2009 June 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A Northern Kentucky lawmaker has asked a Campbell County court to determine if legislation allowing video casino gambling is legal under the state’s constitution.

An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky’s horse racing industry would get a stimulus package of its own under Gov. Steve Beshear’s proposal to allow video gambling in the state, with the bulk of the proceeds going to the tracks.

ANNAPOLIS Laurel Racing Association Inc. on Tuesday urged the states highest court to permit the company to re-bid on a slot-machine license after the slots commission rejected its first proposal, which did not include a $28.5 million fee.

The gambling industry has staved off the governments threat of a statutory levy to fund research, education and treatment of problem gambling by agreeing to provide £15m over the next three years to tackle addiction.

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A woman today pleaded guilty to stealing from her daughters’ cheerleading squad so she could play the poker machines.

09 June 2009 By Alexandra Odynova / The Moscow Times A deputy Moscow mayor promised Monday that the mandatory closing of all casinos next month would not significantly swell the ranks of the unemployed — or mean an end to gambling in the city.