The YMCA in Waukesha is banning card games at its youth night. The Christian Civil Liberties Union objected, saying the card games promote gambling. via WTMJ-AM Milwaukee

QUESTION: Please settle an argument we had at our last poker outing. Player A bets $6 and then Player B tosses in a $25 chip without indicating that he is raising. via Detroit Free Press

"The governor does not get to implement public policy by himself"

Attorneys for Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida defended the state's high-stakes casino compact before the state Supreme Court today. via Floridatoday.com

"If the Florida State Supreme Court decides ... that the Governor had no authority to bind the State, the Tribe has no greater rights to gaming than it did before the compact,'"

The Seminole Tribe is installing Las Vegas-style slot machines at its Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino immediately, escalating an already contentious legal battle while adding another option for Broward ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"I'm a conservative and I know it"

LasVegas-style slots made their official debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Monday in what casino officials hailed as turning point for their operations. 'It's a historic day for the tribe,' Seminole Gaming CEO James Allen told visitors during a media event. 'We finally have a fair playing field.' The Hard Rock in Hollywood has converted about 800 of its about 2,500 machines from bingo-style machines to Las Vegas-style machines as part of its compact with Gov. Charlie Crist. The three racinos in Broward County - Mardi Gras, The Isle and Gulfstream - already have Vegas-style slots. Visitors also have something to look for this spring: news that similar slots are coming to the two other Broward Seminole casinos, and that much-awaited blackjack and baccarat are likely to hit the Hard Rock this spring. Vegas-style slots will be coming to Seminole Coconut Creek and Seminole Hollywood in mid-February or March and the casino is currently training blackjack and baccarat dealers, with a debut 'roughly sometime in the spring,' Allen said. The bingo-style machines play an instant round of bingo, with patrons competing against each other. Las Vegas-style machines are against the house. The Seminoles are not required to reveal their payout percentages, but say their machines pay out about the same as those on the Las Vegas Strip. The machines usually take 12 to 16 weeks from order to delivery, but game manufacturer International Game Technology turned them around in two weeks this time, Allen said. 'Now that we know they can do it, we'll expect it more often,' he joked. Some machines were up and running as early as Thursday, he said. Allen said the conversion takes away the biggest complaint Seminole Hard Rock customers had: the lack of Vegas-style slots, which he called 'more exciting' and which customers have generally said they prefer. Read more

Las Vegas-style slot machines are making their debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood. via WINK-TV Fort Myers

"These guys were bloody well organised. They had guys covering the entrance as well as the car park"

Justin McCabe HERALD REPORTER SCORES of terrified gamblers and Boardwalk Casino staff dived for cover when a brazen gang of gun-wielding robbers burst in shortly after midnight yesterday and pounced on the ... via The Herald

"The new Taj Mahal is the perfect location for our restaurant. Now guests will be able to enjoy the country's best Italian cuisine right in Atlantic City's Taj Mahal, steps away from the newly renovated casino floor"

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort announced today the start of an exciting new partnership with Il Mulino New York, the legendary Italian restaurant. via Hotels