2005 December 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

AUSTIN — Will Wilson Sr., who battled organized gambling and prostitution in Galveston while serving as Texas’ attorney general in the 1950s and 1960s, has died of pulmonary fibrosis.

Kia Soul concept, Wagoner betting on turnaround, four-door Wrangler.

Although Oklahoma voters approved the big gamble, they apparently did not approve the type of gambling investigators allegedly found inside a local business during an illegal gambling raid.

Honolulu police raided a gambling house Wednesday night and arrested two men.

MIAMI, Florida (AP) — A former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and conspiracy in the ill-fated 2000 purchase of a fleet of gambling boats.

PHILADELPHIA — A Chicago gambling company is negotiating to buy land along the Delaware River to build and operate a slots parlor. Midwest Gaming and Entertainment president Greg Carlin won’t discuss the scope of the company’s plans or confirm the exact location.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - State troopers will check the criminal records of people working in Pennsylvania’s slot-machine industry and perform some full background checks under a deal announced Thursday by state gambling regulators.

Adam Kidan, a New York businessman, pleaded guilty Thursday in Miami federal court to defrauding lenders of more than $20 million in the sale of SunCruz Casinos and agreed to help Miami prosecutors build their case against his former business partner Jack Abramoff.

MGM Mirage Inc. has presented plans for its permanent Detroit casino to the Michigan Gaming Control Board. The MGM Grand Detroit Casino is to have a 17-story, 401-room hotel, 100,000 square feet of gambling space and an indoor parking structure. Construction has been under way for a number of days.