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Owner Gaming Media Group has appointed advisers on the future

The Poker Heaven and Poker Channel interests of UK online gambling company Gaming Media Group could be up for sale, opines the Telegraph newspaper, noting that Management has hired Cavendish Corporate Finance to advise on options for the future.
The move to explore a sale comes after the company received several unsolicited approaches from trade buyers, [...]

Governor Lynch appears to back away from online gambling

Widespread holiday weekend reports that New Hampshire governor John Lynch may be considering online gambling licensing to close state budgetry gaps appear to have alarmed the incumbent, who seemed to be backing away from the possibility on Monday, according to reports in The Union Leader publication.
The governor opposes a significant expansion in land gambling that [...]

Remaining crooks arrested over the weekend

All four suspects in the EPT Berlin armed robbery two weeks back have now been arrested, according to a police spokesperson.
Berlin police spokeswoman Claudia Schwaiger said Sunday that the last 19-year-old suspect was arrested at Tegel airport on Saturday night after his lawyer told police he was there.
The robbery at the Berlin Grand Hyatt Hotel [...]

Gamblers Takes Home Over $31,000

A slot player at online casino AztecRichesCasino.com had a great start to their weekend after taking home over $31,000 courtesy of Microgaming’s LotsALoot game.
The lucky competitor is now richer to the tune of $31,787 courtesy of the Kahnawake-licensed online casino and its Microgaming title.
”This jackpot is hit all the time so I figure that it [...]

State board close to deciding ballot language for casino, other issues

COLUMBUS — State ballot board officials will wrap up work today outlining three issues that Ohio voters will decide this November, including a high-profile, controversial plan to authorize four casinos in the Buckeye State.
The ballot board will put finishing touches on the pro and con arguments voters will see on the ballot issues. Grabbing the [...]

Churches fervent in casino fight

SPANISH LAKE — The lesson at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday came from the book of Hebrews, and it might as well have served as a call to arms for the tiny congregation on the banks of the Mississippi here.
“… Lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run [...]

Foes say casino plan will hurt church festivals

COLUMBUS — Craps, Texas hold ‘em poker and other casino games run by churches and nonprofit groups during festivals and Las Vegas nights would be illegal if Ohio voters approve a Nov. 3 ballot issue legalizing up to 20,000 slot machines at four casinos in Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland.
That’s according to opponents including church [...]