Gambling News Archive Page 5

Tribal council chairman Carlos Bullock is working with the Tigua tribe of El Paso to get an Indian casino bill passed when lawmakers convene a few weeks from now.

As the Delaware legislature, the General Assembly, prepares to meet next month, legalized sports gambling remains a priority for Delaware's gambling industry, and, apparently, for the politicians there too.

Share prices in Australia's largest casino proprietor, Crown Ltd., surged by a record in trading after the company raised $1.6 billion from banks to repay debt due in August 2010.

Revenues from people playing poker, roulette, blackjack or betting on sports on their cell phones is finally starting to soar, as experts have expected.

A sense of renewed possibilities is evident in the gaming industry today, as leading brands, and industry insiders, think that it is likely the incoming Obama administration will regulate, rather than outlaw, Internet gambling.

Ottertail Lions Club President Jerry Smith said his charity raised $2.5 million last year through charitable gaming. But, with taxes imposed by the state, what was left over to do good works in the community was just a little bit more than nothing.

A leading congressional Democrat yesterday asked the Bush administration to not implement Internet gambling rules on banks before it leaves office on January 20.

West Virginia voters this week approved a referendum that will allow The Greenbrier hotel and resort to add casino gambling to its entertainment offerings.

An old hotel property has been renovated in Vancouver, and next week debuts as the city's latest, glitzy casino. The Grand Villa Casino is housed in the old Villa Hotel property.

The Nevada Gaming Commission this week approved the licensing application for Aliante Station, a $675-million casino hotel that is scheduled to open for gambling next month.