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Batavia Downs gets OK to be called a casino

10 December 2008

News brief: New York State Lottery Commission officials have given Batavia and seven other racetracks permission to, in gambler’s terms, call a spade a spade.

Mafia member busted in sports gambling ring

25 November 2008

News brief: An acting capo for the Luchese crime family was arrested for running a sports betting ring in the Bronx.

12 arrested in New York sports betting ring

14 November 2008

News brief: The twelve men from Long Island and Queens were connected to a gambling ring that took in more than $30 million in five years.

Turning Stone lays off 50-100 workers

31 October 2008

News brief: Oneida Indian Nation officials say negotiations could bring growth and more jobs.

Poker firm sues state of New York

29 October 2008

News brief: The Free Poker Experience wants to run free poker games in bars.

Officials debate Belmont Park racino

28 October 2008

News brief: Debate comes after private firm wins bid to operate Aqueduct Racetrack.

Delaware North wins deal on New York casino

23 October 2008

News brief: The privately held company gets rights to develop and run casino at Aqueduct Racetracks.

'Grandeur' of Catskills hotel, racino project scaled back

17 October 2008

News brief: The ground is shifting under the biggest project in the Catskills history.

Heads up, no-limit poker book; con man study; chip guide vivid

2 October 2008

It's a banner week for new arrivals. Excellent new titles from Collin Moshman, Todd Roberts and James Campiglia and Steve Wells.

Marketplace: Most gambling stocks have September swoon

1 October 2008

Shares of the major casino operators and slot machine manufacturers, which slumped in price during Monday's record 777-point decline, regained some of their lost value Tuesday.

Judge sees no malice in Plaza name case

25 September 2008

Judge rules owners of the Plaza Hotel in New York City weren't malicious toward owners of the Plaza hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas, when former group sought to build hotel of same name.

Like gambling-related biographies? Here's a handful to choose from

10 September 2008

Five books for those who want to read about gambling's survivors, characters and con men, here's a recommended list with a thumbnail description of each. They deal with people who "stood out" in history with regard to the games, the action, the money.

Saratoga experiences decline in attendance, handle

9 September 2008

News Brief: Saratoga Race Course posted declines in attendance, on-track handle, and all-sources handle for its summer meeting.

Feds may shut down temporary Buffalo casino within five days

4 September 2008

News Brief: The federal government told the Seneca Nation on Wednesday that its temporary casino in downtown Buffalo is in violation of federal law and could be shut down in five days.

Defeated Nikolay Davydenko not upset by question at US Open

3 September 2008

News Brief: After he lost to a qualifier ranked 130th at the U.S. Open, Nikolay Davydenko says he can beat everyone and lose to everyone.

Seneca to fight judge's ruling

27 August 2008

News Brief: A defiant Seneca Nation of Indians vowed to fight a U.S. District Court Judge's ruling that seeks to close the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in downtown Buffalo.

NY gets $57.3 million from Seneca slots

13 August 2008

News Brief: The Seneca Nation of Indians has made a $57.3 million payment of slot machine revenues to New York State, including $2.8 million generated by the embattled Seneca Buffalo Creek slots-only facility in the City of Buffalo.

NYRA chairman expected confirmed

8 August 2008

News Brief: The Senate is expected to confirm Sen. John Sabini today as the next chairman of the Racing and Wagering Board, thereby depleting the emerging Democratic minority by one member.

NBA: Jail for gambling ref

30 July 2008

News Brief: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has been handed a 15-month jail sentence after being found guilty of helping gamblers and betting on game in which he officiated.

New approach may allow Buffalo casino

24 July 2008

News Brief: The federal government says it has come up with a new interpretation of Indian gaming laws that could allow the Seneca Indian Nation to continue operating its downtown Buffalo casino.

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