2009 October 20 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Welfare agency UnitingCare Wesley is supporting a key recommendation in a national report for limits on time and money people can spend gambling.

Two key Republican senators said Tuesday they are filing constitutional amendments regarding expanded gambling at Kentucky racetracks. One proposal by Sen. Damon Thayer of Georgetown would allow a statewide referendum on allowing video-lottery terminals in the seven counties that have racetracks.

Macau casino shares slip despite data showing record high revenue for the July-to-September quarter, as new travel restrictions weigh on the sector’s outlook.

GAMBLERS should be restricted to maximum bets of $1 per play on the pokies, the Productivity Commission’s draft report on problem gambling recommends.

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Macau’s casino gambling revenue surged 22.3% in the third quarter to a record high of MOP31.78 billion (US$3.81 billion), from MOP25.99 billion a year earlier, the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said Wednesday.

Kentucky Senate President David Williams is proposing a state constitutional amendment to limit any expansion of gambling unless it is done by amending the constitution.

Two key Senate Republicans said Tuesday they will file constitutional amendments regarding expanded gambling at Kentucky racetracks.

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Warsaw. We’ve done the three “ains” of the European Poker Tour–Ukraine, Spain and Great Britain–and now here were are already in Poland.

Jay Christensen covered college football, among other sports, for the Los Angeles Times and produces the popular college football blog TheWizofOdds.com . Each fall throughout Latin America, there is a gathering of family and friends who visit th…