Gambling News Archive Page 2

Politicians voted overwhelmingly to ratify the bill, arguing that gambling in this economically struggling ex-Soviet state should be consolidated

The Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee's move addressed major gambling bills to come before the legislature this year.

Florida's historic Hialeah Park racetrack is poised to make a comeback, the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock casinos is going to keep its slot machines and card games.

Minnesota State Rep. Pat Garofalo this week introduced legislation to prevent the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MDPS) from forcing private Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to Internet gaming sites.

A lobbying group called Poker Players Alliance is wagering $3 million that it can reverse an Internet gambling ban, or at the least, legalize online poker.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell, a Democrat, is poised to name his chief of staff as the chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Executives from the Sugar House Casino -- owned by HSP Gaming, LLP -- are planning to confer with state regulators next month to discuss plans for a casino on the Philadelphia waterfront.

Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray said she has reached an agreement with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Gov. Deval Patrick to "pass some sort of gambling-expansion" bill this fall.

Business lobbying groups in Florida are endorsing the deal Republican Gov. Charlie Crist has reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that will allow the tribe to expand at four of its casinos.

A state Senate committee in Florida last week moved an expansive piece of legislation gambling that will transform Seminole resorts into full casinos with craps, roulette, blackjack and no-limit poker, and reset the legal gambling age in the state.