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Gaming News Archives - Page 4455Pakistan Bookies Bet on Lottery Show31 May 2004
International News Brief: Lahore, Pakistan, bookies have started taking bets on an Indian lottery television show that is becoming increasingly popular.
NCCA Gambling Case Won't Include Drug Violations31 May 2004
News Brief: The NCAA infractions committee won't include potential violations involving a former softball team doctor when it considers Washington's gambling case next month.
Barbados Senator Wants Gambling Study31 May 2004
International News Brief: Independent Senator Sir John Stanley Goddard, has questioned whether any ‘cost/benefit’ study of betting and gaming has ever been undertaken in Barbados.
Seekers, Drawn to Las Vegas, Find a Broken Promised Land31 May 2004
News Brief: South on Las Vegas Boulevard, well beyond the casino-scraped skyline, there is a three-story hotel where tourists seldom go.
Illinois Lawmakers Cash in on Gambling Money31 May 2004
News Brief: A major expansion of gambling being debated in the Illinois Legislature comes after a year in which casinos and racetracks funneled thousands of campaign dollars to lawmakers.
Iowa Casino Groups Gave $100,000 in Campaign Contributions31 May 2004
News Brief: Groups tied to Iowa's casinos showered state lawmakers with nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions just before the 2004 legislative session, which cleared the way for a significant expansion of gambling in Iowa.
For these Vegas Players, Blackjack Always Goes Swimmingly31 May 2004
News Brief: There is nothing weird about gambling in the middle of a hotel swimming pool in Las Vegas, and not just because nothing is weird in Las Vegas.
U.K. Health Experts Worried About Gaming Laws31 May 2004
International News Brief: Plans to liberalise gambling laws and allow Las Vegas-style casino resorts in Britain risk leaving more people in poverty and suffering from mental health problems, according to a public health expert.
Tribal Casinos Outgrow Tribal Land31 May 2004
News Brief: Many tribes pushing toward what some say will be Indian gambling's next frontier: off-reservation casinos.
Woman Wins $1.6 Million Slot Jackpot31 May 2004
Kathryn Harris had already won two jackpots totaling over $3,000 and her husband had won $2,000 before she hit the $1.6 million jackpot on the new nickel Wheel of Fortune® Special Edition video slot at Boulder Station.
Horoscope for the Week of May 30, 200431 May 2004
We are on the eve of a very significant event that features Venus making an
exact conjunction with the Sun.
The Casinos Don't Offer New Games To Give Patrons a Break31 May 2004
Alan Krigman explains why players should do their homework before attempting to play a new game.
Australian Official: 18-Year Pokie License a Mistake28 May 2004
International News Brief: Joan Kirner, the Victorian Labor premier who gave an 18-year duopoly poker machine licence to Tabcorp and Tattersall's, admitted it was a mistake.
Slot Manager Killed at Home28 May 2004
Steven Allmaras, slot manager at the Virgin River hotel in Mesquite, was bludgeoned and stabbed in his own home.
Churchill Downs Exec Violated Ethics Law28 May 2004
News Brief: Kentucky’s Ethics Commission have ruled that Bernie Hettel violated state ethics law when he took a job with Churchill Downs after resigning in January as the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority’s executive director and chief racing steward.
Nebraska Group Recruits National Crusader28 May 2004
News Brief: Nebraska’s casino opponents have recruited Reverend Tom Grey, executive director of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, to help them defeat efforts to legalize gambling.
Harrah's Offers Gas Cards28 May 2004
Responding to soaring gas prices in recent weeks, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has begun a program that will offer free gas cards to members of its Total Rewards slot club loyalty program.
Nevada Senator Considers Indian Committee Seat28 May 2004
Nevada Senator Harry Reid says that if Democrats win control of the Senate this November, he may try to become chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to head off Indian gaming measures that could hurt casino companies.
Texas Cops Shut Down Casinos28 May 2004
News Brief: Texas police are following through with their promise to shut down any video gambling casinos that break the state’s gambling laws.
Video Poker Industry Backs North Carolina Bill28 May 2004
News Brief: The video poker industry got behind legislation filed Thursday that would place enforcement solely in the hands of the North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement.
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