November 2008 News Articles

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

1. More Online Casinos Laying Off Workers
   By Lee Rockwell on November 1, 2008
   More bad news came for online casino workers, as many received their pink slips on Friday evening....
2. Iowa Market Gamblers Favor Barack Obama
   By Lance Burkhart on November 1, 2008
   Both overseas bookies and local political exchanges find Obama the better gamble over John McCain to win the Presidency....
3. Computer Generated Horses May Be Next Gamble in Idaho
   By Brian Chan on November 2, 2008
   Idaho tracks are asking state administrators for approval of several gambling changes to support racing, including wagering on cyberhorses....
4. Mississippi Casino Spans River With Donated Bras
   By Lance Burkhart on November 4, 2008
   The Riverwalk Casino in Mississippi is helping a good cause while having good-natured fun by crossing the Mighty Mississippi with almost 3000 bras....
5. Missouri Lifts Casino Loss Limits
   By Brian Chan on November 5, 2008
   Missouri voters handily passed a law lifting the restrictions on gambling losses Tuesday, giving state casinos an even field with neighboring competition....
6. Colorado Casinos Get Expanded Gambling From Voters
   By Lance Burkhart on November 6, 2008
   Voters on Tuesday passed Amendment 50, which gives Colorado gambling towns the option to expand games and hours, as well as raise maximum bets....
7. McCain Out of the Republican Party, The Betting Odds
   By Lee Rockwell on November 6, 2008
   John McCain, the Republican Presidential nominee who lost decisively to Barack Obama, has made a career of 'crossing the isle', will he be forced to cross-over permanently?...
8. Online Casinos Send a Message to Barack Obama
   By Paul Black on November 7, 2008
   As President-Elect Barack Obama prepares for his new career, online casinos are excited to work with a new American administration concerning international gambling law....
9. Treasury Move Against Online Gambling Pushed By Lobbyist
   By Brian Chan on November 8, 2008
   A White House official may have aided an agenda for which he had been a paid lobbyist by pushing the Treasury to finalize regulations against online casinos....
10. NBA Ref Asserts Innocence as Gambling Investigation Ends
    By Brian Chan on November 9, 2008
    Tim Donaghy may have used his position as an NBA referee to alter the outcomes of games for gambling purposes, but another official has been cleared....
11. Poker Players Victims of Both Cops and Robbers
    By Lance Burkhart on November 10, 2008
    After poker players reported robbers had taken the game's money at gunpoint, police charged them with illegal gambling....
12. Las Vegas Sands Bankruptcy Fears Grow
    By Brian Chan on November 11, 2008
    Las Vegas Sands, the owner of the Venetian casino line, is struggling to stay within bounds determined by credit agreements and not default due to lack of liquidity....
13. Michelle Obama, Bet on How Fat She'll Get in the White House
    By Lee Rockwell on November 11, 2008
    Now that First-Lady Michelle Obama can finally relax, online casinos are asking, 'How much weight will the African-American woman gain?'...
14. Davydenko Declares Tennis Online Gambling Scandal Non-Existent
    By Brian Chan on November 12, 2008
    Nikolay Davydenko, the star Russian tennis player implicated then cleared in an Internet gambling scandal, says tennis is free of corruption....
15. Bally's Casino Fined Record Amount For Underaged Gambling
    By Lance Burkhart on November 13, 2008
    New Jersey regulators gave a massive fine to Bally's Casino for allowing an underaged woman to play repeatedly at its tables....
16. Amid Rumors, MGM Mirage CEO Retires Abrubtly
    By Angela Bedford on November 14, 2008
    Amid wide-spread rumors and speculation, MGM Mirage CEO Terrence Lanni retires after 13-years as chief executive....
17. MGM Mirage Chief Quits Amid Questions of Academic Fraud
    By Lance Burkhart on November 14, 2008
    MGM Mirage Chairman and Ceo Terry Lanni insisted his retirement from the gaming and casino company was unrelated to stories of a falsified resume....
18. Non-Smoking Break Over For AC Casinos, Back to Work
    By Brian Chan on November 16, 2008
    A glitch in timing by the Atlantic City government forced imposition of a casino smoking ban set for next year over the last month, but smoking privileges have been restored as of today....
19. Casinos Prosper in Pennsylvania
    By Lance Burkhart on November 17, 2008
    While many gambling locations face a downward spiral in revenue, Pennsylvania has seen a steady increase in business....
20. Harrah's Refuses to Gamble on Kansas Casino
    By Brian Chan on November 18, 2008
    Harrah's Entertainment became the latest casino operator to cancel plans for a Kansas casino....
21. Casino Gambling Industry to Seek Financial Bailout Package?
    By Lee Rockwell on November 18, 2008
    As the Big 3 Auto-Makers ask for a $25 billion dollar financial bailout, gaming analysts are discussing a possible bailout for the casino gambling industry....
22. Australian Welfare Recipients Use Funds For Casino Gambling
    By Lance Burkhart on November 19, 2008
    Australian authorities are upset that some individuals are using social security and unemployment benefits to gamble at casinos....
23. iPhone & Blackberry Users Get More Online Casino Games
    By Paul Black on November 20, 2008
    As the new wave of smart-phones arrive in stores across the US, iPhone and Blackberry users are rewarded with the most online casino games....
24. Nassau County DA Asserts Sports Gambling Not Victimless Crime
    By Lance Burkhart on November 21, 2008
    Police busted a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking operation, and justified the time and expense involved by saying that sports gambling does indeed have victims....
25. Texas Police Charge Man With Gambling Offenses
    By Brian Chan on November 22, 2008
    A prominent Texas businessman has been indicted by local grand juries with violating illegal gambling and organized crime laws....
26. Will Casinos Finally Arrive in Atlanta, Georgia?
    By Lee Rockwell on November 24, 2008
    With a slumping economy, is now the time to bring casino gambling to Atlanta, Georgia?...
27. Canadian Police Spend Year Investigating Poker Room
    By Brian Chan on November 24, 2008
    It took a full year before law enforcement raided an illegal gambling setup, spending far more than the small amounts seized from alleged poker criminals....
28. Video Poker Gambling Suggested for South Carolina
    By Lance Burkhart on November 26, 2008
    A state legislator wants Soth Carolina to ease its financial problems by legalizing and taxing gambling, especially video poker....
29. Politics Irrelevant as China Reaches for Gambling Revenue
    By Brian Chan on November 27, 2008
    Chinese leaders, desperate to find new revenue sources as the economy stagnates, have turned to gambling, once thought to be forbidden ideologically....
30. Trump Entertainment Unable to Meet Payment Obligations
    By Lance Burkhart on November 28, 2008
    Spokesmen for Trump Entertainment revealed the casino operator cannot make an interest payment due Monday, and will use a month-long grace period to seek new financing....
31. UFC Doesn't Hide Gambling Ties
    By Lance Burkhart on November 29, 2008
    Mixed martial arts may be the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., but it is not ashamed of its close links to gambling....