2006 January 21 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

OKLAHOMA CITY — With the growth of casino gambling across the state, college students in Oklahoma can now pursue a degree in casino operations. Officials said Oklahoma’s evolving economy often can be reflected in the course programs that are added or dropped from state colleges.

Casino-style slot machines could come to Texas without legislative approval, under an administrative rule change.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ With the growth of casino gambling across the state, college students in Oklahoma can now pursue a degree in casino operations. Officials say Oklahoma’s evolving economy often can be reflected in the course programs that are added or dropped from state colleges.

ISU president Ottavio Cinquanta said figure skating scoring is better now than it was before the Salt Lake City Olympics, where a pairs scandal changed the sport.

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Opposition to expanded gambling in Kentucky grew Friday when a group claiming it has business ties argued that casinos would hurt the state’s businesses.

Before the stale, dead air of February chokes the life from the sports world, I look toward this weekend with downright jackedness. Yes, jackedness. Several real words were used in the making of my new locution — “jade,” “need” and “dakjees” are examples. In…

A man has been arrested after 18 armed men robbed the Graceland Casino near Secunda of a substantial amount of money, Mpumalanga police have said.

(Buffalo, NY, January 21, 2006) - - The fight against gambling addiction in Western New York is getting a boost from Albany. Friday, State Assemblyman Sam Hoyt presented a check for 35 thousand dollars to Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County.