2005 November 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 7

Many parents have been warned about the dangers of a child exchanging messages with a stranger online. But what about the danger posed by gambling Web sites?A computer, an Internet hook up and access to a credit card can become a dangerous mix for an adolescent looking for a bit of online gambling.

If you’re having trouble folding your hot video poker hand, the city of Warner Robins may soon be able to help you.

Churches, school boosters and other nonprofit groups are calling the government’s bluff, raising thousands of dollars through wildly popular Texas Hold’em poker tournaments that state officials say are illegal.

As they lounged poolside reading under a 50-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel & Casino here, the last thing Alice…

Bingo, 6 p.m. early bird, 6:30 p.m. regular session, today at O’Shea Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes, 22094 Lyons Road, Boca Raton, $1 off any package with mention of this bulletin appearance. Call 954-781-2660.

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

Don’t confuse the light antics of “Las Vegas” (NBC, 9 p.m.) with an unusual two-part “American Experience” (CPTV, 10 p.m.; WGBY, Channel 57, 9 p.m.) on the Nevada gambling mecca once known as Sin City.

Card Player Magazine Volume 18, No. 22 To state the obvious, it is important when playing poker not to go broke.

More than 1,500 Scottish bingo players have shared £300,000 on Scotlands first dedicated online bingo website www.bingoscotland.com since it launched last month. [PRWEB Nov 14, 2005]