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Gaming News Archives - Page 4772British Government to Sell Tote26 November 2003
International News Brief: The Horserace Totalisator Board , one of the most enduring symbols of British racing, is to be sold off by the Labour government.
UNiTAB Fine with Tabcorp Merger26 November 2003
International News Brief: UNiTAB Ltd managing director Dick McIlwain says there are no hard feelings about Tabcorp Ltd's rival merger proposal with Tab Ltd.
New Jersey Casino Help Tracks26 November 2003
News Brief: Casino executives are working with the governor on a casino-funded plan to bail out the horse-racing industry in exchange for removing the threat of slot machines at racetracks.
British Plans to Tackle "Pyramid Cons"26 November 2003
International News Brief: The British government plans to make so-called ‘chain gifting’ schemes, which act like chain letters, illegal.
California Sheriff to Back Casino Plan26 November 2003
News Brief: Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, backed by gambling interests and possibly major public employee unions, will be a main proponent of an initiative aimed at breaking Indian tribes' monopoly on Nevada-style gambling in California.
Gaming Corp Raises Money for Acquisition26 November 2003
International News Brief: Gaming Corp raised £520,000 through a share placement today and plans to use the money together with funds raised earlier in the year to make an acquisition.
ID Cards and Gambling in Queen's Speech26 November 2003
International News Brief: ID cards and gambling are the two topics of interest to come from today's Queen’s speech.
Settlement Clears Way for Permanent Detroit Casinos26 November 2003
News Brief: The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians settlement with two Detroit casinos has paved the way for the construction of permanent casino-hotels in the city in time for the 2006 Super Bowl.
Oregon Courts Reject Casino Challenge26 November 2003
News Brief: The Oregon Supreme Court threw out a suit to block a new Indian casino on the Oregon coast, deflating the hopes of anti-casino activists who thought they had discovered a legal flaw in Oregon's tribal gaming rules.
New Mexico Casino Ad Irks Competitors26 November 2003
News Brief: A newspaper ad by Isleta Casino zinging other Albuquerque-area Indian casinos has irked the competition since tribal casinos traditionally have presented a united front.
Luck and Mom Help Lottery Winners26 November 2003
Thanks to their mothers and a garbage strike, two Chicago siblings got their winning lottery ticket back after they threw it away.
Lac Vieux Tribe Wins $94 Million Casino Settlement26 November 2003
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has won a settlement that pays the tribe $94 Million in compensation for being unfairly shut out of a 1997 bidding process to select builders for new casinos in Detroit.
Heard it on the River26 November 2003
Bookie Now Operating on Platform 925 November 2003
International News Brief: Ladbrokes, the betting chain owned by leisure group Hilton, is opening the first bookies on a mainline railway platform in one of the clearest examples yet of the deregulation of gambling.
Sportsbooks Support TAB Merger Conditionally25 November 2003
International News Brief: Tabcorp's proposed $2.3 billion takeover of NSW TAB has won conditional support from some of its biggest competitors, the online sports betting agencies.
Texas Developers Planning Casino Resort25 November 2003
News Brief: An Austin-based developers hope to establish a casino-anchored destination resort and a world-class aquarium at Isla Blanca Park.
Experts: Online Gambling Still Risky Business25 November 2003
International News Brief: Consult Hyperion have revealed the growing problem of payment fraud within the online gambling industry.
Trade Show Business Thriving25 November 2003
Convention center insiders and Wall Street analysts are bullish about business in December and the 2004 first quarter despite storm clouds being reported on the horizon.
Sheriff Under Investigation25 November 2003
News Brief: A southern Indiana prosecutor will investigate whether Orange County's sheriff violated state law by campaigning for a proposed casino while he was on duty.
Rosecroft Raceway Attracts Dozen Bids25 November 2003
ews Brief: Twelve interests submitted bids on November 21 to purchase Rosecroft Raceway, a Standardbred facility near Washington, D.C., that could be Maryland’s most lucrative site of slot machines if the Legislature approves expanded gaming at state racetracks.
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