2006 June 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

BILOXI, Mississippi (PRESS RELEASE) — Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) officials announced today the appointment of Douglas Shipley as corporate vice president of racino operations based in Pompano Beach, Fla. Shipley’s initial responsibilities will be the opening and operations of the Pompano Park racino.

Finally, a non-celeb takes down the celebs on Celebrity Poker Showdown . Ida Siconolfi, who won the Bravo online tournament to get a seat in last night’s show, played a fantastic game to beat Fred Savage, …

The number of West Virginians seeking help for an addiction to online gambling has more than tripled in the past three years. In 2000, counselors at the state Problems Gamblers Help Network hadn’t met anyone with an addiction to Internet poker and roulette.

The Mavericks continue to win the battle of reserves, outscoring the Heat’s bench 27-8 in Game 3. They now have a 92-30 advantage in the series, which insiders still…

Plays like Vegas, Pays like Vegas but Pure Blackjack is Pure L.A. Style. With gas prices soaring, the Normandie Casino has introduced this new and exciting game that is being played by major Las Vegas Casinos. Pure 21 Blackjack was officially laun

Celebrity travel expert, Adventure Girl- Stefanie Michaels will be joining the Swiss Tourism team at KNBC/Telemundo’s Travel Show in Los Angeles June 17 and 18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. “I am really excited to join the Swiss Tourism pe

The following is an open letter to the poker industry from Fulltiltpoker.com management in response to a Mansion Poker press release dated June 9, 2006. ‘On June 9, 2006, Mansion Poker issued an inaccurate press release regarding their upcoming Ma

TRENTON (AP) — A poll released today found 23 percent of New Jersey senior citizens who gamble have gambling disorders.

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) Penghu County Magistrate Wang Chien-fa and Penghu County Council Speaker Chen Chao-ling flew to Taipei Thursday to lobby for the passage of a legislative amendment allowing the establishment of tourist casinos on Penghu island, located off Taiwan’s southwestern coast in the Taiwan Strait.