Secondhand Smoke Lawsuit Filed Against Harrah's In New Orleans

For the past decade, anti-smoking groups have been lobbying lawmakers to protect workers against the dangers of secondhand smoke. In New Orleans, a class-action lawsuit has been filed suggesting the casino ignored smoking dangers. more

Vancouver Cops Claim Casino Gambling Crime Not As Bad As Bars

The Vancouver Police Department dispelled the notion that casinos bring crime when Deputy Chief explained Monday that crime from bars and nightclubs is more of a worry than crimes caused by a casino. more

Indian Tribes May Look Beyond Gambling For Future Revenue

Indian tribes had enjoyed a gambling monopoly in many states over the years, but with those monopoly's coming to an end, tribe's are being urged to find other revenue sources moving forward. more

Florida Internet Cafes Adding To Problem Gambling Calls

In Florida, Internet cafes offering gambling have become the popular gambling option of choice for bettors. The Florida Council on Problem Gambling claims the cafes are causing an increase in calls to its hot line. more

UK Study Compares Online Stalking By Women To Gambling

Online gambling is an addition that nobody wants to deal with, either in themselves or with family members, and now a UK psychologist is comparing online stalking addiction to gambling. more

Kansas The Betting Favorite, Perhaps Sports Books Should Seed Teams

Ohio State is the number one overall seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament starting this week, but it is Kansas that is the betting favorite, according to odds makers. more

Churchill Downs Escapes Economic Disaster Thanks To Online Gambling

While Kentucky continues to fight against online gambling sites in court, one of the state's biggest companies is benefiting greatly from online betting. Churchill Downs has escaped financial disaster thanks to their online gambling platform. more

Pennsylvania Casino Funds Going To Good Use On North Side

Pennsylvania is an example of how casino gambling can be good for a community. The North Side will look a lot better after $500,000 is being given to projects from gambling revenue to improve the area. more

Russia Prepares Crackdown On Illegal Gambling Operations

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sees no reason why illegal gambling operations should be operating in his country and Medvedev is preparing to crackdown on these operations. more

Las Vegas Sands Stock Drops Due To Macau Investigation

Las Vegas Sands stock has been climbing over the past year, but the stock has started to decline after news surfaced of a Securities and Exchange investigation involving the company's Macau dealings. more

NCAA Tournament Betting Odds Released After Selection Sunday

Ohio State, Kansas, Duke, and Pittsburgh will be the teams to beat when the NCAA Tournament begins this week. The four college basketball powers will be among the betting favorites as they are all number one seeds. more

Poker Bots Not Proving To Be Profitable For Online Gamblers

Poker bots are not new to the world of online gambling, and despite their potential, analysts believe that the bots cannot compete with human poker players. more

Saipan Lawmakers Again Bring Gambling Issue To Voters

Voters in Saipan have twice rejected proposals for casino gambling, but lawmakers have not given up. A new initiative is in the works that would bring casinos to Saipan. more

Competition Causes Tribal Gaming Revenue To Drop In The US

For decades, Indian tribes in the US have enjoyed a monopoly on casino gambling in states across the US. Recent expansion, however, has hurt the tribe's as revenue dropped at tribal casinos the past two years. more

No Release From Prison For Alabama Casino Owner Ronnie Gilley

The legal battles for Alabama casino owner Ronnie Gilley took a negative turn this week when a judge denied an appeal to allow Gilley out of jail on bond while awaiting trial. more

As Selection Sunday Looms, Gamblers Begin To Prepare NCAA Brackets

The NCAA Tournament is less than a week away and as Selection Sunday looms, gamblers have begun to prepare their brackets for one of the most gambled on events in sports each year. more

Daylight Savings Time Will Affect Online Gamblers In 2011

Daylight savings time has arrived for 2011, and some of the biggest people that will be affected will be online poker players currently involved in online tournaments. more

West Virginia Senate Closes Session With Gambling Bill

The West Virginia Senate closed their legislative session on Saturday by passing a gambling bill that will help state race tracks bring new slot machines into their gaming establishments. more

February Slots Results Show Why Atlantic City Needs Online Casinos

The slots results for Atlantic City in February were much better than the table game revenue, showing how important online casinos could be economic recovery. more

Stock Market Airfare Gambling Proposed By Allegiant Air

The US is turning more and more to the gambling industry to get out of the financial mess from the economic recession. That obsession with gambling has now spilled over into the airline industry. more