Massachusetts Police To Gain Jobs Thanks To Gambling Expansion

Massachusetts law enforcement officials who have been laid off due to the tough economic times may soon be gaining back their employment status. The new gaming law in the state will bring a new unit to the force. more

World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas

World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet. more

Maryland Students Receives Millions From Casinos In November

Maryland students were the beneficiary of over $6 million in revenue from the state's two casinos. The gaming establishments have been pumping money into the education system for over a year, since casinos became legal. more

Governor Beshear Wants Expanded Gambling For Kentucky In 2012

Governor Steve Beshear is best known within gaming circles for attempting to confiscate the domain names of 141 online gambling sites. While that effort failed, Beshear announced Thursday that he wants gambling expansion discussed in 2012. more

NFL Power Rankings Week Eleven: Packers Looking To Go Wire To Wire

The Green Bay Packers started the year as our number one team in the Power Rankings, and with just five games left, the Packers are still on top, with a chance to go wire to wire at number one. more

Maine Preparing For Problem Gambling Treatment Increase

Maine will become a major player in the East Coast gaming industry next year when two open casinos will bring in thousands of customers. The state is preparing for that increase by bolstering its problem gambling treatment options. more

New Jersey Senate Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

A New Jersey Senate committee has voted in favor of a sports betting bill on Thursday. The legislation would allow sports betting on all events except New Jersey college sports. more

Relevance Of Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Questioned

Attorneys for two defendants in the online gambling indictment case filed a motion questioning whether poker is part of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. On Thursday, the judge in the case deemed a dismissal unlikely. more

Iowa Lawmakers Prepare For Online Poker Debate In 2012

Iowa lawmakers are gearing up for a big battle over online poker in 2012 after a report shows how the state could properly and effectively regulate online gambling. more

Casino Opponents Not Giving Up In Massachusetts

Although the deck appears stacked against them, casino opponents in Massachusetts are not giving up their fight to keep destination casino resorts out of the state. more

With NBA Lockout Over, Gamblers Turn To Championship Betting Odds

The NBA lockout is over, and that is good news for millions of gamblers who are already setting their sites on the odds that Las Vegas sports books are providing to win the 2012 championship. more

Epic Poker Working To Drive Game More Into Mainstream US

Epic Poker started their poker league earlier this year, and now they are spearheading an effort to drive poker into mainstream America in the coming years. On Wednesday, Epic Poker announced a partnership with the USA Today. more

Bob Riley Not Avoiding Alabama Gambling Trial This Time Around

Former Alabama Governor Robert Riley was able to avoid testifying in the first gambling corruption trial of VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor, but a federal judge has ruled that in the new trial, Riley will have to be available if called on. more

Macau Casino Industry Success Drives Up US Gaming Stock Prices

The Macau casino industry is booming and the result has been a steady increase in US gaming stock prices. The latest assessment of the Macau casinos has prices of Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, and MGM Resorts soaring. more

Barney Frank Retirement May Set Back US Online Gambling Regulations

Representative Barney Frank, one of online gambling's biggest proponents, is stepping away from public office after thirty years. Frank's retirement announcement has many wondering what effect it will have on Internet gaming. more

NFL Monday Night Betting Preview: Saints And Giants Tussle

The New Orleans Saints and New York Giants are in similar positions so far this season, but one of these teams will be able to move closer to clinching a playoff berth tonight. more

North Carolina Governor Gives Cherokees Exclusive Gambling Rights

The Cherokee Indians struck a deal with North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue that will allow the tribe to have exclusive rights of offering table games with live dealers in the state. more

Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back. more

Child Prodigy Learns Education Skills Through Poker

Alexa Fisher is on her way to becoming one of the best poker players in the world at the age of eight, but the Texas native is learning important educational tools on her way towards poker stardom. more

Gamblers Avoid Black Friday By Heading To Local Casinos

Now more than ever, gamblers have an opportunity to avoid Black Friday. While millions of shoppers will head out to start their Christmas shopping, gamblers will be passing their time in casinos. more