In their haste to privatize just about everything the Republican administration of Pennsylvania Governor Corbett has proposed hiring a private lottery manager in hopes of generating more lottery revenues. Industry analysts say that significant innovations are taking place at several state lotteries. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says it is time to hand the reins of [...]
Link several other Canadian provinces Manitoba plans to launch its own internet gambling operation in the near future. Manitoba plans to have their operation up and running by 2013. Lotteries Minister Steve Ashton said that the province is not making gambling more available but is only keeping pace with an industry that has spread around [...]
Organizers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London will meet with leading bookmakers to address concerns about illegal betting during the games. Paquerette Girard Zappelli, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) head of ethics and Kendrah Potts, the lead lawyer on betting and doping at the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Nick Tofiluk, [...]
This week New Jersey’s internet gambling bill, S1565, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. According to news reports the vote was 11-0 in favor of the bill. State Senator Paul Sarlo abstained from voting. The bill will now head to the Senate floor for a full vote. The final vote is expected in about [...]
According to Reno businessman Paul Mathews Jr., a member of Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee and the co-owner of a company that creates online computer games, Internet gambling is the best way for Nevada to grow and expand its economy. Matthews stated “It’s time for Nevada to be able to leverage its regulatory apparatus to our [...]
For decades neighborhood bookies relied on a network of pencils, phones and notebooks to keep track of all of the illegal bets. And of course there was the burly enforced who collected from those reluctant to pay. That has all changed and now many bookies have gone on the internet to conduct their business. This [...]
Credit cards when used wisely can be a great convenience for most people. Unfortunately the irresponsible use of credit cards can lead to financial ruin. Most credit card users are responsible and try to pay off their balances every month to avoid interest charges. For those with good credit interest rates are low but miss [...]
A four year old lawsuit brought by the state of Kentucky against one hundred and forty one online gambling domains has ended with a judge ruling in favor of the state. The case began way back in 2008 when Kentucky law enforcement officials with nothing better to do decided that the 141 gaming sites were [...]
Some land based casino operators are not happy with the prospect of widespread internet gambling. Native American tribes see internet gambling as a threat to their casino and resort operations. Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson says he is against internet gambling because of concerns for ‘underage gambling.’ Most experts have dismissed Adelson’s concerns as self-serving. The [...]
Gambling has a long history. Archaeologists found a 5,000 year old pair of dice while excavating a Bronze Age site in Iran. Native American tribes have games that date back thousands of years and a few of these games are still played today at Pow Wows. Humans have been risk takers for millennia and gambling [...]
