2006 June 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

A big chunk of my day is spent meeting with (in person and by phone) my Las Vegas pro bettor contacts. This time is necessary in my effort to…

A calculated gamble: Con Kafataris is hoping a successful listing will pay down company debt. Photo: Jenny Evans The online betting phenomenon has paid big dividends for the Sydney-based Kafataris family, writes Colin Kruger.

Sure, we all know that central Ohio is the best region in the state, but what about the really important things the best bingo parlor, for example, or the best place to skip work on a sunny day?

The world’s most popular sporting event is only a few days away and the fever that has already begun to grip the world. And the online casinos are no exception. Sports betting and props wagering are huge areas of business in the world of online gambling.

Most online casinos feature one of the coolest games of poker - Texas Hold’em. If it’s a fast-paced, action-filled game of poker you’re after, look out for Texas Hold’em at online casino sites -a great take on poker for beginners.

Bill Jung’s past problems with Missouri gambling regulators could jinx his efforts to buy the Casino Queen, according to one gambling foe.

Macau has been described as Asia’s Las Vegas, but a researcher says that in terms of casino revenue — both reported and unreported — the former Portuguese colony’s clubs have eclipsed Las Vegas Strip earnings.

Charlene Wear Simmons, assistant director of the state-run California Research Bureau, isn’t a gambler. So she wasn’t sure what to expect when Attorney General Bill Lockyer asked her last year to write a comprehensive report on the impact of gambling…

LAS VEGAS It’s a convention weekend, do you know where your mayor is? If you live in a major American city, the answer is probably Las Vegas, this year’s host of the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting.