2007 November 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

LINCOLN Amid a growing push to expand gambling in Rhode Island, voters living in the shadows of the states largest video slot parlor registered their sharp opposition to the move last night.

“They think, ‘it’s underground, it’s illegal, it’s an easy target,’”

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Five years from now, you might not even recognize this place. A burst of new, luxurious mega-casino projects to be built by 2012 will transform the face of Atlantic City into a more futuristic - and crowded - gambling resort.

Imagine if you were free to gamble at a casino, but could face jail time for gambling online. Well, that could soon be a reality, if the Massachusetts casino plan passes.

“The popularity of poker has soared in recent years as the game undoubtedly has an element of cool lacking from many other forms of gambling. “The growing television coverage has also played a key role.”

BOSTON — Governor Patrick wants residents to gamble at one of three casinos he’s proposed for Massachusetts. But he doesn’t want them gambling online in their own homes.

“Ever since all the televised tournaments, [Texas hold’em] has just been rampant all over the city”

When Patsy Ricciardi was turned down for clinical trials for a stem cell transplant to fight a rare form of cancer known as Ewing’s sarcoma, he said: “I just have to bite the bullet for this one and let it go to someone else.”

Slot parlors in Pennsylvania continued in October to batter Atlantic City’s casinos. It was the eighth consecutive month of revenue decline for Atlantic City’s gambling industry.