Telling kids
by Abe Cohen ( March 4 2007 12:54:0 )

Teens surveyed say how they thing is the best way to get kids not to gamble.

Recent surveys show that "Don't do it" is the wrong thing to tell kids if you want them to stay away from online casino playing. The surveys took place in Ontario and Montreal, the two researchers running the survey said that they concluded that it is simple for an anti gambling campaign to have the opposite effect on kids. There study show that campaigns that are on TV all the time plus billboards everywhere tend to bore kids an...

Pennsylvania Gamblers Insist on Getting Paid
by Donald Brooks ( February 7 2007 15:38:0 )

When a computer crash stops players from getting payouts the tempers flared in a Pennsylvania casino

A computer crash at one of Pennsylvania's new Slots casinos caused uproar this week causing gamblers to become angry with the casino. Their anger was caused by computer troubles at one of the states new casinos that stopped players from being able to cash in for several hours. One player said "not only is it freezing outside but now we are being left out in the cold because the slot machines froze up." Those players who came to the ...

Father Leaves kids in Car While Gambling
by Donald Brooks ( January 21 2007 11:52:0 )

A Father of 2 left his kids locked in a car with fast food and a bottle of beer while he played the

A father of two was arrested at a Palm Springs casino Friday morning, after the casinos security guard found two small children aged 10 and 7 wandering around in front of the casino around 2 in the morning. According to the police the kids, a 10 year old girl and her 7 year old brother had been left in their car for almost 3 hours, with nothing but some fast food and half a bottle of beer. Police finally located the kid's father, playing at the slot machines inside the casino. Even after t...

NJ Casinos to be Smoke Free
by Dan Wood ( January 7 2007 13:5:0 )

A preliminary law to ban smoking in Atlantic City?s casinos has passed and is expected to go into ef

The Atlantic City Council has given preliminary approval to a bill banning casino goers from smoking on the casino floor. The bill was passed with a unanimous vote making Atlantic City the largest gambling city in the USA to make the casinos Smoke free. The law which is expected to go into effect on April 15th is going t be watched closely by the council out of fear that it may drive gamblers away from Atlantic City Casinos, but they are hoping that other states will follow New Jerseys lead a...

Officer Admits Guilt in Gambling Ring
by Luke Lauren ( December 19 2006 13:38:0 )

Officer admitted to involvement in informing an illegal gambling operation about a police raid.

A seven year veteran of the Hawaiian North Shore police department has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to and obstructing justice. According to the prosecution three officers notified the leaders of the illegal gambling operation which included casinos style games like roulette and craps as well as cockfighting which is illegal everywhere in the USA. The officer pleaded guilty after making a d...

Telling kids
by Abe Cohen ( March 4 2007 12:54:0 )

Teens surveyed say how they thing is the best way to get kids not to gamble.

Recent surveys show that "Don't do it" is the wrong thing to tell kids if you want them to stay away from online casino playing. The surveys took place in Ontario and Montreal, the two researchers running the survey said that they concluded that it is simple for an anti gambling campaign to have the opposite effect on kids. There study show that campaigns that are on TV all the time plus billboards everywhere tend to bore kids an...

Pennsylvania Gamblers Insist on Getting Paid
by Donald Brooks ( February 7 2007 15:38:0 )

When a computer crash stops players from getting payouts the tempers flared in a Pennsylvania casino

A computer crash at one of Pennsylvania's new Slots casinos caused uproar this week causing gamblers to become angry with the casino. Their anger was caused by computer troubles at one of the states new casinos that stopped players from being able to cash in for several hours. One player said "not only is it freezing outside but now we are being left out in the cold because the slot machines froze up." Those players who came to the ...

Father Leaves kids in Car While Gambling
by Donald Brooks ( January 21 2007 11:52:0 )

A Father of 2 left his kids locked in a car with fast food and a bottle of beer while he played the

A father of two was arrested at a Palm Springs casino Friday morning, after the casinos security guard found two small children aged 10 and 7 wandering around in front of the casino around 2 in the morning. According to the police the kids, a 10 year old girl and her 7 year old brother had been left in their car for almost 3 hours, with nothing but some fast food and half a bottle of beer. Police finally located the kid's father, playing at the slot machines inside the casino. Even after t...

NJ Casinos to be Smoke Free
by Dan Wood ( January 7 2007 13:5:0 )

A preliminary law to ban smoking in Atlantic City?s casinos has passed and is expected to go into ef

The Atlantic City Council has given preliminary approval to a bill banning casino goers from smoking on the casino floor. The bill was passed with a unanimous vote making Atlantic City the largest gambling city in the USA to make the casinos Smoke free. The law which is expected to go into effect on April 15th is going t be watched closely by the council out of fear that it may drive gamblers away from Atlantic City Casinos, but they are hoping that other states will follow New Jerseys lead a...

Officer Admits Guilt in Gambling Ring
by Luke Lauren ( December 19 2006 13:38:0 )

Officer admitted to involvement in informing an illegal gambling operation about a police raid.

A seven year veteran of the Hawaiian North Shore police department has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to and obstructing justice. According to the prosecution three officers notified the leaders of the illegal gambling operation which included casinos style games like roulette and craps as well as cockfighting which is illegal everywhere in the USA. The officer pleaded guilty after making a d...