Government of Taiwan moving forward with plans for expanded gambling
Following up on a campaign promise of President Ma Ying-jeou, the Taiwanese government last week set up a committee for the gambling industry which is charged with collecting and studying gaming trends.
View ArticleNew casino for New York's Long Island eyed
Suffolk County politicians William Lindsay and Wayne Horsley are saying they have seen estimates that a gambling establishment could generate millions in revenues. They say it's also possible 10,200...
View ArticleTribal gaming revenues soaring by $1 billion a year, industry reports
Tribal gaming revenues in the U.S. may exceed those of the 12 leading commercial gambling states, including Nevada, in the short-term, according to industry experts.
View ArticleNew York expands gambling to bars, restaurants, racetracks
New York Governor David A. Paterson is planning to expand gambling to bars, restaurants and racetracks, dramatically expanding the number of locales in the state where gamers can place wagers. Paterson...
View ArticleCzech Republic looks to legalize Internet gambling in 2009
Bahnik claimed that local betting companies could be losing out on "several hundred million" dollars a year to foreign companies offering Internet gambling from outside the Czech Republic, but making...
View ArticleCasinos see revenues grow 1.2 percent in 2008, report indicates
Casinos owned by American Indian tribes reported that sales increasedby 1.2 percent in 2008, according to just released statistics from state gambling officials.
View ArticleWall Street keen on gambling industry prospects
Wall Street analysts are poised to share their perspectives on the growth of the gambling industry at next month's Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & MidAtlantic Racing Forum.
View ArticleOhio mulling a $600 million gambling expansion, officials say
The newly elected Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives said he is willing to consider casino gambling as a tactic to increase state revenue.
View ArticleMillion increase in revenues seen at West Virginia casinos
As for table gambling, the two tracks earned $87.6 million in revenue in 2008 with Wheeling Island taking $35.6 million and Mountaineer winning $52 million.
View ArticleMore than 50 percent of Floridians approve of gambling expansion
More than 50 percent of Florida residents support the gambling expansion reached recently between the state and Seminole Tribe, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released this week.
View ArticleJudge in South Carolina Rules that Texas Hold'em is a Game of Skill
Mount Pleasant Municipal Judge Larry Duffy last week decided that Texas "Hold 'em" is a game of skill, not of chance, and is thus not covered under the laws of the state of South Carolina.
View ArticleIndian tribes in Texas move to reopen casinos
Indian tribes in Texas are moving to reopen their casinos with legislation filed this week which will furnish a defense to prosecution for tribes that operate casinos and gambling facilities.
View ArticleSouth Carolina mulls gambling plans
The state Senate Judiciary panel is holding public hearings March 23 at North Charleston City Hall and March 30 in Greenville County Council chambers. The meetings start at 5:30 p.m.
View ArticleCasinos cutting blackjack minimum bets, luring new gamblers
The minimum blackjack table at the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls used to be $10 -- but is now $5. That's 24 hours a day, and seven days a week.
View ArticleStock in MGM Mirage soaring on Wall Street
Las Vegas-based firms is in negotiations to sell two prime resort-style properties in Detroit and Biloxi, Miss.
View ArticleBetting site takes wagers on fate of former Illinois governor
You can now bet on the future of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich -- ousted from office after trying to market Barack Obama's old senate seat to the highest bidder.
View ArticleHarrah's Entertainment Eyes Online Gaming
Harrah’s Entertainment last week hired the former CEO of Partygaming as the company hopes for a change in the U.S. Internet gambling law.
View ArticleSports Network ESPN allows online gambling adverts
America's most popular sports news website and network ESPN is now allowing the online gambling operator Youbet.com to advertise online.
View ArticleNew plan to expand gambling in Illinois emerges
The Illinois State Senate is honing a plan to expand gambling for building and construction projects. The changes may become law next year, experts are saying.
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