2006 July 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

It looks like a video game. It contains clips of 250,000 horse races run over the past several years.

Atlantic City casinos will remain open at least through this afternoon, and likely longer, despite a government shutdown initiated Saturday by Gov. Corzine.

The World Cup final is coming this Sunday and you may need some nighttime entertainment to keep you awake until the kick-off time at 3 a.m. Playing a few rounds of card games such as poker or go-stop, will …

Construction is scheduled to start in late August in New York City on the $93 million National Sports Museum, with 25,000 feet of interactive exhibits; a 360-degree immersion theater; one room devoted to the Heisman Trophy and another that might house the Women’s Sports Foundation’s hall of fame named for Billie Jean King. There will also be a large area dedicated to dozens of halls of fame,

The state of California was looking to resolve a protracted legal fight to prevent the tiny Big Lagoon Rancheria from building a tribal casino on a pristine coastal lagoon in Humboldt County.

LA MIRADA - The City Council will not meet Tuesday because of the holiday. The council’s next meeting will be July 11. WHITTIER - Merrill Gardens, 13250 E. Philadelphia St., will host a Bingo Blast from 2-4 p.m. Saturday.

LIMA For five months now, the casino question has gripped Allen County. People on both sides argue their positions loudly, bringing their cases to government leaders and the media.

For all of soccer’s shortcomings - its lack of action, lack of scoring, lack of comebacks and lack of hands - the World Cup is captivating.

VICTORIA’S gaming industry watchdog has given the green light for associates of fugitive drug dealer Tony Mokbel to operate poker machines, despite repeated warnings that underworld figures are using such …