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Gaming News Archives - Page 4967Maryland Panel Rejects Slots3 April 2003
News Brief: Governor Ehrlich's plan to bring slot machine gambling to Maryland racetracks to raise money for public schools was decisively rejected Wednesday by a House committee.
Oklahoma Lottery Plan Heading to Voters3 April 2003
News Brief: A statewide lottery plan is headed to a vote of the people after narrow approval in the Oklahoma House.
Uncertainty Lingers Over Softening Casino Market3 April 2003
News Brief: With the nation at war, the economy faltering and terrorism a lingering fear for some people, some gamblers are avoiding casinos.
Television's Friends Play Powerball3 April 2003
America's most popular television comedy is teaming up with America's favorite lottery game.
Former School Board Director Charged with Cheating3 April 2003
News Brief: A former Ontario councillor and school board director appeared in a Gatineau court yesterday to face eight counts of cheating at poker at the Leamy Lake Casino.
Serial Winner Wins Again3 April 2003
News Brief: A Massachusetts man has won a $1 million lottery jackpot. He is still collecting from a Megabucks lottery he won in 2001.
Leaked Wiretaps Paid Off Gambling Debts3 April 2003
News Brief: A Bell Atlantic operations manager admitted yesterday to paying his debts to bookies by leaking top-secret state and federal wiretap orders in 1999.
Canterbury Park Holding Results Up3 April 2003
News Brief: Canterbury Park Holding Corp. announced net income was $2,276,595 on revenues of $41,701,314 for 2002, compared to net income of $1,816,780 on revenues of $39,492,037 for 2001.
Interlott Receives Contract Renewal from Rhode Island Lottery3 April 2003
Interlott Technologies, Inc. (has received a one-year contract extension from the Rhode Island Lottery for the lease, maintenance and service of its Instant Ticket Vending Machines.
Italian Investor Bids for Riviera Holdings3 April 2003
News Brief: Investor Fabrizio Boccardi launched an unsolicited bid to buy debt-ridden Riviera Holdings Corp.
Minnesota Passes Casino Bill3 April 2003
News Brief: A bill authorizing a state-operated casino at Canterbury Park racetrack in Shakopee squeaked through the Minnesota House Tax Committee on Wednesday on a 13-11 vote.
Kansas Governor Opposes Slot Bill3 April 2003
News Brief: A bill to allow slot machines at Wichita Greyhound Park and other tracks is headed for Senate debate Friday with provisions that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius strongly opposes.
Illinois Tracks Ask for Slots3 April 2003
News Brief: Illinois’ horse track owners have put aside their contentious past and coalesced behind a plan to allow slot machines at racetracks and significantly boost the number of gambling machines at casinos.
New Zealand Gaming Machines Increase3 April 2003
International News Brief: The number of gaming machines outside of New Zealand's six casinos rose by 1% in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2002, the Department of Internal Affairs said Thursday.
Political Contribution Restrictions Need Fixing2 April 2003
Golf Head-to-Heads:The Purest of Bets2 April 2003
Rob Gillespie: I admit that it is strange to write a golf column in the middle of March Madness but with the hype that The Masters will be getting in the next couple of weeks, I just couldn’t resist.
Winner or cheat? Judge Sums Up British Millionaire Case2 April 2003
International News Brief: An Army major was either a genuine winner or a fraudster when he left the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hot seat with the top prize, the jury trying him, his wife and a college lecturer was told yesterday.
Research: Lottery Millionaires Have Wide Range of Priorities2 April 2003
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation research involving more than 240
winners of $1 million or more since 1991 reveals some interesting findings.
Columnist: Problem Gambling Costs Us All2 April 2003
In Nevada, a state regarded as the gambling capital of the world, it's hard to believe that no public funds are set aside to help addicted gamblers.
Montana House Rejects Gambling Plan2 April 2003
News Brief: A $2 billion Butte gambling and entertainment project dubbed `Destination Montana’ ran into stiff criticism in the House Tuesday, falling on a 59-41 vote.
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