2006 March 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

It was a decision that changed the face of Nevada. Seventy-five years ago this weekend commercial gambling became legal in the Silver State. When the law was passed the country was in the middle of the Great Depression and lawmakers hoped it would build the economy.

Will the lottery lead to widespread gambling addiction? The state’s not waiting to find out. A help line for gambling addicts will be printed on the back of every ticket.

BILOXI, Miss. The three casinos residing on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast brought in 58-point-nine (m) million dollars in February — a slight improvement from the previous month.

Five days and two countries later, the final six players were on stage in the Vista Lounge aboard the MS Westerdam, ready to take their shot at the $1,000,000 first prize.

A former state House member has been asked to appear before the State Board of Elections when it resumes its formal inquiry into potential illegal campaign contributions from optometrists and the video poker …

LITTLE ROCK Language proposed by a Texas businessman to put on the November ballot a measure to bring casino gambling and a lottery to Arkansas was approved today by the Arkansas attorney general.

REGINA (CP) - The invitations are pouring in for Brad Gushue’s Olympic gold medal curling team - from the Junos to the dropping pucks at NHL games to playing bingo in small-town Saskatchewan.

The four Broward County facilities that plan to offer slot machine gaming would each have to pay up to $1.5 million a year to neighboring cities under a bill that passed its first House committee Thursday.

Ebro and the other dog tracks in Florida have drawn an ace in their poker battle with a state agency.