Betting & Casino News Service

Online casinos had Tiger Woods favored to win the Masters even before the golfer announced he would play the tournament.

While a poll shows the public may not be behind regulating online gambling, a top gaming analyst suggests that is due to misinformation and lack of education on the subject.

The harsh winter felt along the US eastern seaboard has hurt Atlantic City gaming, but caused growth for online casinos.

New Kentucky gambling expansion plans using previously-run horse races are under attack by foes and proponents of casino gaming alike.

Nevada gaming regulators want to place rules on land casino operators’ relationships with online gambling divisions.

Anti-gaming special interests like the NFL and church groups are not the only opponents of Barney Frank’s measure to regulate online gambling, as many tribal casino operators are worried about losing exclusivity.

A major French soccer club upset one of the world’s best teams yesterday, but warned it cannot remain competitive if French rules preventing advertising by foreign Internet gambling operators are not changed.

Internet poker bills are circulating on both federal and state levels, and tribes operating Indian casinos are divided as to their position on regulating this online gambling.

Lawmakers on Cyprus are concerned about unregulated wealth being moved through the country by online casino operators, and may establish regulations governing the Internet gaming industry.

Billionaires Carl Icahn and Donald Trump are competing for control of Trump Entertainment and its three Atlantic City casinos, with Trump trying to bring the company out of bankruptcy.

Financial services company Morgan Stanley is flush enough to repay the federal government billions and give more billions to executives, but wants New Jersey taxpayers to underwrite the completion costs for an Atlantic City casino.

Focus on the Family fanatics, not satisfied with trying to limit the freedom of US residents in regard to online gambling, are also telling Angelina Jolie how her daughter should be raised.

Even though the federal government tries endlessly to aid special interests controlling land-based casinos, online casinos still continue to grow in popularity, much as Netflix is bypassing Blockbuster.

Even though his extramarital affairs have cost him numerous sponsorships, golfer Tiger Woods denies he is talking to Internet casino operator Paddy Power about a $75 million deal.

David Paterson says scandals such as the mess involving the naming of the future casino operator at Aqueduct will not force him to resign.

A new tax suggested for online gambling deposits made by Kentucky residents will not be fought by Churchill Downs, which already somehow is fortunate enough to accept Internet wagers despite federal and state prosecutions of competitors.

CryptoLogic, one of the largest developers of Internet casino software, announced annual figures that showed a substantial loss, but explained reasons why the company can expect positive news in 2010.

An Australian politician known for opposing online casinos and gambling in general denies state-collected evidence that problem gambling is in decline.

Problem gambling may be more easily addressed by a new system called Gameplan, which allows players to get running figures on wagers and losses, as well as apply limits and self-exclusion which the system would enforce.

Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn appeared at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to convince the group he should be given control of the delayed Foxwoods casino development.