2006 July 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

N.J. government shutting down Atlantic City ’s casinos were ordered to close Wednesday, the most recent casualty of a state government shutdown that entered its second day yesterday after the Legislature failed to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline.

Online sports betting giants Pinnacle Sports and BETonSPORTS offer odds on whether Joey Chestnut will defeat five-time mustard yellow belt Takeru Kobayashi, reports TheOnlineWire.com (PRWEB Jul 3, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1GYWx1LVNxdWEtUGlnZy1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Pennsylvania’s budget impasse lasted only 24 hours in large part because neither legislative Republicans nor Democratic Gov. Rendell could afford a big fight as they seek reelection from a grumpy electorate.

If it seems that the Friendly Avenue project has been dragging a wee tad as of late, bingo — you’re on to something. (Credit: “By Taft Wireback Staff Writer”)

Walk around Downtwon Las Vegas and walk back in time. Get great food deals lower limit tables and cozy casinos.

Prospects for a Las Vegas-style hotel-casino in Garden Grove appear all but dead, but that doesn’t mean the 40-acre site near Disneyland isn’t still a hot property.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM– - Interactive Gaming Holdings Plc , the online sports betting and gaming operator, announces that the OpenBet Casino offering has now gone live on the Premier Bet website, allowing users access to a comprehensive suite of non-download games.

Eighteen staff of police forces in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi capital have been disciplined for gambling in a botanical garden, the local newspaper People reported Monday.

TRENTON, N.J., July 2 (UPI) — The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has ordered Atlantic City casinos to halt operations Wednesday morning unless the state budget crisis ends.