his legacy as one of the most successful major championship event competitors in poker history.”

By Priscilla Frulla, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. May 6–Sky-high hopes he number of condominium units in Biloxi is expected to increase 15-fold and developers are betting on casino visitors to fill them. National experts say it’s possible, but not without risks.

A combination of strong economic growth, corporate ambition and a limited pool of managers and specialists has plunged Asian companies into a battle for top talent, from casinos in Macau gearing up for business to boom towns in resource-rich western Australia desperate to attract mining engineers.

Alfonse D’Amato, former Senator and chairman of the Poker Player’s Alliance along with poker professional Howard Lederer discuss Barney Frank’s new bill that would help legalize and regulate online poker in the … via Cardplayer.com