2009 December 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The chance of a casino opening in the Gettysburg area took a hit Tuesday when House Democrats dropped a proposal for two new “resort” casino licenses from a bill to legalize table games at Pennsylvania’s casinos.

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By a narrow vote Tuesday, Kane County became the latest Chicago-area county to prohibit video gambling in its unincorporated areas.

One of the players involved in the match-fixing scandal sweeping European soccer spoke for the first time about his involvement in Germany.

Two Hamilton casinos could soon face court ordered sanctions if they continue to allow smoking on their premises. The Ravalli County Board of Health decided Tuesday to issue compliance letters to the Gold Coin and Jones casinos to order to get them to comply with the states clean indoor air act.

In one of its first decisions as an elected body, the City Council on Tuesday gave Autotote Enterprises permission to open a horse- and dog-betting facility inside a proposed downtown sports bar and restaurant.

In what would be a bust for developers looking to bring a casino to Adams County, House Democrats today dropped a plan to create two more resort casino licenses.

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) — Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho , whos been hospitalized for the past four months, is recovering nicely and may be discharged soon, his son Lawrence said in a Bloomberg Television interview.

One of the players involved in the match-fixing scandal sweeping European soccer for the first time spoke about his involvement in Germany.