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Ex-policeman named to NM gambling regulatory board

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:15 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A retired Rio Rancho police officer has been appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez to a board that regulates gambling in New Mexico.

State officials fight for trial in casino case

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:23 -0400

PHOENIX - A ruling that allows the Tohono O'odham Nation to build a sprawling, Las Vegas-style casino in suburban Phoenix is improper because it is based on an objective interpretation of Arizona's gambling compact, state officials said in a court filing submitted Wednesday.

Crackdown coming for Internet cafes in Ohio

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:51 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Storefront sweepstakes parlors appear on their way out in Ohio, after state lawmakers delivered a one-two punch Wednesday effectively banning the businesses statewide and blocking new startups until the ban takes hold.

NH Senate panel rejects cigarette tax hike

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:55 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - On the eve of a House vote on casino gambling, the Senate's budget committee voted Tuesday not to accept a House-proposed 20-cent cigarette tax hike and delays in several business tax credits worth a total of $53 million in revenue.

State Senate OKs new compact with gambling tribe

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:04 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The state Senate has approved a revised agreement with a Sacramento-area Indian tribe that owns a struggling casino east of the state capital.

Legislative auditors fault NM gambling regulators

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:46:33 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico needs to strengthen its regulatory oversight of a billion-dollar gambling industry that includes horse racing tracks and casinos operated by Indian tribes, legislative auditors recommended Wednesday.

Panhandle barrel racing track loses legal fight

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:49 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - An administrative judge has ruled that state regulators ignored the law when they allowed a Panhandle horse track to use barrel racing as way to bring gambling to a small town near the state capital.

Compulsive gambling funds off pace of new casinos

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:59:57 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos.

New group to raise awareness of problem gambling

Sun, 05 May 2013 05:14:28 -0400

CHICAGO - Representatives from Illinois' gaming industry and the addiction treatment community are teaming up to raise awareness of problem gambling.

Mayor, Ill. lawmakers make case for Chicago casino

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:10:48 -0400

CHICAGO - Visitors to the nation's third-largest city are usually spotted wandering the Magnificent Mile, snapping pictures of the Willis Tower and sampling Chicago-style deep dish pizza, but if some persistent Illinois lawmakers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel get their way, a glitzy casino would be on their agenda, too.

Casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:42:45 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history.

Senate approves refined gambling expansion bill

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:17:44 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - A refined plan to add more casinos and slot machines in Illinois - clarified to quell concerns over who would control a Chicago casino - was approved by the Illinois Senate on Wednesday, a proposal supporters believe is their best chance yet to expand gambling in the state.

NJ taking up expanded compulsive gambling services

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:36:16 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - New Jersey officials seeking new ways to expand services to young at-risk problem gamblers suggested Wednesday that college campuses create rules on gaming like they have on drugs and alcohol.

Tougher gambling penalties stall in Alabama Senate

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:04:39 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Legislation to increase the penalties for promoting gambling has stalled in the Alabama Senate.

South Carolina editorial roundup

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:59:24 -0400

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

Hard Rock invests in Meadowlands track

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:51:21 -0400

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey - Seven months after bailing on Atlantic City, the casino-entertainment company Hard Rock International announced Wednesday it is investing in the Meadowlands Racetrack with an eye toward potentially expanding the region's gambling offerings.

Nevada Senate Oks equity group sports betting

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:28:37 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Private equity groups could make large bets at Nevada sports books under a bill advancing in the Nevada Legislature.