Top News Stories
September 1st, 2007
Here are some of the top gambling related news stories hitting the web.
-A Pennsylvania company, Penn National Gaming Inc. with gambling operations in 12 states is the first applicant for a contract to manage a state-owned casino in Kansas.
-Tennis umpires and officials received letters from U.S. Open organizers reminding them of rules against gambling, part of strengthened security measures to prevent match tampering. I guess a little reminder never hurts.
-Today brings a new era for bingo halls, betting shops, high end casinos and humble slot machine arcades in Wales. The Gambling Act 2005 came into force from midnight overhauling legislation dating as far back as 1845 when Queen Victoria was on the throne and Sir Robert Peel was her Prime Minister. The new laws mean bingo players could now become millionaires as jackpot wins can be “rolled over”. More than 6,000 slot machines will be removed from takeaways and minicab offices to stop children playing them. Ridiculously easy phone-in quizzes with phone charges as high as £1 per minute must be made harder (otherwise they will be classed as lotteries with a requirement to give 20% of profits to charity).