Gambling Media: Kentucki vs. Online Gambling
October 18th, 2008
Although Kentucky’s culture is generally considered to be Southern, it is unique and also influenced by the Midwest and Southern Appalachia. The state is known for bourbon and whiskey distiling, tobacco, horse racing, and gambling.
The biggest day in horse racing, the Kentucky Derby, is preceded by the two-week Kentucky Derby Festival [...]
Gambling advertising
October 17th, 2008
Gambling advertising is the promotion of gambling by casinos, lotteries, bookmakers or other organisations that provide the opportunity to make bets. It is usually conducted through a variety of media or through sponsorship deals, particularly with sporting events or people.
Although not as highly regulated as tobacco advertising and alcohol advertising, in [...]
Top Gambling News, September 23th, 2008
September 23rd, 2008
Get real on web gambling
Kansas City Star, MO
Rick’s Gambling & Tourism column in today’s Star Business Weekly looks at the US’s untenable position in the worldwide on-line gambling industry. …
State cracks down on Net gambling
Kentucky.com, KY
By Jack Brammer FRANKFORT — Kentucky is commandeering 141 domain names of Internet gambling sites in [...]
Top Gambling News, August 16th, 2008
August 16th, 2008
Americans Spending, Gambling, Saving
Medical News Today (press release), UK
The studies cover the buying habits and emotional well-being of spenders, the demographics of gamblers and who is at risk for trouble, the strategies people …
Rescue gambling deal by working with both pari-mutuels and Seminoles
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
We could do nothing, and eventually the federal [...]
Poker television programs
June 24th, 2008
Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. This has especially become the case since the invention of the “pocket cam” in 1997 (and its first use in the United States in 2002), wherein viewers at home can see what each player [...]
Las Vegas Sun
June 22nd, 2008
Type
Daily newspaper
Format
Broadsheet Insert
Owner
Greenspun Corporation
Publisher
Brian Greenspun
Editor
Michael J. Kelley
Founded
1950
Political position
progressive
Headquarters
Green Valley Corporate Center
Henderson, NV
Website: [1] lasvegassun.com
The Las Vegas Sun was one of Las Vegas, Nevada’s two daily newspapers. It is owned by The Greenspun Corporation and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group.
The paper was published in the afternoons on weekdays from 1990-2005. The paper is now [...]
Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 21st, 2008
Type
Daily newspaper
Format
Broadsheet
Owner
Stephens Media
Publisher
Sherman Frederick
Editor
Thomas Mitchell
Founded
September 18, 1909
Political position
populist-libertarian
Headquarters
Las Vegas, NV
Website: [1] reviewjournal.com
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and Las Vegas’ only daily newspaper. It has a daily circulation of 198,000.
The Review-Journal, sometimes referred to as the R-J, takes a very [...]
Gambling Media: Gambling with the oil price
May 20th, 2008
Gambling with the futures
Socialist Worker Online, IL
One obvious one is the rising price of oil, which is increasing transportation and other costs for agricultural products. Another is profiteering on the …
The energy crisis: Only bold steps will help
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
A frenzy of unregulated speculation in the futures markets is [...]
Gambling Media: Charles Barkley
May 17th, 2008
Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Sir Charles,” for his aggressive and outspoken demeanor, and “The Round Mound of Rebound,” for his unusual build and talent as a player, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association’s most dominating power [...]
Gambling Media: US elections 2008 from a gambling perspective
February 3rd, 2008
Californians energized by unprecedented primary election
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Propositions 94-97 are referendums that would repeal the gambling compacts with a no vote. Those measures have attracted by far the most spending of any of …
Gambling interests funded ad campaign
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
Beshear said during the campaign that he [...]
Gambling Media: Hillary Clinton
January 19th, 2008
Betting Big on Nevada
TIME
To many Washington wags, the very notion evokes images of show girls arguing with croupiers about the finer points of Hillary Clinton’s healthcare policy …
Clinton Wagers on Gambling
AOL News Newsbloggers, VA
By David Knowles From the LA Times comes a fascinating piece about how Hillary Clinton [...]
Gambling Media: Indian casinos
January 18th, 2008
Californians set to vote on massive expansion of Indian casinos
Christian Science Monitor, MA
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that casino expansion will boost revenue for a state saddled with a $14 billion budget deficit. In last week’s budget speech, …
Return to sender…
The Sacramento Bee’s Capital Alert, CA
Embarrassed by the “misplacing” of [...]
Gambling Media: Gambling in Ohio University
January 15th, 2008
Two Ohio University athletes with local ties accused in gambling ring
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com, OH
Two Ohio University students, Andrew Shisila, 22, from Mentor, and Brent Decoster, 22, from Westlake, are charged with breaking Ohio’s gambling laws. …
Two students charged with running gambling operation
Lancaster Eagle Gazette, OH
… a first-degree [...]















































