2008 August 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

John Mealey Jr., listed in the state’s ” black book ” because of slot-cheating and other crimes, has been arrested and charged with nine counts of breaking a state law that bars anyone in the book from entering Nevada casinos.

QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh says she would like to see more schools take their students to racecourses to teach them about the mathematics of gambling, despite a Brisbane school being criticised for doing so.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) — Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. , Australia’s biggest gaming company, posted the first loss in its 14-year history as new slot machine regulations prompted A$707.5 million ($644 million) of writedowns and charges.

Trinidad State Junior College Vice President Felix Lopez appeared before Trinidad’s city council last Tuesday to seek its support for Initiative 121, a ballot measure that would expand gambling operations within pre-existing areas of the state….

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - John Mealey Jr., listed in the state’s “black book” because of slot-cheating and other crimes, has been arrested and charged with nine counts of breaking a state law that bars anyone in the book from entering Nevada casinos.

WASHINGTON — A new bill that would limit the Internet gambling ban to sports betting while exempting poker and other online wagering is splitting poker advocates.

At a poker table, perhaps nothing is more disturbing than a well-tanned man. This is a man of luxury.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Pinnacle Entertainment said a new mega-casino it plans to build on the Boardwalk will have a “beach house” theme.

In his recent column (Sour economy makes slots a reasonable alternative, July 30), Barry Rascovar makes the classic, albeit untrue, argument for slots: the budget crisis is so extreme we need to make an irreversible decision to flood our state with slot machines.