2005 November 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

The Free Poker League Gives Major Prizes Away to Its Players Doyle Brunson famously said that during his long poker career, he faced players he called hometown heroes, players who happened to be the best in …

Players Can Win Their Way to a WSOP Circuit Event for as Little as $2 PokerStars.com is holding satellites to two big poker events that will take place in December and January.

The four Kansas City-area casinos reported a 3 percent revenue increase in October, but their combined customer count declined 1 percent compared with the same month last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Thursday.

Prosecutors said they will drop charges against 80 poker players arrested after what police called the biggest gambling raid in the city since Prohibition.

In the great, burgeoning tradition of “interactive” theater — in which audience members actively participate as if they’re at a party — Actors Theater of Minnesota brings us “We Gotta Bingo.” This show’s premise is a church fundraiser and bingo party set at the Brew Ha Ha, a German brew pub and polka bar.

Allen Wallach, President of Concussion, a full service advertising, marketing and public relations agency, rebuts the erroneous claims made by Dallas-based Ackerman McQueen related to the Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar Casinos advertising account.

For poker players whose minds are on football, and for NFL fans that like cards, SportingbetUSA has just launched High Five Football Poker.

Players Network officially launched its video-on-demand service on Comcast Corp.

All three Detroit casinos reported revenues in October higher than those for the same month last year. MGM Grand Detroit Casino led with $38.8 million, almost a 16 percent increase above October 2004.