September 2008 News Articles

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

1. World Series of Slots Begins Tonight
   By Lee Rockwell on September 1, 2008
   The World Series of Slots kicks off tonight with competitors battling for nearly 1/2 million dollars....
2. Louisiana Casinos Survive Hurricane Gustav
   By Lance Burkhart on September 2, 2008
   Hurricane Gustav left behind little damage for Louisiana area casino and gaming facility managers....
3. Casino Fined After Teenager Gambles
   By Brian Chan on September 2, 2008
   Pennsylvania gaming regulators slapped a big fine on a local casino that permitted an underage girl to gamble, but even more stringent measures are called for....
4. Casinos Reopen Despite Hurricane Gustav Aftermath
   By Angela Bedford on September 3, 2008
   Just two days after Hurricane Gustav roared through the Gulf Coast area, casinos have reopened and players are lining up at the doors....
5. Video Poker Company Bomb Planted By Mob
   By Brian Chan on September 4, 2008
   An attack on a legal distributor of video poker games by organized crime might be the fading cry of the mob as gambling becomes legitimate....
6. New Online Casino Affiliate Program Offers 40% Rev Share
   By Lance Burkhart on September 5, 2008
   A new online casino affiliate program has burst onto the scene offering publishers 40% revenue sharing....
7. Oggs.com Releases Paddy Power Casino Review
   By Angela Bedford on September 7, 2008
   Oggs.com, a well-known online casino review site, announced today they added a Paddy Power casino review to their directory....
8. Remote Gaming Association Presses U.S. on Online Casinos
   By Brian Chan on September 7, 2008
   European representatives want answers as to why the U.S. has outlawed foreign Internet wagering concerns, but allows similar domestic activity....
9. Robin Hood 702 Helping People Through Gambling
   By Paul Black on September 8, 2008
   Robin Hood 702 is offering 1 lucky family a chance to become debt-free by donating his blackjack winnings taken from a Las Vegas casino....
10. Levine Online Poker Bill On Hold in California
    By Brian Chan on September 8, 2008
    Lloyd Levine's bill pushing for online gaming rights inside state borders will be put aside until 2009....
11. Former WSOP Winner to Speak at CAP Euro Event
    By Angela Bedford on September 9, 2008
    Former World Series of Poker champion, Jamie Gold, has agreed to speak at the 2008 CAP Euro convention....
12. Online Predictions Market Uses Gambling to See Future
    By Brian Chan on September 9, 2008
    A new website in New Zealand uses online gambling to measure the likelihood of future events....
13. Pennsylvania Police Deem Prize Wheel Gambling
    By Brian Chan on September 10, 2008
    Spinning a wheel to determine distribution of prizes at a social club gathering constitutes gambling, say police in Pennsylvania....
14. Sports Gambling Upended by New England Patriot Injury
    By Brian Chan on September 11, 2008
    Las Vegas sportsbooks suspended play while online casinos rapidly and drastically changed their numbers after Patriot quarterback Tom Brady's knee injury....
15. UK Online Casino Receives a Face Lift
    By Lance Burkhart on September 12, 2008
    After months of graphic design overhaul, one UK online casino has an entirely new look and feel....
16. Online Gamblers Need to Speak Up, Repeatedly
    By Brian Chan on September 12, 2008
    Patrons of Internet gambling must realize that opponents are constantly lobbying, and they must do the same to expect their voice to be heard....
17. Joe Biden Son Quits Federal Lobbying for Internet Gambling
    By Lee Rockwell on September 13, 2008
    Joe Biden and his son are advocates of internet gambling legalization, however, Hunter Biden has decided to stop public lobbying on the issue and take a center-position during the election....
18. Crist Loses Appeal for Rehearing of Seminole Casino Compact
    By Brian Chan on September 13, 2008
    Governor Crist of Florida lost an appeal to get his casino compact with the Seminole Tribe a second chance, as the state Supreme Court declined to hear the case again....
19. Charity Too Good For Gambling Donation
    By Brian Chan on September 14, 2008
    A New York charity rejected a $3 million donation because its source received the money by winning a gambling jackpot, something unlikely to matter to the poor and hungry....
20. Online Poker Site Offering $100,000 Tournament
    By Paul Black on September 15, 2008
    A new online poker room is offering $100,000 in cash and prizes over the next three months to the highest ranked players in their points system....
21. Casino Robber Caught at Last in Montana
    By Brian Chan on September 15, 2008
    After so many casino robberies had occurred in the state that copycat crimes were bound to happen as every crime went unsolved, Montana police finally apprehended a robber....
22. Kansas Casinos Face Pinnacle Entertainment Withdrawal
    By Brian Chan on September 16, 2008
    Pinnacle joined Penn National as casino companies weary and no longer interested in what appears to be a declining Kansas casino market....
23. Nevada Gold Backing Out of Gulf Coast Casino Deal
    By Lance Burkhart on September 17, 2008
    Nevada Gold Casinos announced today they have officially cancelled any and all deals concerning the Horizon Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi....
24. PayTheFan.com Awards Week 1 Winner $10,000
    By Paul Black on September 18, 2008
    An NFL fantasy football sports website has awarded Mark Engelhard $10,000 on his week 1 victory....
25. Frank Online Gambling Bill Caves to Sports Leagues
    By Brian Chan on September 19, 2008
    Sports leagues lobbied to keep Internet sports wagering in a special category still banned even as online casinos move toward regulation....
26. Later in Life Exposed to Gambling, the Greater Chance of Problems
    By Brian Chan on September 20, 2008
    A Rutgers University research study has found that the older a subject is when first exposed to gambling, the bigger the odds that person will become a compulsive gambler....
27. Kansas Casino Awarded to Cordish Company
    By Brian Chan on September 21, 2008
    Kansas lottery officials named the Cordish Company recipients of a Kansas casino partnership before the field could narrow itself again....
28. Casino Stocks Continue Fall on Liquidity Questions
    By Brian Chan on September 22, 2008
    Friday's brief rise gave way to severe drops in casino stock value today....
29. Gambling Barney Frank Bankrupts Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
    By Lee Rockwell on September 22, 2008
    Barney Frank, the pro-internet gambling advocate from the financial services committee, has apparently bankrupted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
30. Online Casinos Uncertain How to React Against Beshear
    By Brian Chan on September 23, 2008
    The Internet gambling industry was caught offguard by a Kentucky judge's order allowing the seizure of gaming domain names....
31. Cordish Company High Bidder for Tropicana Casino
    By Brian Chan on September 24, 2008
    After a restart to bidding procedures, Gary Stein, the state-appointed trustee, said the Cordish Company was high bidder for the Tropicana Casino and Resort....
32. Kentucky Online Gambling Hearing Delayed
    By Brian Chan on September 25, 2008
    A hearing before a Kentucky judge to determine the state's rights to seize Internet casino domain names was pushed back to Friday....
33. Online Poker Operator Wins Another Industry Award
    By Angela Bedford on September 25, 2008
    Online poker operator, Everest Gaming, wins Operator of the Year award at the eGaming Review Industry Awards....
34. Ford County Casino Operator Named by Kansas
    By Brian Chan on September 26, 2008
    Kansas state regulators finally named the last of its selected partners for four casinos....
35. Study Finds Poker Falling in Popularity Among Youth
    By Lance Burkhart on September 27, 2008
    A social trends organization has found poker to have fallen in popularity over the past 2 years....
36. Las Vegas Casino Robbed for Six-Figure Loss
    By Brian Chan on September 27, 2008
    A brazen strike by robbers left a Vegas casino sportsbook emptied of hundreds of thousands of gambling money....
37. Mohegan Sun Latest Casino to Cancel Expansion
    By Brian Chan on September 28, 2008
    The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut became the latest company in the gambling industry to change direction, halting a new hotel in light of economic conditions....
38. Democrats Attack McCain Ties to Gambling, Casinos
    By Brian Chan on September 29, 2008
    After a newspaper story Sunday detailed John McCain's close history with gambling and casino development, Democrats sought to portray him as a moderate Republican....