Facing drug, embezzlement and other charges, police chief in Vt. resignsSeptember 8th, 2009 Troubled police chief in Vt. resignsVERGENNES, Vt.
Appeals court rules Delaware's plan to offer sports betting would violate federal banAugust 24th, 2009 Court: Delaware sports betting would violate banPHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that sports betting in Delaware would violate a 1992 federal ban on such wagering, essentially halting the state's plans to start taking bets next month. The plan was opposed by the professional sports leagues and the NCAA, which claimed it violated the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, would harm their reputations and expose young people to gambling.
Pro sports leagues ask court to quickly rule on appeal of Del. plan to allow sports bettingAugust 10th, 2009 Pro leagues want quick ruling on Del. bettingDOVER, Del.
Top exec at French bank SocGen resigns after financial market watchdog starts investigationAugust 6th, 2009 Top executive at French bank SocGen resignsPARIS — Societe Generale SA says that a top executive whose career was damaged by the French bank's multibillion dollar trading scandal last year has resigned. Jean-Pierre Mustier is the former head of corporate and investment banking and one-time boss of disgraced trader Jerome Kerviel.
Pro sports leagues, NCAA seek injunction against Delaware betting planJuly 28th, 2009 Sports leagues seek order against Delaware bettingWASHINGTON — The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA asked a federal judge Tuesday for a preliminary injunction to prevent Delaware from implementing its sports betting plan. With the motion, filed in federal court in Delaware, the leagues provided declarations from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA Commissioner David Stern outlining their fears of how their sports would be affected.
Delaware legislator calls betting lawsuit by NFL, other leagues hypocriticalJuly 28th, 2009 Delaware legislator calls NFL suit hypocriticalWASHINGTON — Delaware's House majority leader said Tuesday that the NFL and other leagues were engaging in "blatant hypocrisy" by suing to block sports betting in the state. In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, obtained by The Associated Press, Democrat Rep.
AP NewsBreak: Sports leagues suing on Fri. to block Delaware's sports bettingJuly 24th, 2009 AP NewsBreak: Sports leagues sue to block bettingWASHINGTON — The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA sued Delaware Friday, seeking to block the state from implementing sports betting. Delaware's sports betting plan "would irreparably harm professional and amateur sports by fostering suspicion and skepticism that individual plays and final scores of games may have been influenced by factors other than honest athletic competition," the leagues and NCAA said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Delaware.
Goa BJP opposes offshore casinos, wants matka gambling legalisedJuly 21st, 2009 PANAJI - After consistently campaigning for the closure of offshore casinos on moral grounds, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded the immediate regularisation of matka, an illegal but popular form of gambling in Goa. Speaking during the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly, former agriculture minister Dayanand Mandrekar said that if gambling in casinos for the rich was legal, then the poor too should be allowed to indulge legally in matka gambling.
Goa BJP changes tune, wants onshore casinosJune 23rd, 2009 PANAJI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Tuesday watered down its aggressive 'no-casino' policy, saying it opposes offshore casinos but onshore casinos were a "necessary evil" for the sake of tourism in the state. "We are completely opposed to offshore casinos.
A glance at recent political and corruption scandals in GreeceJune 5th, 2009 A glance at corruption scandals in GreeceATHENS, Greece — Greece's conservative government has weathered a series of political and corruption scandals despite a wafer-thin majority in parliament:
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— Former executives of German industrial giant Siemens are charged with corruption over contracts with a state telecoms company in the 1990s. Governing conservatives reject parliamentary probe.
NCAA looking at Montana's fantasy sports betting in light of stance against gamblingMay 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.
Delaware becomes 1st eastern state to allow sports betting after governor signs bill into lawMay 14th, 2009 Del. sports betting legislation signed into lawNEWARK, Del. — Delaware becomes the only state east of the Mississippi River to allow betting on sports after the governor signed the legislation.
Congressman seeks to end online gambling ban, pushes bill to regulate industryMay 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.
34 in NJ and NY charged in sports gambling ring officials say was linked to MafiaMay 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.
Goa government under fire for casino shipsFebruary 3rd, 2009 PANAJI - Under fire from the opposition over charges of corruption in giving offshore gambling licences to ships, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday assured the assembly that the state's casino policy would be reviewed. The Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar said that several offshore casinos were operating in Goa without proper licences.
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