Valley casino future unsure
11/29/2008, Fresno Bee
The Las Vegas company that wants to build a $250 million casino off Highway 99 near Madera is struggling financially and may have trouble lining up money to fund the project, gaming industry analysts say. Even worse, Station Casinos could file for bankruptcy, which would force the Mono Indians of the North Fork Rancheria to search for a new financial partner and delay the project indefinitely. "Obviously this is a bad time to be trying to build a casino anywhere," said Joseph Weinert, an analyst with the New Jersey research firm Spectrum Gaming Group. Despite the nation's faltering economy -- which has not spared even the resilient gaming industry -- tribal officials say the project could break ground as early as 2010. They say the Madera casino will generate thousands of jobs and inject tens of millions of dollars into local business and government coffers.

 

 

Players Gamble on Honesty, Security of Internet Betting11/30/2008, The Washington Post
MUST READ ON INTERNET POKER: A newcomer using the name "Greycat" was making unusually big bets off weak hands. "He seemed like a bad player who had just been getting incredibly lucky," Witteles recalled. "When you see someone like Greycat, you stop everything you're doing to play." But in a series of one-on-one games, Witteles quickly found himself down $15,000. Worse, Greycat began taunting him. Soon, some of Witteles's online poker friends began wondering publicly whether Greycat was cheating. It was almost as though he could see Witteles's hole cards. Several pages - lots of info.  Shakers and movers behind the push revealed

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