2006 January 30 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Monday: Cards and pool; Tuesday: Bible study; pool; Wednesday: Cards, pool and occasionally bingo; Thursday: Music; Friday: Cards and pool. Full Story

MANY retirees plan on using the pension to fund their retirement and some desperate seniors even plan to resort to gambling or breaking the law to raise money, according to a survey.

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Don Provence teaches bridge and is an avid player. Here, he ponders his next move as his wife Kathleen sits in the opponent’s chair.

SACRAMENTO The state Assembly is voting to let California charities hold limited “casino night” fundraisers without violating state law.

Frank Keating backs Jeff Connor’s soon-to-be-released work on the Munich air crash to be the best sports book of 2006.

WPT Enterprises Inc., creator of the Travel Channel’s popular “World Poker Tour” series, has entered into an agreement with the network following a dispute over WPTE’s new “Professional Poker Tour” series.

GAMBLERS and staff at Melbourne’s Crown Casino will be asked to observe a minute’s silence coinciding with this month’s memorial service for its late owner Kerry Packer.

Crown Casino will observe a minute’s silence in honour of the late Kerry Packer, whose company, owns the casino, but punters won’t be forced to stop gambling. -