New York News - Page 45

News brief: Albany police have arrested four men following a violent robbery outside a club once used as an underground poker den.

News brief: Delaware North has still not closed a deal with the State of New York after being selected to run a casino at Aqueduct Racetrack.

News brief: Nassau County police arrested 17 people and seized 20 video poker machines this week after a six-month investigation.

News brief: A poker den on North Allen Street was shut down on Wednesday and is the site of two armed robberies in less than a year.

News brief: The Seneca Indian Nation says it has received new approval from the federal government to continue operating its downtown Buffalo casino.

News brief: Gov. David Paterson wants to greatly expand gambling in New York, including letting the state enter more multi-state lotteries.

A Schenectady County resident won over $42,000 on the Slingo Classic Bonus game at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway.

News brief: The four men were a part of an operation that booked $1.7 million in illegal sports bets in four months.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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