'Gambling Funding New York' - 'Texas for Casino Gambling'

1. Gambling Funding New York Budget to Avoid Tax Increases
   By Brian Chan on December 27, 2008
   Governor David Paterson, facing a huge budget deficit, is examining every possible way to bring in more gambling dollars to avoid the unpopular move of raising taxes....
2. Alabama Governor Would Rather Beat Gambling Than Join It
   By Brian Chan on December 30, 2008
   Even though the state could sorely use a new revenue source, Alabama's governor swore to eradicate gambling rather than tax it....
3. Casino Betting Odds: Rod Blagojevich Does Jail-Time?
   By Angela Bedford on December 30, 2008
   With the Rod Blagojevich scandal heating up, online casinos are accepting bets on whether or not he will eventually do jail-time....
4. Sports Gambling Becoming Likely for Delaware
   By Lance Burkhart on January 5, 2009
   Delaware needs to exploit its advantage in being able to host sports gambling, say state legislators....
5. Texas Gambling Market Stands Ready to Open
   By Lance Burkhart on January 9, 2009
   Economic conditions and new legislative leadership may combine to bring expanded gambling to Texas....
6. Year-Long Investigation Ends Texas Public Gambling
   By Lance Burkhart on January 13, 2009
   Police agencies in west Texas worked together for a year to bust a gambling operation in plain view....
7. Colorado Casinos Getting Gambling Expansions
   By Brian Chan on January 14, 2009
   The new casino gambling rules allowed under Amendment 50 were approved in a landslide by Black Hawk voters, leaving one more town to vote....
8. Hawaii May Leave Utah as Only Non-Gambling State
   By Lance Burkhart on January 18, 2009
   Economic troubles may force Hawaii to bring some forms of gambling to the island....
9. Anti-Gambling Governor Out of Touch With Alabama Constituents
   By Brian Chan on January 19, 2009
   A poll showed that most Alabama residents disagree with the state's governor, preferring to use legalized gambling as a method of funding education....
10. Galveston Pushes Texas for Casino Gambling
    By Lance Burkhart on January 20, 2009
    Galveston citizens are joining officials from a local horse racing track to ask Texas voters to approve casino gambling to aid hurricane recovery efforts....