2006 January 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

AN investigation into the life of the Scot who became one of Australia’s first artists, a new show based around Glasgow’s love of music hall and bingo, and the history of a ruined seminary are among the projects in the running for the richest arts prize in Scotland.

Amp’d Mobile and Electronic Arts Inc. have announced a publishing partnership that will bring more than 15 EA mobile games to Amp’d handsets early this year, and an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.

Here are some fun poker facts, for those of you who don’t already know! Playing cards was invented in China.

January 10, 2006 - A lawmaker who has supported legalizing video gambling machines says it’s unlikely any such bill will pass the General Assembly this year.

GAMING giant Gala is taking over Port Glasgow’s only bingo hall as part of a multi-million pound deal. The Gala Group has bought County Bingo along with another nine halls across Scotland including Paisley and Motherwell.

Gaming revenues at New Jersey’s casinos topped the $5 billion mark for the first time in 2005, bolstered by a strong December and the popularity of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in its second full year of operation.

BEVERLY HILLS, California — – CYOP Systems International Inc. , a provider of online gaming software and operator of games portals, is pleased to announce an executed agreement with Action Poker Gaming Inc.

The granddaddy of PC simulation games, The Sims 2, has an expansion pack - The Sims 2: Nightlife - that pops neatly into your sim-world giving your carefully constructed sims a downtown area to explore.

TORONTO - WagerLogic Ltd., a subsidiary CryptoLogic Inc. said Tuesday it had received a contract extension to provide Internet poker software to European firm Ukbetting PLC.