February 2010 News Articles

Listing of all the news articles for February of 2010, sorted in ascending order.

1. Obama Offends Las Vegas Casino Interests Again
   By Lance Burkhart on February 2, 2010
   US President Obama once again used Las Vegas trips, with the implied risk of casinos and gambling, as a target in a speech....
2. Riley Fights Alabama Gambling Despite Public Wishes
   By Brian Chan on February 5, 2010
   Polls show that Alabama residents favor regulated gambling, but Governor Bob Riley's campaign to close gaming halls might force the issue to a public vote....
3. New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Sports Betting Bill
   By Brian Chan on February 7, 2010
   A committee in the New Jersey Senate approved an amendment legalizing sports betting to advance to the full legislature....
4. McDermott Foresees Legal Online Sports Gambling
   By Lance Burkhart on February 8, 2010
   Regulating online gambling may be the first step to legal sports betting, says US Representative Jim McDermott....
5. Former Mastercard Execs Prepare Online Casino Transactor
   By Brian Chan on February 9, 2010
   A new company, formed by former Mastercard officials, is setting up to handle US online casino payments as soon as regulation is passed....
6. Bama Illegal Gambling Task Force About to Become Illegal
   By Lance Burkhart on February 10, 2010
   A bill moving through the Alabama legislature may make the governor's task force on gambling illegal....
7. Maryland Considers Table Gambling to Keep Up with Joneses
   By Brian Chan on February 13, 2010
   Maryland officials led by the mayor of Baltimore are calling for table games to be legalized at the state's new slot casinos....
8. Singapore Starts Casino Gambling on Chinese New Year
   By Lance Burkhart on February 15, 2010
   Genting Group began gambling operations at its Singapore casino Sunday, on the day of the Chinese New Year....
9. US Casino Gambling Reports a Tale of Two Cities
   By Brian Chan on February 16, 2010
   Las Vegas casinos are recovering from the recession bit by bit, but Atlantic City gambling venues haven't been as fortunate....
10. Casino and Gambling Operators Spend Millions Lobbying Florida
    By Lance Burkhart on February 17, 2010
    Casino companies spent millions in 2009 in Florida trying to influence gambling laws, each hoping to tweak lawmakers into favoring their unique circumstances....
11. Quebec Minister Says Online Gambling Already Exists
    By Brian Chan on February 18, 2010
    The Finance Minister of Quebec says critics of the province's plan to operate online gambling sites fail to see Internet gambling already exists, only without rules....
12. Nebraska OTB Gambling Bill Falls
    By Lance Burkhart on February 19, 2010
    Nebraska lawmakers used demagogic rallying points to defeat a bill which would have allowed gambling on state horse racing from remote locations....
13. Casino Gambling Comes to Guyana
    By Brian Chan on February 20, 2010
    Although casino gambling may start in Guyana as soon as this weekend, no Guyanans will be participating....
14. US Attorney Files to Seize Bar for Online Gambling
    By Brian Chan on February 22, 2010
    Federal officials acted to seize a Pennsylvania sports bar, saying its owner runs an online gambling site taking sports bets and uses the bar to settle debts....
15. Residents Want to Vote on Alabama Electronic Gambling
    By Brian Chan on February 24, 2010
    Residents of Alabama, tired of the governor's enforcement of a policy many reject, demanded the issue of electronic bingo gambling be put on the ballot....
16. Growth of NASCAR Gambling May Be Sports Betting Future
    By Lance Burkhart on February 25, 2010
    While many casinos shy away from taking NASCAR bets, the Las Vegas Hilton sportsbook is successfully gambling a clientele exist for auto racing wagering....
17. Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Advancing Soon
    By Brian Chan on February 26, 2010
    The long-awaited discussion of Barney Frank's bill regulating online gambling may begin soon....