2006 April 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

East Falls resident Sharon Jaffe worries about what a casino would do to her quiet community of charming brick rowhouses and large estates.

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The prospect of drawing visitors to the tiny southwest Missouri community of Rockaway Beach by putting a casino there is getting another push from supporters who hope to interest a developer in financing another drive to get it before Missouri voters.

As the Run to the Roses heats up, AP sports writers will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from all the important race sites across the country:

England boss Sven Goran Eriksson will talk to star striker Wayne Rooney over allegations he has racked up £700,000 of gambling debts, the FA said yesterday.

After some discussion over a poker game on Friday, it was revealed to me that none other than Napoleon Dynamite will be running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Dr Gerda Reith and colleagues at the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Centre for Social Research, for a sociological study of routes in and out of problem gambling.

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will talk to star striker Wayne Rooney over allegations that he has racked up 700,000 British pounds ($1.22 million) of gambling debts. Rooney, who earns an estimated 50,000 pounds ($87,290) a week on the pitch and millions more a year from sponsorship deals, is one of a number of England players said to be involved in betting on sports other than their own,

Daniel Craig has dealt James Bond bosses another blow - by admitting he can’t play poker.

Claims that Wayne Rooney, the England and Manchester United striker, has run up gambling debts of £700,000 are being investigated by the Football Association.