'Arkansas Lottery Foes Argue' - 'Gambling Not Victimless Crime'

1. Arkansas Lottery Foes Argue Law Would Lead to Casinos
   By Brian Chan on October 27, 2008
   The debate in Arkansas over whether to adopt a state lottery has gotten fiercer, as opponents fear other forms of gambling, including casinos, may follow....
2. States Consider Leasing Lotteries For Instant Cash
   By Brian Chan on October 28, 2008
   States that have outspent the growth in revenues provided by casinos and other gambling sources are eyeing leasing their lotteries for one big payday....
3. Casinos in Colorado Get Voter Backing in Poll
   By Lance Burkhart on October 29, 2008
   Colorado voters told pollsters they like a plan to expand hours, games, and betting limits at licensed casinos....
4. Oklahoma Latest State to Use Law to Throttle Gambling Competition
   By Lance Burkhart on October 30, 2008
   Oklahoma conducted a series of raids against innocent proprietors and hole-in-the-wall bars with a few slots to shut down any competitors of state-taxed gambling operations....
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. 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....
8. 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....
9. 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....
10. 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....