2007 September 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Gov. Deval Patrick was wise to delay his decision on casino gambling in Massachusetts until later in the month, saying that he still has more information to wade through.

A southeast Kansas barber is charged with running an illegal poker game. Gary Chatterton of Galena will be tried on a felony count of commercial gambling in connection with a November 2006 poker game in a … via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Presque Isle Downs casino and its owners are suing an anti-gambling group for $4 million, saying the group’s license challenge delayed the casino’s opening and cost it revenue.

“It was cheap to call, and I was the last player to call, so I knew I could see the flop”

After taking a beating on the bourses and witnessing a decline in cigarette volumes by 2% in the first quarter due to a price rise brought about by increased taxes, ITC seems to be on the right track again. Consumers appear to have accepted the price rise and volumes are set to go up.

“If you do have a business where you’re playing a game of chance where you’re winning something whether it be advancing up a scale to a point where you do win something, that’s gambling, “

I’m often asked poker strategy questions by amateurs who hope to get concrete answers in return. via The Times Herald

A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit Thursday by a former state gambling commission agent who says California has lost $330 million in five years by allowing Indian tribes to pay less than they should from slot machine revenue at casinos. The Fourth…

Kingston Governor Eliot Spitzer says he will explore other options if US Interior Secretary Kempthorne refused to approve placing land in trust to allow for development of Native American casinos in Sullivan County.