2005 May - Casino News - Page 4 of 80

Crain, a retired judge who angered video poker interests but was praised by others for being tough on connections between politicians and gambling, walked out of his last meeting of the state Gaming Control Board after running through highlights of his ei...

As this is being written, the Maryland General Assembly is slogging through the last day of the 2004 session. The budget is balanced, but the proposal to legalize slot machines has been called "extremely dead' by Senate President Thomas "Mike" Miller...

It wasn't long ago that the idea of attracting many culinary connoisseurs to the Southern Nevada desert seemed about as farfetched as watching live pirate battles or fiery volcanoes along Las Vegas Boulevard South...

A high-stakes poker room opening next month in the Seneca Niagara Casino will mean a substantial payoff in jobs. Fifty blackjack dealers currently employed at the casino will be transferred to the new room, which will open up 50 to 60 vacancies in the bla...

With two of the nation's casino giants offering more than $500 million each to buy the British company that owns Lincoln Park, state lawmakers are questioning why Rhode Island would even think of giving its first-and-only casino license away for free...

The House of Representatives balked at a bill that would require casino employees to be at least 21 years old, a proposal that prompted an impassioned speech about war, death and gambling...

The abolition of betting tax coupled with improved online technology has spawned an increase in sports betting in the UK. A growing number of gamblers are betting on soccer matches and other sports from their computer screens...

Gov. Gray Davis recently wrote to California's Indian tribes asking for negotiations aimed at tougher regulation governing the off-reservation impact of casinos...

Wednesday, April 16 2003 Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino announced Monday the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP)...

As we advance into the future with a new thirsty driven technological generation,our scope of the online industry has widened.A new age phenomenon that is rapidly snowballing into an all-online world,...