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Nebraska Court Bans Account Wagering

4 June 2002
News Brief: After more than seven months of account wagering in the state, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that wagering on horse races via the telephone violates the state constitution.
 

Emerald Loses Bid for New Judge

4 June 2002
News Brief: The Illinois Gaming Board rejected Emerald Casino's request Monday for a new administrative law judge to hear its appeal after being refused a casino license.
 

Ohio Pulls Indiana Casino Brochures Off Shelves

4 June 2002
News Brief: Ohio is pulling travel brochures at its rest stops that promote casino gambling in Indiana, saying it was hypocritical to advertise an activity banned in Ohio.
 

Illinois Casinos Consider Lawsuit Against New Tax

4 June 2002
News Brief: The state's casino industry may mount a legal challenge to a new $135 million riverboat tax that Gov. Ryan and legislative leaders are depending on to fill the state's $1.3 billion budget hole, a top gaming spokesman said.
 

Arizona Tribe Files Gambling Initiative

4 June 2002
News Brief: A western Arizona Indian tribe filed nearly 30 boxes of petitions, expecting to earn a November ballot spot for the first of up to three proposed Indian gambling initiatives.
 

The Good, Bad & Ugly of Detroit Casinos

4 June 2002
News Brief: For good or ill, Detroit is hooked on casino gambling. After the first Las Vegas-style casino opened in 1999, a veritable gold rush of gamblers has transformed this declining auto capital into one of the hottest gambling spots in the country.
 

Lawyer: Judge Tainted Jury Against Former Gov. Edwards

4 June 2002
News Brief: An attorney for Edwin Edwards told an appeals court that Judge Frank Polozola was determined to get a verdict and avoiding a hung jury in the riverboat corruption trial of the former governor.
 

UK Seaside Town Casino Plans Dashed

4 June 2002
International News Brief: Dreams of opening Great Yarmouth's first Las Vegas style casino look set to be dashed.
 

Civil Lawsuits Target Canadian Lottery Scam

4 June 2002
Police accusations that elderly people were scammed by a telemarketing operation based here have led to civil suits being filed by Canadian and U.S. officials.
 

Atlantic City Round Up

4 June 2002
A quick glance at Atlantic City gaming news including: casino workers are keeping a close eye on Las Vegas’ labor negotiations and casino execs are happy with the attendanceat the Holyfield-Rahman fight.
 

Leading Italian Trainers Caught Up in Broad Swoop

3 June 2002
International News Brief: Bruno Grizzetti and Valfredo Valiani were among the trainers caught up in Italy’s biggest-ever anti-doping operation at six racecourses on Saturday.
 

Welsh Bookmaker: World Cup Bets Not Backing England

3 June 2002
International News Brief: Welsh bookmaker Jack Brown says that World Cup bettors don’t seem to be backing England with their money.
 

Men Get Life for South African Gambling Murder

3 June 2002
International News Brief: Three killers who waylaid gamblers returning home from the Morula Sun casino were each sentenced to life plus a further 90 years' imprisonment by the Pretoria High Court.
 

Social Cost of Poker Machines in New Zealand

3 June 2002
International News Brief: Street front video poker machine shops are bringing gambling into local neighbourhoods and the social cost is yet to be counted, but machine gambling is undoubtedly New Zealand's country's fastest growing addiction.
 

Canadian YMCA, YWCA Runs Children Gambling Awareness Program

3 June 2002
News Brief: In response to the growing trend of teenage gambling, the YMCA-YWCA is running a pilot project in elementary and high schools teaching pupils and students about gambling and its risks.
 

Rhode Island Organization to Help Elderly Gambling Addicts

3 June 2002
News Brief: Part of the mission for Landmark Medical Center's Positive Aging Project is to help northern Rhode Island's seniors get the treatment they need for gambling addictions.
 

Libraries Breathe Easy After Court Ruling On Internet Filters

3 June 2002
News Brief: A federal appeals court overturned a law that would have required Washington DC area libraries to install Internet filters to block access to pornographic Web sites.
 

Gamblers Go Head to Head with Casino Chickens

3 June 2002
News Brief: An Indianapolis casino is employing a group of chickens to take on gamblers at tic-tac-toe.
 

Florist Scores in World Cup Wager

3 June 2002
International News Brief: A florist was today a step closer to winning a £1 million World Cup jackpot after Spain beat Slovenia 3-1 in their opening group match.
 

Illinois Tax Hike Hits Casino Stock

3 June 2002
Gaming stocks fell broadly today on news that the Illinois General Assembly passed a proposal that would raise taxes on riverboat casinos to as much as 50 percent.
 


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