2008 May 26 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Some wishful thinking appears to be factored into the revenue forecasts of five Wyandotte County applicants for a Kansas casino license.

The lawsuit challenges a 2004 statewide vote that gave Broward and Miami-Dade counties the right to open slot-machine casinos with local approval.

Patrons of a sports bar are seen watching a basketball game, in March 2007, in Miami Lakes, Florida. Rapidly mushrooming number of illegal sports betting websites is heightening concerns among authorities about global corruption, money laundering and gambling addiction.

Bodog today announced that it is launching a new online poker tournament series this summer that will mirror all 25 Hold’em events of the 2008 World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas at just a fraction of the …

A COMPREHENSIVE program highlighting responsible gambling will be introduced to Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and Years 7 to 10 students next semester.

Commission will not tolerate ‘unscrupulous operators’ artificially sub-dividing premises to secure multiple licences

The Lotteries Commission may have hit the jackpot yesterday after around 2000 customers registered to play a new online version of Lotto, but a problem gambling group says the move is a mistake.

The delivery of gambling help services in rural and regional South Australia is under review, with new services set to be in place by the end of the year.

Business & money: Commission will not tolerate ‘unscrupulous operators’ artificially sub-dividing premises to secure multiple licences