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Gaming News Archives - Page 5178Arizona Tribes Unite to Retain Casinos4 December 2001
News Brief: Arizona tribes are banding together to help ward off a challenge to their right to have casinos on reservation land.
Lasers Keep Counterfeit Items Out of Casinos4 December 2001
News Brief: LaserLock Technologies says its laser beams ensure that no one is able to sneak his or her own dice, chips or cards into a casino.
Two Plead Guilty to Internet Sports Betting4 December 2001
News Brief: A Wisconsin man and a Nevada man who operated an Internet sports betting site from a Caribbean island that handled as much as $400 million in bets over four years pleaded guilty in federal court to gambling and tax charges.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Eclipse Race Keeps Star Horses on Track3 December 2001
More than a dozen horses who competed in the Breeders’ Cup will have raced again by Dec. 31, perhaps in competition for the year-end Eclipse Awards.
Bet and Win.com Subsidiary Launches Online Casino3 December 2001
After having been awarded a license by the Gibraltar government, Simon Bold, a subsidiary of betandwin.com, went online Triple-A-Casino.com.
Detroit Casino Guilty of Battering and False Imprisonment of Gambler3 December 2001
News Brief: A Michigan jury has awarded $150,000 to an MGM casino patron, his lawyer says, for injuries sustained when he was detained and beat up by the security staff.
Former California Casino Executive Facing Embezzlement Charges3 December 2001
News Brief: A federal grand jury indicted a former casino executive for allegedly embezzling more than $500,000 from the Coachella Valley tribe.
Stamp Shows Atlantic City Casino Tower, Beach3 December 2001
News Brief: As far as the U.S. Postal Service is concerned, New Jersey is the casino-dominated Atlantic City skyline and the beach. The latest 34-cent stamp illustrates this.
Researcher Eyes Gambling Troubles3 December 2001
Howard Shaffer imagines a day when treatment counselors will diagnose a pathological gambler before the problem plays out. Before the job loss. The bankruptcy. The suicide.
Gaming Industry's '10 Best' List Included Mikohn Gaming Board of Directors3 December 2001
The survey analyzed the boards of 65 gaming companies based on four criteria.
Growth Threatens Washington State Card Rooms3 December 2001
News Brief: Card rooms in the state of Washington are struggling with fierce competition and higher operating costs, operators say.
Lottery Ads Allowed in North Dakota3 December 2001
Radio and television stations in North Dakota will be allowed to air lottery advertisements, after reaching a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission.
Some Tribal Gaming Taxable, U.S. High Court Says3 December 2001
News Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court erased a ruling in favor of an Indian tribe today, following up on its decision that some tribal gaming can be taxed.
Gambling Critics: Alberta to Become Casino Land North3 December 2001
News Brief: When Alberta lifts its moratorium on casinos in January, there will likely be a casino construction boom, opponents of gambling expansion warn.
Montana Opens Toll-free Hotline for Problem Gambling2 December 2001
News Brief: A coalition of Montana businesses associated with gambling has paid for a toll-free hotline for the problem gamblers and their families and sponsored group-counseling services for problem gamblers in 15 cities around the state for four or five years.
Experts: Sharing Lottery Tickets Can be Trouble2 December 2001
News Brief: According to experts, vague agreements between people buying lottery tickets together can lead to a road of legal trouble when the numbers come up and everyone dives in for their share.
Man Lies to Claim Lottery Jackpot2 December 2001
News Brief: A Winnipeg man who claimed an $11.4-million lottery prize in March insists he bought the winning ticket. His mother’s home-care worker who’s fighting for a share of the jackpot has been able to prove otherwise.
Indiana Gambling Faces Big Stakes in Legislature2 December 2001
News Brief: The stakes in Indiana's gambling debate are higher than ever this year but lawmakers and casino industry officials say it's too soon to bet on the outcome of what's become an annual debate.
Wisconsin to Review Indian Gaming Study2 December 2001
News Brief: Wisconsin Gov. McCallum says he will review a study that recommends increasing the length of time covered by American Indian gaming compacts from five years to 20 years or more.
California Gaming Advances Prompt Casinos' Growth2 December 2001
News Brief: A surge in Coachella Valley gambling was expected when California Indian tribes struck a deal with the state to offer Las Vegas-style slot machines and house-banked card games but few predicted how fast the expansion would really be.
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