July 2nd, 2009

MONTGOMERY — State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks fashioned a campaign platform for governor that calls for taxes on the gambling industry and the creation of a state lottery to provide tax cuts for Alabama families and college scholarships ...

July 2nd, 2009

The Tropicana Las Vegas casino was once one of the premiere properties on the Vegas Strip. It, however, has turned into one of the lower end establishments in recent years and has gone through bankruptcy proceedings. On Wednesday, the casino came out ...

July 2nd, 2009

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks fashioned a campaign platform for governor that calls for taxes on the gambling industry and the creation of a state lottery to provide tax cuts for Alabama families and college ...

July 2nd, 2009

Romesh Patel, left, and C.K. Patel get acquainted with the Ohio Lottery's new system at the Yearling Market at 516 S. Yearling Rd. in Whitehall. Yesterday was the launch date. Lottery players experienced problems yesterday, particularly in cashing ...

July 2nd, 2009

Indiana lawmakers worried about distractions during the special budget session kept gambling issues from creeping into negotiations. But the push to give racetracks a break and help struggling casinos could surface again this summer and in 2010. The ...

July 2nd, 2009

BELLINGHAM - For one Bellingham woman, the 4th of July will now be known as financial independence day. E. Cook, who goes by her first initial, won $100,000 on a Washington Lottery Hit 5 ticket. Cook asked not to be interviewed, but a Lottery press ...

July 2nd, 2009

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Shelbyville police are investigating a death at the Indiana Live Casino . Around 12:30 Thursday morning, gaming police arrested 46-year-old Dilbag Singh of California for public intoxication. Singh then collapsed as ...

July 2nd, 2009

NORTH BEND, Ore. -The Mill Casino Hotel is known for it's July 3 fireworks display but this year, they're also bringing folks back to the boardwalk on the fourth, for a different type of celebration in the sky. Come nightfall this Friday, the ...

July 2nd, 2009

EDWARDSVILLE - Prosecutors Thursday charged a man with theft of more than $10,000 worth of Illinois Lottery instant tickets in 2008. The suspect is Keith E. Wilcoxon, 23, now believed to be living in Pekin, Ill. Stephanee Smith, a spokeswoman for ...

July 2nd, 2009

The big pay for top assistants drew little objection. I note Capswearch Twitter posts that quote House Speaker Robbie Wills thusly: * Wills says he wants Arkansans to understand why lottery staff earns handsome salaries: big bucks for education ...