Archive | July, 2010

Gambling is a hot item in the race for governor in Alabama. Democratic candidate Ron Sparks favors a state lottery. In his campaigning, he said “If the people of Alabama want to expand gambling in Alabama, then I am the governor that would do that.”

It’s been a grueling two weeks for some of the world’s top poker players. There were over 7,000 players when the tournament began. They included 18 former world champions, close to 150 bracelet winners, and names known throughout the poker world.

Nevada Representative Shelly Berkley posted a piece in Roll Call explaining how the UIGEA does the exact opposite of what it proposes to do.

As of December 1, 2010, video poker, video keno, video bingo, video lotto, and slots will be illegal in the state of North Carolina. The Senate and House ratified House Bill 80, which prohibits “the use of electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes purposes.”

In the current economic crunch, everyone is looking for ways to make casinos pay the for the budget’s shortfalls. This is true throughout the United States, but it’s also true in Eastern Europe.

For a Port Charlotte, Florida video arcade, slot machines could mean jail time. Josue Joel Molina, 33, and Gustavo Ernesto Ortiz-Moran, 23 have been arrested after a sting operation by undercover detectives.

Full Tilt Poker is trying to help players join together to back H.R. 2267, also known as the Barney Frank Bill. The bill, officially known as the Internet Gambling, Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.

The Canadian province of Quebec is keeping its promise to deliver legalized online poker solutions to residents by the end of this year, by announcing the appointment of a five man team to study and oversee Loto Quebec’s venture.