2006 April 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

North Carolina is located in the south eastern USA and has only one casino which is run by Native Indian. Michael Jordan and top US college basketball hail from North Carolina but this state has never been known for its gambling venues and land based casinos.

The NCAA championship will be decided on Monday night. The NBA takes advantage with a full slate of matchups on the day off between the Final Four games. Including: Phoenix @ Detroit Denver @ Dallas Miami @ New Jersey Compare…

A new House bill would give Sedgwick County voters an opportunity to vote on a destination casino and slots at Wichita Greyhound Park this year.

Like many other organizations in Alberta, Calgary’s Catholic School District is wrestling with the ethics of raising money for their operations through gambling fundraisers.

The money vanishes quickly and silently. The symbols blur, the wizards, kings and unicorns reform in a random pattern. No win. Another pound lost to the one-armed bandit - but they have no arms now, only buttons and a slot into which bank notes are fed. Crisp bank notes, out of the cash machine in the corner of the casino and straight into the slot. “I don’t get how this works,” says an elderly

One Big Win Can Get You Hooked

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulfside Casino Partnership is converting the Oasis Hotel in Gulfport into a gambling resort. The construction go-ahead Friday from the Mississippi Gaming Commission is the third and final step in the state permitting process.

With online poker sites raking in big money, the publishing world wants a piece of the action. Already poker strategy guides and get-rich books have flooded the market as television series, like the World Poker Tour and Celebrity Poker Showdown, have

A former volunteer with the William H. Martin III Northern Kentucky Community Center said the agency never repaid a $14,000 loan he made to buy supplies, cover hall rental and provide prize money for the center’s bingo games.