Gambling task force recommends colleges treat gambling like alcohol, as student health issue

October 8th, 2009 Mich. negotiators pass K-12 schools budgetLANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature voted late Thursday to cut public school funding by the equivalent of $165 per student in the current academic year.

September 20th, 2009 Report: Wynn boosts size of IPO for Macau assetsNEW YORK — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. will increase the size of its Hong Kong initial public offering for its Macau casino assets, as it looks to raise up to HK$12.6 billion ($1.63 billion), according to published reports.

July 20th, 2009 W.Va.'s Greenbrier planning to open casino by fallCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier's new owner says he plans to open a small casino at the four-star southern West Virginia resort by fall, and he wants the dice rolling and cards being dealt at a full-scale gambling operation by April 1.

July 10th, 2009 Bermuda rejects cruise ship gaming billHAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have allowed cruise ship passengers to play gaming machines on vessels making port calls at night in the British Atlantic territory. Premier Ewart Brown's cruise ship gaming bill failed Friday in the House of Assembly by 18 votes to 11.

July 2nd, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong gamblers sent out a positive note about the state of the city's economy by staking more than $155 million on the last racing day of the season, officials said Thursday. More than 63,000 people placed the bets Wednesday's races at the city's Sha Tin race course, recording the second highest amount staked in a single day for the past year, according to the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

June 3rd, 2009 MGM Mirage opposes report Ho 'unsuitable' partnerMACAU — A top MGM Mirage executive said Wednesday the gambling giant would challenge a recent U.S. regulatory report calling Pansy Ho, daughter of a famous Macau kingpin, an "unsuitable" business partner for its casino in the Chinese city.

June 3rd, 2009 Tiananmen student leader seeks entry to MacauHONG KONG — A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square says he's arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in. Wu'er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau's airport took him to a room after he arrived from Taipei.

June 3rd, 2009 MGM to challenge report Ho 'unsuitable' partnerMACAU — A top MGM Mirage executive said Wednesday the gambling giant would challenge a recent U.S. regulatory report calling Pansy Ho, daughter of a famous Macau kingpin, an "unsuitable" business partner for its casino in the Chinese city.

June 1st, 2009 City of Dreams latest bet on gambling haven MacauMACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once-seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world's top tourist destinations. The sprawling $2.4 billion project will be Macau's second-largest casino complex — complete with three hotel towers, more than 500 gambling tables, Las Vegas-style shows, an upscale shopping mall and restaurants.

May 30th, 2009 Fantasy sports league may run afoul of NCAAHELENA, Mont. — State and university officials are working to prove a Montana law that allows fantasy sports leagues does not violate the NCAA's stance against gambling on sporting events.

May 8th, 2009 Twin River to host greyhound racing into AugustLINCOLN, R.I. — Greyhound racing will continue through the summer at the struggling Twin River gambling parlor rather than end in late May as the facility's owners originally wanted because state officials believe the earlier closing would violate state law.

May 8th, 2009 Lawmaker makes push for legal online gamblingWASHINGTON — It's time to regulate gambling on the Internet rather than outlaw it, says Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

May 1st, 2009 34 charged in mob-linked gambling ring in NY, NJHACKENSACK, N.J. — Thirty-four people in New Jersey and New York have been charged in what authorities say was a sports betting ring run by the mob.

April 27th, 2009 Sands declines comment on report about Macau saleLAS VEGAS — Casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. declined to comment Monday on a Hong Kong newspaper's report that Sands might sell the first foreign-owned casino in the Chinese island of Macau under a leaseback arrangement worth $1.3 billion.

April 22nd, 2009 NY lottery considers selling Powerball ticketsALBANY, N.Y. — The New York lottery hopes to start selling Powerball lottery tickets to boost revenue for the cash-strapped state.