Online Gambling Regulations Would Be Tougher Than Land-Based Rules

One of the arguments against online gambling is that it would be too easy to cheat Americans out of their money. A recent bust involving counterfeit $100 bills at a US casino exemplifies how scams can be run anywhere. more

Opening Weekend Provided Some Surprises For MBL Bettors

Opening weekend in Major League Baseball always throws a few curve balls in the direction of gamblers, and 2011 opening weekend was no different. The Orioles and Pirates have bettors wishing they had stayed away from the sports books. more

Ohio Shows Once Gambling Ball Starts Rolling, It Is Hard To Stop

An interesting phenomenon has started to take place across the US. Lawmakers are becoming more addicted to gambling than any person that has ever placed a bet inside a casino. more

Awareness And Financial Relief Coming From US Poker Tournaments

Pro-gambling groups have been arguing for years that the industry can do more good than harm in a community, and there are thousands of charity poker events held annually in the US that exemplify that point. more

Authorities Hide Behind Liquor Restrictions In Gambling Raid

Authorities in Ohio have four casinos coming in the next year that will serve alcohol to gamblers. This past week, Ohio authorities used the connection of liquor and gambling to raid a restaurant in Strongsville. more

NCAA Championship Betting Odds Released: Connecticut Favored

Connecticut barely survived a rally by Kentucky in the semi-finals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday evening, but that did not stop odds makers from installing the Huskies as the betting favorite over Butler in the title game. more

Macau Gambling Revenue Shows Online Regulations Are Needed In US

Macau gambling revenue continued to soar to never before seen heights in March, and it has some analysts believing now more than ever that the US needs online gambling regulations. more

Many US Online Poker Regulation Bills Come To Light; Few Pass

Lawmakers around the US have worked tirelessly to eliminate online gambling prohibition in their states, but in most cases, the proposals end up being defeated as was the case in Iowa this week. more

US Casinos Racking Up Millions In Underage Gambling Fines

US casinos have a hard time policing underage gambling and they are paying a big price for that inefficiency. Casinos around the country have been fined over $1 million in the past five years for underage gambling offenses. more

Taxpayer Money Continues To Be Used For Illegal Gambling Raids

Despite pleas from residents to do something more useful with their tax money, jurisdictions around the US have continued to use the funds to conduct illegal gambling raids that sometimes do not even lead to arrests. more

The Nature Of The Beast, Gamblers Grow Weary On Opening Day

Most Major League Baseball teams have played only one day, and already gamblers are panicking. After top teams such as the Giants and Red Sox lost their openers, bettors were in their usual mode of overreaction. more

Online Gambling Regulations Key To Lowering US Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in the US dropped to a two year low of 8.8% in March. Over 200,000 jobs were created in the month, but gambling expansion could be the key to wiping out the unemployment problem in the country. more

Casino Revenue Is Good, But What Will States Do With The Money?

Casino advocates are happy across the US with the addition of hundreds of new facilities in recent years. The key for lawmakers, however, will be figuring out what programs to save with the additional tax revenue. more

Online Gambling REegulations Key To Lowering US Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in the US dropped to a two year low of 8.8% in March. Over 200,000 jobs were created in the month, but gambling expansion could be the key to wiping out the unemployment problem in the country. more

MGM China Looks To Capitalize On Sands' Stock Instability

Gaming companies are always looking for an opening to move into new stock exchanges and MGM Mirage may have found theirs. With controversy surrounding Las Vegas Sands and their China arm, Sands China, MGM is preparing a Hong Kong IPO. more

Lottery Gambling Vending Machines Safe In Arkansas For Now

One lawmakers attempt to ban lottery vending machines that allow gamblers to purchase scratch-off tickets was denied in an Arkansas House committee. The legislator, Senator Sue Madison, felt the machines were easily accessible to children. more

Horses And Greyhounds A Part Of Gambling Rally IN Texas

As if they knew anything about the issue, horses and greyhounds joined hundreds of humans at a rally at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, urging lawmakers to pass laws allowing slots at state race tracks. more

Governor Christie Dropping The Ball On New Jersey Gaming Expansion

Governor Chris Christie has already turned his back on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue when he vetoed an online gambling bill. Now it looks as though gambling expansion will not take place anywhere but Atlantic City. more

NCAA Tournament Final Four Betting Odds: Butler, VCU Have Value

The NCAA Tournament resumes this weekend, with Butler and Virginia Commonwealth as the third and fourth betting choices to win the title. One of the teams must at least make the title game, providing good value for some bettors. more

Gomes Cleaning House At Resorts Leads To Lawsuit Against Casino

Dennis Gomes vowed to go after a younger clientele when he took over as the owner of Resorts Casino Hotel. The casino has recently fired middle-aged women who did not look sexy enough in their new work attire, and that has led to a lawsuit. more