Regional News
Regional News
AP: PA Table Games Bill in Review
(Associated Press) - Elements of the table games bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday and awaits House action:
Casino Stocks Soar on Strong Macau Showing
HONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Macau casino operators rose on Tuesday on reports that gambling revenues in the enclave in December rose 48 percent from a year earlier, signalling sustained
Poker Hater Joan Rivers Detained at Costa Rica Airport
What was comedian Joan Rivers doing in Costa Rica? Perhaps looking for some of her online poker friends over at UB.com?
Sands China a “Buy” Says Citi, UBS
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Sands China (1928.HK) climbed as much as 6.3 percent to their highest level in more than two weeks after Citigroup and UBS initiated coverage on the Macau unit of U.
AP: Kentucky Discusses Budget, Gambling
(Associated Press) - Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Tuesday for the start of a legislative session that will be overshadowed by a looming financial crisis and a continuing push to legalize casi
Super Bowl Shutout for Delaware?
Sunday, February 1, 2009, is Super Bowl Sunday, and two states in the USA have legal wagering on the National Football League (NFL)--Nevada and Delaware.
South Carolina: Poker May No Longer Be Game Of Skill
The Poker Players Alliance praised a South Carolina court for recognizing poker as a game of skill earlier this year. Nevertheless, five players -- Michael Williamson, Scott Richards, Bob Chiment
Poker Games Magnet for Gun Toting Crooks
Poker games may no longer be safe. Forget the authorities busting in your door, now players must contend with the fear of being robbed at gunpoint.
Kentucky: Steve Beshear a “One Issue” Governor
Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear exaggerated the current economic crisis in the commonwealth in orde
Poker Will be Dead in Great Britain in 2010?
No more poker in 2010 in Great Britain.
That's the suggestion made by Victoria Coren of the Guardian Newspaper as part of her predictions for the year 2010.
Philly.com: Harrah’s Exec Seeks to Revitalize Atlantic City
By Suzette Parmley
Inquirer Staff Writer
The Best of 2009: Most Popular Poker, Online Gambling Stories
You may see a few of these "Best of 2009 Poker and Online Gambling Stories" elsewhere, but Gambling911.com has the real heavy hitters, those stories that scored huge traffic wins. Yes,
Palm Beach Princess: Mutiny on a Gambling Ship
It was just a few weeks ago that Gambling911.com's Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, boarded the Palm Beach Princess. It's a cruise to nowhere that features casino games and sports b
China Economic Review: Macau Rising
It is ten years since Macau returned to the People's Republic of China as an SAR and since then it has had almost nothing than phenomenol growth.
The 2008 per-capita GDP of Macao, which lies west of the Pearl River and is China's second special administrative region on the southeast coast of the country, stood at $39,036, a figure that ranks it second in Asia behind only Japan.
Australia Casinos a Hotbed for Organized Crime
Rupert Murdochs' Australian newspapers including The Herald-Sun, continue to run excellent (and balanced) coverage on the casino and gambling sector in Australia.
Let it be known that Murdoch also has some gaming (and igaming) interests, however they are further developed in the UK sector. Media Man has incidental joined some of News Limited's b2b affiliate programs as goodwill and we utilise some of their newsfeeds, so there's your disclaimer before we swing into things.
Pennsylvania State Lottery Strikes Deal With Hockey Teams
Gambling and sports moved a step closer yesterday when the Pennsylvania Lottery announced that it was selling $2 instant-game tickets featuring the logos of the Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
The lottery struck deals with the teams and the NHL, just as it had with the Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the NFL, and before that, with the Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Major League Baseball.
The hockey tickets will be on sale during the NHL season. The lottery says it designates all proceeds to older residents in the state.
Harrah’s Chief Wants to Bring Caesars Palace to Macau
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Armed masked men rob bookmakers
Two masked men armed with a suspected knife and handgun robbed a bookmakers in Sunderland.
Court Orders Betsson to Shut Office
Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten).
Online Gambling Center of Curacao Under Venezuela Threat
The Netherland Antilles island of Curacao hosts a number of online sportsbooks and casinos. It also sits right off the coast of Venezuela. And now the island nation has come under threat from V
Setback for Online Gambling Companies in Europe
By Nikki Tait in Brussels
Kentucky Files Motion in Online Gambling Case as Last Resort
Seen as a "desperation move" of sorts, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has filed a Motion for Leave to Join Additional Parties and to Amend their Complaint. Kentucky is now claiming that,
California’s Dependence on Gambling Grows
Like an addict, the California Legislature can't stop returning to the allure of gambling.
Israel Based Online Gambling Site Internet1x2 Busted
A 10-year old troubled online gambling site that specialized in soccer betting has been busted up by Israeli police resulting in the arrests of 5 people.
Internet1x2.com (at one time also affiliated with a website called Yahoops.com, which the search portal Yahoo! threatened to sue) operated out of Israel and the Central American nation of Belize. The company was started by two brothers, both of whom were former Israeli basketball players. The online sportsbook has long endured a checkered past of slow pays.
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Want Online Poker in California
With the state bracing for billions of dollars in budget shortfalls, a group of casinos is offering California leaders a stake in a new pot of money if they allow Internet poker sites to set up bus
Miss World 2009 Represents Online Gambling Centre
Gibraltar, one of the leading centres for some of the largest online gambling businesses in the world, took center stage at Saturday's Miss World 2009 competition as the country's Kaiane Aldorino w
Punter Threatens to Burn Down Sportsbook
A DRUNK man threatened to burn down a Bridlington bookmaker's and verbally abused its staff after being told a winning bet he placed was void.
Asian Casino Magnate Stanley Ho Recovering Nicely
Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho, who has been hospitalized for the past four months, is likely to be discharged shortly.
Lenders Take Over Atlantic City Casino
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer
Don't pay your mortgage, and eventually the bank will own your home.
