December 2008 News Articles

Listing of all the news articles for December of 2008, sorted in ascending order.

1. Borgata Winter Poker Open Set for January 09'
   By Paul Black on December 2, 2008
   The Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City announced today they will offer a $2 million dollar prize-pool in their upcoming poker championships....
2. National Lampoon's Casino Vacation Never Ends Online
   By Lance Burkhart on December 2, 2008
   National Lampoon is placing its name on a new online casino, one which joins a growing group of ad-casinos which are legal under all US laws....
3. Michigan Casinos Face Unnecessary Smoking Ban
   By Brian Chan on December 3, 2008
   Michigan legislators are arguing over whether to exclude casinos from a potential smoking ban....
4. Free Beer For Next Year Given to Online Casino Winner
   By Lance Burkhart on December 4, 2008
   Vegas Red Internet casino rewarded a lucky patron by promising him free beer for the next year, the result of his winning an Oktoberfest promotion....
5. Study Shows Sports Cause of Problem Gambling Among Youth
   By Brian Chan on December 5, 2008
   Despite the fear-driven rhetoric against online casinos by some US lawmakers, a prominent study shows the leading attraction to gambling for young males is sports competitions....
6. Iowa Reconsiders Casino Smoking Exception
   By Lance Burkhart on December 6, 2008
   Iowa politicians are arguing whether to extend the smoking ban to include casinos, or roll back the law to free up bars and restaurants....
7. Station Casinos Fending Off Bankruptcy
   By Lance Burkhart on December 8, 2008
   The Station Casinos chain is trying to reorganize debt and renegotiate bank terms as ways to avoid having to seek bankruptcy protection from debtors....
8. UNLV Gambling Expert Says Online Casino Regulation More Likely
   By Brian Chan on December 8, 2008
   A prominent expert in gambling thinks the media's coverage of online gambling cheating will help supporters of legalizing and regulating the industry....
9. Nevada Senator Against Bailouts, Whether Casino or Auto
   By Brian Chan on December 9, 2008
   Senator John Ensign of Nevada said he might try to block a proposed bailout of the US auto industry, pointing out that his state's casino industry is also suffering, but no one wants to bail it out....
10. Landmark Atlantic City Casino May Close
    By Brian Chan on December 11, 2008
    Resorts Casino, the first casino to open in Atlantic City after casino gambling was legalized, may soon be forced by economics to give way to another mega-resort....
11. Jackpot Fever Slots Seized by Toledo Police
    By Lance Burkhart on December 12, 2008
    Law enforcement agents throughout the Toledo area conducted operations designed to shut businesses using Jackpot Fever, a slot-based machine that gave merchandise as rewards....
12. Online Casino Crime Down, Says Official Report
    By Lee Rockwell on December 14, 2008
    According to a new report, online casino crime decreased dramatically in 2008....
13. Delaware Governor Pushes Sports Parlay Wagers
    By Brian Chan on December 14, 2008
    In response to a Maryland move to install race track slots, Delaware and its new Governor want to let gamblers bet on sports parlays....
14. Carmen Electra is Casino Dealer Dreams Are Made Of
    By Lance Burkhart on December 15, 2008
    Sexy celebrity Carmen Electra took her turn as a Bunny at rthe Playboy Club at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, dealing blackjack for a night....
15. Philly Smokers Demand Larger Share of Casino
    By Lance Burkhart on December 16, 2008
    A Philadelphia racino has received state permission to double its smoking area to half the casino floor, in response to booming demand for gambling areas that allow cigarettes....
16. Colorado Town Grants Casinos Looser Rules in Landslide
    By Brian Chan on December 18, 2008
    The first of Colorado's gambling cities to vote on new expanded rules governing casinos passed the measures almost unanimously....
17. Trump to Take Balls and Go Home?
    By Lance Burkhart on December 19, 2008
    Casino operator Donald Trump is considering taking his Atlantic City casino company private....
18. Time to Protect Horse Racing from Casino Gambling Over
    By Brian Chan on December 20, 2008
    States are doing all in their power to preserve horse racing, including protecting the industry from other gambling operations, but gamblers' tastes run to newer games....
19. MGM Mirage Among Casinos Expecting Rough 2010
    By Lance Burkhart on December 21, 2008
    Gambling industry analysts are expecting many months, perhaps more than a year, before the Vegas casino economy picks up....
20. Illinois Careful to Avoid Corruption in Casino Licensing Process
    By Lance Burkhart on December 22, 2008
    Illinois chose a lesser bidder to receive its vacant casino license, rather than deal with a town already previously guilty of involving organized crime figures in its bidding process....
21. Rhode Island Raid Continues Expensive Gambling Investigations
    By Brian Chan on December 23, 2008
    Police in Rhode Island continued a pattern from Texas and Pennsylvania, spending many dollars to shut down minor illegal gambling operations....
22. Station Casinos May Be First to Bankrupt
    By Lance Burkhart on December 24, 2008
    While several casino operators have been on the brink of bankruptcy this past few months only to back away from the edge, Station Casinos might not be able to hang on....
23. Taxing Online Casinos Better Plan for Kentucky Than Ban
    By Brian Chan on December 25, 2008
    Kentucky would be far better served taxing online casinos than pursuing a hopeless attempt to seize their domain names....
24. Gambling Funding New York Budget to Avoid Tax Increases
    By Brian Chan on December 27, 2008
    Governor David Paterson, facing a huge budget deficit, is examining every possible way to bring in more gambling dollars to avoid the unpopular move of raising taxes....
25. Las Vegas Sands Finds Casino Troubles Even in Macau
    By Lance Burkhart on December 28, 2008
    With bad news coming from many directions, Las Vegas Sands hoped Macau would be the life preserver it seeks, but it might not be so....
26. Atlantic City is a Highway in the Interstate World of Gambling
    By Brian Chan on December 29, 2008
    Casino executives in Atlantic City may have to accept the town will never again reach its peak of a few years ago....
27. Alabama Governor Would Rather Beat Gambling Than Join It
    By Brian Chan on December 30, 2008
    Even though the state could sorely use a new revenue source, Alabama's governor swore to eradicate gambling rather than tax it....
28. Casino Betting Odds: Rod Blagojevich Does Jail-Time?
    By Angela Bedford on December 30, 2008
    With the Rod Blagojevich scandal heating up, online casinos are accepting bets on whether or not he will eventually do jail-time....