Gambling Leader » Land Based Casino News http://www.gamblingleader.com Your source for Gambling News Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 What just happened…. http://www.gamblingleader.com/what-just-happened.html http://www.gamblingleader.com/what-just-happened.html#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:59:05 +0000 admin http://www.gamblingleader.com/?p=70 Today is a day we have to set gambling aside and realize what just happen in this country. What an astounding night for The UNITED States of America. I have never been so proud of this country. The saying I am proud to be an American will now be changed forever. After years and years of race dividing our country we showed the world that we have come together as one people, one country and that is truly amazing. The last eight years has ripped this country apart and now it’s time to heal all those wounds. It’s time to turn around all the injustices dealt by the current administration including the ban on online gambling. But for this day I just want to take in what I just witnessed and enjoy knowing that a new America is coming. These changes are not only going to affect us here, this is going to impact the whole world. So no matter where you are as you set here and read this article just remember these words “Yes we can, yes we will, and yes we did”. These words will forever be engrained into our history. And in ending as always happy betting.

]]> http://www.gamblingleader.com/what-just-happened.html/feed 0 This will be one of the most important days in US history…. http://www.gamblingleader.com/this-will-be-one-of-the-most-important-days-in-us-history.html http://www.gamblingleader.com/this-will-be-one-of-the-most-important-days-in-us-history.html#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:12:22 +0000 admin http://www.gamblingleader.com/?p=68 The day we have all been waiting for is here. The United States will elect its next president. People are reporting across the country that lines at the polling places are lasting hours at a time. The buildup of this day has been has been coming over the last 19 months and the emotions are running high. Will it be a landslide for Obama or does McCain still have chance? That will be decided within hours now.
So what does this election mean to the world of online gambling? Neither of the candidates has come out for or against online gambling. As matter of fact the only thing we have heard about gambling is that Obama is a big poker player. So now for my opinion and I will admit ahead of time that I am very liberal in my views so you might want to turn back now.
Over the last 8 years the moral card has been played many times and its always by republicans so I am sure McCain will want to keep his base happy and state that online gambling is immoral. This is an issue that I could talk about all day but I will simply state one thing “who are they to judge me if I want to play a hand of poker with money I earned and paid taxes on.” As I remember it being said Thou shall not judge. Then you have democrats who traditionally are big on government. So in my view they are more likely to allow online gambling in the US as long as they collect the taxes and have regulation. We have heard that word at length recently, regulation or deregulation, with the big Wall Street Fiasco. Just one idea I am throwing out there, Democrats are for regulation while Republicans are for deregulation. And this country needs regulation when it comes to online gambling if we want the doors to open again.
Then Democrats are fighting mad about civil liberties being taken away during the Bush administration. So if there is an attempt to legalize online gambling I feel that Obama will be our best chance. But you know in this country right now if online gambling was our biggest worry we would be in great shape. For me this country is in need of a huge change. It needs hope again and not to feel hated by the world. So as I end my thoughts and people across this great country are casting their votes I ask you will that hope be delivered? As always happy betting and just for today…happy voting.

]]> http://www.gamblingleader.com/this-will-be-one-of-the-most-important-days-in-us-history.html/feed 0 China putting on the brakes when it comes to Macau? http://www.gamblingleader.com/china-putting-on-the-brakes-when-it-comes-to-macau.html http://www.gamblingleader.com/china-putting-on-the-brakes-when-it-comes-to-macau.html#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:28:46 +0000 admin http://www.gamblingleader.com/?p=23 Macau is now the most profitable industry in the world when it comes to casino style gambling.   The last few years we have seen US casinos popping up there like The Wynn, The Sands and even the ever so famous Venetian.  But here lately China has decided to throw  curve ball at the booming  Macau industry.  It all started in June with China limiting its people from Guangdong, China’s biggest gambling region, to one trip to Macau every three months.   

China seems to be concerned about the amount of money pouring into Macau which has now toppled the ever so big Las Vegas on earnings.  However since China has made this big power play the Macau industry is already feeling the heat.    According to travel agents due to the restrictions the number of visitors from Guangdong has dropped by half.  So what does this mean for Macau?  Will its time at the top only be short lived?  What does it mean for the big resorts from the US popping up throughout Macau?  Will there exit strategy start being planned?  And then there is Las Vegas, what does it mean for it?  Will it regain its throne to gambling capital of the world?  Only time will tell, and no one can predict China’s next move……

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