Archive for the ‘United States’ Category
Posted by Nicolae on October 18th, 2008 under Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Legislation, News, Online Gambling, UIGEA, United States
Tags: 141 domain names, Advertising, block users, blogosphere, bourbon, Forfeit, Franklin County Circuit Court, gambling, Gambling Domains, horse racing, Internet Gambling, judge, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucki, KY, media, Online Gambling, owners, residents, Rules, sites, Thomas Wingate, tobacco, Video, websites, whiskey •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 23rd, 2008 under Bingo, Blackjack, Blogs, Bonuses, Business, Casinos, Celebrities, Companies, Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Las Vegas, Legislation, News, Online Gambling, Poker, Politics, Sports Betting, Studies, Reports & Survey, Top Gambling News, UIGEA, United States, online poker
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Atlantic City, Casinos, Companies, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Online Gambling, Politics, Predictions, Projects, Slots, Studies, Reports & Survey, United States, games
Tags: Atlantic City, banks, casino games, Casinos, economic crisis, flights, gambling, Gambling industry, Illinois, Investments, Las Vegas, MGM Mirage, Online Gambling, petrol price, real estate crisis, restrictions, revenue, slot machines, Slots, smoking ban, table games, tourist market, Tropicana Entertainment, Trump Marina Casino, unemployment, US •
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US gambling revenue dropped 15% in May. In Las Vegas, the percentage is 16.4%. As for Atlantic City, the casinos gambling revenue down 11% in June, comparing with the same month of the last year (a single casino shows an increase in revenue, Harrah’s Resort Casino). In Illinois, gambling revenue was [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Barack Obama, campaign, campaign's national website, Denver, donation, donor, gambling, gambling laws, illegal, Minnesota, Minnesota Gambling Control Board, Nick Kimball, Online Gambling, raffle, supporters, Tom Barrett, violation •
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On the campaign’s national website, Obama ask for donation between $5 and $2300 in exchange of a chance for every donor to be chosen as one of the 10 supporters to meet Barack backstage in Denver.
Tom Barrett, head of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board, consider that this is an illegal raffle and a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 29th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Alfonse D'Amato, Barney Frank, bill, H.R. 5767, House Financial Services Committee, Online Gambling, Peter King, Poker Players Alliance, Ron Paul, Spencer Bachus, UIGEA, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act •
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The House Financial Services Committee voted down a bill, H.R. 5767, that would have prevented federal agencies from issuing rules implementing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Lawmakers failed to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling.
Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus says that “Today’s vote was a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 12th, 2008 under Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada Guide, United States
Tags: Boulder City, Boulder Highway, Boulder Station, Boulder Strip, Casinos, Charleston Boulevard, Eastern Avenues, Foothills Drive, Fremont Street, Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, motels, Nevada, Railroad Pass, roadway, Sahara Avenue, Town Hotel, U.S. Highway 93, U.S. Highway 95, US-93 Milepost 11 •
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Boulder Highway is a 17 mile divided roadway in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, USA. It begins at Foothills Drive at the southeastern edge of the city of Henderson. It runs northwest through that city, and the towns of Whitney and Winchester. The Boulder Highway name ends at the Las Vegas [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 18th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Celebrities, Companies, Events, Gambling industry, Investments, Legislation, United States
Tags: Bob Madore, casino, Catherine Zeta Jones, Celebrities, contract, dealers, festivities, Foxwoods, Jamie Lynn Sigler, labor practices, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, MGM Grand, Michael Douglas, policy, protest, tipping, tips, unfair, United Auto Workers •
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A new MGM Grand casino will open at Foxwoods this weekend. The festivities will be overshadowed by the United Auto Workers that will protest against unfair tipping policy and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe’s refusal to bargain, trying to negotiate a union contract.
A new way the tips are distributed among dealers is [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 17th, 2008 under Blackjack, Casinos, Celebrities, Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Las Vegas, Sport, United States
Tags: All-NBA, All-Star Game, All-Star MVP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Associated Press, basketball, Blackjack, Bleacher Report, casino, Charles Barkley, Charles Wade Barkley, Chicago Bears, Chicago Tribune, CKFR, complaint, compulsive gambling, debts, Dream Team, First Team, gold medals, Greatest Players, History, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Star, KFOR, Las Vegas, Most Valuable Player, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Basketball Association, NBA, Olympic games, Ottawa Citizen, Philadelphia Inquirer, player, Salt Lake Tribune, Second Team, Sir Charles, Sportsnet.ca, Super Bowl XLI, The Birmingham News, The Round Mound of Rebound, Third Team, Windsor Star, Wynn Las Vegas •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 17th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Poker, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Business, card rooms, Casinos, Commerce Clause, complaint, Constitution, D-Renton, Gambling Commission, judge, law, lawsuit, Lee Rousso, Margarita Prentice, Mary Roberts, Online Gambling, Poker Players Alliance, Susan Arland, UIGEA, US, Washington •
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Lee Rousso, the Washington State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, filed a lawsuit on July 1, 2007, seeking to have UIGEA declared unconstitutional, considering that the new law discriminated against interstate businesses and, thus, violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. He said that UIGEA was supported [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 12th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Companies, Events, Gambling industry, Legislation, Online Gambling, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Alfonse D'Amato, America, Canada, casino, Chris Collins, Clarion Gaming, Companies, conference, customers, discussions, federal, games, gaming, jurisdictions, Latin America, laws, legal, Linden Lab, lottery, marketing tips, Next Generation in Gambling, NGG, North America, Online Gambling, Poker Players Alliance, racing, Shawn Kreloff, Sona Mobile, state, strategies, technological information, technology track, thought-provoking keynotes, United States •
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During July 29-30, 2008, will take place the conference Next Generation in Gambling (NGG) (Exploring multi-channel delivery of games to customers while complying with federal and state laws in Canada, United States and Latin America).
The event will target the casino, racing, and lottery companies working in North American jurisdictions, focusing to [...]