http://kansped.org Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:02:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you gamble online and are from France, now is one of the best times you will ever have to procure great deals at Euro online casinos. With the news that the French government will be amending gambling laws to regulate the online gambling industry, many an online casino operator ... http://kansped.org/2009/french-players-being-tapped-by-euro-online-casinos/ Two major casino companies have been fined by the Missouri Gaming Commission for allowing underage gamblers to play on their properties. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., the firm that owns the downtown St. Louis casino Lumiere Place, was fined US$60,000. Ameristar Casino, Inc., the company that owns the Ameristar Casino Resort in ... http://kansped.org/2009/underage-gaming-a-problem-in-missouri-gambling/ Shannon Shorr is a student majoring in business at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is also one of the best young players on the no-limit hold’em tournament circuit, with over US$3.3 million in career earnings. After his school ran a public awareness campaign about university students and problem ... http://kansped.org/2009/problem-gambling-on-the-rise-at-us-universities/ This year, the European horse racing industry got something that Americans have been praying for for three decades: a new legend. In fact, many British racing writers have gone so far as to suggest that had Sea The Stars been an American horse, he would have taken this year's Triple ... http://kansped.org/2009/sea-the-stars-sets-records/ After a long legacy of explosive growth (in both the residential and commercial sectors), Las Vegas' building boom has come to a screeching halt. An economy that relies so heavily on an industry supported by spending money is clearly going to suffer in a recession, bu even without the recession, ... http://kansped.org/2009/is-the-vegas-building-boom-finally-over/ Revenue is still falling for Atlantic City's 11 casinos, but at least the plunge is slowing down. Revenue from the gambling halls in September fell by 5.8 percent compared with a year ago, but that was far better than the more than 16 percent drop recorded in August. The casinos took ... http://kansped.org/2009/revenue-decreases-5-8-percent-at-nj-casinos/ Like many sports junkies, Steve spends every Thursday breaking down the weekend's football games before placing multiple bets at online gambling sites. "It's an adrenaline rush," said the 19-year-old sophomore at Northwestern University, who risks hundreds of dollars a month. Steve isn't alone. Recent research shows gambling is becoming a college pastime ... http://kansped.org/2009/fueled-by-internet-casino-growth-but-few-schools-confront-it/ It's been six long years since the Browns beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh -- and no smart sports bettor would put his cash on Cleveland next weekend. So save your money for a new place to gamble -- say, the stunning new casino on Pittsburgh's North Side. But you'll have ... http://kansped.org/2009/pittsburghs-rivers-casino-give-new-game-to-football-town/ Think the Cleveland Cavaliers have done OK since Dan Gilbert took over as majority owner? Do you like Quicken Arena in downtown Cleveland? Then maybe you'll consider the argument that Gilbert and his companies will take part in building some rather nice casinos in Ohio's four major cities, says Jeff Cohen, ... http://kansped.org/2009/cavs-owner-says-gamblings-would-be-slam-dunk-for-local-economy/ Macau's government met with the city's six casino operators Monday and said it would review the size and growth of the industry, including potential restrictions on the number of gambling tables. The government of the Chinese gambling enclave didn't release specifics. But depending on the results of the review, government officials ... http://kansped.org/2009/macau-considers-casinos-limits/