2005 November 12 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

SPIROS Athanas, whose Montego Bay based Internet gambling company was shutdown last year for breaches of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission Act, is now free to resume betting as long as he does not take local bets.

The NFL Locker Room Report examines the factors the pros are whispering about. This week’s sample: Browns at Steelers Cleveland will be playing its only game of the season in front of a national television audience and will do so…

Spent most of the afternoon playing SNGs, but I managed to catch the start of a $50+5 no limit multi-table tournament.

Filed under: Bloggers , Tournaments , Online Games As far as I am concerned, the best reason to get out of bed ‘early’ on a weekend is to play in a poker tournament.

LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) — The number of gamblers has jumped in Britain since the government abolished a 24-hour registration period for new visitors. Casinos report 100,000 new visitors have entered their doors since the waiting period was lifted five weeks ago, the Times of London said.

Hope springs eternal in Las Vegas, where gambling and show biz drive a strong economy, a growing region and, even, incipient civic pride.

Forget shuffleboard, needlepoint, and bingo. Web logs, more often the domain of alienated adolescents and home to screeds by middle-aged pundits, are gaining a foothold as a new leisure-time option for senior citizens.

LAST WEEK: Former Ryan bodyguard Todd Borisy said he went to riverboat gambling casinos with former Gov. George Ryan, who would sometimes pull out a thick wad of cash. But he said Ryan also used the money to pay for such humdrum expenses as groceries and dry cleaning.

Weekend Edition - Saturday , November 12, 2005 · People think of Las Vegas as Sin City, a version of Disneyland, or maybe a little of both. But as the town’s place in American culture continues to evolve, people seeking to change their fortune are still drawn there.