2006 July 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

Bingo.org.uk launches its website today, aimed at female online bingo players …

Dutch Boyd overpowers 2005 World Series of Poker champion Joseph Hachem to win event #5, $2,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em. The win marks Boyd’s return to major tournament poker action and this is his first …

This Fourth of July ESPN’s televised Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is likely to become a major betting event according to sports betting giants Pinnacle Sports and BETonSPORTS.

Industry Standards Body eCOGRA Gives Players a Voice LAS VEGAS, NV, July 3 /CNW/ - eCOGRA www.ecogra.org, the online gambling industry’s player protection and standards authority, has unveiled plans for one of …

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

A RETIRED social worker is appealing to residents to lobby the parish council to take stronger measu… more>> Police appeal against ‘disorderly’ convictions SIX policemen, including one from Spalding, have …

Merseyside bingo staff brought a smile to the faces of local children when they gave their nursery a recent make-over.

The township will soon be the home of one of the state’s first off-track betting facilities, much to the dismay of its neighbors.

THE implementation of the new gambling laws will be mired in the same chaos and confusion as 24-hour pub opening unless it is delayed for six months, ministers have been told.