2005 December 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The “Poker and the Meaning of Life” First Year Experience class will be hosting a charity Texas Hold Em poker tournament to raise money for the American Cancer Society at noon, Dec.

SEATTLE — Washington’s gambling regulators are flexing too much power and need to be reined in, King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng told a group of gambling experts Thursday.

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The steady rise in video gambling machines at arcades has prompted the local council to alert the State Action Committee.

Betting is likely to treble in the decade, creating a financial bonanza for bookmakers, an academic study shows.

A leading opponent of gambling is urging Washington state lawmakers to put a lid on further casino expansion.

Indiana - Electronic gambling in Indiana is already as close as the nearest riverboat, and some feel it should be allowed to sail into neighborhood taverns, bars, and American legion halls.

European Teams to Face Off for Top Title Online poker site Paddypowerpoker.com announced it will sponsor the Paddypowerpoker.com Grand Slam .

Three Texas watchdog groups asked a county official Thursday to investigate former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed, who was hired by lobbyist Jack Abramoff to run an anti-gambling campaign.