April 30 2001
Contractor sues insurer
A Las Vegas subcontractor sued to recover a $695,798 payment for plumbing work done at the Aladdin hotel-casino's Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts from Novato, Calif.-based American Insurance Co.
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April 29 2001
Roski levels new charges in Park Place lawsuit, claims Hilton bid for hotel
Los Angeles developer Ed Roski Jr., who sued Park Place Entertainment Corp. in January over the failed $345 million sale of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino, has leveled new charges against Park Place, saying the sale couldn't be completed in time because it allegedly failed to provide a $30 million loan.
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April 27 2001
Lawmakers OK Internet gaming bill
CARSON CITY -- Two days of political maneuvering ended this morning with the passage of a compromise Internet gaming bill that allows casinos in rural counties to launch into cyberspace ...
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April 27 2001
College betting-ban debate begins
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on a mission to outlaw college sports betting in Nevada, today faced a panel of opponents to the plan, including venerable coach Pete Newell, a national sports analyst and a Harvard University addictions researcher.
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April 27 2001
Internet gambling bill still up in air
CARSON CITY -- The Assembly may experience deja vu this morning as it reconsiders two critical votes on Internet gaming.
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April 26 2001
Ex-coach leads betting-ban foes into hearing
WASHINGTON -- A respected former basketball coach is expected to be a star witness for Nevada at a congressional hearing Thursday that pits the state's gambling industry against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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April 26 2001
Mexico's Fox would support legalizing casinos
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Vicente Fox, who is pressing Congress to pass tax reforms to raise government income, said on Tuesday he would support legalizing casinos, seen as a way to bring in more taxes and boost tourism.
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April 26 2001
Israelis forbidden in Gaza casinos
TEL AVIV, Israel, (UPI) -- Foreign Minister Shimon Peres Tuesday seemed inclined to allow Israelis into a Palestinian casino in Jericho but Prime Minister Ariel Sharon quashed the idea.
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April 24 2001
Slots legalized in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Legislature on Saturday passed Gov. Bob Wise's bill to legalize, regulate and tax 9,000 video poker machines in West Virginia, sending the much debated proposal to the governor for his signature.
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April 23 2001
Strip casino accused of patent infringement
The Tropicana hotel-casino was sued by a Silicon Valley-based firm, which accused the Las Vegas Strip property of infringing its cash dispensing machine patents.
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April 21 2001
China cracks down on Internet cafes
(IDG) -- Tough new laws imposed on Internet cafes in China could affect millions of people who use the shops as their link to the Internet.
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April 20 2001
Bill to Permit Gambling Sites on Internet Pushed in Nevada
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada casinos may be the first in the nation to launch Internet gambling sites under legislation moving easily through the state Legislature. The bill, which has no opposition so far, would mark a major step toward the day when gamblers might place nonsporting bets with the likes of Caesars Palace, Harrah's and Mirage over the Internet.
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April 20 2001
International Experts to Discuss Gaming Regulation
LAS VEGAS /PRNewswire/ -- As casino gaming continues its pioneering march into 30 of the Union's 50 states, gaming regulations have risen from the dust gaming's rapid spread has left in its wake. These regulations are as dynamic as modern technology itself and have left operators, regulators and legislators alike wondering if less is more.
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April 20 2001
Court gives PAF right to maintain online gambling site
(INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS via COMTEX) - 
The Finnish supreme court has decided that PAF, the Aland Islands Slot Machine Association, is allowed to set up an online gambling site.
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April 20 2001
Gaming Panel Favors State Oversight of Bingo
Members of the California Gambling Control Commission indicated Monday that they favor legislation that would allow the state to regulate charitable bingo games.
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April 20 2001
Court gives PAF right to maintain online gambling site
(INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS via COMTEX) -- The Finnish supreme court has decided that PAF, the Aland Islands Slot Machine Association, is allowed to set up an online gambling site. The site was launched on Thursday (12 April) after the affirmative decision the day before at www.paf.fi PAF has said that the association will provide online betting, lottery and Casino functions. The decision means that PAF will be able to look for sponsorship contracts and market the site. It also means competition for the Finnish 'mainland' gambling monopoly.
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April 20 2001
Crime web hits casino
INTERNATIONAL casino cheats, extortionists, standover men and loan sharks have been caught working their scams at Crown casino.
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April 18 2001
Interactive Gambling Bill Clears Nevada Assembly Committee
The Nevada bill that authorizes interactive gambling cleared a major hurdle this afternoon, when the Judiciary Committee of the Nevada Assembly passed the bill unanimously. The entire Assembly now has until April 27 to approve the bill and send it to the state Senate.
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April 18 2001
Lithuanian parliament legalizes gambling for the first time
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Vilnius (dpa) - The Lithuanian parliament passed a bill on gambling taxes Tuesday, thereby completing a new body of laws that will legalise gambling.
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April 17 2001
Venerable coach sides with betting-ban foes
WASHINGTON -- Nevada lawmakers and gaming industry leaders have enlisted a well-known former college coach to publicly criticize a bill that would ban betting on college sports in Nevada.
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April 14 2001
Court says Adelson responsible for Sands workers' tip income
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a groundbreaking decision, ruled Wednesday that Las Vegas Sands Inc. must compensate its former workers for tip income lost with the early closure of the Las Vegas Strip's Sands resort in 1996
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April 14 2001
ICC Foils Online Banking Scam
PARIS (AP) - The International Chamber of Commerce says it foiled an online banking scam that sought to defraud would-be investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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April 14 2001
High-Tech Mafia Gambling Ring Busted
ONTARIO, Canada –- As reported by the National Post : “A Mafia-led illegal gambling ring that used high-tech devices, Internet links and store front businesses in Ontario and Quebec to take in $200 million in bets on sports games and races was dismantled in dozens of raids on homes and businesses, police say.
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April 12 2001
Ban bill reaches Senate
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday reintroduced his bill to prohibit Nevada sports books from taking bets on college games, and he plans a fast track to get the legislation to final Senate votes within a month.
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April 12 2001
Legislative move sought to clamp down on video gaming
MONTGOMERY - Sen. Gerald Dial, D-Lineville, is trying to move legislation he says will clamp down on video poker machines in Alabama and outlaw video gambling halls while placating those who support gambling bills year after year.
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April 12 2001
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has proposed May 21 as the date for oral arguments in the Jay Cohen case.  Look for forthcoming news right here.

April 12 2001
S. African Minister speaks out against gambling laws
CAPE TOWN, APRIL 10. For the third time in the past one week, the Minister for Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyia, has called for review of the laws governing gambling in the country. Dr Skweyia is the first Minister of the national Government to come out in public with a dissenting view on the official policy. Some weeks ago, Mr. Peter Miller, the Member, Executive Council, for Finance in the KwaZulu-Natal Government, had expressed similar criticism.
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April 11 2001
Nevada association backs bill
A Nevada technology association has thrown its support behind a legislative bill that aims to legalize Internet gambling for Nevada hotel-casino operators.
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April 10 2001
Net betting operator isn’t wavering
Hours after becoming the first person to be sentenced to federal prison for running an Internet sports betting site, Jay Cohen predicted his conviction will be reversed on appeal because the trial judge excluded key legal issues.
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April 10 2001
Legal Internet Gaming in Nevada?
CARSON CITY -- A bill to legalize On-line gaming would allow the state's Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board to license hotel-casinos that want to launch Internet gaming sites. If the measure passes this legislative session and is signed by Gov. Kenny Guinn, it will be the first such law in the nation.
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April 10 2001
Britain embraces Internet gambling
Lending new legitimacy to online gambling, Great Britain on Wednesday dumped its tax on sports betting in exchange for a pledge by its famed bookmakers to shut down their offshore Internet operations and reopen them at home. One bookmaker said the change could turn the United Kingdom into “the hub of the global gambling industry.”
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April 8 2001
Fraud alleged at LV lending company
The president of a Las Vegas mortgage loan company, who was indicted this week on 29 counts of money laundering and wire fraud, faces prison time if convicted and may be required to forfeit up to $4.353 million to the government.
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April 7 2001
LV resort fined for treatment of workers
The Las Vegas Strip's Excalibur hotel-casino will pay more than $50,000 in civil penalties and backpay to 22 of its hotel and casino workers to settle charges of workplace discrimination, the government said.
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April 6 2001
McCain shifts focus to gaming: Arizona senator plans April 26 hearing on betting-ban bill
Arizona Sen. John McCain, riding high from his campaign finance reform win, was gearing up today to introduce his bill on Capitol Hill that would ban betting on college sports in Nevada.
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April 5 2001
Video slot machines have invaded Texas
Video slot advocates said Tuesday that their divided industry is working on a compromise bill to regulate the fast-spreading betting machines – and remove them from the purview of law enforcement officials who have declared them illegal.
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April 3 2001
F.Y.I.
Financial institutions, casinos, and businesses that deal in cash must file "currency transaction reports" (CTRs) when they make or receive cash payments of $10,000 or more. This applies whether the payment is made all at once, or is aggregated over time. In 1966, casinos filed 151,314 CTRs. Numbers filed by other parties were 12,752,124 domestic financial, 149,149 foreign financial, and 128,772 private business. CTRs are not secret; you know from the signs that they'll be filed and can see yours if you ask.

April 1 2001
Dockside loses roll of the dice
Gambling measure looks almost dead in Legislature
Casino lobbyists by the dozens staggered from the room as though punch-drunk after an Indiana Senate committee swiftly killed dockside gambling Wednesday.
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April 13 2001
STATE PLACING $18M BET
New Jersey taxpayers will pony up $18 million to boost the size of purses for horse races at the state's three remaining tracks under a law signed Tuesday that advocates called overdue help for a struggling industry. The extra cash will be shared by horse owners and trainers who have argued for years that New Jersey needed to do more to combat competition from other states.

April 02 2001
Slots at the Horse Track
The Fair Grounds and Harrah's New Orleans Casino have reached an agreement under which the horse-racing track could eventually have as many as 700 slot machines.
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