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Pastor Pleads Guilty to Larceny; Used Church Money (in Part) to Gamble Online

A former pastor of St. Gregory Barbarigo on Monday pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny, admitting he stole the parish’s funds for his personal expenses, including online gambling. The Rev. Thomas Kreiser, 45, who had led the Garnerville parish, in New City, NY, since 2008, suddenly resigned in June 2010, citing personal reasons. His resignation [...]

Winners and Losers in Illinois, IF Chicago Goes Ahead with Building a Casino

There will be more casinos in Illinois. Because the state needs the tax money from those who run the sites. But there is no guarantee that having more casinos and slots will result in bigger payoffs to the industry, given gambling trends during this GREAT RECESSION. Consumer spending on casino gambling fell 4.2 percent in [...]

Expanded Gambling in Illinois? Could Happen. Legislators Re-Examining Current Laws

For years I’ve been talking about how states, formerly against gambling, are legalizing casinos for one  reason only: MONEY. States need money. So why not allow people who WANT TO GAMBLE the opportunity to do so? Take the great state of Illinois. Lawmakers may take yet another look at expanding gambling across Illinois, and this [...]

No Nudity…Or Gambling in Garden Grove City, Council Says

Well, this news item comes courtesy of a friend who lives in Orange County, Ca. He sent me an email saying the local city council voted 4-0 to ban arcade machines, exposed breasts and smoking at local Vietnamese coffeehouses. It was an amendment to an existing ordinance, which among other things, will ban arcade machines, [...]

Baccarat – The History of Baccarat

There is a tale that an Italian gambler named Felix Falguirein first invented the game of Baccarat and it was first played with a deck of Tarot cards. Baccarat means zero in both French and Italian and is believed to have its origins in Italy, but was introduced into France during the reign of Charles [...]

People Want to Gamble. Why Can’t State Legislators Give Us What We Want?

There is a debate ongoing in Minnesota about having more gambling options. Fine. I am all for debate. Minnesota residents seem to be for having more gambling options. That’s the finding of a new poll by the Star Tribune Minnesota, a daily newspaper, in which 72% of Minnesota residents said they would like to end the [...]

Some Logic Here: A Case for Taxing Online Gambling Sites, Rather than Prosecuting Them

I’d like to thank Chris Flood, an attorney, for his editorial that I saw online on the Houston Chronicle. Whether you agree or disagree with the actions taken by the US Federal government April 15, Flood puts it all into perspective. So I will excerpt some of what he said. And thank him for the [...]

Poll Results: Let’s Have Sports Betting in Atlantic City

Well, why not? I mean, why not have sports books in Atlantic City? Though a public vote is still seven months away and the National Football League is in a deep labor freeze, a new poll finds that 53 percent of New Jersey voters support allowing legal sports betting at Atlantic City’s casinos

The World’s Mecca of Gambling, Macau’s Casinos, Raked in $23.5 BILLION Last Year

Those of you who have had the chance to travel to the pacific know of Macau, on the south China Coast. Bloomberg Markets magazine just called it the “gambling capital of the world” and you can believe it because last year alone, Macau’s casino’s brought in an estimated $23.5 billion

“Payday” Party Trouble for Baltimore City Worker Participants

I found this one of the more interesting news items I’ve come across recently. Because on payday, who doesn’t lay down a few bucks on lotteries? Or other games of chance. I’m not advocating gambling away all you have; rather, to have some fun. In Atlantic City, Vegas, if you live nearby. Hell, why not? [...]

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