2005 December 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

There once was a time before actors became as ubiquitous as the weather, before minor-celebrity poker games filled the airwaves and videos too mechanical to be scandalous infested the Internet.

DJ Wynn Didn’t Complete Singapore Casino Bid Probity Check (This story was first published at 1514 GMT Friday) SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN), controlled by Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn, appears to have become the third bidder this week to withdraw from the tender process for Singapore’s first casino after it didn’t submit to a mandatory background check. Bidders for the

Allowing casino-style gambling at racetracks would not only feed Kentucky’s horse industry, but would fatten the kitty that funds education, health care and emergency services, according to the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP).

(Greenville-AP) December 11, 2005 - Former video gambling operator Fred Collins donated $1 million that the Salvation Army will use to build a community center. The 70-year-old Collins says the gift is a thank you to the Salvation Army.

If online promotions and televised tournaments are any indication, hold ‘em poker has become one of the most popular games in the Western world.

Will you be bold, or will you fold?’ That is the slogan for the All-In Poker Club at Oakland University, where students come to master their skills in one of the most popular card games in the country.

KERRY Packer’s Publishing & Broadcasting Limited is closer to securing the rights to build a multi-billion-dollar casino in Singapore, but still faces stiff competition from four rivals following the announcement of a shortlist by the Singapore Touri

FIRST IN A FOUR-PART SERIES Raising our boys better By RICK MONTGOMERY, The Kansas City Star Here, sadly, is where boys rule: Learning disorders. Dropout rates. Violence. Stuttering. Obesity. Gambling and video game fixations. School suspensions. Hyperactivity.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Is the land of lattes ready to join NASCAR Nation? The sport’s leaders are betting on it with a bold pitch for a racetrack near Seattle, the second attempt in two years to lay tracks in the Northwest.