Nevada Casinos Break Out Of Funk With Increased October Revenue

It has been a long, hard couple of years for Nevada casinos but historians may point to October 2010 as the month when the casinos started recovering from the recession. October revenue was up eleven percent at Nevada casinos. more

Minnesota Residents Want Additional Gambling To Keep The Vikings

Minnesota residents are not in favor of expanding taxes to pay for a new stadium for the Vikings, but a new survey suggests they would be in favor of gambling expansion to pay for the stadium. more

Supreme Court Ruling Keeps Mulvane Casino A Possibility In Kansas

The state of Kansas has had its share of problems with gambling expansion the past couple years, but on Wednesday one proposal for a casino in Mulvane received a boost when the Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit. more

Laws May Be Eased For Indiana Riverboat Casinos

Many of the casinos in Indiana may soon get financial relief in the form of a new law that will eliminate the need for the riverboat casinos to house a captain and crew. more

California Lawmaker Introduces Online Gambling Bill

The state of California is not waiting around to see what happens with Senator Harry Reid's federal online gambling bill. This week, California Senator Louis Correa proposed legislation that would make California the first Internet gaming state. more

Kyl And Reid Preparing To Square Off Over Online Gambling Bill

Senator Harry Reid is in final preparations to unveil an online gambling bill to add to the Bush tax cuts legislation, but he is expected to run into major opposition from Senator John Kyl. more

Carl Crawford May Make The Red Sox The Betting Favorites

The Boston Red Sox have heard all off season about the Yankees plans to sign Cliff Lee and possibly Carl Crawford. Early Thursday, however, the Red Sox signed Crawford, and may have made themselves the betting favorite in the process. more

Senator Reid Still Pushing Online Gambling Bill In Washington

It was reported late Wednesday that Senator Harry Reid has decided against pushing forward with adding an online gambling bill to tax cuts legislation, but a Reid spokesman has denied that report by the Las Vegas Sun. more

Massachusetts Lawmakers Hoping For Gambling Resolution In 2011

Now that lawmakers in Massachusetts have bungled the casino expansion efforts in 2010, legislators are hoping that cooler heads will prevail in the new year and a deal will be reached. more

Better For Online Poker Players, Regulations Or Continuous Play?

Now that details have emerged from Senator Harry Reid's online poker legislation, some players are wondering which would be better, the bill passing, or continuous online play. more

Source: Senator Reid Abandons Online Gambling Effort In Washington

Senator Harry Reid has decided against pushing forward with adding an online gambling bill to tax cuts legislation, according to the Las Vegas Sun, and now the issue appears to be dead for the next couple of years. more

Urban Meyer Changes Future Betting Odds For Florida Gators

Urban Meyer resigned from his position as head football coach at Florida today, and one of the fall outs from that resignation will be a change in future betting odds for the Florida Gators. more

Pro Bowl Voting Begins; Does Anyone Other Than Gamblers Care?

Pro Bowl voting for the NFL's exhibition at the end of the season and outside of gamblers who watch the game, does anyone else care which players win the voting process? more

Reid Does For Online Gamblers In One Week What Frank Could Not Do In Four Years

If Senator Harry Reid is successful in pushing through an online gambling bill in the coming days, he will have accomplished more in one week for online poker players, than Representative Barney Frank accomplished in four years. more

D.C. Lottery Trying To Beat US Lawmakers To Online Gambling

Lawmakers in Washington are discussing possibly regulating online gambling, and it is not only on a federal level. The D.C. Council on Tuesday also took steps towards allowing Internet gambling in the District. more

Jim Valvano Spirit Lives On As College Basketball Betting Begins

Every year, ESPN and college basketball honor the memory of Jim Valvano. Tournaments are held to raise Cancer awareness, and this week in addition to the festivities, college hoops bettors also begin their basketball season. more

Black Bear Casino Owner Asks For Oxford Community Input

Black Bear Entertainment wants to have a working relationship with Oxford residents, and that is why the company's treasurer asked residents for input on the new casino project in Maine. more

Singapore Gaming Industry Moving Up In The World Quickly

First Macau took the casino gambling world by storm, and now Singapore is doing the same. Analysts believe Singapore will become the second largest Asian gambling market in Asia in 2011. more

Foxwoods Going After New York Gamblers With MSG Advertisements

Foxwoods Resort Casino understands the competition that is mounting in the Northeast gaming industry, and that is why the Connecticut casino is zeroing in on customers from New York. more

Illinois May Soon Become Gambling Capital Of The Midwest

Illinois lawmakers are considering plans to expand their casino gambling industry, and, if approved, the state could become the gaming capital of the Midwest. more