2011 May 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Prosecutors in New York City have confirmed that a deal reached with an online poker company will enable players in the United States to recover their money after the games were interrupted by a criminal prosecution.

The World Series of Poker won’t know how indictments of executives at three major online poker operators will affect its tournaments until players learn if they cash out online bankrolls to enter, organizers said Wednesday.

It was a storybook marriage in 1986 on a spring weekend on Cape Cod that united a princess of an American political dynasty, Maria Shriver, and the gap-toothed muscle-clad movie star famous enough to be known by one name, Arnold.

SPRINGFIELD — Legislation to allow smoking again on Illinois casino boats will have to wait until next week for a showdown vote in a Senate committee.

Lebanon County property owners will receive an average of $143 in property-tax relief from slot-machine revenues.

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AP Photo/Mel EvansTropicana Casino in Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY — In a normal month, casinos rake in about 10 percent to 15 percent of the chips players buy at a blackjack table, experts say. But last month, the take at…

Police arrested in Rodriguez, Rizal, six employees of a gaming firm with a franchise to operate jai-alai in a raid that the firm said was harassment instigated by illegal gambling syndicates.

Pursuing the Henry Review’s recommendations on gambling would be shrewd, but what incentive is there for the states given problem gamblers supply 3 per cent of tax revenue? And why are the banks staying silent? 12 May 2011 6:49 AM