New Generation Gambling College to Enter Chinese Markets A new College called the International Gambling College is drawing the attention of gamblers, mathematicians, and the general public, as it introduces serious gambling students to state-of-the-art player training methods, and prepares to expand its training to people in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong...
REPEAL OF NEVADA GAMING COMMISSION REGULATION 22.135 ...the Nevada Gaming Commission voted to repeal Gaming Regulation 22.135, which prohibited the use of communication devices in Race and Sports books. While approved, Gaming Control Board and Commission members expressed various concerns over the long term effects of this repeal...
Nevada gambling panel OK's Tropicana restructuring CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada gambling regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve a management restructuring for bankrupt Tropicana Entertainment LLC, which owns 11 casino properties in the United States.Visit Forbes.com Website
Las Vegas Sands Will No Longer Pursue Gaming Opportunity in Kansas With its current pipeline of attractive developments already in place, and other potential development opportunities on the horizon, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) today announced, after a thorough evaluation of the impact of proposed statutory changes in the neighboring Missouri gaming marketplace, the company will no longer pursue a gaming license in the state of Kansas.
Professor Assails Inaccurate Claim by Congressman, Encourages Responsible Internet Gambling Regulation Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, a leading professor at McGill University, contends that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) incorrectly cited the university's research on gambling addiction in arguing for the continued prohibition on Internet gambling. Derevensky in fact believes that the regulation of online gambling is an opportunity to put in place safeguards to combat problem and underage gambling.
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION RELEASES UPDATED RESPONSIBLE GAMING RESOURCE The American Gaming Association (AGA) released the third edition of its Responsible Gaming Statutes and Regulations publication today. The updated resource contains a compilation of statutes and regulations regarding responsible gaming in the 20 commercial and racetrack casino states.
Promises kept, problems remain after 30 years of casinos in NJ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The ads were titled "Help Yourself, Help Atlantic City, Help New Jersey," and they made a series of promises, if only voters would pull the "yes" lever to legalize casino gambling....Visit Associated Press Website
Atlantic City votes to ban smoking on floor of casinos ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Gamblers on the floors of Atlantic City casinos will soon have to give up at least one vice: smoking....Visit Associated Press Website
After the Smoke Cleared, Where Did All the Bingo Players Go? n Minnesota, which adopted a statewide ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces in October, revenue from all charity gambling dropped nearly 13 percent in the last quarter of 2007, compared to the same quarter the year before, according to state officials. More than half of the drop — the equivalent of about $100 million annually — was attributed to the new law, they said.Visit New York Times Website
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