2006 February 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

WHEELING (AP) - The Ohio County Prosecutor’s Office will no longer prosecute people who bounce checks at video lottery retailers, unless the business can show that the money was used for something other than gambling.

Regarding the article about armed robbers hitting the Sacred Heart Bingo night, why are you publishing the comment, “There could have been $[xxx] in there” made by the book keeper? That’s inviting more trouble for those folks. Please take a little more responsibility in your reporting.

Betting on soccer games is a standard pastime across Europe, where proceeds are fed back into the sporting community through subsidies for sporting organizations or the construction of new facilities. Most European betting exchanges are run by public entities with close ties to the government.

(Columbia-AP) February 15, 2006 - A bill introduced Wednesday in the state Senate would allow the Catawba Indians to open a high-stakes bingo operation in Orangeburg County.

The Catawba Indians could open a high-stakes bingo operation in Orangeburg County in exchange for giving up any rights to operate video gambling machines under a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Senate.

Police confiscate illegal gambling machines from a Bridgeport, Ohio business.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. announced it will report its third quarter fiscal 2006 earnings on March 1, 2006.

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Ameristar Casinos Inc., which operates seven casinos in six markets, said Wednesday its board approved a 20 percent increase in its quarterly dividend, to 9.375 cents.