2008 March 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

The biggest anti-casino rally yet this session filled the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday. A group of about 500-600 people, including many children, held signs and cheered ministers, lawmakers and others who spoke against Gov. Steve Beshear’s plan to amend the constitution to allow up to nine casinos. The Rev. Jeff Fugate, minister of Clays Mill Road Baptist Church in Lexington, organized the …

House Speaker Jody Richards said yesterday that a bill to allow casinos in the state will be moved to the House floor, but the 60 votes needed to pass still have not been secured.

A three-year investigation into an online gambling ring ended Thursday afternoon with the indictments of more than 36 people, most of whom live in Arizona.

HELSINKI (Thomson Financial) - Novator, the biggest shareholder in Amer Sports said it welcomes the process of change that began at the sports equipment maker’s annual general meeting yesterday adding that it has called for an EGM on June 4 at the latest.

Green Brook residents last night made it clear they aren’t willing to stake their claim on a betting site in their town.

ANNAPOLIS (AP) Lawmakers who say rogue gambling machines threaten the state lottery and slot machines they hope to legalize took their case to a Senate committee yesterday, but charitable organizations said the targeted machines are a big help to them.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- A former county sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal extortion, drug and weapons charges that stem from an FBI undercover investigation. via Telegram & Gazette

State grants designed to help law enforcement shut down illegal video poker and slot machines are generating confusion.

WASHINGTON - The Washington County District Attorney’s office has received a state grant of more than $151,000 to establish an illegal slot machine task force.