Authors of the state's slot-machine gambling law slipped it past an uninformed Legislature, opponents wrote in Supreme Court briefs filed Friday, while the legislation's defenders contended it was constitutional and subject to plenty of debate.

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THE SUPREME Court has affirmed with finality its ruling that voided a franchise for online gambling that was given to a private firm by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.

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Minnesota among states considering allowing moneyless poker.

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A ticketing system allowing gamblers to put up to $500 into a pokie machine at once is under the spotlight.

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As reported by the Patriot News: "As Pennsylvania's slot-machine gambling era begins, a course like that could be offered soon at a college near you.

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Chinese gamblers are the industry's fastest growing customer segment

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Members of the Maine Gambling Control Board fired back at critics from anti-gambling interests and the media Wednesday, stressing that they are making progress in laying the legal framework for a planned slot-machine facility at Bass Park.

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AUSTIN A state lawmaker says he's drafted a letter urging lawmakers to oppose legalizing video lottery terminals in Texas.

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Suppose you got a starting hand of 3-H 7-H 8-H 9-H 10-D at video poker. Do you ditch the diamond and look for the heart flush. Or throw the three and hope for a straight?

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The Minnesota Council on Compulsive Gambling has received more than $1.3 million from the city, but officials can't say how the money was spent.

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Although there is nothing unusual or un-Texan about greed, it is a harsh word. Much more appealing are words such as education and school children, which will be repeated many thousands of times during the Legislature's current Austin engagement.

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The company moving to buy Lincoln Park has taken steps to protect the gambling facility from competition.

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Laughlin casinos cashed in with their best year for gambling revenue in 2004, proving resilient to expanded competition from Indian casinos in Arizona and Southern California.

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Online casino regulator Ecogra has teamed with the Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) to provide more cohesive formal precautions against underage and problem gambling.

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The Narragansett Indians on Wednesday said they would attempt to ask voters again to approve plans to build a resort-style casino in West Warwick.

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Fifteen people were arrested on charges including racketeering and gambling in an alleged sports betting operation that authorities said Tuesday reached the highest levels of organized crime in Rhode Island.

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Anyone who's ever sidled up to a casino blackjack table knows "the book says you're not supposed to take insurance." If not before, a neophyte will surely hear it from the veterans when the opportunity to make the bet first arises. Some of the veterans, of course, will be rationalizing why they're doing it anyway.

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As football fans place bets on tonight's Super Bowl, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and the Brooklyn district attorney announce a score of their own today.

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Bills to allow casino-style gambling have reportedly been filed with the Kentucky Legislature, which opened its 2005 session on Tuesday.

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American Indian tribes need more economic development opportunities, including easier access to tax-free bonds for tribal projects, the head of the nation's largest tribal group said Thursday.

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Investigators with the Suffolk district attorney's office have brought down a $21-million multistate gambling ring, arresting 20 men in New York City and Long Island and seizing more than $700,000 in cash, officials said Thursday.

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Amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling, Beijing police have recently broken an Internet gambling case, seizing more than 235 million yuan (28.4 million US dollars) and three suspects, Wednesday's Beijing News reported.

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Many casino visitors think that, in games requiring decisions during the action, what the gurus call "optimum strategy" doesn't matter much.

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Indian casinos, racetracks, card clubs and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger burned through more than $107 million last year in a fight over rival gambling expansion measures, both of which were crushed at the polls.

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