2008 March 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced yesterday the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure that taxes are collected on regulated Internet gambling activities. These revenues are estimated between $8.7 billion and $42.8 billion over ten years, according to a recent tax revenue analysis prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A church group in Owensboro is joining the fight against casino gambling in Kentucky. Greater Vision Baptist Church is sending more than 30 members to the state capital as the bill comes up for another vote. Greater Vision’s pastor Tim Russ says he believes casinos in Kentucky is a moral issue.

Several North Country lawmakers and residents tried to persuade a Senate Committee to pass a bill to expand gambling. They argued the plan would bring needed jobs to a region that is economically devastated.

Mayor Nutter’s chief adviser on casinos took his case to Fishtown this week, meeting with a community group that favors building the proposed SugarHouse casino on the Delaware riverfront.

Weekly bingo at the Union Volunteer Fire Company of Felton proved very successful in 2007.

“We’ve expanded around the world.”

TRENTON - Atlantic City casinos have agreed to boost financial help for New Jersey’s struggling horse racing tracks, but video lottery terminals would still be banned in the state under a deal announced yesterday by Gov. Corzine.

The Democrat in charge of corralling votes in the House said yesterday that the proposed constitutional amendment to allow casinos in Kentucky is within about five votes of having enough support to pass the chamber.

INDIANAPOLIS — The General Assembly has voted to allow gambling at thousands of bars and taverns across the state.