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No Dice : The U.S. offer to the EU »

The United States has made an offer to settle the dispute regarding services in the online gambling issue with the European Union.
The U.S. offer to the EU involves opening areas that include storage, warehouse services and technical testing to compensate for the gaming restrictions implemented with the passing of last year’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement […]

Major gambling expansion in Illinois »

SPRINGFIELD | As the pieces might be falling into place for major gambling expansion in Illinois, with it comes potential impacts to gambling in Indiana.
The proposal the Senate approved last week would create three new casinos, including a land-based site in Chicago, and allow existing riverboat casinos to expand by several thousand gaming positions, such […]

NFL game of the week, staring the BROWNS? »

Wow..  That’s about all I can say about the Cleveland Browns 51-46 shootout win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday.  The Cleveland Browns looking like the worst possible team in the NFL after the beating they took from the Steelers, History making one quarter benching of the starting quarterback then a later trade the same week.  […]

Where are all the wise guys? »

09/11/2007 - by Sid Diamond of Gaming Today
Before getting into next week’s fun and games, a word to all the executives in the accounting departments of the major hotels. Your store’s volume will decline this year as many “wise guys” are not participating in sports betting so far this season.
There are a number of reasons […]

British gambling addictions with under-aged players? »

There are Parliamentary rumblings of raising the gambling age limit to 18. A Tory report was being prepared that shows an alarming number of British children are addicted to gambling. The Daily Mail reported the report will reveal that 3.5 percent of kids 11 to 15 are problem gamblers. Children of any age are currently allowed […]

Gambling Law - Nevada 9-1-2007 updates »

Casino City Press’s 2007 edition of the Nevada Gaming Almanac reports that in 2006 Nevada gaming saw double-digit revenue growth of 13.07 percent across all departments. Casino, beverage, food and hotel-room revenues grew by 10.95, 12.71, 13.37 and 14.35 percent, respectively. In the games area, $25 slots saw the most unit growth in 2006, with […]

CasinoFest4 - September Casino Operators Seminar »

CasinoFest4
CasinoFest establishes learning experiences of true quality and value for casino managers, directors and executives. With advancements in gaming technologies that will soon hit the marketplace, we offer content in marketing, slot and table games operations, and gaming law. By providing detailed and specific gaming curriculum models, attendees will acknowledge the value of our quality […]