2005 October 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Theres a new sports-betting movie out called Two for the Money. Larry King calls it the best movie about gambling ever made! … This film has everything. Couch Slouch calls it the worst movie about gambling ever made! … This film has nothing.

Joanne McBride brings her grandchildren and the luck o’ the Irish with her when she sits down to play at Laurel Bay Bingo.

In Oklahoma the slots spit out tickets instead of money. I have been hesitant to buy any slot books because I doubt the slots are the same. Have you been here and tried these? Seems like they’re all set to make the player lose.

Using money from a gambling services company, Republican strategist Ralph Reed helped wage a direct-mail campaign against 10 GOP members of Congress who voted in favor of a ban on Internet gambling in 2000, according to The Washington Post.

By Marc Levy Associated Press Entrepreneurs vying for licenses to run gambling halls in Pennsylvania have contributed at least $330,000 to political candidates and causes since the state legalized slot machines 14 months ago, campaign finance records show.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) If New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s proposal to expand casino gambling in his hurricane-ravaged city was something of a surprise, Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s response wasn’t.

Documents obtained by a London newspaper reveal that Australia’s richest man, Kerry Packer, was no idle spectator when it came to convincing the British Government of the need to liberalise its gambling laws.

RAYNHAM - George Carney thinks slot machines at his Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park will boost business, create local jobs and fill town coffers, but some local residents don’t see it as a sure bet.