Massachusetts Lawmakers Must Be Getting Close To Casino Gambling

Massachusetts lawmakers may be getting close to casino gambling legislation after Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an immediate crackdown on Internet cafes offering illegal gambling. more

Phillies Injuries Could Make NL East Betting Interesting

When the Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee, everyone assumed they would run away with the National league East. A series of injuries, however, have made odds makers reconsider the Phillies chances. more

Greece Lawmakers Having Cold Feet With Gambling Expansion

Greece lawmakers last month agreed to open up their casino gambling industry, but now, due to pressure from some anti-gambling lawmakers, the law is being retracted until further investigation can be completed. more

Genting Casinos Laying Off Over Seventy Employees In The UK

Showing that the US is not the only country where competition within the casino gambling industry is getting intense, Genting Casinos UK has announced that they are laying off over seventy employees. more

Masters Betting Preview: Tiger Woods Not The Favorite

It does not matter that Tiger Woods has not played well over the past year, when his name shows up at sports books gamblers expect they will not receive great odds. The Masters starts today, and Woods is almost a 10/1 choice to win. more

Major Poker Gambling Tournaments May Be On Their Way To Indiana

The new trend among lawmakers around the US is to allow no-limit poker tournaments. Indiana lawmakers have now passed a law that will open up the tournament option for casinos in the state. more

Judges Left Out In The Cold With Greenbrier Closing Down Gambling

Judges and lawyers are among the millions of Americans that enjoy casino gambling, but the nearly 1,000 that will be heading to West Virginia for a conference will be unable to enjoy the casino offerings of The Greenbrier. more

Germany Opening Up Sports Gambling Industry To Private Companies

Germany has decided to become the latest country to come into compliance with European Union laws on Wednesday when lawmakers decided to end a long-running monopoly on sports gambling. more

US, Usually A Global Leader, Falls Behind In Gambling Race

The US prides itself on being a global leader, but in the gambling industry, the US is falling behind many other powerful countries when it comes to regulations involving sports and online gambling. more

Nevada Moves Closer To Online Casino Regulations

Nevada lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that will allow gamblers to place bets from mobile devices, so long as the gamblers are in the hotel-casino where the gaming devices were issued. more

Florida Takes Steps Toward Improving Problem Gambling Treatment

The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling has taken a major step towards helping problem gamblers get the treatment they need for their addiction without piling up high debt. more

Alabama AG Playing Games With Electronic Bingo Gambling Industry

Representatives of Greenetrack have discussed their new electronic bingo machines with Attorney General Luther Strange, but they have received no comment from the AG as to whether the machines are considered legal. more

Women's NCAA Championship Betting Preview: Notre Dame Favored

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took down the two-time defending champions in the semi-finals, and now the Irish are the betting favorite over Texas A&M to win the NCAA Women's Championship. more

Casino Resort Bill May Make Florida The Las Vegas Of The Southeast

A casino resorts bill that originally failed to make it out of committee in Florida has passed the second time around. The legislation would make Florida the gaming capital of the East Coast. more

Lawsuit Claims Permax And Cabaser Drugs Lead To Gambling Addiction

A lawsuit filed in Australia claims that two drugs used to treat Parkinson's Disease, Permax and Cabaser, have caused gambling addictions in five Australians. more

Legalizing Cricket Gambling Could Improve Health Care In India

Cricket is a popular sport in India, so much so that hundreds of millions of dollars are bet on the sport. Analysts believe that if India's government decided to regulate cricket gambling, it could help pay for health care for residents. more

2011 Masters Betting Odds: Mickelson Favored, Woods Second Choice

Phil Mickelson picked a good time to win his first PGA event this year last week when he won the Shell Houston Open. Coming off that win, Mickelson has been installed as the betting favorite at the Masters. more

Gambling Smoking Ban Exceptions Causing Problems In Michigan

Lawmakers may have thought that the public would go along with the hypocrisy of allowing casinos to be exempt from a state smoking ban, but a local bar owner is one of many Michigan residents who is crying foul. more

With Lockout Looming, Casino Accuses Vrabel Of Stealing

NFL players must really be feeling the crunch of a pending lockout. On Monday, NFLPA Representative Mike Vrabel, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, was arrested on a felony theft charge. more

IRS Preparing To Take Millions From Gambling Taxpayers

Tax day in the US is approaching fast and for millions of gamblers that will mean giving the government some of the proceeds from their good days playing slots, table games, and even online poker. more