Posts Tagged ‘web gambling’
Mayo: Gambling’s evolution in S. Fla. leading to full-blown casinos (Sun-Sentinel)
It's been five years since Broward County voters approved slot machines at four pari-mutuel sites, ushering in a new era of gambling in South Florida.Illegal gambling in Caraga backed by politicians - group (GMA News)
BUTUAN CITY, Philippines - Local politicians in the Caraga region are behind the proliferation of Swertres, a three-digit illegal gambling funded by wealthy businessmen in the region, a nongovernment group claimed.How a pig farmer made billions in online gambling (CTV.ca)
W5 brings you the story of Calvin Ayre -- a one-time pig farmer who became one of the most successful and charismatic Canadian entrepreneurs that you've never heard about.Cuts in gambling grants will hurt the vulnerable, advocates warn (Vancouver Sun)
A Greater Victoria program that helps keep low-income renters in their homes is in jeopardy after losing its provincial gambling grant.Little luck in efforts to expand gambling in NY (The Goshen Chronicle)
ALBANY The expansion of gambling in New York has hit a bad luck streak.St. Stephen nonprofit group undergoes investigation, voluntarily pulls gambling permit (St. Cloud Times)
ST. STEPHEN - A nonprofit organization affiliated with the St. Stephen Fire Department has voluntarily suspended its gambling permit while an investigation is conducted, according to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.San Jose puts gambling expansion on ballot (Reno Gazette-Journal)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose voters will decide in June whether to allow the city's two card clubs to expand and impose higher taxes on gambling revenue.Raid on illegal gambling in Emanuel and Toombs Counties (The Swainsboro Forest-Blade)
Over 140 members of law enforcement from across the state of Georgia executed search warrants on 29 businesses, 9 in Emanuel County and 20 in Toombs County suspected of operating video poker (gambling) machines. Local law enforcement participation included the East Central Georgia Drug Task Force, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Vidalia Police Department, the Emanuel County Sheriff's ...Senator says Texas should bet on gambling (KENS 5 San Antonio)
Texas is facing a budget crisis. Senator Jeff Wentworth suggests one way to pay for new projects could be to bring casinos to the State of Texas. Gambling has been debated for years, but has never received much support in the legislature. Now lawmakers are realizing Texas loses a lot of money to surrounding states where casinos are an attraction. One gambling proponent, Doug Vail with Retama ...Local attorney, associate plead guilty to running illegal gambling operation (Dearborn Press & Guide)
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- Two defendants entered guilty pleas as part of an ongoing investigation into large-scale sports gambling in the metropolitan Detroit area, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced Tuesday.
