2006 April 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Dynasty’s partner for this first-ever tournament will be the Ho Group, the largest operator of casinos in Macau, off the coast of China, where the event will be held.

At MacCarthy’s newsstand on East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, owner Roni Frye punched out Lotto tickets at double the usual clip Monday, nearly 2,000 by 2 p.m. She wore a sticker on her T-shirt that read “$82 million.”

Polly Toynbee: From Salford to Bath, US casino giants have hit the jackpot - because ours is the only government in Europe to let them in.

Blackjack once again proved to be the game of choice for our big winners rounding out the Holiday Weekend.

Members of the Normal Town Council approved a code allowing a licensed off-track betting establishment to be built in Normal. Previously, though gambling in licensed establishments, casinos and off-track betting parlors is legal in Illinois, the Town of Normal’s code stipulated against such an establishment and banned gambling.

Pinnacle and Harrah’s to Exchange Hurricane-Damaged Hotels and Casinos Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said today that it will sell its Casino Magic Biloxi hotel and casino (pictured) in Biloxi, Miss., to Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. Pinnacle will buy the two casino boats and the 263-room hotel at Harrah’s Lake Charles from the company.

BATON ROUGE — The owners of a New Orleans gambling boat are moving ahead with plans to move to Amelia in St. Mary Parish, about 30 miles west of Houma, casino officials told state gambling regulators Monday.

Playing cards could cost one Hampton Roads man more than his money. An illegal gambling operation could mean his freedom. A grand jury handed down an indictment Monday charging James Owens with running a poker game. Owens is the alleged organizer of a poker game at an oceanfront hotel.

PITTSBURGH Detroit businessman Don Barden is seeking the city of Pittsburgh’s sole slot-machine license. Barden has brought retired Steelers running back Jerome Bettis…