2008 March 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

ASHEVILLE — Charges of illegal gambling will probably be filed soon after a raid at a former Leicester sports bar netted cards, cash, poker chips and three video poker machines, said Allen Page, district supervisor with the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement division.

The sale of Binion’s could be a done deal by the end of the week. TLC Casino Enterprises is buying the former home of the World Series of Poker for $32 million. via KTNV-TV Las Vegas

The ongoing fierce debate for and against the building of three major land casinos in Massachusetts entered a new phase this week as rival analyst studies started to play a role.

Disturbed by growing reports of disruptive cell phone calls and spectators working online betting on laptops and PDAs from the bleachers the Women’s Tennis Association is planning to tighten up on spectator conduct at major matches.

A thoroughly researched article on responses to the US government’s request for comment on its proposed regulations for the UIGEA caught our eye in the Washington Post this week. Written by Cindy Skrzycki, a regulatory columnist for Bloomberg News, the piece explored this controversial law introduced under such questionable circumstances in late 2006, which seeks to prohibit financial transactions with online gambling companies, placing the burden of implementation principally on the US banking industry.

A statement by the trade association the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) this week focused attention on a move by the French government to introduce a law against payments to gaming companies unless they are part of the French state monopolies Francaise des Jeux and PMU.