2006 July 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

The famed casinos of Atlantic City were forced to shut their doors because of a budget crisis that has paralyzed New Jersey’s public services.

They should’ve gone to Vegas. Gamblers trying to roll the dice or play a one-armed bandit in Atlantic City are out of luck.

The dice stopped rolling, dealers quit shuffling and slot machines fell silent Wednesday as New Jersey’s casinos closed for the first time, the latest victims of a five-day state government shutdown that showed no signs of ending soon.

TORONTO - Large numbers of Canadians would make a double-or-nothing bet on a big-ticket item like credit card debt, while 18 percent would gamble on their mortgage, according to a survey conducted for a gaming …

WASHINGTON, DC — As reported by NBC4.com: “Gambling supporters are trying to get a referendum on the November ballot to legalize slot machines in D.C.

LONDON, England As reported by Bloomberg: “Rank Group said Tuesday that it was considering whether to sell or split off its Hard Rock Cafe unit to focus on gambling, a move that would complete the breakup of a group that once included film studios and holiday camps.

A lawyer for Juventus, the Serie A powerhouse at the center of match-fixing allegations, told a sports tribunal Wednesday that demoting the club to the second division would be an “acceptable” penalty for its role in the largest soccer scandal in Italian history.

The roulette wheels in Atlantic City were locked down and gamblers told to leave the US gaming mecca’s dozen casinos amid a shutdown of the state government in New Jersey.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As reported by the South African Press Association: “The number of people with a gambling problem in South Africa has dropped in the past two years, a recent study has found.