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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 20  Gambling Wins Again At The Polls - Part II28 November 2002
The November 2002 voting will be remembered as one of the few times that
the party in power in the White House also gained control of both houses
of Congress in a midterm election. But the biggest winner may have been
the gaming industry, which will see renewed growth in ... (read more)
Gambling Wins Again At The Polls - Part I25 November 2002
Now there are only two: On November 5, 2002, voters in Tennessee amended
the State Constitution to create a state lottery, leaving Hawaii and
Utah as the only states without some form of legal gambling.
Across the nation, the election showed voters are becoming more
comfortable with legal gambling. ... (read more)
Davis Legalizes Gambling, Again16 October 2002
California Gov. Gray Davis keeps professing he is against the expansion of legalized gambling. He may be. But you certainly would not know it by his actions.
Davis is responsible for making the following forms of gambling legal in the nation's largest state:
Casino slot machines, from three reel to video poker. ... (read more)
The Name Game24 September 2002
The major obstacle to any Internet gambling operation is not the law or
even the costs of doing business. It is getting customers. Add to this
the limited number of ".com" and ".net" names available, and it is easy
to see why there have been more lawsuits over brand names ... (read more)
California Bill Would Have Brought Back Prohibition23 August 2002
The California State Legislature almost voted to reinstate prohibition.
The last time we had prohibition, 1919 to 1930, it was prohibiting "intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes." This time, California is going after gambling on the Internet.
The proposed California laws would actually go further than the old prohibition. ... (read more)
If Betting Is Not A Crime, Is It Legal?22 August 2002
In New York, it is not a crime to make a bet. But does that mean that
betting in New York is legal?
This may sound like legal hair-splitting. But the U.S. Supreme Court
recently refused to overturn a lower court's decision that betting does
not have to ... (read more)
Dealing with Card Counters8 August 2002
Casinos are the only businesses which make money by beating their own
customers at games of chance. The operators of lotteries and parimutuel
betting do not care who wins or loses. With casinos, however, the house
cares very much who wins. The casino participates as a ... (read more)
Politics and the Law of Gambling24 July 2002
Politics has always played an important role in the making of gaming law. But one of the most blatant attempts to use, or rather to misuse, the political system in the name of controlling gambling took place following the atrocities of September 11th.
Representative James Leach (Iowa-R.) has been trying, ... (read more)
The Day Congress Outlawed Sports Betting and Violated the U.S. Constitution3 April 2002
After losing the Republican presidential nomination to George W. Bush,
Arizona Sen. John McCain took up a new crusade -- sports betting.
The media reported McCain's crusade as if it were the first time the
federal government confronted Evil Gambling and Organized Crime. ... (read more)
How To Deal With Card-Counters29 March 2002
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled that casinos cannot bar
card-counters. But courts in Nevada permit casinos to kick out players
for any reason, or for no reason at all.
A casino in Australia imposed special rules on one player only,
restricting his bets to A$25 (US$13) a hand, no more, no less. ... (read more)
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