2005 December 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

Gun’s environments are gorgeously rendered but the gameplay is frenzied and brief.

Hundreds of local residents sit in cushioned chairs at monthly meetings at convention centers, downtown casinos and Elks’ lodges, listening to guest speakers recite scary statistics about millions of people, mostly Mexicans, crossing the border.

State lawmakers return to Tallahassee Monday for a special legislative session on overhauling Medicaid and gambling in Broward County.

When Florida legislators return to the Capitol on Monday for a special one-week session, they’ll be asked to deal with two issues. One is something many lawmakers and Gov. Jeb Bush have been desperate to do for several years: overhaul the Medicaid system.

WALDOBORO (Dec 5): John Howland, Commander of Soule Shuman Memorial VFW Post 4525, and Barbara Johnson, President of Post’s Ladies Auxiliary, announce that the Post is again sponsoring a bingo to benefit Phase 1 of the Waldoboro Community Project, on Monday, December 12, 2005.

It’s a game of chance. A game in which a simple roll of the dice is the only determining factor in the outcome.

If the latest rumours are to be believed, 007’s producers are casting a Hollywood heavyweight as the next Bond girl. After feisty Halle Berry proved popular in the last Bond film, another Oscar winner is being lined up to add class to the franchis

THERE is no disguising the fact that Paul Kemsley is a Tottenham Hotspur fan. The carpet in his office is navy blue and white stripes, the team’s colours, and the walls are adorned with signed shirts and memorabilia. It is probably just as well.

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation has opened a 247-room Radisson Resort in hopes of transforming its casino into a true destination. It is the latest example of Arizona tribes expanding on their lucrative casino properties with resorts, amusement parks and golf courses.