2009 January 18 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 19 /PRNewswire/ — Bookmaker Mark Read of IASbet.com has opened betting on the Victorian retail wagering license, with Tattersalls as the dominant favourite, and international heavy-weights potentially poised to tender.

MICHIGAN CITY (AP) The opening of a new 22-story, glass-walled hotel has Blue Chip casino hoping for bigger crowds of gamblers than it has seen since a nearby Michigan casino opened more than a year ago.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were favored by 6 1/2 points in most sports books to win the Feb. 1 Super Bowl after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to set up the showdown for the NFL title, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants.

Las Vegas oddsmakers aren’t buying into the Arizona Cardinals, no matter how many times they win as underdogs this postseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers were favored by 6 1/2 points in most sports books to win the Feb. 1 Super Bowl after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to set up the showdown for the NFL title, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants. “Beating Baltimore is a little more …

Las Vegas oddsmakers aren’t buying into the Arizona Cardinals, no matter how many times they win as underdogs this postseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers were favored by 6 points in most sports books to win the Feb. 1 Super Bowl after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to set up the showdown for the NFL title, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants.

DETROIT — With billions sunk into spiffy convention hotels and impressive amenities, the city’s three casinos marked 2008 as a year of flash. But will 2009 bring the cash?

This paper outlines the main issues that the Commission will consider in its current inquiry into gambling, and provides background information on the industry and its impacts.

Tunica County casinos saw employment drop by about 1,000 employees through the third quarter of 2008 compared to 2007 numbers. Third quarter revenues, meanwhile, fell about 8% to $335 million, according to statistics from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

There is a fairly quiet move afoot to resurrect the issue of casinos in Ohio. As the state of Ohio faces a 7.3 billion dollar budget deficit, casino developers have approached governor Ted Strickland and other state leaders about bringing casino gambling to Ohio. The proposal calls for full-scale gambling sites at 7 Ohio race-tracks plus four stand-alone casinos in Ohio’s 4 largest cities.