2009 July 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

DES MOINES n Casino operations that moved from riverboats to shiny, new land-based casinos were the big winners in last years gaming market and helped lessen the overall impact of losses in other areas of the market.

Gamblers who walk away losers time after time at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods might scratch their heads and complain the casinos pay out very little from the slot machines.

A Putnam restaurant has been cleared for a temporary license to open an off-tracking betting room in its sports bar. J.D. Coopers, at 146 Park Road, has been approved for a 90-day provisional permit by the state Liquor Control Commission. The permit can be renewed at no cost for up to one year, commission director John Suchy said.  

Morgan County’s Sheriff Greg Bartlett wants those who want to make a living gambling to know if they are caught, they will be arrested and their machines confiscated.

As the founder of Isle of Capri Casinos, Mr. Goldstein helped the industry grow in riverboats along the Mississippi River and elsewhere.

DES MOINES - Casino operations that moved from riverboats to shiny new casinos were the big winners in last year’s gaming market and helped lessen the overall impact of losses in other areas of the market.

The state needs a new game plan on pro sports and entertainment, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee said today, calling for a shake-up of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Essex) said…

The Great Trifecta giveth and the Great Trifecta taketh away. You may recall the Great Trifecta from previous missives: GT is the one, true god of sports betting, a supreme being who sits in judgment on all matters pertaining to fortune, good and bad, but usually the latter.

Ohio has entered its second week of operating under a temporary budget. The reason is not education or social-service cuts, but slot machines.