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Legislature may reconvene; Mass gambling bill not dead yet

August 7th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

Last week’s formal closure of the formal sessions saw an end to one of the most heated issues of expanded gambling in the US.

Judge Stays Ban on Raid at Alabama’s Electronic Bingo Casino

August 7th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

Judge Tom Young, Macon’s County Circuit Judge refused to lift his injunction on the impending plan of the Alabama police to raid Victoryland to confiscate more than 6,000 bingo machines.

MGM Resorts Expanding in Asia: Plans Casino Chain in Macau

August 6th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

MGM Resorts International plans to build a chain of casinos in Macau in line with its expansion plan in Asia.

Governor rejects “no-bid contract” for slot parlors

August 5th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

After weeks of compromise, the bill supported by both the House and the Senate has been returned to the legislature for ammendment last Monday.

Pennsylvania Slots Revenues Surge in July Report

August 5th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

Pennsylvania casinos took in a combined $211 million gross revenue from slots machines in July—a record 17.8 percent increase from the same period last year.

Gambling turns to tables as slot market gets crowded

August 4th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

The parking lot is full, mostly of cars bearing New York and New Jersey license plates. The restaurants are full—at one night, the waiters served 5,500 diners.

Gamblers flock Macau casinos as World Cup ends

August 4th, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

The soccer World Cup momentarily robbed away gamblers from card games and slot machines resulting in a 20 percent drop of Macau’s casino revenue in June.

New Jersey’s horse racing knee-deep in issues

August 3rd, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

More than a week now since the Hansen Report went public but the leaders of the harness racing industry of New Jersey are still clueless on what to do with the time-bomb that threatens devastation of Meadowlands horse racing industry.

Shinnecock Nation fights final battle for tribal recognition

August 3rd, 2010 in Casino News, Land Casino News, Other Gambling News

For 32 years, descendants of the Shinnecock Nation of New York fought relentlessly for federal recognition as a historical Indian tribe and acknowledgement of their claim for ancestral rights over their tribal lands.

EU looks to online gambling to fight crisis

August 3rd, 2010 in Casino News, Online Casino News, Other Gambling News

Turning away from their old conservative stance, countries around Europe hurry to liberalize online gambling to raise much-needed funds to combat their ballooning budget deficit.