Minnesota is taking the lead on e-gambling
Minneapolis Star Tribune
But the new technology can be found in just a handful of states, such as Idaho, Illinois and Florida, and only on a limited scale. That has the Minnesota Gambling Control Board scrambling to hire technology-savvy staffers to oversee games played on …

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Developer: Pols can't keep approving new casinos
Foster’s Daily Democrat
By WAYNE PARRY ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Casinos are not like Starbucks stores: You really can't have one on every corner. That's the word from David Cordish, whose company is opening a huge new casino next month in Maryland. Yet Cordish warns that the …
Developer: Politicians Can't Keep Approving New CasinosCBS Local

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Casino developer: 'Oversaturation' can backfire
SouthCoastToday.com
She listed Massachusetts, Texas and Florida as prime spots for new casinos and said even traditionally hostile states such as Georgia, the Carolinas and Kentucky are considering legalizing them. "Frankly, some of these opportunities are the best …
Casino developer fears gambling glut in NortheastPocono Record
Supply-side gambleWorcester Telegram

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Gambling, telecom bolster lobbying bottom line
Jacksonville Daily Record
by Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida The 2012 legislative session was a good time for lobbyists to know about the rapidly changing telecommunications industry or to hook up with a casino company. That much is obvious from newly filed …

Up to $2.2 million in lobbyist spending tied to gambling debate
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
-Magic City Casino had a contract with Akerman Senterfitt worth up to $20000. -Mardi Gras Casino had a contract with Greenspoon Marder worth up to $20000. Associated Industries of Florida was a major proponent of the “destination resorts” legislation, …

Patrick's perplexing veto enables lax scrutiny of gambling hires
Boston Globe
With so much at stake for the state, and his own reputation on the line, the governor should do all he can to instill public confidence in those who play any role in policing the Bay State's fledgling gambling industry. Instead, Patrick is doing his …

Roulette is coming to Broward. Just don't call it roulette.
Sun-Sentinel
Even though roulette is illegal in Florida, one Miami-Dade casino has found a way around the law. Now, the game is headed to Broward. By Nick Sortal, Sun Sentinel Underneath a sign reading, "Roulette," 12 gamblers sit at a table and place their bets.

Bay State gambling off to bad start
The Daily News of Newburyport
Turns out McGee had been accused of making advances to a teenage boy at a Florida resort in 2007. And even though he was never charged criminally, McGee did agree to a civil settlement for an undisclosed amount to the youth's family.
Deval Patrick goes astrayBoston Herald

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Lottery's repeat winners
Sun-Sentinel
That's to be expected, said Pat Fowler, of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling. "If you're winning multiple times on the daily games, I'd have to assume you must be playing frequently," she said. "And as they begin to develop various levels of …

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Florida's neighborhood casinos: The sweepstakes cafe boom
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Forget about the failed push for “destination casinos” that consumed Florida politicians this year: Casino-style gambling has already arrived in Sarasota and much of the state. That The Winners Circle and other such businesses exist in Florida — where …