2009 June 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Gambling continues to dominate state politics. Local councils are debating and voting on zoning changes for slots facilities in Anne Arundel County (delayed), Cecil County (approved) and Baltimore (approved by two committees).

A man convicted of helping to run an illegal gambling operation in Waialua has been sentenced to 20 months in prison.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says the new slots parlor in Bethlehem is “probably the most successful brownfield redevelopment project in the country.”

The government intends to initiate overcoming a presidential veto on a law banning gambling business in Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

Greektown Casino Hotel showed a 7.2 percent increase in revenue for May 2009 compared to May 2008 according to state gaming revenue figures released today by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.

Shares of Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. climbed Tuesday, after an analyst upgraded the casino operator, saying it is poised to have “significant earnings and free cash flow progress.”

NEW HAVEN A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against two local men, charging them with a variety of crimes related to illegal gambling, according to the U.S. attorneys office.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Illegal gambling records, a safe and more than $10,000 in cash were found in part of a raid that authorities say busted up an illegal gambling operation in Storm Lake, Iowa.

But state claims Magna subsidiary failed to timely raise fee concern Lawyers for Laurel Racing went to Maryland’s highest court Tuesday to argue that its rejected bid for a slot machine license should be put back into consideration by a state commission.