Gambling

May 25, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that retired NHL hockey star Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty today to criminal charges for his role in a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking enterprise.

Tocchet, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy and promoting gambling, both in the third degree, before Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Smith Jr. in Burlington County. The charges are contained in a criminal accusation filed by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.    » read more »

Under WTO Rules, U.S. Is Required to Negotiate Terms of Compensation With Other WTO Signatory Countries Before It Is Allowed to Withdraw Sector

May 4, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bush administration’s unprecedented decision that it will withdraw the U.S. gambling service sector from World Trade Organization (WTO) jurisdiction is good news for U.S. sovereignty, Public Citizen said today.    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Division of Special Revenue (DRS) Executive Director Paul A. Young today sent letters to the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and New York gambling regulators demanding they scuttle an illegal plan to accept Internet horse race wagers from Connecticut residents starting today.

Such wagering violates Connecticut law, which prohibits all Internet gambling, Blumenthal and Young wrote the NYRA and the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, which regulates gambling in New York state.    » read more »