2008 March 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

BOSTON - A new study for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce stops short of saying whether the state should legalize casinos, but it backs many of the economic projections by Gov. Deval L. Patrick in his bill to build three casino resorts.

Windsor is looking for sponsors to continue its free summer concerts and movies on the Town Green — as long as they aren’t casinos.The Windsor Town Council on Wednesday reaffirmed an earlier decision to exclude casino sponsorship from Summer Nights on the Green.

A grand jury has charged Ahwatukee Foothills resident Lloyd Melton, 56, with 42 felonies and 26 misdemeanors involving illegal betting and four off-shore Internet gambling sites.

More than a dozen members of the business and religious community vowed Thursday to do all they can to block the creation of a bingo center at a new country music venue announced last week.

PHOENIX — The long arm of the law reached from Arizona into Central America as the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office busted an Internet gambling ring.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission decided today not to accept new casino licenses and to seek a study on the impact of new casinos.The five-member commission agreed to seek a study of how adding casinos would effect existing operations and how casinos impact a local community.Representatives from Tama, Ottumwa, Franklin County and Newton asked the board to allow more licenses, saying they …

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today weighed in on the casino debate, releasing its own report on the economic impacts of Governor Deval Patricks proposal to license three casinos in Massachusetts.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission agreed today to delay a decison on whether to accept new applications for casino licenses to permit time to conduct a study of Iowas gambling ndustry.

With a contentious proposal to legalize casinos stalled in the House, a lawmaker is floating a compromise measure that would allow slot machines and video poker to be placed at horse tracks. State Rep. Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, said the proposal may be more palatable among House members than the long-debated plan to open casinos in the state. “I think there are lot of members, including …