2005 July 12 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The House Ways and Means Committee favors the lump sum payment of poker and other amusement machine license fees to ensure effective monitoring of the industry and boost revenues.

NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters) - WPT Enterprises Inc. on Monday said that U.S. poker star Doyle Brunson, part of a group bidding for the gaming entertainment company, had suggested he will provide no further …

There will be no more jackpots at Intercity Bingo Palace, and the owners blame the city s smoking bylaw for closing their doors. The bingo hall hosted its last game Saturday night after 15 years under the ownership of Brent Waruk and his wife Mavis.

A federal study suggests Ontario’s casinos may be illegal and argues a public inquiry should be held into Canada’s $13 billion gambling industry. The study was done for the Law Commission of Canada, an agency that advises Parliament.

The back of Tom Grey’s business card shows five gambling images, including a weak poker hand, an unmatched trio of slot-machine symbols and a lousy pair of blackjack cards.

Last week I spoke at a gaming conference in Las Vegas (with Reggie Jackson and Mike Ditka!) – and as usual a number of people asked me what is the single most important thing a bettor can do to give…

Closing casinos in Harrison County from midnight Saturday to 9 a.m. Monday will mean an estimated $400,000 loss in gaming tax revenue, according to the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

For Christine P. of Tennessee, July 2nd is certainly a day she’ll never forget. She’ll always remember it as the day she turned her very last dollar into a whopping $50k while playing bingo online. On this past Saturday, about a month after she joine

The race for poker glory is wide open after many of the game’s top professionals busted out during the first round of play at the World Series of Poker main event.