2008 May 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

Casinos, private clubs and smaller bars and taverns appear to be winning their fights for exceptions from a bill to ban smoking from most indoor facilities in Pennsylvania.

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs reported Wednesday a 2.2-percent dip in slot machine revenues during the first full quarter of operation for its closest competitor, Mount Airy Casino Resort.

Two giants in the online gambling world, the Gibraltar-based betting group 888.com and Dublin-based online games developer Cryptologic have signed a three year licensing deal which will see 888 selecting and integrating casino games from CryptoLogic.

The furore in the Massachusetts Legislature earlier this year, which ended in the defeat of a proposal by Governor Deval Patrick to introduce three large land casinos to the state to improve tax revenues, could be on the cards again according to a report in the Boston Globe this week.

A Californian company has launched a gambling-dedicated social networking website at MyBetPlace.com, entering the burgeoning field of Web 2.0 community interaction.