Fresh Air for Colorado Casinos
by Chris Jakubowski ( August 26 2009 12:31:0 )

The Colorado House is trying to pass a bill banning smoking in all of the states casinos.

Last year Colorado passed the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, which made it illegal to smoke inside any public buildings like restaurants and bars, but a special wafer was given to the state casinos just like it was once handed to state casinos out of fear of lost revenues to the state if those playing at casinos go out of state or visit cyber casinos to do their gambling. But the house is working on bill 1269 which will remove the casi...

No Ban on Smoking in NJ Casinos
by William Barnes ( August 8 2009 12:27:0 )

Atlantic City goes with less smoking instead of a total ban on smoking in its casinos.

Do you enjoy a smoke while gambling? Well if you do you will have less room to do it in Atlantic City's casinos thanks to a new law passed yesterday. The new law limits smoking to 1/4 of the casinos floor, and the law goes into affect on April 15 2007. The city council was expected to pass a bill banning all smoking in casinos as they did last year for restaurants and bars. The City Council decided ch...

Police Raid Popular Night Spot
by Chris Jakubowski ( July 22 2009 12:11:0 )

Police raid a popular Pool Hall after illegal Slot Machines are found.

Police Raid a popular pool hall after it is revealed that their popularity is not due to the great atmosphere, but the illegal Slot Machines. An undercover investigation revealed that the slot machines at the Murphy's Brass Rail pool hall were giving out cash payments which are illegal in Georgia. The undercover officer said that it was not uncommon to see people winning hundred dollar jackpots and even jackpots of over $1,000. The police rai...

Republican Lawmaker pushes for Legalized Gambling
by Thomas Jarvis ( July 8 2009 13:28:0 )

Lone South Carolina Republican Lawmaker is attempting to pass a law allowing Home Poker games.

Current South Carolina Laws forbid any games of chance to be played for money, but one lawmaker wants to change the law to allow people to have friendly poker games in their homes. The law forbidding this is over 200 years and bans all games of cards and dice games, so technically even monopoly is illegal in South Carolina. The Republican State Lawmaker decided to take action after a house was raided because of a poker game and the host a 28 year old male was fined almost $800 for operating an...

Philly to be Largest Gambling City
by Chris Jakubowski ( June 20 2009 12:53:0 )

Philadelphia will become the larges American city with legalized gambling and casinos.

Visitors come to Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell but soon they will be coming to see the bells on the slot machines. The Pennsylvania gaming board is going to award licenses today for two slot machine casinos to be built in the city. These casinos will make Philadelphia the largest city in the United States with casinos. It will also but legalized gambling 2 miles away from Independence hall, where our founding fathers decided to gamble on our own nation. The opening of the slots casinos ...