Gambling

... Souza became visibly angry, stood up, crossed the room to where I was seated, came within inches of my face, and shouted using the 'F'' word and challenging me to go outside so he could teach me a lesson ....

“...These defendants traded on the reputation of the Shriners Children’s healthcare system to perpetrate their multi-million-dollar fraud...”

... Both HB1961 and HB1875 have effectively bypassed conference committee and are now on the Governor's desk ....

... The bills we have been tracking have passed THIRD Reading and have now crossed over to the opposite chamber ....

... four bills remain alive and have successfully cleared their committee hearings. These measures are now pending third reading ....

... HB 1875 weakens medical accountability and limits safeguards intended to protect patients, families, and especially minors ....

...the bill raises significant concerns about parental rights, informed consent, and the long-term health and well-being of children....

... Donny Kadokawa is one of the key witnesses in Yasiel Puig's trial over charges the former MLB star lied to federal agents about his dealings with an illegal bookmaker ....

... According to the Census Bureau, state tax revenue from sports betting nearly quadrupled in the last four years ....

... Over the past four years, many states (but not Hawaii) have eased restrictions on gambling, contributing to the explosion of sports betting sales tax revenue ....

... users wager against each other on the results of everything from sports markets to elections ....

... Trump tax act: new rules on gambling losses ....

... Where the conflict is clear ....

... Arnold Palacios, the 10th governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, died unexpectedly .... 

... “These bills will bring to bear the authority and power of City agencies to aggressively attack the illegal and insidious game rooms that are so harmful to our communities,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi ....

... Most recently, he served as the UCLA Bruins’ Chief Strategy Officer from 2022 to 2024, where he led the department’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten ....

... Was John Mizuno lobbying for a gaming bill while on state time as director of the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions? ....

... Marcus Oshiro and Eva Andrade go over the session ....

... Hawaii lawmakers failed to reconcile House and Senate versions of a sports betting bill, leaving the state without legal wagering ....

... Caspino is the first to be sentenced among the six illegal gambling business conspirators ....

... status of sports betting ....

... harassment and discrimination training for state employees demonstrate sufficient competency in LGBTQ+ identities and culturally specific gender identities ....

... VOTE:  7 Ayes, 4 Aye with reservations, 2 Nays -- The Senate will have its final vote on the sports betting bill on Tuesday, April 8 ....

... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....

... The bill will now move to the Senate Ways & Means Committee ....

... Bills Still in Play: Sports Betting & Right to Contraceptives ....

... The bill was RECOMMITTED to the JDC committee. It is dead for this session ....

... Tauheluhelu operated multiple illegal gambling businesses on Oahu, including one at 980 Queen Street, and a “VIP room” operating out of Tauheluhelu’s Staxx Sports Bar & Grill location in Waianae ....

... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....

... Both the Paula Drive forfeiture action and the 2019 action resulted from a joint criminal and civil investigation into an illegal gambling business operating at least nine illegal game rooms ....

... According to the Criminal Complaint, on three occasions in July 2021, Edward Caspino distributed approximately one pound of methamphetamine to an individual working with federal law enforcement ....

"We are disappointed that one of our colleagues has chosen to align themselves with a group of people promoting hate and bullying."

... Andrew Salas, a former member of the House of Representatives and former Secretary of Commerce for the NMI, first filed the suit ....

"Republican Candidates who do NOT support all of our Family Values"

... once again the Feds doing the job the State won't do ....

... Police Corruption Scandals Revenge for Gambling Prosecutions? ....

"... to issue interim rules which shall be exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of Chapter 91...."

... "They never needed the money, they wanted a casino," said Senator Kurt Fevella ....

... What part of ‘mutually assured destruction’ did they not understand? ....

... Police reported seizing more than $160,000 in cash, along with gambling ledgers and paraphernalia, from an illegal cockfighting derby attended by 300 to 400 people last month on Molokai ....

... Nickie Lum Davis pleaded guilty last year to aiding and abetting FARA violations in connection with the work ....

... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....

"DHHL analyzed beneficiary responses to find that there was no beneficiary consensus either in favor or against the legislative proposal."

... The number of gambling measures introduced in the legislature rose whenever the state government encountered money problems ....

... drugs, gambling, abortion ....

... Last week we saw a glimmer of hope ....

... Lottery, Casino, Suicide ....

... tax-related bills pending at the Legislature, including legalizing gambling, new conveyance taxes, new rental vehicle taxes, new carbon taxes, new proposed constitutional amendment ....

... They Only Had To Look At OHA To See What A Failure It Would Be ....

... abortion, gambling and suicide on legislative agenda ....