Budget crisis in N.J. dims gamblers' hopes
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As politicians in the state capital haggled over how to fill a &#36;4.5 billion budget deficit, New Jersey&#039;s fiscal crisis was being felt across the state &amp;#151; casinos were closed, state offices were shuttered and many state employees stayed home.
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The problem with having a lot to play for is the prospect of losing it all.
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New Jersey&#039;s casinos ushered the last of the gamblers away from slot machines and tables Wednesday, and janitors locked the doors behind them as a state government shutdown claimed its latest victims.
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TORONTO - People with gambling problems account for more than a third of the $4 billion spent each year by Ontario residents at casinos, racetracks and lottery kiosks, a new study suggests.
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Problem gambling can show itself in the stock market.
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Online gambling firms faced their   biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed   legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and   wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.
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With Indian gambling poised to expand, state seeks its share of the winnings.
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On a Friday at the Mohegan Sun casino, most of the daytime gamblers are retirees like 73-year-old Mike Sanzo. He&#39;s checking out the day&#39;s races, while his wife hits the slots.
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The N.B.A. commissioner has concluded that the leagueâs rules on gambling were unrealistic, and has decided to stop punishing referees for minor violations of league rules.
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Front-office executives served drinks, lawyers flipped hamburgers and accountants made beds Friday after casino-hotel workers went on strike, forcing casinos to shuffle their decks and curtail service to gamblers.
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National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman, painting a bleak picture of the league&#39;s economic state, yesterday locked out players
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Online gambling firms faced their  biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed  legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and  wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It's like finding out you won the lottery - then receiving strict orders not to cash in your ticket for another month.
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Mandalay falls short as gamblers lose less; Shuffle Master's winning streak continues.
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A proposed new stadium that would keep the Colts in Indianapolis for 30 years could face stiff opposition because its funding relies on gaming revenue.
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Last year, Johnny Avello, director of race and sports operations at the Wynn Las Vegas, started setting odds on the Westminster as a novelty for which there is no wagering.
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TORONTO -- Gambling in Ontario is here to stay, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday, despite a report showing problem gamblers contribute more than one third of the province&#39;s gambling revenues.