Gambling

Administration Proposal to Bind Sensitive U.S. Storage, Postal Service Sectors to WTO as Compensation to EU in Gambling Case Must Obtain Congress’ OK

Dec. 17, 2007 -- Statement of Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Division    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) warns Michigan residents of the risks of problem gambling during the holiday season. The increased financial challenges of holiday gift giving and celebrations lead many to turn to gambling to help payoff debts.    » read more »

Dec. 12, 2007 -- Dover – Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner has accepted North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley’s offer to a friendly wager on Friday’s NCAA Division I Football Championship between the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens and the Appalachian State University Mountaineers.

Gov. Minner has countered Gov. Easley’s wager of North Carolina barbecue and a case of Cheerwine (a cherry soft drink) with Grotto’s pizza, Nic-o-boli’s and Dogfish Head rootbeer.    » read more »

November 29, 2007 -- Chicago – The Illinois Supreme Court today sustained the Illinois Gaming Board's (IGB) December 2005 order revoking Emerald Casino's license to operate a casino in Rosemont. On May 30, 2007, in a 152-page ruling, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, in Springfield , affirmed the Gaming Board's revocation order. Today, the Illinois Supreme Court denied Emerald's request to review the Appellate Court's decision. The Supreme Court's action makes the revocation order final, unless it grants a petition for reconsideration.    » read more »

November 26, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry have placed a friendly wager on the December 1 game between the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Oklahoma. In honor of the Big 12 Championship winner, the governors have wagered 12 products showcasing their states.    » read more »

First District Appellate Court Says Emerald Casino License Remains Revoked, Despite Statutory Renewal

November 26, 2007 -- Chicago – The Illinois Appellate Court, First District in Chicago today ruled that its June 2006 decision requiring the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) to renew the casino operator's license of Emerald Casino, Inc. for four years did not nullify the IGB's December 2005 order revoking that license. That order by the IGB found that Emerald repeatedly violated Illinois law governing casino operators.    » read more »

OTB Expects to Run Out of Cash by June 2008 – Mayor Blocks First-Ever City Taxpayer Bailout for Betting Parlors

November 15, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced that the New York City Off-Track Betting (NYC OTB) Corporation is facing a financial crisis and that the City will not inject additional funds into NYC OTB, particularly given the difficult economic times facing the City and the need to prioritize funding of essential city services like education, healthcare, infrastructure improvements and public safety.    » read more »

Nearly $15,000 In Personal Charges Alleged, Including Numerous Withdrawals For Gambling

November 15, 2007 -- TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that former Camden Education Association (CEA) president Claraliene Gordon has been indicted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in funds of the teachers union by using a CEA-funded credit/debit card for personal expenses.    » read more »

23 Charged, Including 6 Casino Employees, In Ring That Took in $22 Million Since 2006

November 14, 2007 -- ATLANTIC CITY – New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram, New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that criminal charges were filed this morning against the leader and 22 other participants in a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking ring that operated inside the Borgata Hotel Casino poker room and took in more than $22 million in bets since March 2006. Six casino employees were charged.    » read more »

October 24, 2007 -- "This decision is a monumental breakthrough -- for Foxwoods dealers and their families, and fairness in the workplace.

"I am pleased that the NLRB agreed with my office and the United Auto Workers that federal labor law allows Indian casino workers to form bargaining units and scheduled a vote for Foxwoods dealers. In previous rulings supported by my office, the NLRB has decided and a federal appeals court has affirmed that employees of Indian casinos and other tribal commercial enterprises enjoy the same rights to organize as other workers.    » read more »

October 22, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will file a brief today in support of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) petition asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to schedule a unionization vote for Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers.    » read more »

October 16, 2007 -- The Division of the Budget today released the names of the potential gaming operators expressing interest in obtaining a franchise to manage a Video Lottery Terminal facility located at Aqueduct Race Track.

New York Governor Spitzer previously recommended that the racing and gaming franchise be awarded separately. On September 4, Governor Spitzer recommended that a newly structured New York Racing Association be awarded a franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at the state-owned facilities at Aqueduct Race Course, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Raceway.    » read more »

Program prevents problem gamblers from collecting large lottery prizes, receiving lottery mailings

October 16, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Lottery today launched their Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program that allows people who have determined they have a problem with gambling to stop themselves from playing the lottery by halting their prize claiming abilities. The Self-Exclusion Program aims to reduce the temptations for problem gamblers by preventing self-excluders from collecting prizes at the lottery's prize payment centers or through the lottery’s central office.    » read more »

October 15, 2007 -- The New York Division of the Budget today released the names of the potential gaming operators expressing interest in obtaining a franchise to manage a Video Lottery Terminal facility located at Aqueduct Race Track.

New York Governor Spitzer previously recommended that the racing and gaming franchise be awarded separately. On September 4, Governor Spitzer recommended that a newly structured New York Racing Association be awarded a franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at the state-owned facilities at Aqueduct Race Course, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Raceway.    » read more »

Destination resort casinos to create tens of thousands of jobs, spur economic development

BOSTON—Thursday, October 11, 2007— Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today filed legislation to authorize up to three destination resort casinos, a proposal that would create more than 20,000 jobs across the Commonwealth and generate millions of dollars in revenue to make critical transportation improvements and provide immediate property tax relief to more than a million homeowners.    » read more »