Posts by Angela Watts | World Casino News

September 9, 2008 0

South African president, Thabo Mbeki, has signed the National Gambling Amendment Bill. The bill allows for legalized online gambling. It...

Canada could legalize sports betting

September 9, 2008 0

The Canadian government has been under increasing pressure to change the Criminal Code that outlaws betting on individual sporting events....

Small Tahoe casino lays off 28 workers

September 8, 2008 0

One of the smallest casinos, Bill’s Casino has laid off twenty-eight workers and eliminated its tables games for the time being. The...

Man Sells House And Land In Raffle/House Raffle Is Probably Illegal, Says Gambling Law Expert

September 7, 2008 0

Brian Wilshaw and his wife Wendy are raffling off their 11.5 acre Oldborough Retreat. Forty-six thousand tickets will be sold...

Louisiana Cocks Fight No More As Gambling Tradition Ends

September 7, 2008 0

Last year, although the fights were not yet outlawed, gambling on them was a last attempt to squash the lengthy...

Slot Machine Success Clouded By Uncertainty

September 7, 2008 0

William Hill, Britain’s biggest bookmaker, reported a 5% increase in gross wins for the beginning of 2008 from its two...

Breeders Receive Millions From W.Va. Gambling

September 7, 2008 0

Race tracks for greyhounds and thoroughbred horses fill the state coffers, but they also earn themselves a nice return as...

Betting Shops To Open In Spain

September 5, 2008 0

A joint venture between English bookie William Hill and its Spanish counterpart Codere SA, dubbed Garaipen Victoria Apostak SL or...

Approval For Enterprise Plan To Develop Five Star Resort On Penghu Islands, Taiwan

September 4, 2008 0

The ninety islets and almost a million citizens of the Penghu Islands often represent a escape from Taiwan proper for...

Woodlands racetrack closing next month

August 29, 2008 0

Woodlands dog and horse race track is closing come August 24th. Kansas Racing which operated the track made the announcement and sent letters...

Tavern owners jazzed over keno

August 26, 2008 0

Ohio is giving bars, restaurants and other venues another way to draw in patrons starting August 4, 2008. The state has...

Pontiac Okays Silverdome Sale; Racino Possible

August 17, 2008 0

Bloomfield Hills lawyer H. Wallace Parker and his company, Silver Stallion have been approved for the $20 million sale of...

South African Internet gambling pioneer dies, age 34

August 17, 2008 0

Warren Cloud, online casino pioneer and South African died on his yacht near the party island of Ibizaunder questionable circumstances leaving a couple of creditors...

Opening of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs