2011 July 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Associated Press The Associated Press CHICAGO A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of a state law requiring suburban Chicago riverboat casinos to pay 3 percent of their revenues to Illinois horse tracks. In its opinion issued Friday, the court said the casino tax is not an isolated example of taxing one industry for the benefit of another. A 2006 Illinois law requires state riverboat …

Forget about Texas hold ‘em, a different kind of poker game takes place Saturday morning, with participants having to drive 120 miles to complete their hand.

New Jersey’s plan to breathe new life into the struggling Atlantic City casino market may be paying off. Three companies say they’re interested in building one of the two new, smaller casinos in Atlantic City that state lawmakers authorized earlier this year.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three companies say they’re interested in building new, smaller casinos in Atlantic City.

A poker player from Springs won first place in a tournament and a whopping $650,223 at the 2011 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

ATLANTIC CITY–The Casino Control Commission has received three expressions of interest for boutique casinos. The three companies are AC Gateway LLC, a subsidiary of Hard Rock Entertainment; Pinnacle Entertainment; and California Avenue Ventures of Northfield.

Fourteen people are accused of illegal gambling following raids on a half dozen businesses in two south Georgia Counties.

A gambling raid was conducted at a West Knox County home Wednesday night by the sheriff’s office as deputies continue their illegal gambling investigations.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey’s plan to breathe new life into the struggling Atlantic City casino market may be paying off. Three companies say they’re interested in building one of the two new, smaller casinos in Atlantic City that state lawmakers authorized earlier this year.