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Do you want to know just what the “Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition” is? I’ve printed out all 107 pages of the “Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006,” AKA, the SAFE Port Act, and, skipping ahead to page 94, I’ll summarize the relevant bits for you. Section 801 of the SAFE Port […]
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news about gamblingAre online poker sites in the United States in the post-ban world, or out? Card Player has a few answers: In the past few days, we have received definitive confirmation that the following companies are not pulling out of the United States: Full Tilt, Bodog, Full Contact Poker, Doyle’s Room and the Doyle Brunson Network,
There’s a very interesting story about Macau from the Independent: The Grand Waldo is a large casino with 168 tables and 334 slot machines, but it also has restaurants, shops, a luxury hotel, spa, nightclubs, a fitness centre, a swimming pool, a children’s playground and, inevitably for a casino targeted at the Chinese, karaoke facilities.
Many people have been writing about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement act, so I thought it might be a good idea to punch up the actual text of the SAFE Port Act, H.R. 4954, which the House and Senate passed and have forwarded to the president, along with my comments. So what will this bill
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news about gamblingAnyone remember back when 7-Up promoted itself as the Uncola? Wel, there could be marketing gold just waiting to be mined from an unfortunately mistaken casino site. Confused? Read on, from the Detroit News, and all will be clear: Since June, gamblers at the Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel in the Upper Peninsula have enjoyed
The Island View casino, which is housed in the erstwhile Grand Casino Gulfport, has opened. For now, at least, it’s the only casino in Gulfport. From the Sun Herald: Gulfport is back in the casino business. The Island View opened Monday evening about an hour and a half earlier than planned, giving people time to
Here’s an interesting story about roulette cheating from the UPI: London casinos are bracing for a possible onslaught of gamblers equipped with a device that claims to provide a big edge to roulette players. The gadget uses software to calculate where the little white ball is most likely to land. However, it has not yet
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news about gamblingClosings were in the news yesterday, but there was a big opening in Macau as well. From the AP: Thousands of gamblers crowded into American billionaire Stephen Wynn’s new $1.2 billion casino resort on Wednesday in Macau — the Chinese territory that may soon unseat the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s most profitable gambling
With the closing of Bet On Sports’ American operations–and effectively its entire business (story here), it is clear that this case will be much different from the 2000 Jay Cohen trial. Some in the media have expressed wonder at the “secret” website launched to support indicted former BOS CEO David Carruthers. As I said in
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news about gamblingI don’t want to go on a semantic binge here, but please explain to me why freedavidcarruthers.com is secret. From the NY Post: Someone’s making a long-shot bet that a Web site will help free David Carruthers, the former BetonSports boss locked up in a St. Louis jail for promoting illegal gambling. It’s unclear who’s
Regular readers might know that I’ve got a strange fascination with weird animal stories (remember the mystery mammal?) and it should be obvious that I write a great deal about casinos. So I’m all over a story that combines both. From the AP: A Lake Tahoe casino that promotes a “habitat for everything wild” found
Native American casinos often have all of the amenities found in Las Vegas and Atlantic City resorts, and they often have a much more marketable heritage. Take, for instance, this new casino project, from KYZV: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs on Friday unveiled the name and vision for Bridge of the Gods Columbia River
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news about gamblingPeople do all sorts of crazy things to raise money. How else do you explain cow pie bingo? But there is always tension between charities’ need for funds, and states’ protecting the public against rampant gambling. Thankfully, Wisconsin’s gambling enforcers have stepped back from the brink, and are letting duck derbies continue. From WAOW-9: The
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news about gamblingParties bidding on the casino license for Sentosa Island, Singapore, might want to follow Las Vegas Sands’ winning strategy for the Marina Bay casino: an innovative design, multi-faceted marketing approach, and proven experience in the region and industry. Or, they might just want to read their star charts and consult with feng shui experts. From
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news about gamblingIt sounds like a drink you’d buy in a Asian-themed bar, but that might be the name of the Marina Bay casino/hotel/resort in Singapore, as Las Vegas Sands won the bid to build a casino in the Marina area. From Yahoo Finance: Singapore picked Las Vegas Sands Corp. to build and run what will be
I’m posting unexpectedly late today, because my servers apparently had some problems. I’m glad I waited because I got some more info on the story of the day. In recent years, online gambling companies have become increasingly integrated with the rest of the business world. Several have their stocks traded publicly. Some buy iconic grilled
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life in vegas, news about gamblingThe nation of Antigua is understandably chagrined that the United States government has not come into compliance with the World Trade Organization’s ruling on its Internet gaming case. I’m not a lawyer, so I can’t break all this down. But here’s the press release from Antigua’s PR firm: The deadline passed today for the US
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news about gamblingFor years, Aztar was something of a dark horse among casino companies. While the companies that have become MGM MIRAGE and Harrah’s got most of the headlines (with justification), Aztar quietly kept the Tropicana on the Strip open, continually expanded the one in Atlantic City, and owned three other casinos that rarely get into the
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news about gamblingDoing my job at the Center for Gaming Research, I run across all sorts of interesting facts. For example, take this gem, pulled from the 1979 Form 10-K for Golden Nugget, Inc.: The Registrant’s hotel provides luxury accomodations and facilities. Management emphasizes courtesy and service to its customers and attempts to maintain a high standard
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news about gamblingInternet gambling is getting bigger and bigger. The NCAA, for example, has learned that, shockingly, people are using the phrase “March Madness” to promote betting on its championship tournament. And the organization is piping hot mad: it’s issued cease and desist orders. To protect Americans from online gambling, two Congressmen have re-introduced the Internet Gambling
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