2008 March 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

SOUTH BEND Two area restaurants cited in illegal gambling on Super Bowl Sunday have paid their fines, and their cases are closed as far as the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is concerned, a commission official said today.

LEADING spread betting company Spreadex has moved with nearly 100 workers to St Albans. The company has moved from Dunstable to the Ziggurat Building in Grosvenor Road in a £1.1 million relocation.

The Wampanoag Tribe is expected to meet with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick this week about his casino plan. The next hearing at the State House about casinos in the Bay State is 2 weeks from Tuesday. In the meantime, opponents are picking apart Patrick’s plan, and supporters are trying to defend it.

House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi criticized Gov. Deval Patrick’s casino gambling proposal on Monday, just hours after the governor said he sensed building legislative support despite a dispute about the number of construction jobs it would create.

Thailand’s new prime minister vowed Tuesday to open casinos in tourist centers if he completes his four-year term, seeking a share of the billions of dollars that otherwise flow to illegal gambling dens and neighboring countries.

TORONTO Ontario has a gambling problem. A survey by the Responsible Gambling Council showed 43 percent of Ontarians believe myths such as I can get rich by gambling, or I can use gambling to pay off my debts. RGC kicked off Problem Gambling Prevention Month […]

Thailand’s new prime minister vowed Tuesday to open casinos in tourist centers if he completes his four-year term, seeking a share of the billions of dollars that otherwise flows to illegal gambling dens and neighboring countries.

Lane Kiffin will soon be history - the betting among insiders is that he’ll be gone before next month’s draft - and the only question is his successor. Al Davis will hire from within, either defensive coordinator Rob Ryan or newly hired James Lofton. My money is on Lofton, who was twice interviewed by Davis for the head job in the past.

House Speaker Jody Richards said yesterday that it looks doubtful that a proposed constitutional amendment to allow nine Kentucky casinos that cleared a committee last week will be called for a vote by the full House this week.