California Gaming News
California Online Poker Bill Shelved Despite Lack of OpponentsIntrastate Internet poker will not be regulated by the state of California anytime soon, as proponents couldn't come to agreement about licensing requirements....
2007 World Series of Poker Champion Jerry Yang to appear at Make-A-Wish fundraiser poker tournament at Diamond Jim?s Casino....
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....
A California family therapist says increased exposure to gambling availability is causing more problem gambling, but his only evidence is anecdotal, while scientific research indicates otherwise....
A state senate committee in California will begin hearings in February to examine the options available for intrastate online poker....
A new proposal by a casino group to tempt lawmakers in California into licensing intrastate online poker offers the state hundreds of millions in annual revenue....
The lack of federal definition of what constitutes illegal online gambling is causing tax puzzles for players at online casinos....
Some California tribal casinos will be able to add new slot games without paying stiff new state taxes, according to a court decision....
Four more Congressmen have agreed to co-sponsor Barney Frank's bill regulating Internet gambling....
Warner Brothers music acts are the latest to lend their names and images to lottery gambling, as the California Lottery releases new scratch-offs....
A movement to join tribal casinos and land-based poker rooms in support of California's intrastate online poker bill has fallen apart as some tribes say caution is needed regarding legal status of existing gaming compacts....
California lawmakers are intent on moving carefully with the bill to regulate intrastate online poker, even if it means holding the measure over until the next session....
California tribes are in a heated debate over whether to support or oppose legislation that seeks to bring legal intrastate online poker to the state....
Tribal casino operators are looking to work with long-time foes in state poker rooms to lobby for intrastate online poker in California....
Participating in an office sports betting pool, such as a March Madness competition, could have drawn jail time in California until a new law was passed this week, relieving everyone but the NFL. ...
The payment processing firm Account Services filed a motion in US District Court to force the release of funds frozen in seized bank accounts that were intended to pay US consumers for winning at online poker....
The political representative for the Poker Voters of America says California's need for money may force legislators to rush the online poker bill into law....
California and Florida were both sites of police raids of Internet cafes thought to be conducting illegal gambling operations....
Even though not all tribal casinos turn out to earn vast riches for members, Native Americans are grateful for all the casino gambling benefits, from dividends to college scholarships to jobs paying them a living wage....
A bill seeking to improve the California lottery and increase state gambling revenue was defeated as voters were perturbed by clauses borrowing future money for today....
A man was ready to walk away from gambling at a penny slot in a California casino when his last spin earned him over a million dollars....
Several states plan to use the exemption granted in the UIGEA to host intrastate online gambling, but concerns of unwarranted UIGEA interference arise....
Legislators in California are continuing a push begun last year to regulate intrastate online gambling, exploiting a clause in the UIGEA that allows states to control activity within its borders....
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has reached over $200 million for any lucky customer with the right six numbers....
Yahoo and Google, the two largest Internet search engines in the world, were found by a California judge to have incurred no liability for gambling losses by running online casino ads....
All efforts to broaden or expand gaming in the state of California, including Keno and Lloyd Levine's online casino bill, are opposed by the tribes of the state, says a prominent Indian lawyer....
Bo Derek may seem more likely to be a casino nightclub guest than a member of a governing board of horse racing, but Arnold Schwarzenegger and others think she's the best woman for the job....
California lawmakers are reviewing a proposal to bypass the UIGEA by allowing online poker operators within state boundaries to do business with instate patrons....
Continuing fights by tribal councils to dis-enroll tribal members are a result of appalling greed over casino funds....
Tribes are making fortunes on casino income, but instead of utopian improvements, greed and exclusion are the results in many cases....
A California Assemblyman wants to find out if the state has the right to permit and tax online gambling within its borders....
An ex-dealer who ran a gang that fixed casino card games across the country pled guilty to multiple charges Wednesday....
As casinos grow in number and size, and population increases, Las Vegas has to worry about from where tomorrow's water will come....
Now that voters have voiced their approval of new slots allocated to four tribes, no delay is brooked in getting the machines active....
Four tribes had the voters of California on their side as they won the right to increase slot machine numbers....
The slot machines were loose Sunday night at the Paradise Casino California, to the point a new jackpot record was set....
Two powerful factions are on opposing sides of California iniatives to allow expanded slots to Indian casinos....
Defects in construction have forced the movement of a popular casino in California, but officials are denying rumors of potential layoffs....
An inconvenient loss of casino compacts between California and four tribes may indicate scandal for the Department of the Interior....
A Sacramento-area casino is forced to relocate slots and table games in the wake of the discovery of building flaws....
A battle between a California tribe and its former employees heated up this week when the former employee's attorney's accused the tribe of tampering with a witness....
If a game resembles gambling, even without money, it might not be legal in Fresno, California....
The United States has been built by labor unions and their negotiating tactics supporting their workers, now they are becoming prevalent in casinos....
Three people who stole from a California casino were told the price they will pay...
Virtual poker is getting closer and closer to becoming the norm in casino gambling, and PokerTek is leading the way into the games next generation....
Voters will have their say in California in reference to a compact that Governor Schwarzenegger signed with several Indian tribes, after a judge ruled that a referendum will be on the ballot in February....
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has made a formal plea for a yes vote on the upcoming referendums regarding casino gambling....
Labor Unions in California are depicting Indians as robber barons, when in reality a large portion of them live below the American poverty level....
Some groups are trying hard to stop, actually to reverse, the expansion of three new California state casinos....
Horizon Casino and Hotel has entered into an agreement with Nevada Gold and Casinos Inc. for the purchase of their casino resort, and all that can stop the deal is the Mississippi Gaming Commission....
