March 2009 News Articles

Listing of all the news articles for March of 2009, sorted in ascending order.

1. Casinos Lose Snobbishness as Recession Hits Gambling
   By Brian Chan on March 1, 2009
   Two tribal casinos in Connecticut have reemphasized marketing themselves for gambling patrons with an eye on their budgets....
2. Tropicana Casino Union Trouble Means Things Can Get Worse
   By Lance Burkhart on March 2, 2009
   Problems continue at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City as dealers at the gaming venue voted to allow the union to declare a strike....
3. Confusing South Carolina Poker Decision Appealed
   By Brian Chan on March 3, 2009
   Five poker players convicted of gambling by a judge who said poker doesn't meet gambling definitions have appealed the verdict....
4. Atlanta City Council Wants Casinos
   By Lance Burkhart on March 4, 2009
   Both the mayor and the city council expressed approval of a plan to bring slot-style gaming to Underground Atlanta, an historic shopping district....
5. Groundbreaking Atlantic City Casino Facing Foreclosure
   By Brian Chan on March 5, 2009
   Lenders received permission from New Jersey regulators to begin foreclosure proceedings against Resorts, Atlantic City's oldest casino....
6. New Jersey Casino Comps Disappear
   By Brian Chan on March 6, 2009
   Casinos in Atlantic City are offering gambling patrons fewer free deals and comps, as the economy forces cost-cutting moves....
7. Alabama Gambling Battle Heats Up
   By Lance Burkhart on March 7, 2009
   Rejecting the governor's call for a complete gambling ban, a lawmaker has introduced a bill to establish fourteen legal gaming complexes with electronic bingo games....
8. Australia Considers Adopting Failed US Casino Gambling Cards
   By Brian Chan on March 8, 2009
   In an effort to protect problem gamblers from themselves, Australian gaming regulators are thinking of using casino gambling identification cards....
9. Expert Says Casino Operators Will Outlast Recession
   By Lance Burkhart on March 9, 2009
   A leading casino industry analyst says the big gambling resort operators will make it through the current economic debacle....
10. Problem Gambling a Cultural Danger to Asian Americans
    By Lance Burkhart on March 10, 2009
    Problem gambling may be a plague on Asian Americans, but both convincing victims to seek help and then finding it are far more difficult than in normal US culture....
11. Electronic Gambling Brings Federal Heat to Alabama
    By Brian Chan on March 11, 2009
    Federal authorities are looking into the Alabama Attorney General's office, questioning why some electronic gambling sites are being shut down as others prosper....
12. Possibility of Problem Gambling Rise Disturbs US Military
    By Brian Chan on March 12, 2009
    Army officials are watching soldiers based overseas carefully to detect patterns of problem gambling....
13. Another Casino Gambling Law Seeks to Deputize Private Business
    By Brian Chan on March 13, 2009
    Maine legislators are so eager to deny winnings to deadbeat dads, they may force deputization on casinos and gambling venues....
14. March Madness Brings Gambling Frenzy
    By Lance Burkhart on March 15, 2009
    The start of the college basketball tournament is usually the sign of a big week for Las Vegas gambling revenue....
15. Missouri Problem Gambling Program Restored
    By Brian Chan on March 15, 2009
    State legislators in Missouri have reversed an earlier decision and approved continued funding for free counseling for those suffering from problem gambling....
16. Massachusetts Gambling Dollars Flee to Nearby States
    By Lance Burkhart on March 16, 2009
    A university survey shows citizens of Massachusetts flock across state borders to spend hundreds of millions gambling at legal casinos elsewhere....
17. Casino Slot Machine Error Costs Patron Millions
    By Brian Chan on March 18, 2009
    Casino officials in Ontario won't pay a winner his $43 million jackpot because they say the slot machine malfunctioned....
18. Station Casinos Faces April Bankruptcy Deadline
    By Lance Burkhart on March 20, 2009
    The forbearance granted Station Casinos by bondholders to reorganize debt is running out, leaving the company with few attractive options to save its gambling empire....
19. Casino Gambling Revenue in Atlantic City Continues Falling
    By Brian Chan on March 22, 2009
    New Jersey gambling revenue numbers for February showed casinos suffered the worst decline in the town's history....
20. Nevada Raises Room Tax Rather Than Casino Gaming Tax
    By Lance Burkhart on March 24, 2009
    Nevada lawmakers bowed to the will of casino operators and raised hotel room taxes rather than the state gaming tax....
21. Ohio March to Casinos Delayed by Attorney General
    By Brian Chan on March 24, 2009
    Ohio's chief law enforcement official rejected a proposed petition to permit four casino licenses in the state, saying the language was flawed....
22. Permanent Casino Set to Open in Pennsylvania
    By Lance Burkhart on March 25, 2009
    After two years of using a temporary slot facility, the Meadows Racetrack in Pennsylvania is ready to open its permanent structure....
23. Cyprus Asks EC Permission to Regulate Online Gambling
    By Brian Chan on March 26, 2009
    The island country of Cyprus wants to stem the flow of unregulated online casino revenues, but needs cooperation from the European Union....
24. Hawaii Makes Sure Natives Can't Use Casino Gambling
    By Lance Burkhart on March 27, 2009
    Hawaiian legislators amended a federal bill to guarantee island natives could not use casino gambling to escape poverty....
25. Pennsylvania Punishes Casino for Lax Age Verification
    By Lance Burkhart on March 28, 2009
    State regulators fined a racetrack casino for not preventing underage gambling....