2006 June 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Can you still call DeJope a bingo hall if you can’t play bingo there? Yes, there will still be “bingo machines” that whirr and chirp and hum. But you can forget about dabbing ink onto a pile of bingo cards. And machines can’t welcome you back with a hug or congratulate you on a win.

PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh’s gaming task force wants to see more cards on the table from the three casino operators vying for the city’s sole slots license, but so far, a plan promising a new arena for the Penguins is on top.

Pop quiz: What is “Learn and Earn?” If you said free college tuition for Ohio kids, you’ve probably heard one of the proponents’ ads or met one of their omnipresent petitioners. If you said slot machines and legalized casinos in Ohio, you might have read the fine print.

A giant gambling company is attempting to win over a Church of England bishop who is strongly opposed to plans for a Las Vegas-style super-casino.

A gambling counsellor says the South Australian Government should lift the legal gambling age to 21.

Nebraska state spending would be limited and gambling would be expanded under petitions currently circulating around Nebraska. Other petitions would protect small schools and the rights of the infirm. In all, there are eight citizens petitions in circulation.

The World Cup finals officially kick off June 9, and run through the final match scheduled for July 9. Once again, it will be the most watched event in the history of sports and there will be plenty of different wagers and props on every game …

Opponents to a tribal casino focused heavily on the social ills brought by gambling during a special forum last week. There is a tremendous amount of crime directly associated in Las Vegas with gambling, said George Holt, a former prosecutor in Clark County, Nev.

Proponents of casino-style gambling in Ohio yesterday unveiled a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign that makes no mention of gambling or casinos.